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Oakland, TX House fire, May 1909
Posted May 10th, 2009 by lori hedges
Suburban Home Burns
Rev. C. E. BROWN of Oakland on interurban Loses $5,000 Worth of Property.
Special To The News.
Fort Worth, Tex., May 21, - The residence of Rev. C. E. BROWN at Oakland, on the interurban, was totally destroyed by fire tonight with a loss of about $5,000. Rev. BROWN, who is a Methodist minister, is in Ennis, Tex., holding a meeting. Only Mrs. BROWN and a grandson were at home.
The fire was caused by Mrs. BROWN accidentally dropping a lamp, the blaze spreading rapidly. She experienced a narrow escape.
Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 22 May 1909
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Transcribed by Lori Hedges. Thank you, Lori!
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