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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
12
Heavy snow in the hills is melting rapidly amid rains. In Rimini country four to 10 feet of old Shaw threaten rising floodwaters. A warm rain could swell water levels and inflict significant damage, worsening conditions reported on the page continuation.
In Hannibal Missouri and surrounding areas hundreds of houses along the Mississippi are abandoned. Protective associations form to guard bottom lands while about 50 people seek shelter on higher ground. The Alexandria bottoms, famed cucumber and tomato region, sit under two feet of floodwater with damages pegged at two million dollars.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Helena June 2 The East Helena Mill and Smeltermen s union asked management for higher wages. Officers denied the request saying the smelter now employs many workers but an increase is impossible due to low metal prices. The union will meet soon to discuss the company s reply. Bert Ensign is recovering from an appendicitis operation at the hospital. My onslen was taken violently ill and required hospital care.
In yesterday’s Standard, Ollie Noyes is named as the motorman on the transfer wagon involved in a collision. He was on the head end of the car during the run, with Anderson reported at the head end of the car in question. Railway headquarters provided the briefing on the incident.
The report notes the wagon was not fully sided but only one corner, with the motorman believing his reversal would clear. The incident centers on a miscalculation of space as the vehicle passed by, leaving the exact outcomes and injuries unspecified.
The class of 190% at the university in Missoula held morning class day exercises. The programme included the president's address by Vincent Craig, class history by Miss Winnifred Feighner, class will by Miss Nell Bullard, class prophecy by A. J. Morgan, original poem Montana by Miss Ruth Smith, and piano solo by Miss Spencer. Weather permitting the event will be held day.
Manila reports that Harry Ickis, a government milling expert, and an unnamed companion were killed by two Moros on April 16 while asleep in a hut in a remote mountain area. The two attackers, brothers, reportedly acted in retaliation for their father's killing by Spaniards years earlier. Ickis’s home is listed as Creston, Texas.
Philadelphia June 2 A warrant was issued for State Senator James P. McNichal Philadelphia Republican leader on criminal libel charges. Max Kauffman secretary to Mayor Reyburn filed the suit after a letter from Clarence Gibbony of the law and order society naming Kauffman as intermediary to whom McNichol paid 10000 in 1905 to secure gambling raids and discredit Mayor Weaver’s administration.
A cablegram from Butte yesterday reports the death of Justia G. Herman in Rota Saxony Germany. He was father to Fritz and Julius G Harman proprietors of the Harman candy factory on South Main Street.
J Stockett faces cruelty to animals charge on Humane Officer Pi J Giligan complaint. J E Shaw named prosecuting witness. CG Rhoades to hear. Warrants issued for John Mankiras and Nick Paya over threats to Dan Craig, Gus Karpow, and Gua Bra. case to be heard before Justices Joan later. Blanche Williping reports harassment at county attorney's office. Mayer's annual clearance sale offers graduate and welding presents as fourth off.
A baby boy was born June 1 at 1125 East Goiona Street to Mr and Mrs Spargo. W B Daley, superintendent of the Guy Rock mine, is recovering from an appendectomy at Murray's hospital after an operation.
A fragmented item describes a man named Pittires and others in a street scene near Main and Gold. It mentions a drugstore, a room, and a Noon hour incident where a person took a new $40 suit of something, with several garbled names and places making exact details uncertain.
A robbery was reported to the police with missing items including a silver watch and a gold chain. Details on suspects or location were not provided in the readable text.
San Francisco June 2 the future bind Mner enyo Maru recently built for Toyo Kisen Kaisha left Yokohama today on her maiden voyage to this port. She is of 1400 tons displacement and can carry 8 passengers in addition to a cargo of freight. It is expected she will try to heat the time record across the Faviile. At the Swedish Baptist church 730 Hast Park, refreshments served free this evening.
Met magazine recalls Roscoe Conkling leading the crowd in 1880 at the Blaine Grant split convention. He called for silence, waved for order, and reclaimed Grant’s nomination despite furious cries. The scene, fierce and enduring, shaped the party’s third term contest.
A playful monologue riffs on dates from Washington to the Boer War, Spain’s in 1898, Russia and Japan in 1904, and school lessons. The speaker jokes about a mother who knows and dictates history, mixing memory with song in a rustic classroom tune.
Three special trains will depart New York on June 12 to carry state delegates and allies to the national Republican convention in Chicago on June 11. Delegates loyal to Governor Hughes ride a dedicated train from New York, while William Barnes Jr. and the Unconditional Republican Club from Albany travel on another. A third train leaves from Ulten carrying friends of Congressman James Sherman backing his vice presidential bid.
A New York suit filed in the supreme court requests 4271 from United States Senator Thomas C. Platt. The law firm alleges Platt must repay debts contracted by Mrs Lillian Janeway Platt before their separation in 1906. Also notices: funeral for George Ribich at 2 PM at Joseph Dlubich residence, Holy Savior church services later. James McMahon, 50, died and funeral set for 8:30 AM Thursday at Sacred Heart church after removal from Walsh's parlors to 498 Hopkins Street.
Ward reached Walkerville yesterday with news of the death of Michael C. Duffy, a veteran miner of Dill city. Duffy had traveled East for an operation. He had served as Walkerville alderman and city marshal in earlier years.
The Supreme Court ruled the District of Columbia employment act constitutional today. The decision upholds the act as valid within the district, reversing earlier challenges and aligning with federal authority over local labor policies.
Special Dispatch notes changes in Montana offices with Mowry Rehwartsiger named postmaster at GMCord Chateau Vouty, and T. A. Toso resigning. Lions Nor and Malta offices are advanced to presidential elisa with salaries of 1000 and 1100 dollars respectively.
The jury found Patty, a clubman from New York and Washington, not guilty of the murder of Krank Mamahoy after a lengthy deliberation. The trial featured extensive testimony and closed with the verdict just after noon.
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