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Chicago described as wind of America by German writer
German writer Arthur Haal Itscher attacks Chicago in America Today and Tomorrow, calling the city noisy, smoke filled, and morally decayed while noting Germans, Swedes, and Jews outnumber Hamburg, Stockholm, and Palestine in Chicago. London reports on ancient skull findings and a Sussex discovery. Chicago police warn against overindulgence on New Year’s Eve but permit regulated liquor service.
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