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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1918
Page
11
In Justice Pringle’s court Raphael Gratoto faced arraignment for alleged complicity in the big explosion that rattled Anaconda weeks ago. Gratoto pleaded not guilty as a preliminary hearing was set for December 13 amid ongoing police inquiries.
Patrick and Martin Forkan were informed by the war department that James Forkan, with American forces in France, died of pneumonia on October 16. He was 25, born in Kiltimagh, and left for Chicago in 1918 to join the service, leaving behind four brothers and two sisters, plus two brothers in Portland, Oregon.
Sokolich Joseph aged 6 months infant son of Mr and Mrs Louie Sokolich died at 1017 East Park Avenue funeral time to be announced Brouquet Marie aged 38 died last evening at Nome 211 West Park Avenue funeral time and place to be announced Oullette Mary J beloved wife of I J Oullette funeral at the residence of her parents 808 East Dark Avenue Saturday morning Requiem Mass at Tev
The M P Mahoney Funeral Director at 413 Main Street Anaconda is noted. The remains of the late F Tolland are at McDermott Danielson undertaking parlors and will be forwarded to the family home in Nampar thano Montana this evening at 6 45 oclock.
Lee D Miles aged 22 died yesterday at St Ann's hospital. The body remains at the Tuttle undertaking rooms. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Notice in Deer Lodge District Court announces a public auction of real estate from the estate of John H. Vanderlinde, to be held December 28, 1918 at 2 pm at the Anaconda courthouse front door. Property is Lot 8, Block 129, in Anaconda. Terms are cash. sale subject to court confirmation.
Anaconda chapter of the home service details efforts to aid wounded soldiers and families. Mrs Tolan trained at Minnesota, outlining government plans and Red Cross roles. The home service assists with compensation, insurance, mortgages, and vocational training, operating from the courthouse office.
A damaged list from Anaconda catalogs fallen soldiers with numerous misspellings and placeholders. The extended roster includes Lieut Louie W Buckwald and Private Samuel Hartwle among many others, with scattered surnames such as Holliday McCarthy Peters and Phelps.
A collage of local notices lists Christmas gifts at Copper City J A Shoemaker Hatton Coal Co and Hammerschloughs. It mentions shop openings, a furniture gift line, new watches, cut glass and decorated china, a coal firm Washoe Coal Co, and a diamond ring sale from $25 to $1000. entries cover employment for a girl and boys to deliver papers, plus funeral and club postponement notes.
Advertisements urge readers to buy a piano or player piano and phonograph from Orton Bros at 406 East Park Avenue Anaconda. The notices promote gifts for families and reference a missing person Oscar Carlson’s nephew Charles Conn, a smelter worker, reported in action. They describe sale prices, stock, and emphasize home use and easy purchase terms.
A catalog style list mentions dozens of volumes across subjects from form and design to machine shop management and concrete construction. Notable titles include Handbooks by King and Hoffman, Verne's Works, and the International Library of Technology, with multiple volumes and categories like electric railway, hydraulics, and chemistry references.
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