Chicago's First Half Century, 1833-1883: The City as it was Fifty Years Ago, and as it is Today : the Trade, Commerce, Manufactories, Railroads, Banks, Wholesale and Retail Houses, Theaters, Hotels, Churches, and SchoolInter Ocean Publishing Company, 1883 - 198 páginas |
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... FIRE OFFICE OF LONDON ; LIVERPOOL , LONDON AND GLOBE ; THE NEW ORLEANS ; FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF NEW OR- LEANS ; THE FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF LONDON ; NORTHERN ASSURANCE CO .; THE NIAGARA ; THE PHOENIX ; THE HOME ; NEW YORK ...
... FIRE OFFICE OF LONDON ; LIVERPOOL , LONDON AND GLOBE ; THE NEW ORLEANS ; FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF NEW OR- LEANS ; THE FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF LONDON ; NORTHERN ASSURANCE CO .; THE NIAGARA ; THE PHOENIX ; THE HOME ; NEW YORK ...
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... fire broke out near the corner of Clinton and Van Buren streets , and all the territory between that and the river and Adams street was burned over . In 1871 , when Chicago had become a rival It was the greatest fire that had ever vis ...
... fire broke out near the corner of Clinton and Van Buren streets , and all the territory between that and the river and Adams street was burned over . In 1871 , when Chicago had become a rival It was the greatest fire that had ever vis ...
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... fire and the scenes which accompanied it would be idle . THE CITY DOOMED . It was beyond all human control , and as well might the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah have fought against their fate . as for the people of Chicago to try to ...
... fire and the scenes which accompanied it would be idle . THE CITY DOOMED . It was beyond all human control , and as well might the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah have fought against their fate . as for the people of Chicago to try to ...
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... fire of 1871 drove them out of their home , but at the risk of life the men saved the mail , and again in 1879 , when the fire drove them from the Honore Building , they again risked life to save the missives intrusted to their care ...
... fire of 1871 drove them out of their home , but at the risk of life the men saved the mail , and again in 1879 , when the fire drove them from the Honore Building , they again risked life to save the missives intrusted to their care ...
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... fire of 1871 swept away the works the water supply was cut off , but al- most before the stones were cold the pumps were put in motion again , and Chi- cago was spared the misery of a water famine . Last year the city used ...
... fire of 1871 swept away the works the water supply was cut off , but al- most before the stones were cold the pumps were put in motion again , and Chi- cago was spared the misery of a water famine . Last year the city used ...
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Página 71 - The objects of the corporation, as declared by the charter and by-laws, are " to maintain a commercial exchange; to promote uniformity in the customs and usages of merchants; to inculcate principles of justice and equity in trade; to facilitate the speedy adjustment of business disputes; to acquire and to disseminate valuable commercial and economic information; and generally, to secure to its members the benefits of cooperation in the furtherance of their legitimate pursuits.
Página 122 - No. 1 barley shall be plump, bright, clean, and free from other grain. No. 2 barley shall be sound, of healthy color, not plump enough for No. 1, reasonably clean, and reasonably free from other grain.
Página 122 - Include slightly shrunken and otherwise slightly damaged barley not good enough for No. 2. No. 4 barley shall include all barley fit for malting purposes not good enough for No. 3. No. 5...
Página 10 - River, emptying into the south-west end of Lake Michigan, where a fort formerly stood ;' and near the mouth of the river ' Fort Dearborn
Página 122 - RYE. No. 1 RYE shall be sound, plump and well cleaned. No. 2 RYE shall be sound, reasonably clean, and reasonably free from other grain. REJECTED...
Página 122 - new" shall be inserted in each certificate of inspection of a newly harvested crop of Oats until the 15th of August, of Rye until the 1st day of September, of Wheat until the 1st day of November, and of Barley until the 1st day of May of each year. This change shall be construed as establishing a new grade for the time specified, to conform in every particular to the existing grades of grain, excepting the distinctions of "new
Página 71 - ... to maintain a commercial exchange ; to promote uniformity in the customs and usages of merchants ; to inculcate principles of justice and equity in trade ; to facilitate the speedy adjustment of business disputes; to acquire" and to disseminate valuable commercial and economic information ; and generally, to secure to its members the benefits of co-operation in the furtherance of their legitimate pursuits.
Página 122 - No. 3 barley shall include slightly shrunken and otherwise slightly damaged barley not good enough for No. 2.
Página 122 - Ibs. to the measured bushel. No. 1 WHITE OATS shall be bright, sound, reasonably clean, and free from other Grain, weighing not less than 31 Ibs.
Página 122 - No. 1 SPRING WHEAT shall be sound, plump, and well cleaned. No. 2 SPRING WHEAT shall be sound, reasonably clean, and of good milling quality.