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Newspaper
Fort Smith Elevator
Location
Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1885
Page
2
A chaotic scene unfolds as a New York street collapse and hotel fire injure several, with shattered glass and startled crowds. Reports from St Louis recount a gruesome discovery at a hotel and a London murder linked to a missing estate, amid broader wartime unrest and property damage across cities.
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