Anaconda Deluge Turns City Into Venice in Storm Debacle
A severe but brief thunderstorm floods downtown Anaconda with Main Street basements inundated and sewer backups cutting off commerce. Water filled manholes and mud seas left streets submerged while volunteers aided a rescue attempt before the weather cleared later in the day.
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Anaconda
Venice
Porton
Main Street
Third Street
Main
Hickory
Oon
Montana constitutional amendment on boards of equalization
Notice details House Bill No 22 proposing a constitutional amendment to create County and State Boards of Equalization. It explains the elected structure, duties, and processes for valuations, with separate ballots and a 1916 date. Certification by Secretary of State A M Alderson is included.
Storm Proceeded Through City Clearing After Flood Damages
Weather and flood effects described with paving saving the city from mud. Sediment depth, a northern hill cloudburst, and a ravine trashing the main road are noted. Culverts failed but roads showed little damage after two hours. Crops suffered hail damage but yield likely unaffected. continued rain expected but storm moving east.
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Georgetown
Middle Western
Carpenters Picnic at Silver Lake Today
The second annual picnic of Anaconda Local No. 88 carpenters union is today at Silver Lake. An "A" special train will depart B A & P station at 8 30 am and return at 7 30 pm. Transport is free for carpent ers and their families. The committee includes Frank White W D Was her Arthur Nelson George MacGregor and A J MacDonald. A sports program features a potato race and a war with Butte local for a $50 prize.
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Carpenters’ Union
Anaconda
Silver Lake
B. A. & P. Failway
Carpenters
Frank White
W. D. Washer
Arthur Nelson
George MacGregor
A. J. MacDonald
Thias
Butte
Pastor J Stone Returns to Eastern Work After Year and Half
The Rev J Stone, pastor of the Baptist church in Anaconda for several months, leaves at 3 pm for Ambridge Pa via Salt Lake Denver Kansas City Chicago. He plans to visit his sister in Evanston Ill and daughter in New Philadelphia. Stone has resided in Anaconda about one and a half years and returns to the East to resume work with the American Bridge company after six years in its service. He regrets leaving Montana and the friendships formed here, while locals share the sentiment. his family will remain in Anaconda for now.
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Baptist Church
Anaconda
Ambridge
Salt Lake
Denver
Kansas City
Chicago
Evanston
Jil
New Philadelphia
Stone
East
American Bridge Company
Montana
Montana Amendment on Tax Exemption Referendum Passed
The Montana Legislative Assembly proposes a constitutional amendment to Article XII Section 2 to exempt property of government units and certain non profit institutions from taxation, and allow exemptions for certain debt secured by mortgages. Separate official ballots would be provided at the November 1816 general election to accept or reject the amendment, with the act to take effect after passage. National certification by Secretary of State A. M. Alderson notes the date and seal.
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State Board of Equalization
County Boards
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United States OF America
State of Montana
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House
Legislative Assembly
United States
I. A.M. Alderson
Helena
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Anaconda City Briefs and Theater Showings Tonight
Local notes report visits by Henry Waseman and Jack Butler to California for rations, O’Rourke and others traveling to Richmond, and several court actions. The Imperial and Grand theaters present The Walls and The Secret Orchard with Blanche Sweet and Roscoe Arbuckle, plus Paramount Travel Pictures No. 36. Trains run 7:45 a.m. and 7:20 p.m. from Anaconda to Silver Bow Lake.
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Cash Liquor House
Henry Waseman
Jack Butler
California
Jane Grey
William Desmond
Roscoe Arbuckle
Keystone Players
the Grand
Secret Orchard
Blanche Sweet
Misa Sweet
Theodora Roberts
Carlyle Blackwell
Cleo Ridgley
Biel
Paramount ‘Travel Pictures No
Pasteurized milk ad urges safe dairy choice
An advertisement from Purity Dairy Products Co promotes Safe Side milk and cream. It warns that unpasteurized products are unsafe, urging customers to call 655 for delivery. The copy highlights freshness and churned today with a 40 cent price and lists 118 East Commercial as the address.
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Dairy Products Co
Commercial
Notorious Wantigner at Reel Theater Tonight and Tomorrow
Metro presents Notorious wantigner a five act sensational show starring Marguerite Snow and William Nigh at the Reel theater tonight and tomorrow night Nigh directs and co authors the production with a strong supporting cast including Applgate Elliott Fowles Montgomery De Linsky Thompson Faust Bresee Grits and Vincent Snow stars as a judge’s daughter drawn to a youth from the slums Miss Snow is celebrated for her role in The Half Moon Bride and has previously appeared in Rosemary The Silent Voice The Upstart and A Corner in Cotton
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Metro
Marguerite Snow
William Nigh
Reel Theater
Mr. Nigh
Gallagher
Roy Applegate
Robert Elliott
Julius D. Fowles
Frank Montgomery
Victor de Linsky
David Thompson
Martin J. Faust
R.A. Bresee
Cecelia Grits
Florence Vincent
Miss Snow
Hamilton Revell
Rosemary
Francis xX. Bushman
Billy” Snow
British Gains and Russian Offensive Reported in War Fronts
Military dispatches describe British advances on the Albert plateau and near Ovillers la Boisselle with 1,500 yards captured and major positions taken. On the Dvina front Russia under General Kure Patkin attacks Hindenburg forces, while Volhynia sees 13,000 prisoners and 30 guns taken as Linsingen’s troops fall back. The war toll and costs to Britain rise to 18,000,000 daily as leaders urge patience and continued resolve.
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Longueval
Guillmont
Ovillers la Boisselle
Th Albert Plateau
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von ‘Hindenburg
Dvina
von Linsingen
Lutak
Lipa
Volhynia
Petrograd
Great Britain
Drowned siblings found in tree after flood in Asheville
Reports from Asheville dated July 17 say Minnie Lipe and Mrs Leo Mulholland disappeared when their father J C Lipe's home at Biltmore washed away. They were found today red in the tops of a tree, according to local authorities.
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N. C
Minnhelle Lipe
Leo Mulholland
J.C. Lipe
Biltmore
Petticoat Specials At Vee Fine Quanty
Petticoat specials feature Dinek sateen petticoats with pleated colored stitched flounces and a remaining quantity in stock. A broad selection includes Mack and white striped petticoats and wash garments in various sizes, offered today at a special price.
Flood Losses Mount Across Tennessee and Virginia
Reports indicate heavy damage from floods across the region. Bridges and stores on the waterfront damaged, several buildings destroyed in Bedford Virginia, crops ruined, and thousands displaced. In Asheville and surrounding valleys nine deaths occurred, 60 homes washed away, and major rail traffic disrupted with an estimated property loss near ten million dollars. Ships and coal operations suffered. Kanawha River reached 29.9 feet with coal barges lost and rail washouts reported.
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Bedford
Norfolk & Western
Lion
Newport
Tenn
Virginia & Southern Railway
Butler
Tennn
Chattanooga
Paducah
Tennessee River
Tennessee
Asheville
N. C
Swannanoa
Tost
Vanderbilt
Tiltmore
George W. Vanderbilt
Charleston
Kanawha River
Virginian
West Virginia
Red Cross District Warehouse Opens in Denver
Denver opens a new American Red Cross district warehouse announced by S. P. Morris. It will receive non-perishable supplies from Montana Wyoming Utah and Northern Colorado with H. M. Folsom in charge. The facility may be designated for certain organizations and could aid other troops if military needs demand. An English inventor has created a water cooled motorcycle engine.
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Denver
American Red Cross District
S. P. Morris
Rocky Mountain Division
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
H. M. Folsom
Heles
Red ‘Cross
Hidden gold stolen from Chinaman Hum Fee cache
Reported in Butte an aged China man Hum Fee was found dead in his cabin near Rocker months earlier. Two boys uncovered a leather bag of gold on his truck farm and reburied it, then learned others had taken the treasure. Police seek a band of gypsies. Chinatown sources say Fee's savings ranged up to 20000 dollars.
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Hum Fee
Rocker Geveral
Henderson
Butte
Fee
Rocker
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