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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
7
Dr W F Carver originated dramatized and copyrighted the high diving horse net described as the world’s greatest sensation with bold claims of champion status and dramatic spectacle.
Floods cripple Kansas roads and railroads with six feet of water at Holiday and washed out ballast and bridges. Union Pacific and Santa Fe report delays and possible resumption only after the week. Through trains, stock yards, and city communications suffer while detours and detours affect Omaha, Leavenworth, and Denver routes.
Kansas City reports the Missouri River at 27.2 feet and the Kaw at 27.8 feet with rapid rises driven by flooding over Dekalb and Nebraska. Harlem village is flooded, bridges and districts near Armourdale affected, water levels lower than 1903 but widespread inundation visible from the bluff.
Heavy rains disrupt Guthrie area traffic with six roads unusable and Cimarron and Cottonwood rivers rising six inches per hour. Santa Fe lines fail at several points and Cimarron bridges north of Guthrie deemed unsafe. Missouri Kansas and Texas line washed out between Guthrie and Oklahoma City, forcing families to evacuate or plan immediate departure.
Late June 10 a flood breached the Kaw dam formed by the Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific bridges cutting the embankment south of Morris Packing house. Water swept through a new channel carrying cattle chute remains and cut a 40 foot gap in the Union Pacific track near the west bridge approach. The Union Pacific stored about one million railroad ties in its yard near the shops and stacks of ties were swept into the water, marking the largest single financial loss of the flood.
Spokane dispatch reports Great Northern says main line between St Paul and Seattle clear for traffic. Montana Central branch tied up. Washouts occurred west of Missoula causing service disruption.
A cloud burst west of Butte, Montana knocked out tracks of the Butte Anaconda and Pacific and Amalgamated, North Butte and Coalition lines, causing derailments. Repairs estimated six weeks to restore the rail lines. Missouri River near Wolf Creek remains high with no subsidence yet.
The electroytic smelter of the Boston and Montana mine group will close for two months and the Butte mines will stay closed unless ore can be processed at Anaconda. Five thousand workers affected. The Great Falls to Helena road likely stays unrepaired for two months, leaving stage travel as the sole option.
United States District Attorney B. J. Leahy arrived from Las Vegas. T. Gartington of the Santa Fe colonization department will conduct a brief business trip. Mrs. A. B. Stroup returned from a western trip. John J. Fox of St Louis was taken to St. Joseph's hospital for a severe illness. Attorney B. E. Medler shows a silk handkerchief gift from a Denver friend viewed by Albuquerque friends. The fire department fought a small blaze at 306 West Coal avenue damaging lace curtains and window casing. A milk wagon built for RK Loudon will arrive in about ten days for service. W. H. Dearstyne of Peters Paper Co. is in town, elected president of the Colorado division of the Travelers' Protective Association. Mrs. J. E. Hill leaves for Colorado Springs to visit friends. Gus Gustafson of Superior Lumber and his wife depart on an overland trip.
The Armin Company presents the famous comedy Brown’s In Town at the Elks Theater tonight with a large expected crowd. An all new specialties lineup will close each act and a matinee for ladies and children is set for Saturday afternoon at bargain prices featuring Confusion. The company also performs at Traction Park Sunday night before returning to the Elks Monday for a full week.
At a Las Vegas gathering, Chaves assailed “misrepresentatives” and urged reform within the New Mexico Republican ranks. He condemned past leadership and warned for unity, praising Bryan and energizing delegates and the audience with a pointed speech.
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