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Oct. 7

1909: Dr. Frederick A. Cook, whose claim to have discoevered the North Pole is strongly consented by Commander Robert E. Peary, addressed a huge crowd at the Coliseum

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Oct. 6

1834: The last wild bear is killed in Chicago at the corner of Adams and LaSalle, according to an undocumented report.

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Oct. 5

1901: Governor Richard Yates leaves Chicago with a large delegation to celebrate Illinois Day at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo.

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Oct. 4

1859: Abraham Lincoln sits for a photographic portrait at Cooke & Fassett’s studio at 131 Lake St.

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Oct. 3

1897: Regular passenger service is instututed on the Union elevated loop.

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Oct. 2

1935: The Cibs win the opening game of the World Series, but lose the championship to the Detriot Tigers in the sixth game.

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Oct. 1

1818: Gurdon S. Hubbard arrives in Chicago. He is a clerk for the American Fur Company, a pioneer trading company active in the northwest.

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Sept. 30

1904: Holabird and Roche design a new 16-story skyscraper, the Mercantile Building, to be built on State between Madison and Monroe streets.

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Sept. 29

1899: Dwight L. Moody comes to Chicago to make planes for a national religious revival.

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Sept. 28

1903: The Chicago Historical Society holds a reception for the families of early settlers of the cityto mark Fort Deabourn’s 100th anniversary.

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Sept. 27

1903: Huge crowds turn out to watch Indian tribal dances in Lincoln Park for the centennial celebration of Fort Deabourn.

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Sept. 26

1895: Polce raid Lincoln Schooland confiscate nearley a bushel of slingshots.

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Sept. 25

1909: The B’nai B’rith and the Commercial Club join forces to decalre war on prostitution and white slavery in Chicago.

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