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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
1899
Cook County Juvenile Court founded
President Hayes’ Open Door Policy
Women’s Christian Temperance Union and Anti-Saloon League founded in Evanston
1900
Chicago has Longest Cable Car Lines and Street Car Lines in the World
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The Canyon of La Salle Street
The canyon of La Salle Street with the façade of the Board of Trade. The Rockery Building and the Royal Insurance Company are at the left.
Courtesy of "Chicago and Its Makers" (Chicago: Felix Mendelsohn, 1929).
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