Haggins Costly Mansion Endangered., Daily Racing Form, 1908-07-15

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HAGGINS COSTLY MANSION ENDANGERED Lexington Ky July 14 Greenhills the mansion n of J B Haggin at Elmendorf was lu jeopardy from n fire for more than an hour this afternoon Em ¬ ployes who were burning caterpillars from trees with I torches set the dry grass on fire The flames spread i over fifteen acres before they were beaten out by liiO men under the direction of manager Charles H Berryman All of the beautiful slope from the man ¬ sion to Elkhorn Creek was burned black


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