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Page 127 - To provide a center for a higher civic and social life; to institute and maintain educational and philanthropic enterprises, and to investigate and improve the conditions in the industrial districts of Chicago.
Page 26 - But it must be remembered that only a few of these languages are spoken by large bodies of the population, whereas in Chicago there are some fourteen languages, besides English, each of which is spoken by 10,000 or more persons. Newspapers appear regularly in ten languages, and church services may be heard in about twenty languages. Chicago is the second largest Bohemian city of the world, the third Swedish, the third Norwegian, the fourth Polish, the fifth German (New York being the fourth).
Page 180 - Trustees in the erection and maintenance of enduring statuary and monuments, in the whole or in part of stone, granite or bronze, in the parks, along the boulevards or in other public places, within the city of Chicago, Illinois, commemorating worthy men or women of America or important events of American history. The plans or designs for such statuary or monuments and the location of the same shall be determined by the Board of Trustees of such Institute.
Page 194 - Association is formed for the benefit and assistance of those otherwise unable to secure skilled attendance in time of illness ; to promote cleanliness, and to teach proper care of the sick, and to establish and maintain one or more hospitals for the sick, or a home or homes for the accommodation of nurses.
Page 98 - Boston Tea Party,' who died in Chicago, February 24th, 1852, aged 115 years, 3 months, 17 days, and is buried near this spot. This stone is erected by the Sons of the Revolution, the Sons of the American Revolution, the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Page 55 - These latter contain attractions of various kinds, such as roller coasters, shoot-the-chutes, laughing galleries, scenic railways, etc. to each of which a separate admission of from 5 to 25 cents is charged. General admission to the grounds, in Chicago, is almost universally 10 cents. It is entirely optional with the visitor, after paying the general admission fee, whether he visit the various side shows. There are free band concerts, afternoon and evening, in the open air.
Page 130 - ... It was built about the year 1716, and is constructed of squared walnut logs set on end in the early French manner of stockade construction, the logs being held together with wooden pins. Within the building are a number of photographs of original documents which pertain to its interesting history. The United States Life Saving Station is near the lake shore and faces one of the park lagoons. This was one of the interesting features of the United States Government exhibit and ever since has been...
Page 34 - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, New York, Chicago & St. Louis.
Page 177 - ... the Twenty-seventh Ward for park purposes. The Commercial Club also renewed its annual contribution of two hundred dollars for prizes in athletic sports. OUTER BELT PARK COMMISSION In 1903, the Outer Belt Park Commission was authorized by the Board of County Commissioners for the purpose of forming an outer belt system of parks and boulevards for the county and city. The plan as proposed by this Commission is an ambitious one, and when carried out will mean the inclusion within the park area...
Page 96 - Chicago is the gateway through which the grain of the greatest cereal growing area in the world passes to the consumer at home and abroad. Over thousands of miles of railway and a great expanse of inland waterways produce is brought to The Great Central Market and either stored, transferred or consumed and manufactured here. Ample storage capacity is available for 63,000,000 bushels of grain.