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Seventy Caliber Dynamos: A Century of Outrageous Explosions
A sweeping list traces seventy dynamite outrages across the United States from 1905 to 1911. Attacks targeted bridges, derricks, hoisting engines, and buildings, often with time clocks and fuse devices. Major incidents include the Times building disaster in Los Angeles and repeated derailing attempts linked to labor tensions and growing industrial activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Erectors’ Association
Central Vermont Railroad
Miller’s Falls
Mass
Kimberley Avenue
West River
New Haven
Conn
Frankfort
Cleveland
Buffalo and Susquehanna
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
P., V. and
Clairton
Cuyahoga River
Whisky Island
American Steel and Wire Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Youngstown
Albert von Spreckelsen
Indianapolis
von Spreckelsen
Michigan
Chicago
Pan-American Bridge Company
Newcastle
Ind
Pacific Coast and Lumber Company
Oakland
Cal
Seattle
Wash
Peora
Lucas Bridge and Ironworks
Peoria
Lucas
Winslow Bros.’ Company
Los Angeles Times
Harrison Gray Otis
The
Times
Merchants’ Association
Clinton
Omaha
Neb
Caldwell & Drake Manufacturing Company
Columbus
French Lick