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June 29
1907: A Bronze Statue of Carter H. Harrison I, sculpted by HK Hibbard, is unveiled in Union Park, It is the first monument to a Chicagoan erected in the city.
June 26
1897: Booker T. Washington, president of Tuskegee Institute, is a fuest of honor at a dinner in the Lexington Hotel.
June 25
1916: The Munincipal Pier (now Navy Pier) is opened to the public though it is not entirely finished.
June 24
1907: Mayor Fred. A Busse files 6 suits againt William Randolph Hurst, charging that the Hearst newspapers had libeled him in cartoons. He asks damages of $425,000
June 23
1913: Dr. J.C. Ping attributes increaing insanity among women to “dress, social affairs, danicing, and card playing.”
June 22
1908: The City Council adopts a new street-numbering system with State & Madison Sts. as the base lines.
June 21
1893: THe Ferris Wheel On THe Midway Plaisance is formally opened. Workers had begun its construction on Feb. 25
June 19
1829: Archibald Clyburn & Samuel Miller supervise the first ferry to operate on the Chicago River
June 18
1900: THe NOrth Sie Business Men’s Association protests the Union Tracion Co.’s plan to replace cablecars w/overhead trolleys.
June 17
1902: Women students at Northwestern University in Evanson demand a gymansium and a commons of their own, comaplining that the facilities for women are inferior to those for men.
June 16
1896: The city’s woodworkers go out on dtrike, demanding $2.00 for a 9-hr. day instead of $1.50 for a 10hr. day
