Moving Hibbing

Title: Article About the Move
Type: Newspaper
Date: July 15, 1919
Source: Hibbing Daily Tribune

Description: This is an article on how moving homes had become a common sight in Hibbing.
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1. The article mentions that moving "is a big operation that can not be done al lat once." What does "al lat once" mean?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: Most likely they meant "all at once" and the newspaper editor missed the error. The fact that it's an historical source doesn't mean that there can't be mistakes in it. This is not the only one in this article.
2. Does this article give you any information about how long the move will take?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: It says that a house can be seen moving almost every day, but to know how long the whole move will take you would have to kno whow many buildings need to be moved.
3. How can you tell from this article if all of the buildings in Hibbing are being moved to the new town site?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: The article mentions some businesses, including the Cleveland-Cliffs company, that are building a new office building, and the Cleveland-Cliffs superintendent is building a new home.
4. Does the article tell you why Oliver Iron Mining company has been making such large shipments of ore?
   
   
   
   
   Answer: No, it does not. To learn more, you might compare the paper's date to a timeline of world history to see if there were any events that might have been related to a need for iron ore.