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Akron Daily Democrat
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
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Attempted arson on a row of frame buildings on South Main Street Tuesday night; burning papers thrown between A. M. Jackson's store and August Kimpflin's tailor shop, causing slight scorching.
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Made to Burn Row of
Buildings.
Paper Thrown Between Two Frame
Structures—Slightly Scorched.
An attempt was made to burn a
row of frame buildings on South
Main st. Tuesday night.
When A. M. Jackson opened his
stove and tin store at 528 South
Main st. Wednesday morning the
room was filled with smoke. An investigation showed that during the
night a bundle of papers had been
thrown between the building and
the one adjoining occupied by August Kimpflin as a tailor shop. The
papers had been set on fire and the
buildings scorched. The damage
was slight.
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South Main St.
Event Date
Tuesday Night
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An attempt was made to burn a row of frame buildings on South Main st. Tuesday night. When A. M. Jackson opened his stove and tin store at 528 South Main st. Wednesday morning, the room was filled with smoke. Investigation showed that during the night a bundle of papers had been thrown between the building and the one adjoining occupied by August Kimpflin as a tailor shop. The papers had been set on fire and the buildings scorched. The damage was slight.