Book/Printed Material Chicago past and present;
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Image 1 of Chicago past and present;- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
- Date: 1906
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Image 2 of Chicago past and present; w* ^o. 4^ IP G- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 4 of Chicago past and present;- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 5 of Chicago past and present;- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 6 of Chicago past and present;- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 7 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO PAST AND PRESENT A MANUAL FOR THE CITIZEN, THE TEACHER AND THE STUDENT History, Government, Officials, Their Duties and Sal- aries. Also County, State, and United States Government Officials of Special...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
- Date: 1906
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Image 8 of Chicago past and present; v^ 4-^ s NN1 2 UBRARY of CONGRESS J Two CoDiw Received MAR 16 f 906 Copyrigirt Entry CLASS a. XXc. No. If oH c G f COPY B, COPYRIGHT 1905 BY...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 9 of Chicago past and present; CONTENTS Preface 5 1 he History of Chicago The Name LaSalle s Prophecy Topography How the Marsh was Removed The Chicago River— -Discovery of Chicago First Settlement John Kin- zie Fort Dearborn...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 10 of Chicago past and present; CONTENTS The Board of Education 109 The Judicial Department 117 Various City Ordinances 120 Fares for Hacks and Cabs 124 Tabular View of City Government 126 The New City Charter 129 Taxation...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 11 of Chicago past and present; PREFACE It has not been the purpose of the writer of this volume to present an exhaustive treatise on Chicago, but rather to mention the most important events in its most remarkable...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
- Date: 1906
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Image 12 of Chicago past and present; PR E F ACE study of things about them, and in these days of in- dustrial training in the schools, the same methods and aims may well be applied in teaching the...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 13 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO: PAST AND PRESENT THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO The Name Many theories have been given to explain the origin of the name Chicago. The one generally accepted is, that this name was...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
- Date: 1906
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Image 14 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO: PAST AND PRESENT After many toils I came to the head of the great lake and rested for some days on the bank of a river of feeble current, now flowmg...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 15 of Chicago past and present; THE HISTOR Y OF CHICAGO Let us be thankful to the gifted Frenchman for giving us a name so in harmony with his remarkable prediction and with the characteristics of our city...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
- Date: 1906
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Image 16 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO: PAST AND PRESENT Below the surface of the plain, at distances varying from a few inches to about one hundred and thirty feet, lies a bed of Niagara limestone. This solid...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
- Date: 1906
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Image 17 of Chicago past and present; THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO where Chicago now stands was a low marsh, and ap- parently least suitable of all possible sites on Lake Michigan for the building of a city. In many...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
- Date: 1906
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Image 18 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO: PAST AND PRESENT ing to the grade next established; and contiguous to that a building and walk constructed after the final grade was fixed. So that a man walking along La...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
- Date: 1906
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Image 19 of Chicago past and present; THE HISTORY OF CHI C A GO were caused by the winds blowing the water of the lake into it, and the return current when the winds sub- sided. A Natural Harbor....- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 20 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO: PAST AND PRESENT Belmont Avenue and south to the Stock-yards; also, for the reconstruction of the north pier as soon as the tunnels are removed. Since 1889 the commerce of Chicago...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
- Date: 1906
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Image 21 of Chicago past and present; THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO Up to this time Chicago was essentially a French settlement, though in 1795, by the treaty of General Anthony Wayne with the Indians, a space of ground JOHN...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 22 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO: PAST AND PRESENT Rogers Clark, this whole section was claimed by Vir- ginia, and thus came near being the metropolis of a slave state. In 1800 the territory of Indiana was...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 23 of Chicago past and present; THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO This put a check on the growth of the settlement, but the spirit of Chicago was hovering over the place, and its future development and growth were inevitable....- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
- Date: 1906
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Image 24 of Chicago past and present; TABLET MARKING THE SITE OF FORT DEARBORN- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 25 of Chicago past and present; THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO at that time scattered through the southern part of the state, with a French settlement at Peoria. Fort Dear- born was regarded as on the remote frontier. Mail...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 26 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO: PAST AND PRESENT 1830 that Chicago really began to grow. Previous to that time, Chicago was simply a military post and fur station, and the whole region round about Fort Dearborn...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 27 of Chicago past and present; THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO Before the close of 1833 there were fifty famihes living in Chicago, and the settlement had been incor- porated as a village. The United States government spent in...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 28 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO: PAST AND PRESENT people that they were a burden and a serious detri- ment, being lazy, dirty, and dissolute. When the United States Commissioners came in September, 1833, by appointment, to...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
- Date: 1906
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Image 29 of Chicago past and present; THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO at night within the city Hmits is reported as late as 1838. Causes of Chicago s Growth. The city obtained its charter March 4, 1837, when its population...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 30 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO: PAST AND PRESENT immediate conditions and environment were most unfavorable, Chicago was not destined to be a city of local limitations. In spite of adverse conditions, the great Northwest demanded a...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 31 of Chicago past and present; THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO The Pioneer. It arrived at Chicago on October 10, 1848, nearly thirteen years after the charter was ob- tained. The lUinois and Michigan Canal was completed the same...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 32 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO: PAST AND PRESENT dividend of eleven per cent. This road and the canal were by this time recognized as important agencies in the development of Chicago. The population was trebled in...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 33 of Chicago past and present; THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO reserving each alternate section to the United States from one end of the said canal to the other. The first ground was broken in the construction of the...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 34 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO: PAST AND PRESENT some way from a filthy pool to a live, running stream, and they set out to accomplish this. It was effected, in a measure, by erecting an immense...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 35 of Chicago past and present; THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO It is large enough for ships to navigate, and will ulti- mately be used for that purpose. The minimum depth of water in the main channel is 22...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 36 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO: PAST AND PRESENT wind was blowing, and the flames spread with starthng rapidity. The fire began. in the rear of 137 De Koven Street, near CHnton, and before it was subdued...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
- Date: 1906
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Image 37 of Chicago past and present; THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO inviting the commerce of the nation, and the river re- mained with its improved harbor and docks. The world outside looked on and saw the situation. FROM HARMON...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 38 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO: PAST AND PRESENT Capital at once came to the rescue, and a new city began to rise from the ashes of its former self; the new buildings constructed were more elaborate...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 39 of Chicago past and present; THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO more expensive than those which had been burned. In two years there was a new city in full dress, and the fire proved, after all, a blessing instead...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
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Image 40 of Chicago past and present; CHICAGO: PAST AND PRESENT A general strike was planned for May 1st of that year. On the 4th of May a riot at the McCormick Reaper Works resulted in the injury of...- Contributor: Winchell, S. R. (Samuel Robertson)
- Date: 1906