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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
7
Rural communities are marooned as many wires are down and floods surge. Farmers suffer heavy losses while rafts are pressed into service to save lives and belongings, with rail lines disrupted across affected regions.
Heavy rains and snow flood rivers and creeks in Montana causing widespread road blockages and telephone and telegraph outages isolating communities. Rail service is disrupted with severe mine stoppages in Butte and Anaconda while smaller towns face tighter coalitions and halted transportation.
Widespread floods strand travelers and halt Northern Pacific and Great Northern service from Helena to Billings. Wires are down, culverts washed out, and water levels threaten tracks from Livingston to Forsyth. Helena suffers record rainfall, property damage, and disrupted transit while farmers struggle to access supplies and fields.
New York report says comedian Witehork was committed to the Tombs prison after a morning arraignment on a charge. His trial faced adjournment as counsel conferred with Justice Got after the first juror was excused.
Snow blanketed Butte and surrounding towns amid a record weeklong storm. Nine inches fell by morning, severing power, telegraph, and telephone lines, halting streetcars and crippling traffic. Flooding clogged streets, wires sagged, and miners faced closures as water rose in the canyon region. Authorities ordered curtailment of electric service and warned of continuing shortages as supplies diminished and trains faced delays, with life in the metropolis grinding to a near standstill.
A fragmented account describes a horseback relay from Butte to Anaconda to deliver newspapers. Prank Gon, a Standard employee, rode after noon to reach Anaconda with advertisements. The trek faced mud and delays, but the rider persisted for a brief period before stopping at a checkpoint.
Severe snow and rising floodwaters threaten Anaconda with major damage as crews fight to shore up a breakwater and control water from Sila and Sheep gulches. City Engineer Crate deploys 10 to 12 teams with earth-filled sacks and continuous scraping to raise the breakwater while horses suffer injuries. Drivers recount harrowing deliveries through deep snow to Cable and Philipsburg, with bridges and routes under constant pressure.
Four men die and ten are injured aboard the armored cruiser Tennessee when a boiler tube ruptures amidships near the engine room. The blast and scalding steam injure and kill crew members as the ship travels from Santa Barbara toward Los Angeles. Survivors describe a fierce explosion and heroic efforts to aid shipmates, with officers unhurt and the ship docking at San Pedro.
Fifteen people were killed and as many more injured in a head-on collision on the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis electric railway between Annapolis and Point Harlow tonight.
A tornado swept across Geleyn Inte and the surrounding region near Nekrnse Waine Inanans, destroying the resort area. Two deaths are confirmed with several injuries and property losses reported. Affected locals describe extensive damage and ongoing emergency response efforts.
The New York Supreme Court set aside a perjury conviction tied to the Mutual Life Insurance Company life tampering investigation. Abd Awertin, once jailed, was freed as the appellate court overturned the prior verdict and ordered release.
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