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Dates: during 1920-1929
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After the blackening destruction that followed the blaze in Patrick O'Leary's barn at 137 De Koven St. on the night of Oct. 8, 1871, the city convulsed in agony, caught its breath. It shook its head, came up for a final, triumphant round. Among its innovators were: Cyrus McCormick and his reaper; George Pullman and his "palace car"; Pinkerton and his sleuths; Bross and his Tribune; Frances Willard and her "praying women"; Brunswick, Balke and their billiard table; Rand McNally and his maps; Crane and his valves; Kimball and his pianos; Kuppenheimer and his clothes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: On Garlic Creek | 9/9/1929 | See Source »

Last week the President summoned to the executive offices Col. Clarence Marshall Young,* 40, lawyer, Director of the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Civil Aeronautics. Did Mr. Young want the job of Assistant Secretary? Of course he did. So on Oct. 1 he takes his promotion, to Mr. MacCracken's relief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Commerce Promotion | 9/2/1929 | See Source »

...first U. S. edition will be published Oct. 15, 1929 by Lewis Copeland (Manhattan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Devil People? | 8/26/1929 | See Source »

...Epoch, showing why he was pro-German in the War, also how the merger of small companies into a trust was a step toward Socialism. After indulging in Socialist politics, a Western lecture tour, a denial as scientist, of immortality and God's existence, Steinmetz died Oct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Protean Gnome | 8/26/1929 | See Source »

...made one of the direct, unequivocal remarks which distinguish him from so many divines, which make the overflow of his congregations willing to listen to him by radio in the basement of his church in order to earn admission to regular upstairs pews on the following Sunday (TIME, Oct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: 'Scandal, Disgrace | 8/19/1929 | See Source »

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