Local News

Oct. 7, 1935

• Glidden Plant explosion kills 11
• 1845 N. Laramie Ave in the North Austin neighborhood was so powerful that it leveled the five story factory building, destroyed nearby storage buildings, flattened automobiles and rail cars, shattered windows in 200 houses and apartments. The blast killed 11 employees and injured 43 other people.
• Speculation it was caused by a chemical  used in the process of extracting oil from soybeans. But the fire department expert thinks their might be other nefarious reasons it blew up....more to come.
• Chicago Cubs lose World Series again
• Gabby Hartnett-led Cubs went on a 21-game winning streak in Sept. to overtake the hated St. Louis Cardinals and win the pennant. You would think that would have made the Cubbies the toast of the town, but the Cubs were Series regulars, having played for it all in 1929 and 1932, and their awful showings of 4-1 and 4-0 losses. Now the North Siders lose again to the Tigers 4-2.
• Milk Wars!
• independent dairy farmers want a better price for their milk. Consumers paid 10 cents per quart, of which the farmer gets 3.76 cents. They want a penny and a half more. The distributors argues that the public wouldn't pay more. The three unions in the city represents more than 15,000 dairy farmers around the Chicago Milk Shed. They are picketing and dumping milk...and worse yet a large group broke the seals on five tanker cars and dumped 27,500 gallons.