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Barber's boy and hair powder blaze incident reported
Aberdeen May 7. A barber's boy at Gehteman Lane filled with hair powder caused a blaze when a lamp caught and set a gentleman's head on fire. He was severely beaten by the gentleman and carried to the infirmary where he lies very ill.
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