What was the temperature in Chicago on February 23rd, 1905?  What
relevant current events happened in and around this period in Chicago?

Paul P. Harris founded what became the Rotary Club in response to
"...wanting to recreate the community feeling of his childhood in
rural Vermont."  Perhaps he was inspired with homesickness by the
weather?

"From Chicago, bell to ring in centenary" by a staff reporter, The
Telegraph (September 8, 2004)
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040908/asp/calcutta/story_3729202.asp

"February 23, 1905 - The Chicago City Council modifies the Met's
franchise to allow it to carry trains belonging to surface railroads,
allowing the AE&C interurban to use the Met's Fifth Avenue terminal.
In return, the Met was required to operate local service between 52nd
and Austin Avenues on the AE&C's line."

"Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railway Company - Chicago "L" 1898"
http://www.scripophily.net/mewesielraco.html

A handful of other Chicago events occurring in 1905 can be found at:

"1905 in History" BrainyHistory http://www.brainyhistory.com/years/1905.html

Sincerely,

Wonko

Search Terms:  "February 23, 1905" Chicago and February 1905 Chicago

16 degrees high
.18 inches of snow
Easterly winds

Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb 6, 1905, pg. 11

I used a historical Tribune Database available through my local public
library.  I cannot link directly to it since it a pay database.

I'm sorry I had the wrong date.  Here is the correct info:

High 34 degrees
Cloudy
Winds Southeast
No precipitation

Barometer 29.78