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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
1908
Chicago has 1 million immigrants
1909
Burnham Plan for Chicago
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Women of Bucket Shop Raids
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Image of two women exiting a police van past two policemen and a crowd of people watching on the sidewalk. The women and police were involved in the Bucket Shop raids in Chicago.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
Other images from this year
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