Chicago Awakens as a City of Enterprise and Alcohol Debates
A correspondent traveling through Beaska notes Chicago’s rapid recovery from disaster with eleven churches, five hotels, and major brick blocks, plus a booming wholesale district. He describes coal at ten dollars a ton and corn prices high, then pivots to temperance politics as the legislature tightens liquor laws amid strong organized opposition.
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