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Show DISASTROUS BLAZE AT COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCTT L BLUFFS. Iowa, March 11. Fire early today destroyed four buildings here in what is known as the Sapp block in the bus'n.?ss d'fitrict, causing a lo-s of 10.0fiO. The biiildincra were occupied by the Commercial National bank, the ticket offices of th1 Northwestern and Union Pacific Pa-cific railroads, the G'mnoude & Zermeuh-lon Zermeuh-lon wholesale and retail cigar stores, a ten rent store, and offices. Officers of the Commercial National bank said all the cah and records were protected in fireproof safes and vaults. It is not known what caused the blaze, but it is said juPt before it was discovered a loud explosion was hr-rrd pnd tbf floor occupied by tVm ten cent store was seen to hurst Into fiame?. |