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New Melbourne
Commercial
1920s
c. 1927
Poplar Bluff
Verbatim Passage from Source
"A rooming house across the street from the New Melbourne caught fire and the owner, Mrs. Belle Lade, was trapped inside the building and burned to death"
— Source: Deem's History of Butler County Missouri (referenced c. 1927)
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What We Know From This Source
A rooming house near this location caught fire during the 1927 tornado.
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