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  • These guys shoot the works [Melrose Pyrotechnics]
    These guys shoot the works [Melrose Pyrotechnics] Newspaper
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 1 Jul 1999, B3     ...
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 1 Jul 1999, B3   ...
  • Behind the bang: firework displays require hours of preparation
    Behind the bang: firework displays require hours of preparation Newspaper
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 3 Jul 2002, p. 121     ...
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 3 Jul 2002, p. 121   ...
  • Plan Fireworks Display at Club
    Plan Fireworks Display at Club Newspaper
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Jun 1914, p. 1     A fireworks display will be held on the lake front in Wilmette for the fourth of July celebration.
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Jun 1914, p. 1   A fireworks display will be held on the lake front in Wilmette …
  • Panel to probe St. Patrick's Day '78 fireworks explosion in the home of George Yule, 1221 Cleveland St.
    Panel to probe St. Patrick's Day '78 fireworks explosion in the home of George Yule, 1221 Cleveland St. Newspaper
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Oct 1999, p. 9     ...
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Oct 1999, p. 9   ...
  • Proclamation
    Proclamation Newspaper
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 2 Jul 1914, p. 2     Ordinances governing the proper display of fireworks and similar explosives in the village.
    Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 2 Jul 1914, p. 2   Ordinances governing the proper display of fireworks and similar explosives in the …
  • A $2 million spark! Home leveled, extensive property damage
    A $2 million spark! Home leveled, extensive property damage Newspaper
    Stephen Tarnoff, Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 23 Mar 1978, Section Cover, 1, 25, , 27     A spark from an electric motor may have ignited nearby fuses and chemicals setting off an explosion at 1221 Cleveland St. that caused extensive damage to the surrounding area and injured several pers
    Stephen Tarnoff, Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 23 Mar 1978, Section Cover, 1, 25, , 27   A spark from an electric motor may have ignited nearby fuses and …
  • Firefighters still recall explosion of home in 1978
    Firefighters still recall explosion of home in 1978 Newspapercomment
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 24 Mar 2005, p. 7     St. Patrick's Day marks the anniversary of a 1978 explosion at 1221 Cleveland Ave. George Murray Yule had an illegal fireworks factory in the basement of his home. The house was destroyed and Yule di
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 24 Mar 2005, p. 7   St. Patrick's Day marks the anniversary of a 1978 explosion at 1221 …
  • Neighbors did not know of explosives, letter Joan Clark
    Neighbors did not know of explosives, letter Joan Clark Newspaper
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 31 Mar 2005, p. 19     Neighbors did not know that George Yule, resident of Cleveland St., kept fireworks and explosives in his basement. The house exploded on March 24, 1978.
    Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 31 Mar 2005, p. 19   Neighbors did not know that George Yule, resident of Cleveland St., kept …
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