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Saturday, January 26, 1878  

John A. Huck, founder of the first lager beer brewery in Chicago, Died at age 59. At the time of his death he was laying the plans to rebuild his brewery, which had been destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

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Huck & Schneider of Chicago, Illinois, USA

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