Chapter 1: Our History |
Chapter 2: First Paleface Comes to Niles Township |
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First of a Series on Niles Township's Past -- German Immigrants -- Depression Ends Growth |
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Shoots a Wolf -- Indians, Too -- 'Dutchman's Point' -- Skokie Settler -- Hardy Pioneers |
Chapter 3: The Pioneers |
Chapter 4: 'Iron Horse' Comes to Niles Township |
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Book Needed -- Klehms Arrive -- Lincolnwood Settlers -- Only One Doctor |
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Salaries Skyrocket -- Township Incorporated -- Came the Railroads |
Chapter 5: Millionaire Murdered |
Chapter 6: From Settlement to Village |
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His Toll Gate Burned to Ground by 'Indians' -- Opportunity Knocks -- System Was Legitimate -- Indian Uprising |
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Niles Settlers -- Three Old Churches -- Old Newspaper |
Chapter 7: Skokie's Great Call of 1910 |
Chapter 8: Boom and Bust |
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Market Day -- Sewage a Problem |
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"Investors Paying $5000 per Acre for Attractive Homes!" -- First New 'L' Extension -- Region Remote -- 'Booming Fast' -- Eyewitness Picture |
Chapter 9: In the Shadow of Chicago |
Chapter 10: The Old Order Changeth... |
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Tessville Incorporated -- Name Change -- Niles Center Referendum -- 'Big Swamp' |
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'Ocean liner' -- Tremendous Growth -- Jewish Migration |