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Show BIRTH RECORDS ARE SAVED FROM A FSRE Bralntree, Mass., July 21. Tine birth records of John Adams and John Qulncy Adams, both of whom served as presidents of the United States, and of John Hancock, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, narrowly narrow-ly escaped destruction in a fire which practically destroyed the Braln,ltree tGwn hall last night, Tho flames spread very rapidly, but all of the official papers and documents docu-ments of the town were saved after heroic efforts "by firemen and volunteers. volun-teers. The fire originated in the basement, probably from spontaneous combustion. Tho loss Is $100,000. |