Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930
1923
Mary Bertelme first woman elected to the Circuit Court
Mayor William Dever elected; pledges to close every "vicious cabaret"
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Timeline of the City's History : 1923


Looking North on Michigan Avenue from the Art Institute

Looking North on Michigan Avenue from the Art Institute
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The Stop and Go system is proven by the pictures a great success. Lorado Taft's Great Lakes Fountain is shown on the south facade of the Institute. The Buckingham Elevator visible in the distance is a relic of the Great Fire of 1871. Courtesy of "Chicago and Its Makers" (Chicago: Felix Mendelsohn, 1929).

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