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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1898 | 3 |
3 stories matching flame
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:flam, flameless, fla, flamboy, flammer, fame
- The Day Northport Vanished
A single cigarette discarded in a tailor shop behind a saloon triggers a conflagration that consumes the entire business heart of Northport.
- Suspicious Night Blaze Destroys Local Roundhouse
Fire consumes the Central Washington Railway roundhouse and a locomotive in Coulee City; officials suspect arson.
- A Hearth Turned to Ash
A family breakfast was interrupted by a devastating chimney fire that consumed their home ten miles outside of town.