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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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Bate Auto Murder Mystery
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View of a man or boy standing on the road leading to a house in Lemont, Illinois, where John William Bate, Jr., a chauffeur for Canary's Garage, was found murdered. The resulting murder investigation was known as either the Bate Auto Murder Mystery, or the Dove Case after the suspected murderer Mr. Dove.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
See related case
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