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Brooklyn Today
ON THIS DAY in 1914, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “John McNamee Dies; A Subway Builder.”
The article focused on a well-known Brooklyn engineer passing away.
“John McNamee, prominent through his educational and charitable activities, as well as by his reputation as a subway builder and engineer, died last night at his home … at the age of 72,” the Eagle reported. “His death was caused by stomach trouble.”