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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
1919
Al Capone moves to Chicago
Chicago Race Riot
Illinois ratifies 18th Amendment and passes State prohibition statutes
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Charles Mellon
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Image of Charles Mellon, sitting in a courtroom in Chicago, Illinois. Text on the image reads, 'Detective Charles Mellon in Matter Case.' Mellon was the alleged illicit lover of Mrs. Anna Matters, who was on trial for buying a baby in order to make a claim on her late husband's estate.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
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