This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1918
Page
16
Walter Metz formerly shift boss at the Nettie mine died November 4 from wounds received in action on November 3 in France. The death was reported to his father John Metz by telegram from the adjutant general and a hospital nurse letter expressed deep sorrow over his loss.
Walter Metz, born St Paul 29 years ago, was raised in Butte after his family moved there in infancy. Among 17 siblings, eight remain. brothers Charles, William, Daniel, Arthur serve in France. sisters listed. Metz left Butte with the first contingent for service abroad, highly regarded by Nettie employés and local nurses and doctors offer sympathy.
Washington December 20 more improvement projects are included in the 1920 rivers and harbors bill completed by the house committee. The measure carries appropriations totaling 26 936 000 for new work along the Atlantic gulf and Pacific coasts and the great lakes. The committee recommended expenditure of 8 768 000 for new work and 15 224 000 for further improvements on existing projects with maintenance totaling 2 943 000. Major maintenance includes 700 000 for Mississippi between Missouri and Ohio rivers 250 000 for Missouri mouth to Minneapolis and 700 000 for the southwest pass. New Pacific coast projects include 130 000 for Coos Bay Oregon 100 000 for Yaquina Bay and Harbor Oregon and 64 000 for Coquille Bar and Harbor Oregon.
New York reports the Pennsylvania Railroad arranged with New York bankers a 50 million general mortgage 5 per cent bond issue due 1968 at about 15 per cent cost. It marks the first large private financial undertaking since armistice, with bankers saying the offering was heavily oversubscribed and viewed as favorable to the railroad.
In Washington on December 20, it was reported that Vance McCormick, chairman of the War Trade Board, and Bernard M. Baruch, head of the War Industries Board, may accompany President Wilson to Paris as advisers to the American peace delegation.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.