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Chester, PA Store Fire, Jul 1911
Posted October 14th, 2008 by lori hedges
Chester Store Damaged
Fire Destroys Stock, But Adjoining Properties Are Saved.
Special to The Inquirer.
Chester, Pa., July 16. - While the family of Samuel JACOBS were seated at lunch today, a stone was hurled through the dining room window by a passerby who wanted to inform Jacobs that his store, which ajoins the residence at Eighth and Caldwell streets, was on fire.
Jacobs made a quick investigation and found the place in flames, with no possible chance of saving any of the stock. The district fire companies fought the blaze and saved adjoining properties, but Jacobs' loss will amount to about $3500. The origin of the fire is a mystery.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA 17 Jul 1911
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Transcribed by Lori Hedges. Thank you, Lori!
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