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The successors of Sweeney's Bombers, the gang was formed by Joseph Sangerman in the early-1920s, shortly after the arrests of the Sweeney gang in 1921. Hired out primarily by Chicago politicians and organized crime groups (such as Al Capone's Chicago Outfit), the group was the first to use its services for labor unions. As an officer of the ...
In 1941, the union renamed itself as the Journeymen Barbers', Hairdressers' and Cosmetologists' International Union of America. [3] It joined the new AFL-CIO in 1955, and was joined by the Barbers' and Beauty Culturists' Union of America in 1956. By 1957 it had 72,000 members, [4] but this fell to 40,000 in 1980.
1886 The Barbers Protective Union was formed on December 6, 1886 in Columbus, Ohio. 1887 The Protective Union becomes the Journeymen Barber's International on December 5, 1887. 1893 It was not until 1893 when A.B.Moler opened the first Barber School in Chicago. He also published textbooks at that time.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1]
The name, "Tri-City" originated in 1910 with the publication of the first Tri-City Directory: Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, by the Evans Directory Service of Elgin, Illinois. There were ten editions of the Tri-City Directory published from 1910 to 1943. During this same period, the local telephone directories served all three cities, as well.
A post office called Saint Charles was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1905. [2] The U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) lists the historical location of the post office at 39°23′30″N 84°44′35″W / 39.3916667°N 84.7430556°W / 39.3916667; -84.7430556 ( Saint Charles Post
In 1835, the Chicago, St. Charles & Mississippi Airline railroad was chartered with the intent of building a railroad west out of Chicago. [1] The railroad never began construction, and its rights to build were transferred in 1854 to a new company, the Minnesota & North Western (M&NW), which eventually began construction in 1884 of a line south ...
Predecessor companies opened service in 1895 between Carpentersville and Elgin; in 1896 between Elgin and St. Charles and Aurora and Geneva; in 1899 between Aurora and Yorkville; and in 1901 between St. Charles and Geneva. In the era 1901-1906 it was known as the Elgin, Aurora & Southern Traction Company. [1] [2] [3]