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...quite evident that if any get together plans are so be undertaken by the members of the underworld and the rulers of this country the former should have means of keeping in closer touch with each other. An underground telephone service between Cambridge and Chicago, for instance might prove of great use in bringing about that coordination of criminals, which is now so sadly lacking and which stands as a stubborn obstacle in the way of unified crime. We even go so far as to indorse such a service and to offer our plans for the opening ceremonial call...
...enormous pipes, which come from the power plant at the corner of Boylston Street and the Parkway, and carry the steam that heats practically all of the College buildings. These pipes enter through Smith Halls and there the tunnel system begins. All the Freshman dormitories are connected by two underground passages, one that carries steam pipes, and one used for transporting food from the kitchens in smith where the seeking for all four Freshman dining halls is done...
...basement and foundation, for these parts of the building are below the level of the Charles, and required steady pumping for weeks while the cellars were waterproofed and equipped with ejector pits to dispose of the sewerage. The building is connected with the other three Freshman dormitories by an underground tunnel, which will not be used by the students, but which serves as a service entrance for the hall "goodies" whose headquarters are three blocks away, is the basement of Smith...
...Girls, Take Notice,' 'Loves the Interborough, 'Faithful Employes,' 'Well, Well, Well,' 'All Smiles.' Last week, William Clark, Negro, though employed by us indirectly (through a contractor), got a chance to be mentioned in the Bulletin. He was working 30 ft. underground on our new Eighth Avenue subway (the excavations for which unfortunately blocked fire engines from a blazing tenement last week) when he sank deeper and deeper into a huge sand bin. Walter Strong saw Mr. Clark's head disappear under the sand. With great presence of mind, Mr. Strong shoved...
That usually it is found about 70 ft. underground where it is mined like soft coal, or in surface deposits (called gypsite) where it is scooped up by shovels as in strip coal mining...