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...
Most but not all of the notable graves at Graceland Cemetary are located in the far northeast corner, separated from the common folk by the lake and island on which the Burnham grave sits. In contrast to the Burnham grave’s natural ascetic, most of the rest of...
From Graceland Obviously, I’ve been writing a lot about Chicago recently. Taken a lot of pictures too. The other day I took a ride up to Graceland Cemetery. Graceland Cemetery has been the final resting place of Chicagoans since 1860. Carl Sandburg wrote a poem...
