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Country Editor Starts Fire Under Burned Indiana Town
Syracuse Indiana editor J Morton Cox sparked a drive for a paid full time fire department after his own town burned and volunteers failed. He and local leaders formed a public improved fire effort, ultimately winning a paid chief, trained volunteers, and funded water mains and a new tank. Cox, a one man operation, published editorials and campaigned for reform while continuing to run the paper and deliver editions.
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