Illinois Bell Telephone Company forms in Illinois
New Year's Day marks the formation of the Illinois Bell Telephone Company through the purchase of Illinois properties from the Central Union and Chicago Telephone companies. The merged system, with over 1.1 million reachable telephones, employs more than 20 000 people and covers 2 300 000 miles of wire.
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Illinois
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Chicago Telephone Company
Illinois Proprties
Central Union Telephone Company
Bell Telephone System
B. E. Sunny
Edgar S. Bloom
Central Union Company
W. R. Abbott
Chicago
Chicago Telephone
Central Union
Wilnois Bell
Ilinois
Traffic Department
Swede Visits City Sees Moving Pictures First Time
An old Swede from a northern summer camp toured the city and viewed moving pictures for the first time. He described the experience as going to a place where they squirt pictures in the wall.
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Sumer
Boston Transcript
Edison Marshall and His Best Seller The Voice of the Pack
Edison Marshall, a young Oregon newspaperman, bursts onto the literary scene with The Voice of the Pack. The romance adventure tale sold out quickly and a second printing ran into thousands, signaling a promising career with more stories to come as a serial soon appears in this publication.
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Edison Marshall
Oregon
Northwest
The Slessing of Oil and Its Global Froms
A commentary on oil distribution and its diverse uses across civilizations. It notes Standard Oil tins in China for illumination and roof repairs of temple mosques in Saloniki. The piece comments on cultural adaptations and the broader implications of petroleum supply.
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Standard Oil Company
Confucius
Saloniki
Allah
Red Cross
Wedding Rings Demand Fueled by Gold Supply Claim
An authority states that over 70 poods of pure gold are needed annually to produce wedding rings for brides, highlighting a high demand and regulatory estimate in the jewelry trade.
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NE Great Telephone Company
State OF Illinois
Illinois Bell
Chicago and Central Union Companies
the Lion
the Lion Store
Michigan Avenue
Roseland
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