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Fire devastates Mr Burrs printing works in London
A Saturday night blaze at Mr Robert Kingston Burr’s printing works in Wine-office Court Fleet street caused extensive damage across a four floor building housing presses and machinery. Fire crews faced delay before water access and many engines were kept on site through the early hours. A volunteer, Price, was injured but expected to recover. Insurance is reported.
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Broad Arrow
Burt
Price
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Norfolk
R. Buxton
South
Gurdon
Buxton
Gordon
Hudson
Howes
Canada
Clerkenwell Emigration Club and Society
Euston Square
Liverpool
Quebec
A. Styleman Herring
Lancashire
Earl Or Derpy
Oxford University
Royal Polytechnic Institution
Professor Pepper
Hazard
Collins
Madame Bousfield
J. L. King
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Julius Weiffenbach
Gingham Green
George Grossmith
Sreike
Collliers
Mountain Ash
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South Wales
Tus Jews
Gambiine
Bow-street
Ribbon Society
Labour Representation League
Robert M. Latham
London
League
Working Men’s Lord’s Day Rest Association
Freemason’s Hall
Charles Reed
Iidlestone
Paxton Hood
Dickson
Locke
Gritton
Pritchard
G. M. Murphy
House of Commons
Reed
Reformed Funerals
Reformed Funerals Company
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