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Last But One: Fiery Scene Unfolds Over Bankrupt Firm
In a tense late night sequence, Joshua Dobbs and partner observers watch as a fire erupts at Wilkins, Twigham & Co. The incendiary injures or destroys the establishment while Barnabas Hinchiey and others react with fear and resolve. The killer motive tied to fraud unfolds as the building collapses and a scorched body is recovered, ending with a lurid ruin of the once bustling firm.
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Barnabas Hinchiey
Joshua Dobbs
Mr. Dobbs
Wilkins, Twigham & Co
Talent
South Third Street
Philadelphia
Gomb
West Fourth St
Cinei
Nell
J. W. Seerppard
West Fourth Stree
Cincinnati
J. W. Sheppard