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Article: Ministers urge to ban ragtime music, Sunday football in 1904.(Neighbor)(Way back when)
- Article from:
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- January 4, 2004
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Byline: Jerry Turnquist
Most of us don't give a second thought to watching a Sunday football or baseball game, but a century ago some were urging an end to such pasttimes.
Also making news was a museum for Lords Park, opposition to ragtime music, and an Elgin man's invention, which did one of your household chores while you slept.
Here's a look at what was happening in the Elgin area in January 1904 as recorded in the city's newspapers of the times.
- The increasing popularity of ragtime music prompted an organized group of Elgin ministers to call for an end to such amusements.
"This class of music is detrimental to the morals ...
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