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... fire , and such companies as the Knickerbocker Fire Insurance Company went into bankruptcy proceedings with the handicap that it “ has lost all its books , list of policy - holders , etc. during the Big Fire and is , therefore , unable ...
... fire , and such companies as the Knickerbocker Fire Insurance Company went into bankruptcy proceedings with the handicap that it “ has lost all its books , list of policy - holders , etc. during the Big Fire and is , therefore , unable ...
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... fire . On November 1 , the Common Council " passed a resolu- tion that asphalt pavement be adopted instead of wood , both for streets and sidewalks . " 22 Over 122 miles of sidewalks had burned in the fire ( from a total of 680 miles ) ...
... fire . On November 1 , the Common Council " passed a resolu- tion that asphalt pavement be adopted instead of wood , both for streets and sidewalks . " 22 Over 122 miles of sidewalks had burned in the fire ( from a total of 680 miles ) ...
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... fire limits were extended after the 1871 fire , but con- ditions leading to the fire were not corrected . Another disastrous fire in 1874 led to the formation of a citizens ' association which worked for civic improvement , while a ...
... fire limits were extended after the 1871 fire , but con- ditions leading to the fire were not corrected . Another disastrous fire in 1874 led to the formation of a citizens ' association which worked for civic improvement , while a ...
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Of People and Places | 1 |
Structure of Governmental Power | 35 |
Of Men and Machines | 72 |
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