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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1902
Page
1
Heavy rainfall floods large areas including five blocks of the Tenderloin. Many residents and inmates are displaced as water invades cribs with belongings washed away or carried off. Authorities warn of continued flooding and urge evacuation where needed.
Special Dispatch reports a historic flood in Great Falls with five blocks in the tenderloin inundated by up to ten feet of water. Hundreds displaced, basements flooded, street cars wrecked, sewers overwhelmed, and thousands affected as teams and laborers fight to divert waters. Rosebud alley and nearby homes flooded. many residents evacuated.
Hazleton Pa May 15 The anthracite mine workers convention decided to continue the strike of 145 000 against the mining owners and to fight it out to the end Delegates will decide tomorrow on calling out engineers firemen and pump runners The union faces possible spread into bituminous regions and other industries with leaders urging discipline and unity as Wilkes Barre becomes strike headquarters
In Stockholm on May 15 the social democratic strike for suffrage paralyzed the city. Street cars, cabs, vans, carts, steamers stopped. factories and shops idle. Printers joined the action, extending the protest through the parliamentary debate.
Dr Henry Van Dyke professor of literature at Princeton was elected moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church on the second ballot in New York. The assembly adjourned to continue May 16 with debate likely May 23 on the confession of faith revision.
In Quebec on May 15 officers from the United States secret service and Montreal detectives arrested John F. Gaynor and W. D. Greene, fugitives from Savannah, on warrants issued in Montreal as part of a plan to extradite them. They were hustled onto a fast tug, hurried toward Montreal, and detained to face extradition proceedings.
The 724 session met in Springfield Missouri on May 15 with unprecedented attendance. Rev. A A Morris of Marshall preached the opening sermon on The Manifest Righteousness of God. The assembly will focus on church extension and development in rural and urban areas.
The 42nd annual session of the Presbyterian Church in the United States South began in Jackson Mississippi with 250 commissioners in attendance. Dr N M Woods of Memphis serves as moderator.
Reports from Kingston Island of St Vincent describe the Soufriere volcano erupting with steam and smoke and a barren summit lake. Refugees are fed and sheltered by local government while Barbadian ambulance crews assist. Cruisers Bruix and Surcef ordered to sail with relief supplies for Martinique inhabitants.
London reports the colonial secretary asked Lord Lansdowne to accept President Roosevelt's aid for St. Vincent and to await the governor's information before organizing relief. Officials warn against unprincipled plunder and stress equitable distribution once guidance comes. Chamberlain contributes £56 to the reef fund as coverage notes Marquis of Monkbretton’s remarks.
John F. Gaynor and W. D. Greene are pursued by authorities in Savannah Georgia but are seized in Quebec Canada and hurried onto a fast steamer. The vessel travels down the St Lawrence while attempts to recover them continue.
Helena May 15 Acting on the attorney general’s advice County Assessor Martien moves to collect tax on net premiums from insurance firms He warns property owners of seizure for nonpayment and promises action against companies with no personal property to enforce forfeiture of licenses The attorney general’s opinion affirms tax on net premiums real estate and license fees with county assessors empowered to proceed, suggesting a test case may follow Martien vows to enforce the law as stated and seek court aid if needed.
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