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Memories for the Week of March 2, 2016

100 years ago

March 2, 1916

Malta hotel partly destroyed by fire

Shortly after seven o'clock Tuesday evening smoke was discovered issuing from the roof of the Hotel Malta and, it was only a short space of time before the entire east roof of the structure was ablaze. An alarm was turned in and the local fire laddies were promptly on the scene, but the fire had gained such headway that it was thought at first the entire north side of the town was doomed. After the water was turned on it was not long until the flames were under control and what would have been a total loss without the firefigh...

 

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