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South Williamsport, PA Barn Fire, Jul 1911

Posted December 22nd, 2008 by Linda Horton

WILLIAMSPORT.---Mrs. Joseph Miller, of South Williamsport, risked her life to save her 5-year-old son from being burned to death in a barn fire started by boys making cigarettes. She was badly burned about the face and the boy was also painfully injured.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA 14 Jul 1911

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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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