The Devil in the White City (60 page)
Wellington Catering Company
Western Union
Westinghouse, George
Westinghouse Electric Company
Wheeler, Candace
Wherritt (panicked man)
White, Rose
White, Sara Osborne
White, Stanford
Whitechapel Club
White Star Line
Wight, Peter
Willard, Frances E.
Williams, Anna “Nannie,”
death of
and Holmes
and Minnie
Williams, Minnie R.
apartment of
birth and early years of
in Chicago
Holmes’s stories about
meeting Holmes
property of
relationship of Holmes and
sister of,
see
Williams, Anna
Wilson, Woodrow
Wistar Institute, Philadelphia
Wizard of Oz
(Baum)
World’s Columbian Exposition (1893)
abandoned buildings of
accidents at
Administration Building
Agriculture Building
American Cities Day
aquarium
architects of
attendence at
balloon (
Chicago
)
belly dancers in
“Big Mary” (Statue of the Republic)
boats of
challenge of
Chicago Day
Children’s Building
city selected for
closing of
Cold Storage Building
Columbia Fountain
Columbian Guard
construction of
Dedication Day of
Electricity Building
exhibits in
expectations of
Ferris Wheel,
see
Ferris Wheel
final preparations of
finances of
fires in,
Grand Court of Honor
harmony in
Horticulture Building
idea of
impact of
Independence Day
Krupp Pavilion
and labor unrest
landscaping of
Leather Building
lighting of
Machinery Building
MacMonnies Fountain
magic of
Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building
Midway ball
Midway Plaisance
Mines Building
miracles at
Natatorium
official seal of
Opening Day of
Peristyle,
photography of
profitability of
promotion of
and railroad fares
rainfall on
rough plans of
salvage value of
services in
site selection for;
see also
Jackson Park
size of
structural integrity of
Sunday closings of
time constraints for
Time-Saver guide to
Transportation Building
water supply of
as White City,
windstorm
Woman’s Building
Wooded Island
World’s Columbian Exposition Company, formation of
World’s Fair Hotel
Anna’s visit to
construction of
destruction of
evidence of deaths in
financing of
guests in
Holmes’s methods in
kiln of
odors in
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Wyckoff, Walter
Yates, A. A. (pseud.)
Yoke, Georgiana
Zahtoobe (Dahoman),
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UTHOR
Erik Larson, author of the international best-seller
Isaac’s Storm,
has written for
Harper’s, The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly,
and
Time Magazine,
where he is a contributing writer. He is a former staff writer for
The Wall Street Journal.
He lives in Seattle with his wife, three daughters, and assorted pets, including a dog named Molly.
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Larson, Erik.
The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America / Erik Larson.—ed.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Mudgett, Herman W., 1861–1896. 2. Serial murderers—Illinois—Chicago—Biography. 3. Serial murders—Illinois—Chicago—Case studies. 4. World’s Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) I. Title.
HV6248.M8 L37 2003
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