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Article: Horses, snakes, drunken driving and ice on minds of Elginites a century ago.(Neighbor)(Way back when)
- Article from:
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- July 23, 2006
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Byline: Jerry Turnquist
"I heard horse owners want to make North Liberty Street in Elgin into a raceway."
"Sooner or later, I knew someone was going to be arrested for driving drunk in one of those automobiles."
"It's about time someone cares what we're eating and drinking."
These are some of the comments people might have made after reading the Elgin newspapers of a century ago.
Here's a look at those and other stories that made headlines in July 1906.
- "North Liberty Street would make a nice speedway for fast horses," local equestrians said. "This would give horsemen a fine stretch for speeding their fast horses ...