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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
1894
Ida Platt, first Black woman admitted to the Bar
Louis Sullivan builds the Chicago Stock Exchange
Pullman Strike and Great Northern Railroad Strike
1896
Democratic Convention held in Chicago; Bryan defeated by McKinley in November election
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Timeline of the City's History : 1893 |
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Anarchists Freed!
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Chicago Daily Tribune, June 27, 1893 headline announcing the overturning of convictions against anarchists from the Haymarket incident.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
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