Chicago Street Names Reflect Turbulent History
Chicago records show street names changing with politics and memory from 1830 to modern times. Dearborn Jefferson Kinzie Washington remained, while Adams Quincy Tyler became Congress, and Wells Pearls become Fifth Ave. other names faded as lumber yards and tracks replaced old avenues.
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Chicago
Chicago Historical Society
Dearborn
Henry Dearborn
Jefferson
Kinzie
Washington
White House
John Quincy Adams
Adams Street
John Adams
Quincey
Adams
Tyler
Whig Party
Benjamin Rush
Pine Street
North State Street
Alexander Wolcott Cot. Johnston
Tecumseh
East 13Th Street
Fenimore Cooper
West 14Th Street
Mitchell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Twenty-second Street
Ringgold
Rio Grande
Palo Alto
Monterey
Buena Vista
Cornerstone Laid for Storm Lake Masonic Temple
The Grand Lodge of Iowa laid the cornerstone of Storm Lake’s new 67000 dollar Masonic Temple on Lake Avenue with a formal ceremony. W H Westfall M W Grand Master from Mason City presided with Grand Secretary Newton Parvin of Cedar Rapids in attendance. Storm Lake editor J B E Morcombe hosted, Attorney Thomas Chapman delivered the day’s address as work advances and aims for completion before cold weather.
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Storm Lake
Lake Avenue
Grand Lodge of
Iowa
W. H. Westfall
M. W
Mason City
Newton Nh. Parvin
Cedar Rapids
J. BE. Morcombe
The
Freemason
Thomas Chapman
Senator Johnson Answers Wilson in Iowa Campaign
In Marion Iowa County Attorney Lockwood tells grand jury price fixing laws are limited by existing statutes. The judge rules that combinations to fix prices can be prosecuted and urges indictments for profiteering and food price manipulation. Judge Moffit confirms grand jury should pursue all reports of price fixing and food hoarding.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Marion
Th Ik Lockwood
John T. Moffit
Lockwood
Iowa
Moffit
Grand Jury
Elmer D. Neal
Mount Vernon
P. D. Fushmeister
Near Ely
Moffitt
League of Nations
Borah
Great Britain
United States
Geneva
American Congress
Storm Lake eyed as Iowa state park site
State historian Harlan visited Storm Lake to inspect lake shore lands for a proposed state park. He praised the scenery and urged public access, noting some landowners would sell part of their farms. The commercial club backs the plan and a drive around the lake to showcase scenery is discussed.
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Storm Lake
Harlan
State Historical Society
Board of Conservation
Commercial Club
Iowa
Matinee Lion Emerges as Mister O'Brien in The Perfect Lover
A theater review praises Mister O'Brien as a standout in The Perfect Lover, a Selanick production noted for its high order writing and sharp prelude. The piece highlights O'Brien's evolving appeal, his unobtrusive charm, and the strong ensemble including Margaret Courtet and Lucille Stewart delivering memorable vampire lines.
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O'Brien
Talmadge
Fox Tidbit
Gene
Selanick
Herois
Margaret Courtet
Lucille Stewart
Eugene
Drink hot water for rosy skin and inner cleansing
An old health note endorses drinking a glass of hot water each morning with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims clearer skin, fewer headaches and bilious spells within one to two weeks, comparing internal sanitation to exterior cleanliness.
Persian Cookery Among Persia’s Wealthy Classes
Persian cookery among the well to do is extravagant due to lavish hospitality and servants fed from the master’s table. Tiny chickens quails pigeons doves and young partridges are handed hot on the spit to each guest.
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Persia
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William B. Ogden
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Dyer Avenue
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Linn County Grand Jury Ask
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California
William E. Borah
Idaho
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China
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South Dakota
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