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Fire alarm at Felix LaPoint hotel ends with no blaze
In a chaotic night scene at a model hotel near the North Western depot in Omaha, guests alarmed by shouts of Fire fire find no flames after Will Peele the bartender and boarders douse rooms. The incident spurs talk of fire escapes, rope life savers, and a $1000 hotel fire safety penalty while other tales of prior “bed burning” misdirections surface.
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Felix LaPoint
Will Peele
Will
John Adler
Joe Quinn
Bire
Marie Correlli
Bourdex
Damares
Pire
Waldroff-Castoria
Milwaukee
Schlitz
Boston
Omaha
Fred Korth
Sierra Firma
Fred