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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
12
A bold new gown style captivates street fashion, with women of different ages seen wearing ornate bonnets, large hats, and vivid colors. Onlookers gasp as the ensemble prompts astonished reactions while a young woman, escorted by a man, draws a jeering crowd and police attention amid a bustling State Street shopping area.
Train service falters as washouts and rail damage strand east and westbound lines. Northern Pacific passengers diverted via Great Northern routes from Helena to Spokane. Officials report rails washed away and bridges damaged between Basin Elk Park and Silver Bow with repairs underway. Governor and party observe damage while crews clear tracks and reroute trains through Bozeman and Spokane corridors.
The readable fragments depict a chaotic scene involving Helene, Te Ing Healy, and Prickly Bear with an ordinance push. Mentions of Blackteet, Nigh Water, and Helena appear, but details are garbled and no coherent incident or outcome is recoverable from the OCR text.
A weekly Montana weather bureau report shows statewide precipitation above normal in all regions except the far northwest Valley area. Most southern counties report excess levels, with rainfall for the week surpassing May’s typical total. Heavy snowfall blankets higher elevations, especially Cascade and Madison counties, with steely snows in Cheyenne County.
In a chaotic Moroccan flare up dated June 3 Bigleard, called the usurping sultan, ordered confiscation of General Bagdan’s wives and aides. The women were told they would be sold, while General Dardant presented the case to the Moroccan foreign lord seeking diplomatic intervention.
In Mogador, Moraces, May 40, generals report heavy losses on both sides after a bloody clash. General Bagdan, commander of the Aad Asiz army, has arrived with a disorganized force as regulars encircle the city. Tribesmen suffer disrupted service and装备.
Wen Yark reports June 3 that John A. Drake, notable turf figure last season, has moved into gold mining ventures after a series of high stake racing bets and ventures. Drake, linked to Ore Wells and family ties to Tick Wells, pursued Western race ambitions with mixed success and heavy losses before shifting to mining schemes amid financial pressures and rumor-filled speculation.
Aled Nerethirsy, a native of Scotland, left for Australia in 1885 where he engaged in mining and public works. Six years later he moved to America and took up active work as a railway and bridge builder.
D A Bothesa notes Jefferson River rising to its highest in years and Ute Inwiands deemed fooled. Early signs point to a hotter summer as Montana rivers fail to regain their majesty by mid June. Shoppers cheer as summer goods trend despite uncertain waters.
CAPT A J Standing a founder of the Carlisle Indian School and longtime superintendent, aged about 60, died at his home in Dickinson Cottage Mary. He was a native of England and widely known for his work at the Carlisle institution.
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