34 Year Old Battle for Land May Soon Flare into Activity
Chicago lore recalls Captain George Streeter and his claim to Streeterville, a disputed lakefront district. The would be conflict centers on a 95 acre land claim grown into a multimillion dollar real estate area now home to tall buildings. Courts ruled that artificial land belongs to the state, not Streeter, ending his bid to own the area.
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Chicago
Streeterle
Lake Michigan
Bradley
George Wellington Streeter
Lake Ghoce
Superior Street
Uhworm
Captain Streeter
Chicaro
Lisecter
Streeter
Motles
Streeterville
Geneva
Niles
Straater
Eheriffs
Stracter
John &. Skirke
al Wert
Deestriet
Jskyscraver
State of
Illinois
United States
Record of Planned Cook County Executions in October and November
A Chicago report details plans for 12 men to be hanged at Cook County jail within two days, with eight slated for October 14 and four on Halloween. Two more convicted slayers await sentence. two potential additional executions may occur in the state. Hangings occur in the jail corridor using double gallows, costing about 33000 including sheriff fees.
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Echicago
Cook County
Thlinois
Neve
Chicazo Bas
Maynmarket
F. Lee
Harvard Students Aid French Reconstruction
Harvard reconstruction group of student architects and 40 engineers has left for the Argonne and Meuse regions to aid in postwar rebuilding. They will work under engineers and French officials to restore sacred sites, government buildings, and urban infrastructure including housing and utilities in Somme-Py and Suippe.
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Paris
Harvard
Someouny
Harvard University
Argonne
Meuse
M. Oxier
Rhein
Mare
OE 1
Suippe
Somme-Py
Absinthe Reappears in France Under New Names
Authorities report absinthe, banned at the start of the war, has resurfaced in France under disguises. A poster features a classic absinthe glass with a sugar spoon across the top and the warning “finally.” Government officials who questioned the issue were promised vigorous prosecutions.
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France
Aungiorg
Gold Shipment From France Reaches New York Port
Paris reports a four million dollar cargo of gold shipped to New York, with authorities noting the transfer from France on September 5. The heavy shipment underscores wartime finance and international monetary movements amid pending trades and exchange controls.
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France
Paris
New
Anglo French Joan Seeks $10 Million Settlement
A report from New York notes the first segment of a $10,000,000 sum owed the United States in the Anglo French Joan dispute. The article highlights a payment milestone and ongoing negotiations between the parties involved.
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W York
United States
Joan
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Rove
Fablieis
Atlantic Refining Company
Atlantic Motor
Atlantic
Atlantic Palazine
Bic Home Furnishing Store
Main ST
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Streeterville,ll
Telegram
Labor Bay
Bridgeport
Public Market
State and Bank Sts
East Main St
John St
Shanes
Daniel Green
House OF Belter
Sound
Brooklawn
Stratfield
Main St. Jimey
Barnsford Avenue
Barnum
Drews-Fuller Co., Inc
First Bridgeport National Bank
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