Our Town 100 Years Ago: July 1925, Part I

July 1899. Some of the front-page news could be from today. The Brazos Valley in Texas was devastated by a massive flood. Hundreds were rescued, and hundreds died. The early estimate was as many as 300 deaths, with the loss of livestock, crops, and other farm losses estimated between $7,000,000 and $15,000,000. The other loss was also in the millions. In today's dollars, the farm loss would be between $271,000,000 and $581,000,000. Near Anaconda, a massive forest fire was destroying valuable timber. The origin was believed to have been careless campers. In Helena, people gathered to witness th...