Sam Hill was a wealthy, happy-go-lucky eccentric millionaire and philanderer, which mixed oddly with his Quakerism. James J. Hill hired Sam Hill into the Northern Pacific Railroad legal department in ...

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the bulk of the buildings that made up the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 had been emptied and abandoned after the World’s Fair closed in 1894. Read more here. Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga ...

Once glorious, part of a shining showcase of classical architecture that became known around the globe as the White City, the bulk of the buildings that made up the World’s Columbian Exposition of ...

son of Swedish immigrants, moved here from Dixon, Illinois, just as people from around the globe arrived for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Walgreen struggled, however, to keep a job ...

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The 65,000-square-foot expo will happen from March 15-16 at the Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The expo will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

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