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...claimed it had sold, not given, to the Exposition. The Exposition's answer: In 1932 the city had passed an order "that there shall be no charge against the Exposition for water"; the Exposition had paid all equipment & pumping costs. But last week, grumbling of "holdups," "ransom" and "bloodmoney," The Century of Progress offered City Council $25,000 for its $268,132 claim...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ILLINOIS: City's Ingratitude | 9/13/1937 | See Source »

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