Monday, May 12, 2008 East Central Illinois

Champaign Freemasons open 95-year-old time capsule

By Christine Des Garennes
Sunday, September 23, 2007 9:52 AM CDT

They didn't find Jimmy Hoffa. No bars of gold, either.

But the 1912 copper box, sealed with lead, did provide a glimpse of life in Champaign a century ago.

The speed limit then? Ten miles per hour.

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