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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
7
Bridge superintendent of Northern Pacific is killed when construction cars leap from rails near Missoula and land in rushing waters. Service remains tied up east and west of Butte with no traffic moving in Montana on the Great Transcontinental line.
A washout near Bonita Montana 28 miles east of Missoula killed Frank Myers bridge superintendent of the Northern Pacific. Myers was overseeing piledriver work when a washout struck the train, crushing and pinning him in five feet of water. Body sent to Spokane. Myers 40 had 20 years with NP and had recently been promoted to bridge superintendent Idaho division.
Train service in Montana was halted with washouts and damaged tracks from Deer Lodge to Missoula and Bozeman to Columbus. Northern Pacific expected limited movement into Butte later, weather threat lingering. other lines, including the Great Northern, reported limited schedules and ongoing washouts across several routes.
Missoula reports continued flood damage in Western Montana with rising water receding by evening. Washouts cut off sections near Garrison and Helena, two bridges rendered useless, and irrigation ditches on the Hell Gate canyon system flooded. Despite overflow, the Blackfoot River at Bonner and the Clark dam remain in good condition with no danger detected.
Beaverhead River rises sharply after heavy rain and mountain snow, flooding tranches and grain fields near Dillon. A large wooden wagon bridge in Ryan's canyon south of Dillon washed out, with crews working to prevent further damage as floods worsen. Special dispatches report Billings city swelled by about 1500 through travelers stranded by track repairs near Bozeman tunnel, with many boarding hotels and temporary housing as trains resume later. Through trains may still be delayed. Livingston reports ongoing disruption and delayed service expected tomorrow night.
Washington June 2 John Hays Hammond considers entering the vice presidential race after friends urge him. He has long worked as a timing engineer with no mining ties and is connected with California and Colorado figures. Hammond plans to establish headquarters in anticipation of a candidacy.
Great Falls June 2 A recent train robbery near the city results in four suspects Albert Hatch Tarr y Rhetamna Willan Randal and George Creswell held likely to face murder in the first degree when brought to court. Ranchman William Dempsey shot during the hold up lies in danger and may die after an attempted leg amputation. County Attorney Speer says the youths are old enough for felony or capital charges regardless of murder outcome. No indictment is expected before the current jury term and charges hinge on Dempsey’s condition.
Dispatch from Blandard Washington reports surveys and irrigation work starting on the Two Medicine and Flathead projects. Indian teams and labor will be used, with supervision by Savage Wak and survey stations in St Ignatian and Jouko agencies.
Reports say General Sir Red Bull Buller, long ill, died after weeks of sickness in London. The note mentions a high toll and references his role in the Ladysmith defense, with details about April illness and lingering complications.
A battered OCR recap shows Arkansas convention result with Avie Ruch and June 2 events. The fragment mentions a national convention outcome, a resignation, and delegates chosen. The text is garbled but includes references to Bryn and Che, with Senate Serlanvis receiving a small vote share.
An official notice from June 2 states state officers will seek renomination. Gail Cham and others will run for the positions they currently hold with Treasurer and other offices open to bids. Three candidates are listed for treasurer including Go 1 Tankhart, Crows from Butte, and We Wy Kreger from Granite.
Fragmentary text describes a June event in Lewistown with a Republican figure and a Chicago-related task. Mentions Gabriel Mayahall of Mirgoula and a committee on something post convention. Details are garbled and names uncertain.
Portland reports Governor George B Chamberlain carried Oregon with a large majority over Republican challenger, Judge Henry M Cake. Prohibition and anti-saloon sentiment boosted GOP defections to a strong Republican showing in the next Legislature, as voters favored Chamberlain and party allies despite mixed local results.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports a did not verify deposit for a prison property purchase. The $4200 check was deposited with conditions requiring an inventory of property and approval of prices by authorities before finalizing the contract with new contractors. The bond for retrial remains under discussion.
A man Bert McMillan killed his wife Mamie and two children Crank and Opal then shot himself after fearing exposure of his criminal past. The tragedy occurred near Whitmore, Kansas, and neighbors note his constant dread and retreat from community life. McMillan, once linked to a Dalton gang history, had lived in seclusion since October with his wife reportedly anxious about his actions.
San Francisco reports that Jute Stemken and Louis Gabner, nicknamed the gas pipe thugs, were convicted of murdering Japanese banker M. Munakata and were sentenced by Judge Cook to be executed at San Quentin on July 3.
The Republican platform for the Chicago convention advances ground on tariffs trust control Sherman Act amendments currency and limiting federal power. It will largely mirror Roosevelt policies while firming steps drafted by Attorney General Wade Bilis before his return to Virginia Beach.
A string of dynamite attacks wrecked two trolley cars near Raville and one near Palmerx Corner outside the city. Sheriff deputies arrested the crew. neither the motor man nor the conductor were harmed, and investigators pursue the motive amid ongoing inquiry.
Des Moines reports show a close contest as Allison leads Cummins for the Republican Senate nomination with observers estimating a potential ten thousand vote edge though official counts may still change. Carrall appears poised to win the governor’s race if Republican returns favor him. Cummins contest unclear. In the Seventh District Prouty leads Hull as partisan tallies trail in an incomplete night. White tops the Democratic gubernatorial ticket with Porter also renominated for the Senate. This marks Iowa’s first test of the new primary law.
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania report states Sebastida Guyla a cleric and Mrs Anna Caresva a married woman planned and carried out a joint death pact. Both were found dead in a Kingston area home room wearing holiday clothes and buttonhole bouquets. They left letters expressing love but feared their husbands were alive, leading to the decision to die.
June 2 report notes delegates of the American Medical Association convention discuss preventing vivisection abolition. A recommendation seeks to empower trustees to monitor and oppose enactments aiming to end vivisection, reflecting lingering biomedical policy tensions.
New York June 2 Theodore Shonts president of the Jeterbraungh Metro polite company denies that his son-in-law the Duc de Chauines died from drugs or heart disease saying the duke and his daughter were praying when the stroke came and that he was not addicted to drugs. He recounts his daughter in distress and the family seeking aid as the duke collapsed.
Helena June 2 De. C A Duntway of Leland Stanford university was elected by the state board of cvention today president of the state university at Missoula succeeding Dr C J Doug. Duntway holds the chair of history and economics at Harvard and Cornell and will bring western roots and long academic ties to the Montana post.
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