Word: blazes
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Quite a lively little blaze of two or three minutes duration occurred in a student's room, on Prescott street, yesterday afternoon. The origin of the fire is attributed to a coal from a cigarette, which, dropping in a large pile of papers, lay unnoticed until the papers, books and an adjacent window curtain were in a blaze. There was but one person in the room and he had to do some lively work to prevent a serious fire. The damage done to the carpet and furniture will probably amount...
...blaze occurred in Lawrence last night...
There was a blaze last evening in Doe, Hunnewell & Co.'s furniture factory in Boston. The loss is heavy and principally from water and smoke...
...kind of masculine individuality in their house furnishing that indicates the fitness of things. The books and pictures are, some of them, of great value. Although the dark, neutral tints of walls and carpets are general, yet they are not afraid of a dash of color; and a sudden blaze of red or gold is more effective from the sombre surroundings. If the occupant of the room is a boating man his oars are crossed upon the walls; his gloves are there, too, if he studies the manly art; and his foils if he follows fencing. There is in everything...
Yesterday morning there was a $200,000 blaze in Denver, Col. Two men were killed by falling walls...