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Bisbee Daily Review/1917/04/03/Mattress Hacked To Pieces

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Bisbee Daily Review, Tuesday, 3rd April, 1917
Mattress Hacked To Pieces, $300 In Bills Saved
1675817Bisbee Daily Review, Tuesday, 3rd April, 1917 — Mattress Hacked To Pieces, $300 In Bills Saved
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Mattress Hacked to Pieces, $300 In Bills Saved

A burning mattress in a house on Youngblood hill, occupied by Alec Thomas, yesterday morning created so much smoke that the fire department shattered all existing speed records in getting to the fire. The mattress was dragged outside, soused with water and torn to pieces. After the firemen had returned to their stations, Thomas looked carefully through the mattress and recovered $300 in bills which he had hid for safe keeping. He rushed down to the fire station with a grin several inches in diameter on is face.

"Yo' so' have got some real hones' firemen, Mistah Nawton," was the way be expressed his thanks to Fire Chief Barney Norton.

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