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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
18
The Anaconda Standard lists daily and Sunday subscription rates, offices in Anaconda and Butte, and foreign and domestic advertising contacts. It also provides a wide array of city newsstand locations across major cities and directs general correspondence to Anaconda, Montana.
In Silver Bow county the Democratic convention united diverse factions to form an uninstructed delegation for Bozeman. While Bryan had backing among a majority, a large minority favored Johnson, and delegates were empowered to vote their individual preferences at the state convention without instruction.
A vigorous complaint in New York accuses customs officers of overstepping authority and mistreating travelers from Europe. It alleges high social standing passengers faced coarse indifference and that enforcement of customs laws is flawed in application, prompting calls for investigations into abuses by officers.
The article notes the launch of the Michigan in the Delaware River marking the third stage of the U S Navy’s buildup. It recalls earlier milestones with four cruisers built twenty five years ago and four battleships launched ten to fifteen years ago at Santiago.
The Michigan marks a U S advance in the battleship class as a 16 000 ton Dreadnought with eight 12 inch guns matching rival powers. Experts note concentrated fire potential and the shift in naval gunnery since early action at Santiago and later Japanese uses at Shushine.
A historical reflection on the Dreyfus affair notes shifting loyalties in France, from Emile Zola’s intervention to Dreyfus’s exoneration. It reports renewed public hatred after a recent fatal attack linked to reactions to his former stand.
Theodore Burton may place Taft in nomination for mayor of Cleveland after a second place run to Johnson. Denver convention watchers expect Parker as platform chair. Lodge is slated for permanent Chicago chair. Roosevelt reportedly may back Meyer or Hitchcock for campaign manager. Crane and Brooker are also discussed. Bryan’s nomination prospects include Durin presenting his name. VP hints favor Ferr Banks in eastern circles.
Theaters in Chicago complain of dull business amid a surge of cheap vaudeville and moving pictures. The Criterion and Lincoln J. Carter’s playhouse have shifted from melodrama to entertainment aimed at popular tastes, marking a broader shift as vaudeville becomes a lasting force.
The high class managers plan cheaper amusements as moving pictures surge in popularity. The trend threatens to make ten twenty thirty houses the common choice, drawing all classes toward new theater formats and even impacting grand opera and first class drama.
The directoire gown appears in public in Paris as a cross between a riding habit and ancient Rome attire. It draws astonishment and disapproval, with many preferring a long skirt amid fashion currents. Bloomers promise more practicality and wider support. the directoire is seen as fleeting and likely to fade away.
Public exercises at the Broadway theater mark the graduation of the senior high class in Silver Bow county. Diplomas are awarded by the school board to one of the largest classes in Butte high school's history.
It is estimated it will take 60 days to repair the damage done to the new grades.
Rain drenches Deer Lodge causing the river to rise to a 15 year high. No trains or conveyances reach town since yesterday. Lowlands from Race Track to Garrison flooded, bridges tested on the Northern Pacific, farmers expect heavy crop losses.
Beav erhead river crested higher than yesterday and nears overflowing the Oregon Short Line bridge one mile north of Dillon. Residents flee to higher ground as banks erode. Prof J B Monroe records May rainfall at 9.10 inches, a record high for 11 years of observation and well above last June.
State Senator James P. McNichol caused warrants to be issued for Max Kauffman Secretary to Mayor Reyburn and D Clarence Gibboney Secretary of the Law and Order Society in a dispute described as one of the fiercest political battles in Philadelphia. Warrants allege jury in Kauffman case and libel in Gibboney case.
Intendent Hebgen says danger is past as pumps keep conduits clear after floods washed out streetcar tracks. Ore cars resume hauling to Butte reduction works while Beaverhead bridges fail and the Beaverhead river overflows. The city endures mud, wrecked wires, and two electrocution scares as parks and streets flood.
A collision involving a team hauling theater scenery struck a fallen telephone wire on South Washington Street. City crews from the electricity and telephone offices worked through the night to repair damaged circuits. Transfer companies sent hacks and drag teams to the barn due to dangerous street conditions as outages persisted.
Chief of Police Wynne describes the Deer Lodge river as a mad torrent with dangerous whirlpools. He recounts a perilous trek from Garrison to Deer Lodge, detailing washed out bridges, diverted channels, and efforts by railroad crews and locals to reach Butte amid ongoing floods. He notes arrival in Deer Lodge and later joining by officials and residents traveling from nearby towns.
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