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Show TOWN SWEPT BY BIO FIRE I Over Half of Avalon in Santa B Catalina Island Destroyed H Loss Estimated at H $1,000,000. H Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 29. More H than half the town of Avalon. on San- jH ta Catalina Island, was destroyed by IH fire today. The fire started about H 2:30 o'clock this morning and destroy- IH ed the two principal hotels, a number IH of business blocks, the bath houso aud IH clubs, and damaged the pier and IH freight houses, before it was brought H under control about 4 o'clock. Estimates of loss run. as high lis IH $1,000,000. Practically all of Avalon H was owned by the Banning company, H which ajso owns Santa Catalina 1 |