As a blogger, this article about the continued decline in newspaper circulation constitutes my daily dose of schadenfreude. “For the 507 newspapers reporting in this period, daily circulation slipped 4.6% to 38,165,848 copies. For the 571 papers, Sunday dropped...
Philip D. Armour’s Grandchild, Now Two Years Old, a Sturdy and Pretty Child. Chicago, November 20, 1898. — Lolita Armour, granddaughter of Philip D. Armour, just two years old, although an incubator baby, is one of the sturdiest girls of her age in...
Philip Danforth Armour’s NY Times Obituary PHILIP D. ARMOUR IS DEAD Chicago Millionaire Passes Away After Two Years’ Illness. Sought Health at Home and Abroad–Began to Sink with the Commencement of Winter–His Wealth Estimated as High as $50...
The New York Times report of Carter Harrison’s assassination. CHICAGO, OCT. 28– Carter Henry Harrison, Mayor of Chicago, was shot at his residence, 231 Ashland Boulevard, at 8:07 o’clock tonight, and died at 8:47 o’clock. His murderer was a...
Cyrus McCormick’s grave had to be guarded by a faithful servant for over a year in order to prevent desecration and/or theft. George Pullman on the other hand had to be buried in Graceland Cemetery at night in a lead-lined coffin within a reinforced...
Continuing with our tour of long-dead Chicago and the people who built America. You remember the name Cyrus Hall McCormick right? Cyrus McCormick, the guy who invented the….? C’mon, think back to grade school. You can get it. Here’s a picture. Cyrus...
