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Watertown Republican
Watertown, Jefferson County, Dodge County, Wisconsin
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A major fire in Fort Wayne, Indiana, destroyed two four-story brick buildings housing a cracker factory and a wholesale grocery, with total losses exceeding $100,000. An adjacent wholesale liquor store was badly damaged.
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Two Large Stores Destroyed With a Loss of $100,000.
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Feb. 16.—A fire broke out in the large four-story brick block on Calhoun Street, owned and occupied by Louis Fox & Co. as a cracker factory, shortly after 1 o'clock this morning, and the building was nearly entirely destroyed in less than an hour. The adjoining block, also a four-story brick, owned by William Fleming and occupied by Skelton, Watt & Will with a wholesale grocery, is a total loss. Not a thing was saved in either building. The loss will exceed $100,000. The next block north, owned by Fleming & Rich, and occupied by Julius Nathan as a wholesale liquor store, was badly damaged.
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Fort Wayne, Ind.
Event Date
Feb. 16.
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two buildings nearly entirely destroyed, nothing saved, loss exceeds $100,000; next block badly damaged.
Event Details
Fire broke out shortly after 1 o'clock this morning in the four-story brick block on Calhoun Street owned and occupied by Louis Fox & Co. as a cracker factory, destroyed in less than an hour. Adjoining block owned by William Fleming and occupied by Skelton, Watt & Will as wholesale grocery is total loss. Next block north owned by Fleming & Rich and occupied by Julius Nathan as wholesale liquor store badly damaged.