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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1901
Page
2
Officials warn of a looming water famine as supply concerns rise. City agencies mobilize contingency measures and urge conservation to avert shortages. Community leaders stress securing additional reserves and maintaining service reliability amid drought conditions.
Topeka reports intensified drought with heat and dwindling water supplies. Weather officials foresee no quick relief and expect continued hardship through summer as farms, cities, and stock suffer. Fire departments plead for hydrants to conserve pressure while streams, ponds, and water works fail.
Reports from Kansas counties reveal corn stands well despite heat though tasseling is late. Farmers face dire livestock conditions with feed prices doubling and stock being dumped at low prices to cover costs. Dairy prices rise as feed costs soar.
Kansas City reports persistent heat and drought across Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Weather observer cites uniform atmospheric heating preventing rain with only brief showers possible. Prayers for rain to be offered in numerous churches tomorrow as drought deepens.
Queen Marie Henriette fainted during croquet on the grounds of her Spa villa as extreme heat overwhelmed her. She was carried indoors and quickly regained consciousness, with her physician summoned to attend.
On July 13 the govern ment weather bureau station in St Paul recorded a high of 98 degrees, with unofficial reads from 100 to 106. One person was reported prostrated due to the heat.
New Orleans July 13 The government thermometer at 2 30 registered 101 8 degrees breaking all hot weather records. No prostrations were reported.
Omaha recorded a 101 degree temperature on Toe Day with two prostrations reported as the heat persisted.
Pittsburg 5 Philadelphia 5 as the Pittsburgs hit Orth at opportune times to win with ease in front of 7,400 spectators. Batteries Chesbro and Gimmer for Pittsburg Orth McFarland and Jacklitach for Philadelphia with Umpire Emalle.
Mills made his debut for New York today in St Louis before 12 000 fans. He absorbed hard charging play but held firm as the rank support unsettled him. Batteries Murphy and Ryan. Mills Bowerman and Warner. Umpire O Day.
Chicago defeated Boston 7 6 after a late sixth inning rally. Attendance was 1 800 as batteries Hughes and Kling worked with Willis and Kittridge behind the plate. Umpire Day called the game.
Errors favored Brooklyn as Brook lyn scored most runs while MeJames was hit often in a Cincinnati match dated July 13. Attendance listed at 3:00 with Beere, Guese, Bergen, Carsey and McGuire named among players and Umpire Nash.
A damaged OCR fragment lists teams such as Brooklyn Philadelphia New York Houston Cincinnati and Chicago with scattered scores and partial records. It shows a noisy sequence of numbers and letters that imply game results and standings but few readable details.
Milwaukee won a hard fought game by scoring in the sixth eighth and ninth innings to best Chicago 3 to 2. Hawley and Sullivan started for Chicago with Connor and Sparks behind, while Beere and R H E are listed for Milwaukee. Attendance about 4 40.
Seattle report details the steamship Humboldt bringing 40 passengers and 300000 in Klondike gold from Skagway. Four women, including Mrs Baker and Miss Baker, Mrs Nass, and Mrs Williamson, hold more than a third of the treasure, with individual sums from 1000 to 62000. Wrecked river steamers between Dawson and White Horse are noted, and Dawson consignments head toward Circle and St Michael routes.
Great Falls reports a record wool price of 14.15 cents per pound on 18 clips with 878,500 pounds sold. J. B. Long & Co. led with 67,000 pounds at 14.5 cents for Jeremiah Williams & Co. Other major buys included Lona & Jamieson, Ray & Frederick, Judd & Root, and Nichols Dupee & Co. Miles City also posted sales from Jeremiah Williams & Co. totaling tens of thousands of pounds.
San Francisco decorates for the International Epworth League convention with red white and yellow banners and league colors. About 1 400 delegates arrived today as 15 000 registered this week. Ten trains are due tomorrow and 25 000 leaguers will stay in Salt Lake City Sunday. Before the convention opens an estimated 56 000 visitors will fill the city.
Writing and mechanical staff at the Press-Post in Columbus remain on strike over management issues and no edition is published. DeWitt Jones, former editor and stockholder, asks a common pleas court for a paper receiver. Judge Badger appoints L P Stephens as receiver amid ongoing proceedings. Jones then signs the union wage scale.
Big Timber Montana opened the wool market with 12 buyers present. Fourteen clips sold from 11% to 14 cents with the high at 14 cents. About 165000 pounds bought today leaving around 1500000 pounds still to be sold. Buyers from Billings expected back next Saturday for a stronger showing.
In Portland Oregon on July 13 and Tacoma Washington on July 14 the Pacific League games yielded scores with Eaton and teammates starring for Portland and Spokane Tacoma batteries noted. Umpires O Connell and Mc Donald officiated for the two contests.
Cincinnati July 18 Dick Liddell a leading horseman from Nevada Missouri died today of heart trouble at Latonia Kentucky aged 36. He was a renowned turfman in the West and owned a large stable of horses.
Special Dispatch to The Standard reports no woo sales today as buyers traveled to Big Timber. Northern Pacific and Burlington warehouse crews stayed busy all day and will continue tomorrow to make room for incoming wool from outside points.
San Francisco July 13 Collector of the Port Stratton today received treasury instructions that reverse an earlier ruling. If a store owner also performs manual labor he is to be considered a merchant. otherwise he is not. The ruling affects a Chinaman who ran a store with a manufactory and had been deemed a laborer.
Assistant Commissioner Richards at El Reno Oklahoma reports registration yesterday reached 5 014 among applicants. Fort Sill totals 4 500 to date and three day total stands at 20 422.
McRae, four miles north of Beebe, Arkansas, was nearly destroyed by a large fire last night. No precise cause or casualty details are provided in the report.
HelenaJuly 13. Lewis and Clarke county assessors show a net gain of 1 112 632 over last year with large increases in bank stock merchandise and mine net proceeds. Personal taxes rise 12 416 and poll tax up 978. total property value may exceed 16 500 000 with railroads added. Protestors urge reduction in personal property valuation.
A southbound Kansas City Northern Connecting passenger train collided with an extra Rock Island meat train at the Rock Island crossing one mile north of Weatherby Missouri. Elijah Price of Santa Rosa died. Six others were seriously or badly injured including W J Stoneburner Otto Balew Gage and W C Harvey.
Michael Sullivan, a man alleged to be a union fisherman, menaced police magistrate J A Russell with a revolver as tensions rise in Vancouver during the Fraser River salmon fishermen strike. Russell dodged the shot. police hunt Sullivan while authorities vow order with possible gunboat support from Esquimault. Hussey says force will be increased if needed and firearms inquiry for fishermen is blocked.
Bertram O'Neil Murphy son of a San Francisco magnate and brother of Lady Woolsley faced creditors in a London bankruptcy court. His ex wife claims alimony judgments totaling £50,000, and he admits no payments since the 1894 divorce though a San Francisco brother and a London solicitor provide some support. He says he might have been known by an alias.
Newspapers republish details of Murphy's alleged clandestine marriage to Ida Stewart and the 1894 kidnapping of his child as Murphy appears in court.
The Deer Lodge baseball team departed tonight for Missoula to play tomorrow. Players report they are in good condition and expect to put up a strong showing in the contest.
Washington on July 13 reports available cash balance of 171,103,647 dollars and gold holdings of 101,221,859 dollars in the treasury statement.
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