FIRE IN CONVENT.
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By Tclcjrrapll. I'ith< A*.'«tci;ilii>ii. r..pyn;;hl Received January MO, 11 p.m. Paris, Monday. A fire broke out in the convent of St. Claire at Lapuy. In order to keep the rule forbidding men to outer, the nuns barricaded the burning building against the firemen and police. Several aged nuns were found unconscious when the police battered in the door and they were rescued with dillieulty.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 435, 31 January 1912, Page 5
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70FIRE IN CONVENT. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 435, 31 January 1912, Page 5
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