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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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George (Peanut) Natzke
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Portrait of George (Peanut) Natzke, sitting in a room in Chicago, Illinois. Natzke was accused of killing Charles Petzel, a mailman, when he came to the aid of Mabel Carr.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
See related case
Other images from this year
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