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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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Chief Schuettler Swearing an Oath
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Image of Assistant Police Chief Herman Schuettler raising his right hand to swear an oath before the speaker's rostrum in the council chamber in Chicago.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
Other images from this year
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