Chicago Focused on Building Boom Amid Dull Summer
The city is described as dull due to heat and vacations yet sees intense construction. Potter Palmer’s marble five story palace rises on Washington and State, Farwell Hall nears completion, and a monster bank replaces La Salle Street brick rows. Eastern capital strengthens Mc. heating advances roll into schools. public debate shifts from politics to real estate.
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