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6 At This Time: 8:07 a.m., Monday, Dec. 13

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Evanston firefighters remember the Mark Manufacturing Company blaze that killed two firefighters on December 13, 1905. A stone marks the site, now the Valli Produce parking lot near Dempster and Dodge. (Photo by Richard Cahan)

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Richard Cahan takes photos for the Evanston RoundTable. He also is publisher of CityFiles Press, a small but mighty media company that believes in the power of words and pictures. You can reach him at... More by Richard Cahan

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