Category: Free Press Friday
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Killed by the Cars
As much as we’d like to think the 19th century was a kinder gentler time, the truth is that everyday life was filled with close calls. People frequently dashed out of the way of fast-moving horses, streetcars and trains. And, as is reported in the article below, they weren’t always…
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Family History in the Newspaper; They Were Charged with Bigamy
Not every family tree contains a sensational story like the one below, but black sheep ancestors sure make genealogy interesting, don’t they? From page 1 of the September 18, 1886 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “CHARGED WITH BIGAMY. A Lady from Pennsylvania Has Her Husband Arrested in This City. Henry T.…
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Letters to the Editor Run in My Family
My dad was notorious for writing letters to the editor of his local newspaper. So imagine my surprise (or not!) when I saw this tidbit in the December 11, 1963 issue of the Chicago Tribune: It was written by his mother!
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Get Naturalized
A call for immigrants to file their papers appeared on the front page of the Chicago Daily Press and Tribune Saturday October 30, 1858. The reward for citizenship would be the right to vote in the upcoming election for the Illinois senate. For weeks prior to this notice being published, Abraham Lincoln and…
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