The Hour of Fate by Susan Berfield

Author:Susan Berfield
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Roosevelt reading his annual message to his cabinet before sending it to Congress, composite photo, 1902: “We draw the line against misconduct, not against wealth”

In the capital, there was a more immediate concern. Coal soot64 was ruining the Washington Monument. During the strike, businesses—and even the government—had burned soft coal in violation of the city’s smoke code. Until regular shipments of anthracite resumed, the city wasn’t enforcing the regulation. The particular problem for the monument was dense black smoke from a huge nearby chimney belonging to a railway and electric company. Misty weather was helping it adhere to the marble obelisk. When an employee reached out to wipe the small windows at the top, the clean spot was visible from the ground. It would take spring wind and rain to completely dissolve the soot.

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