Fearful Catastrophe II Mile High Edifice is Built
A long speculative piece argues a mile high building in New York is geologically unfeasible and would crush foundations. It cites weight limits, wind pressures, and crust strain, noting aldermen ban such heights. Comparisons to Chicago warn of marsh foundations and the need for lighter materials for future skyscrapers.
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New York
York
Ham
York Board of Aldermen
Gotham
Manhattan
Mother Earth
Chicago
America
Smoke Shrouds Upper Midwest as Forest Fires Rage
Reports from Chicago Milwaukee Detroit and Cleveland describe a dense pall of smoke from Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan fires spreading up to 800 miles. Lake navigation is hazardous and trains run late due to poor visibility. Norris Wisconsin faces forest danger with defenses around the village and estimated county losses in the hundreds of thousands with northern Wisconsin totals from two to five million dollars.
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Chivaxo
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago
Milwaukee
Detroit
Cleveland
Waiwau
Wis
Norris
Eland Junction
Wrecker Ditches Train Near Meadville Pause
Meadville Pa Sept 4 Train No 4 on the Chicago to New York Albany route was ditched five miles south of Meadville early Sunday. Twenty seven passengers and the engine driver were severely injured though most are expected to recover. Officials blame switch turned by wreckers for the accident. The train left Argosy station late, and there was no operator on duty at night. Bloodhounds were set to track the wrecker as investigators rushed a relief train to the scene and injured were taken to Spencer hospital.
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Meadville
Chicago
New York
Albany
Hoston
Ely
Spencer Hospital
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Chesterton
Ind
Lanorte
Misfeasance in Office Prompts County Board Shakeup
Columbus secretary of state Carmi A Thompson removes three Guilford County election board members for misfeasance in office. He orders party executive committees to nominate two Democrats and one Republican to fill the seats, after charges filed August 17 by Robert M Svitxer head of the Republican faction.
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Columbus
Carmi A. Thompson
County Board of Elections
Gelila County
A. Bo Ripe ‘Dey
Copubierm
S.A. Dunbar
Leonard Berk
Democrata
Toompeon
Guilin County
Max
Robert M. Svitxer
Gallia County
Milsien
Peculiar Accident at Marion Leaves Man Injured
Marion Ohio tolls report a line man James Palmerton suffered a dislocated knee after leaping from bed while hearing a fire bell in a Peculiar Accident. Ohio Soldier Expires at Ft Leavenworth Captain Jota K Moore of the Nineteenth Infantry died of typhoid fever en route from the Philippines to Ft Douglass. Election Results in Tie Vote at Beal Law town in Charleston Ohio with a close tally and a colored vote affecting wets outcome.
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James Palmerton
Palmerton
Ohio
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Jota K. Moore
Nineteenth Infantry
Philippines
Ft. Douglass
Routh
Charleston
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