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Show Omaha Visited By $100,000 Fire OMAHA. Neb., May I. Fanned by a stiff breese that drove pillows of dense smoke upon firemen, hindering their efforts, and sent showers of burning embers through the air, menacing nearby structures, fire early today destroyed de-stroyed a three-story brick building In the heart of the downtown business section. I.oss from the fire, origin of which has not been determined, is estimated at 1100.000. The fire was discovered at S o'clock this morning in the basement of a meat market and quickly spread to the second and third stories, occupied by a barber supply firm. The steady outpouring out-pouring of smoke wsa a shield behind which the flamea gained headway. Fire apparatus from every point of the city brought the fire under control at 4 o'clock. Two firemen were slightly Injured by broken glass. Conquest of the fire prevented Its spread to several mercantile houses and two of the city's largest theatres. |