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In 1896 the Democratic National Convention would be held in Chicago. Who would emerge as the leader of the party to be their presidential nominee? Image Credit: Wikipedia contributors. 1896 Democratic National Convention. 27 Feb. 2025, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Democratic_National_Convention#/media/File:1896_DNC_(2).jpg. The Coliseum in Chicago was twice the size of Madison Square Garden, and had just been completed. It almost was finished the Read more...
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In downtown Boston, MA, you can see where Dwight L. Moody was saved. Two years later found him in Chicago. When he wasn’t selling shoes, he ran a Sunday School class in an old saloon in a slum called The Sands, or Little Hell. In spite of his lack of education, he tried to teach the young children. He told Read more...
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Horatio Spafford, well-off lawyer and friend of D.L. Moody lived here on the north side of Chicago. During the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, he lost much of his real estate holdings. A couple years later he sent his family ahead to Europe where D.L. Moody would be preaching. The Ville du Havre sank, and all four of his daughters Read more...