Word: blazing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fact that a score of blazes developed simultaneously shows it is unlikely the fire was accidental. So monstrous a plot could not logically have been concocted by men crazed with the "firebug" mania, and as Worcester is well-known for its radical element, the finger of guilt seems to point at Bolshevism. Coupled with previous and similar losses, and recent strikes in the manufacturing plants on the same scene, the case against the "reds" gathers weight. Until definite proof is offered, of course, it were folly to assume on the spur of the instant that any special group...
...public-spirited, kind-hearted-- Thomas Jefferson Coolidge stood for all that is best in American ideals and citizenship. Throughout his life he played a leading part in domestic and national affairs, and played it well. It is such men as he who raise the ideals of the age, and blaze the trail for coming generations to follow...
...wall in the kitchen, the flame worked its way up through a closet until it penetrated the floor of the pantry on the first floor. The furniture in the reception room at the right of the main entrance was badly damaged by the chemicals used in putting out the blaze...