Railroads in Montana Cut Off as Floods Widen
Severe floods isolate Helena and surrounding towns with downed wires and washed-out tracks. Northern Pacific and Great Northern lines suffer major damage as farmers lose crops and telegraph service collapses from Billings to Bozeman. Tens of miles of roadbed vanish. residents pump cellars and use rafts for救援 as weather forecasters note record rainfall for June.
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Standard
Helena
Garrison
Anaconda
Billings
Goodell
Northern Pacific
Points East
North Coast Limited
Bozeman
Western Union Telegraph Company
Townsend, Garrison
Gold Creek
Postal
Great Falls
Mitchell
Butte
Salt Lake
Telephone Company
Townsend
Little Prickly Pear Canyon
Montana Weather Bureau
Young
Helena Light and Railway Company
Broadwater
Fort Harrison
Gulcha
Raymond Hitchcock remanded to Tombs after sudden trial adjournment
New York June 5 Raymond Hitchcock the comedian was committed to the Tombs without bail this afternoon as his trial on charges preferred by little girls began today and was suddenly adjourned until next Monday.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Tombs Prison
Accused Actor and His Faithful Wife
The adjournment followed private talks between Hitchcock's counsel and Justice Goff after the first juror was chosen. Steuer said he needed time since he had just been retained and wasn’t familiar with the case. The judge committed Hitchcock without input from the defense or the assistant district attorney. a prior trial on a similar charge collapsed.
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Hitchcock
Justice Goff
Steuer
Snow Strains Butte Montana With Widespread Blackout
Butte experiences the heaviest snow of the week as electric power fails and streets flood. Wires fall, trains stop, and the city endures darkness with limited communications. Provisions grow tight while dams and water levels raise flood risk along Silver Bow Creek.
Rushing Water in Sheep Gulch Turbid Stream
Turbid water runs through Sheep Gulch as a rapid stream affects nearby terrain. Observers note increased sediment and unclear conditions along the channel.
Breakwater Effort Battles Snow Lanes in Cable Reach
Tim Egan describes sending mail through three feet of snow to Cable while city crews fight flood danger. Horses and men work two shifts scraping a breakwater, filling sacks and reinforcing embankments as water from Sheep gulch threatens Oak Street.
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Ten Mile
Blue Cloud
Thomas Nemick
Kessler Brewery
Anaconda
Sheep Gulch
Sila Gulch
Lila's Gulch
Cralle
Oak
Tim Egan
Cable
Philipsburg
Silver Lake
Georgetown Hill
Cable Mountain
Egan
Noah
Tennessee battleship Tennessee boiler explosion claims lives
Four sailors killed and ten injured aboard the armored cruiser Tennessee after a boiler tube burst in the engine room. The blast sent scalding steam and debris through the room as the ship steamed from Santa Barbara toward Los Angeles. Crewmembers displayed heroism as they aided wounded and prepared hoses for firefighting despite heavy casualties.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Tennessee
Santa Barara
San Pedro
F. B. Howard
Robertson
George Wood
Co. Boggs
Arienhold
George W. Meek
Flood Grips Montana Halting Traffic and Rail Service
Heavy rains and snow flood rivers cutting traffic on all roads and isolating cities in Montana. Telephone and telegraph lines down, rail service halted with no clear resume date. Butte Anaconda Helena and others nearly cut off from rest of world as lights fail and mines shut.
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Butte
Phoenix
Electric Light Company
City
Griggs
Corby
Associated Press
Salt Lake
Bell Telephone Company
Western Union
Montana
Anaconda
Helena
Butte to Anaconda on Horse With News
A Standard staffer Frank Conway rode from Butte at 5 pm to Anaconda to deliver advertisements and news after trains were halted by downed wire and weather. He faced a hard trek over trestles and mud, using two horses and a five mile walk to complete the delivery just before midnight.
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Butte
Anaconda
Standard
Frank Con Way
Anacconda
Mr. Conway
Trolley Crash Kills Fifteen in Annapolis
An electric railway collision between Annapolis and Point Hope killed fifteen people and injured many more, with emergency crews responding tonight.
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Annapolis
Washington, Baltimore
Scandia Wiped Out by Tornado Report Amid Neighbors
Lincoln Kansas line town Scandia reportedly wiped out by a tornado with no confirmation. Earlier Geneva tornado killed two and injured two more, destroying several thousand dollars in property.
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Lincoln
Neb
Rock Island Railroad
Scandia
Nebraska
Kansas
Geneva
Verdict Set Aside Free Insurance Man Gillette
The high court division set aside the verdict against Walter Gillette former vice president of Mutual Life Insurance Company who had been convicted of perjury in a life insurance investigation and had faced months in prison.
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New York
Walter Gillette
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Supreme Court
Gillette
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Yellowstone
Here
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Proto
Silver Bow Creek
Canyon
Durant
Gieop
Oregon
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
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Iabors
Flint Creek
Georgetown
Georgetown Lake
Trout Creek
U.S
Tennesser
Catas
San
Ta Barbara
Heroes
Lei
Trolley Crame
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