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1904
Justice of the Peace System abolished
1905
Mayor cleans up Old Custom House; over 200 houses of prostitution closed
Municipal Court of Chicago created
1906
Upton Sinclair’s exposé, “The Jungle” published
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Chentung-Liang-Cheng, the Chinese Minister to the U.S
Informal portrait of Chentung-Liang-Cheng, Chinese Minister to the United States, Spain and Peru, wearing traditional Chinese dress, standing on a stepstool next to a train, holding onto the train's rail with his left hand. Two African American porters and two men wearing suits are standing around him. The image was taken at Union Passenger Station located on the northeast corner of South Canal and West Adams Streets in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Ill. Chentung-Liang-Cheng was on his way to Washington, DC
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
Other images from this year
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