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The Peoria Board Of Trade Destroyed

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Day
3
Month
February
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
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Peoría, Ills., Jan. '10.- The Pc oria board of trade building, ono of tbe finest business structures in the city, was destroyed by fire Sunday evening. Tlio flre is supposed to have started (rom ai explosión of the boiler used in liraiin the building, the ñames running up the elevator. The building was located at the corner of Washington and Harrison streets, and wan owned by a stock compnny, of which the board of trade held a controlling interest. It was constructed in iS?0 at a cost of $95,0110, and was four stories uigli, íurniounled with a. toner containing a olocfc, The Ira on tlie building aud its conlents, scarciïly Hnyihmg being saved in any of tlie th'ceü, will probnbly renched t ' 50, 00U ün the persen of a tramp who had for mouths been i.eej.U!.,oJatJ at the station house and gentially sujjjjorled by charity, a buiikbooU showiiig a credit of over $400 was found Sunday night at New York.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News