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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1920
Page
9
A smelterman riding the Opportunity car clutched a small oblong parcel on his lap as fellow passengers glanced at it with speculation. A pompous woman toppled into his seat at Jefferson Street causing a minor scene and the man’s anger grew when she departed at the next stop.
Anaconda News brief lists Maccabees meeting tonight and multiple small items: dance at Moose Hall with Henry Staffan and George Reardon headed to Salt Lake City, New Year services at English and Norwegian Lutherans, inventory days begin for merchants, and various ads for apartments, pianos, storage battery service, and real estate trade. Also notes on soldiers returning, travels, and weather affecting road conditions.
Anaconda reports the year 1919 as the city’s safest fire year with 51 alarms and total losses of 5735 dollars, of which 4350 were insured. Per capita loss stands at 32 cents, far below the U S average of 3 45, with March and April fire-free and July the costliest month at 1450 dollars. Chief Collins cites causes ranging from toren to matches and notes hose use on 15 fires and chemical extinguishment on 12. Notices about year-end accounts and book closings follow.
The blind Minneapolis organist Joseph H Provincal, injured in a Minneapolis car crash two years ago, plans a trip to Vienna to see a specialist in hopes of regaining sight. He has toured the Northwest giving concerts to raise funds, showing progress since his visit here. December assessments are due for the W O W, with books closing January 6.
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