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SAME DAY AND HOUR AS THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE. MORE THAN FIVE TIMES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DIED. 1,280,000 ACRES OF PINE WERE BURNED OUT. BE*T W ~ '
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