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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
1897
Completion of Chicago Loop
1898
Hull House founded by Jane Addams
Spanish-American War
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Timeline of the City's History : 1895 |
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Women’s Ward, Top floor of Administration Building
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Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
Other images from this year
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