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Engineers at Chicago Confront The Smoke Problem
A World’s Congress of Engineers in Chicago discussed power, steam, and engine strength while readers noted the city’s smoke and coal pollution. The Philadelphia Public Ledger offers counsel urging calm, nonpartisan debate on coinage and congressional conduct, and mentions Washington’s Cabin tradition and Vassar’s Thompson annex library as continuing stories.
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Congress of Engineers
Chicago
Electrical Engineering
Cincinnati
Messieurs
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Fifty-third Congress
Congress
Washington
Vasoar
Vassar College
Thompson