Little Fort mystery and Waukegan film pioneers unfold
A fragmented reminiscence recounts early Lake Michigan region lore. It notes the Potawatomi name Little Fort at Waukegan and hints at Jesuit traces, then shifts to Waukegan’s birth as motion picture hub with Phoenix Opera House and Essanay founder George Spoor. It surveys early film girls, 1905 milestones, and 1910s industry growth including local plants and new tech.
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Lake Michigan
Chicago
Little Fort
Wauke
Gan
Migstente
la Salle
Pottawatomies
Waukegan
Hollywood
George K. Spoor
Phoenix Opéra House
Washington +street
Ed. Amet
Spoor
Amet
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Essanay Company
Boulemonth
Miss Bose
Bower
Isabel Spoor
Hoth
Walukegans
Miss Boweris
Wee ‘Z.dunn
Miss Spoor
Cas W.rogers
Reo
Hiram
Maxim
New
York
Cinema“ ‘League
Hese
Little Filmes
Tyne
Nortis
Boure
Abbott' Laboratories
Pe Genera Eee Supply Co
Gran Porehhild
Pote Ter Mfg
Lys
Cox
Chicago Hardware Foundry Co
Swaukegan
Johns
Manville
Waukegan Industry Spotlight Highlights Historic Plants
A feature on Waukegan recounts major plants and firms such as Johns Manville, American Steel and Wire, Cy one Wire Fence, Greiss Pfleger Tanning, Dow Mfg Co, F R Muller Co, and Ahlbell Battery Container Corporation. It notes large investments, plant expansions, and local employment, with reflections on regional growth and historic routes. The piece also touches on evolving leather and dress industries and the area’s harbor significance for trade and settlement.
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the Johns
Manville ‘Organization
Waukegan
Johns
Public Service Corporaton
Tee Ser
Wau ‘Kegan’s
American Steel & Wire Co
Cyone Wire Fence Company
Greiss Pfleger Tanning Co
Marcella
Tony
Marcella Long
State Street
Chicago
Alwardt, Long &Schuman Company
Dec Babson
Ahlbell Battery Container Corporation
United States
North Shore
Dow Mfg. Co
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F. R. Muller Company
Atucco
Wwaukegan
Lake
Belvi- Gere
Des Plaines
Fox Rivers
Characteristic dispute over ownership and desire
Fragmentary dialogue shows a woman seeking a new item while claiming it is hers, and a man arguing she can manage without it. The exchange centers on possession, need, and pride, with each side asserting the other’s dependence. The passage presents gendered viewpoints in a terse, repetitive cadence.
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Thaes
Jae
Self Announcer Questions Registrar About Baby Birth
A self announcer asks if the registrar has been told about the baby born nearly six weeks ago. The radio exchange notes the registrar’s possible location within ten miles.
Pedestrian Involvement Dominates 1926 Auto Fatalities
An analysis from the National Safety Council of 80 cities in 1926 shows pedestrians involved in nearly 70 percent of fatalities. Other causes include vehicle collisions at 10.8 percent, noncollision 5.6 percent, street car collisions 47 percent, fixed objects 3.5 percent, trains 2.7 percent, and other vehicle collisions 29 percent. Pedestrian injuries also account for about 55 percent of fatal personal injury cases. The leading causes are pedestrians in streets and intersections, with right of way and signals factors cited.
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National Safety Council
Sael
Hard Roads Save Big Sum Across Nation
W Connell president of the American Road Builders Association cites that since 1904, 183000 miles of hard surfaced and 153000 miles of gravel roads yield over 1.6 billion dollars in annual motor vehicle operating savings. Pennsylvania analysis shows $82 million saved locally. net national saving after costs is about 1.022 billion annually.
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United States
W. Connell
American Road Builders’ Association
STOP AT PAVED ROADS ACT OR 12 ACT OF THE LAST GENERAL
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a headline about road policy or an act related to paving. No clear names dates or places are readable to confirm specifics.
Three Means of Grace Notice from Rockymount Preacher
A Rockingham County paper is urged by a Black preacher to publish notices in a Saturday issue. The minister says forty three congregants subscribe and asks for space for a church notice titled Mount Dbook and the pocketbook inviting all three.
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Rockymount
North Carolina
Congregation Sings A Cappella Amid Organ Absence
An Independence Kansas report notes Mrs. Jewell singing without organ accompaniment during a service. The organ failed early, and the congregation joined in singing without instrumental support.
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Jewell
Dallys Reporters
Fishermen Season Opens With Squirrels and Doves
A bulletin from the Fish and Game Department at Springfield notes September is ideal for squirrel hunting in the Southern and Central zones, with a daily limit of ten. It also marks dove season opening September 1 and urges live bait methods for bass and other fish as cooler nights bring fish to shallow waters.
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Serine
Fish“And Game Department
Springfield
Aquirre
Sirong
Theu River
Cattle and horses to be sold at public auction Atkinson Illinois
Public sale at the stock yard in Atkinson Illinois on Saturday September 4 at 1 p m. 125 head of cattle including milk cows cows with calves by side 50 yearling steers and heifers and balance calves all from a South Dakota ranch TB tested 25 head of horses and colts aged one to four years some broke Terms Cash Henry Sand and John De Pauw Auctioneers vs Thomas Nowers Clerk Louis von Herzele Owner
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Atkinson
Tllinois
South Dakota
T. B
Henry Sand
John de Pauw
Nowers
Louis ,von Herzéle
Painful Awakening Waiter Gratin Mishearing Joke
A humorous Punch cartoon features an Aberdonian debating whether a cauliflower gratin was free. The waiter asks if another portion is desired while the diner argues the word meant gratis. The caption plays on misheard phrases for comic effect.
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Aberdonian
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