Burning of Chicago 1871 A Country Test and Firemen’s Valor
The Chicago fire of 1871 is hailed as a defining trial of American character. It details the barn blaze on DeKoven Street that started the disaster, the slow response of a weak fire department, and the rapid spread through wooden districts. It notes looting, fires set for plunder, and the chaos as relief from cities like Indianapolis, St. Louis, Louisville, and Boston arrived with funds and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
London
Moscow
Canton
China
DeKoven Street
de Koven Street
West Division
State
Fourth Avenue
12Th
Spur manufacture in Ohio hidden works of sport gear
A Cleveland era report describes a covert spur and gaff factory at New Antioch Ohio, one of three such shops in the nation. It details steps from cutting round bars to forging tempering drilling embossing and leathering to fit a spur to a chicken’s leg with precision and secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
New Antioch
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Coen
Chicago Fire 1871 Rebuilds Rise From Ashes Across Federal Relief
The 1871 Chicago fire destroyed over 13,000 buildings and left 120,000 homeless across 2,400 acres. Relief poured in from coast to coast, with towns, states, and firms contributing millions. Within twenty years Chicago rebuilt into a famed architectural city.
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Chicago
Napoleon
Moscow
Nero
de Koven and
Jefferson Streets
Lincoln Park
New York
James A. Western
Manchester
N. H
City of Erie
Troy
N. Y
Montreal
Canada
Albany
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Kidder, Peabody & Co
A. Belmont & Co
Duncan, Sherman & Co
Brow Bros
United States
St. Louis
Louisville
State of
Illinois
Off 100 Acres A Manitoba Farmer’s Bountiful Small Farm
A Manitoba farmer writes to the Farmers Advocate detailing a 100 acre operation with twenty five to thirty milch cows and similar calf production. He explains seasonal feeding, butter and cheese outputs, and overall annual income estimates totaling about 1664 dollars from calves butter and cheese. He argues against sheep on small farms and notes sow and pig sales alongside poultry home use. A Brown Paper Magnet describes a simple electricity demonstration using a brown paper sheet and a magnet to attract paper strips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Farmers’ Advocate
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O'Leary
Larie
Prairies
Wabash
Apf
Ann Streets
Relief Service
Green Street
Indianapolis
Hoosier
Springfield
Ill
Fort Wayne
Milwaukee
Cairo
Boston
IRS O'Leary
ST. James
van Buren Street Bridge
Jisin
Earel
Burnside Streets
Red Demon
Destruc
Jackson Park
West
Bigelow Otel
Tribune and Evening Vc
First National Bank
Booksellers’ Row
The
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Catholic Bishop's Palace
Chicago Club House
Illinois Central Depot
Michigan Avenue
Lake Michigan
Michigan Terrace
Scammon
Congress Street
First Presbyterian Church
Grand Pacific Hotel
Wabash Avenue
Post Office
Congress Hall
Michigan Southern and Rock Island Depot
Chapel of the
Atre Kerfoot
Madison Street
Yented
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