Dolton Plans Special Water Main Assessment
The Village of Dolton orders a special assessment to pay for a connected water main system plus valves hydrants and fittings. The final hearing is February 8, 1927 at 10 AM with ten annual installments and 6 percent interest. Commissioner Joseph L. Locher notes the ordinance is on file and objections may be filed prior to the hearing.
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Dolton
Park Avenue
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Greenwood Avenue
Main Street
Langley Avenue
McArthur Court
Shepard Drive
Cottage Grove Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Michigan City Road
Chicago and Southern Railroad Coompany
Woodlawn Avenue
Evans Avenue
Chicago and Southern Railroad
Maryland
Drexel
Ingleside Avenues
Ellis, Dobson, Greenwood, University and Woodlawn
145Th Street
Ellis Avenue
Dobson Avenue
County of
Cook
State of Ilinois
Cook County
Dalton
Ilinois
A. D
Joseph L. Locher
Chicago Plans Big Public Works Drive for 1933 Centennial
Chicago Plan commission led by Dr. Eugene S. Taylor outlines a vast $500 million six year program to transform the city by 1933 with museums government buildings parks a boulevard system from Grant Park to the loop and a landmark Wacker drive redevelopment. New Shedd aquarium Buckingham fountain and extensive educational and zoning projects are planned along with major university and school expansion funded by public and private capital.
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Chicago
Plan Commission
Eugene S. Taylor
Chicago Plan Commission
Art Institute
Shedd Aquarium
Jackson Park
Grant Park
University of Chicago
Board of Education
Forest Preserves
Chicago Zoological Gardens
Brookfield
Riverside
Agricultural Mart
Still Able to Take the Air at a Century Old Accordion
Milwaukee Journal reports an accordioned instrument reaching one hundred years while remaining a practical aid. A feature notes enduring popularity, technique, and continued use across generations.
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Milwaukee Journal
Scouts Campaign Seeks 200000 For 1927 Chicago Drive
The 15000 Chicago Boy Scouts urge public support as Feb 1 to Feb 11 marks a budget drive to raise 200000 for Scout headquarters camps field days and activities. Chairman James B. Forgan Jr says funds should exceed the target to sustain programs open to any boy 12 or older regardless of race color or religion.
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Chicago
James B. Forgan, Jr
Scouts Host First Annual Merit Badge Ex position at Armory
The campaign feature includes the first annual Merit Badge Ex position to be staged at the Armory on Sixteenth street and Michigan avenue across Thursday Friday and Saturday February 3 4 and 5. Every one of the seventy Scout branches of work will be shown. The Kiwanis Clubs back the exposition and have supplied all equipment for the seventy plus booths.
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Armory
Sixteenth Street
Michigan Avenue
Kiwanis Clubs
London Communist Attacks Government Over Wool and Eggs
A Boston Transcript editor cites a London Communist criticizing the government for rapid cuts seen as harming the economy. The piece claims officials intend further reductions until the “pump” of wealth dries up, risking broader hardship.
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London
Boston Transcript
The Quotable Balance of Good and Evil
A concise maxim attributed to Guicciardini contrasts imitation of evil with imitation of good. It warns that mirroring evil tends to exceed the example, while copying goodness leads to shortfall. The aphorism invites reflection on moral imitation and virtue.
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Guicciardini
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Michigan Ave
Pullman
Corner
Plan
Nick Paluski
Malloy Coal Company
the House of Service
Roseland District
John J. Vanderaa
Teninga Bros. & Co
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