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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1919
Page
11
Police, judges, and city officials watched Robert Chambers a former cowboy and ex soldier perform a fiery magic act in the city jail. He ate gasoline with a spoon juggled flames and pricked his throat with a hatpin. Officials hope to grant him a transfer before Christmas.
Special Dispatch reports Twin Bridges faces a crippling blizzard cutting from mountains and timber. Officials consider drastic measures to heat homes as the longest storm in a decade intensifies, threatening supplies and safety.
Bitter Root reports record low temperatures with six below for the day and snow halted. Missoula power plants suspend daytime operations and 6:30 pm curtailment due to coal and water shortages while the Missoula River flow remains insufficient for full operation. A local note mentions actor Careth Hughes from Eyes of Youth growing a mustache for recent stage roles.
A court hearing in Judge Lamb's chamber features a witness split between Anaconda and Butte residency. He jokes about living on Butte streets dodging cars and cites wry quips about poets, taxes, fame, and everyday city scenes as the courtroom audience chuckles at the ledger of local verbiage.
In Danillon, Conn Louis Gamin a 68 year old man planning to sail from New York to France reports his 80 dry status and a 45 pound weight loss since July 1. He travels seeking alcohol due to Prohibition era limits in the United States and says he can find comfort abroad.
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