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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Henry A. Burger, trustee of the Sanitary District of Chicago, was killed when a load of stone fell from the 34th story of a new building on North La Salle Street, crushing him while walking to his office. He died in the hospital, identified by his law partner Benjamin F. Goldstein.
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CHICAGO, Ill., Nov. 1. - Henry A. Burger, trustee of the Sanitary District of Chicago, was killed today when a load of stone toppled from the thirty-fourth story of a new North La Salle Street building and crushed him.
Burger was walking to his office, a block away, when the stone dropped to the sidewalk. At first it was believed the driver of a light delivery truck had been struck but Burger was identified before he died at a hospital, by his law partner, Benjamin F. Goldstein.
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Chicago, Ill.
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Nov. 1
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henry a. burger was crushed by the falling stone and died in the hospital.
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Henry A. Burger, trustee of the Sanitary District of Chicago, was walking to his office when a load of stone toppled from the thirty-fourth story of a new North La Salle Street building and crushed him. At first it was believed the driver of a light delivery truck had been struck but Burger was identified before he died at a hospital, by his law partner, Benjamin F. Goldstein.