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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1906
Page
23
John Lynch died after a duel at Jerry Sullivan’s saloon on East Sunnyfront, with witnesses describing a fatal wound to the liver. Leroy Smith and Dr. Maginn examined the scene. Lynch left a widow as funeral arrangements begin, with the coroner’s report noting a large portal vein injury and liver damage.
A blaze at the Sumter Lumber Company yard destroyed extensive timber and spread to surrounding plots. More than 1.39 million feet of lumber burned as flames menaced lower yard sections and fences. crews reported the fire began amid unsettled conditions today with warnings issued for nearby structures. In a separate item, a widely known resident named Thor died at home at age 65.
A crowded Butte millinery display featured pattern hats as milliners praised designs from New York while a separate report described a violent hold up where two robbers attacked women leaving one man injured. Police investigated and no inquest was ordered in the sudden deaths of two local men, attributed to natural causes.
Fragmentary OCR notes from Philadelphia September 14 reference life insurance and a family surname Loreen. Text is garbled with stray words about groups and sacks, but no clear events, figures, or actionable details emerge.
Seven oral agents of the National Fire Insurance and Accident Party of Nashville face charges of rebating and discriminating between policy holders in Chattanooga Tennessee. Offense carries a fine of 160 to 200 dollars and possible imprisonment. Also noted is a separate farm report from Washington on September 19 1806 showing crop conditions and a note that Theodore Roosevelt Jr. has returned home from a hunting trip with a hand injury.
Mrs Annie Mortie of 328 West Front Street was driven to insanity after a real estate dealer embezzled funds to pay her mortgage. She believed the mortgage remained unpaid and that her home was lost. The dealer has since died. her family suspects financial ruin and misrecorded deeds. In a separate report from Potosi Mexico, a home collapse killed two children and injured their mother while two laborers were struck by lightning.
Narratives of disrupted schedules and crowded rooms mark the start of a new term as some rural districts consider consolidations and shared facilities. Officials fear shortages, while one town reports fires and vandalism affecting property used by schools and local industries.
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