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1890
Sears Roebuck moves to Chicago
1891
Chicago Symphony founded
City Population doubles: Total population reaches 1,215,000
Provident Hospital, Chicago’s First Black Civic Institution, founded
1893
American Railroad Union founded
Financial panic and economic depression
Mayor Carter Harrison assassinated
World Columbian Exposition
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Timeline of the City's History : 1890 |
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A Knight's Templar Parade
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Michigan Avenue during a Knight's Templar parade. The temporary arch was at Tenth Street.
Courtesy of "Chicago and Its Makers" (Chicago: Felix Mendelsohn, 1929).
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