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1914
World War I begins
1915
Black Lawyers Association founded
City Population doubles: Total population reaches 2,448,426
Cook County Bar Association founded
First Black Alderman elected
1916
Great Migration of American Blacks to city
1917
United States declares war against Germany and Japan
1918
Spanish Flu Epidemic: 8,500 deaths in Chicago
World War I Armistice
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Coppersmith Apartment, Scene of a Double Murder
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Interior view of the Coppersmith apartment, where Mrs. Ella Coppersmith and her infant son John were murdered by a robber. Blood stains are visible on the floor in the foreground. This apartment was in a building located at 7100 South Lowe Avenue in the Englewood community area of Chicago.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
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