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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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Timeline of the City's History : 1899 |
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"Captain" and "Ma" Streeter
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Photograph taken in the latter days of 'Captain' and 'Ma' Streeter in the 'Deestrict' of Lake Michigan.
Courtesy of "Chicago and Its Makers" (Chicago: Felix Mendelsohn, 1929).
Other images from this year
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