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Photographs from the Decatur Cereal Mill Fire

Photographs taken from the Decatur Cereal Mill Fire, formerly known as the Suffern-Hunt Mill, which occurred on June 8, 1909. The fire started in the dryers on the sixth floor of the mill, however the cause was a mystery. The fire was discovered by…

Tags: 1909, Corn Mill, Decatur Cereal Co, Decatur Cereal Company, Decatur IL, fire, Hunt, John E Sheehy, John Sheehy, mill, Oran Rice, Photo File: Fires, Rice, Robert Hunt, Sheehy, Suffern, Suffern Hunt Mill, Suffern-Hunt

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Photo of Macon County, IL. draftees standing in front of the courthouse steps

Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County, IL. draftees standing in front of the courthouse. Article on back of photo; "Decatur Board No. 2…

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