Several Stores Burned-1891

HECHT, THORN, REICHERT, ESCHER, HANNA

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Date: 1/22/2017 at 10:14:14

The Clinton Daily Age, January 3, 1891

Several Stores Burned
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Cedar Rapids, Ia., Jan. 2. – Fire at Clarence Thursday afternoon destroyed the stores of Hecht & Thorn, Hanna & Co., J. L. Escher and Reichert’s agricultural store. Loss $35,000; insurance $15,000. It is supposed the fire originated from the furnace in Hecht & Thorn’s Building.