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Madison Street, Pontiac, IL early 1900s
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Madison Street, Pontiac, IL early 1900s
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Pontiac, Illinois
Central Hotel Fire
January 25, 1908
Pontiac, Ill., Jan 25 - Early today
the Central hotel caught fire and was entirely
 destroyed.
A hundred or more guests had barely time to make
their escape in their night clothes, leaving
their personal effects and valuables. One
woman and one man jumped from the second story
and were severely hurt. The lost is
$15,000.
Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, IL, 25 Jan 1908
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