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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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William Weil, Murder Victim
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Image of Police Capt. Smith and coroner's physician Dr. Joseph Springer looking at William Weil's body lying on the floor in a rear room of his store in Chicago, Illinois. Text on negative: Weil murder, back room.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
See related case
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