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


"The Busiest Corner of the World"


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A view of the 'Busiest Corner of the World,' State and Madison Streets, showing Mandel Brothers, Chas. A, Stevens & Bros., The Columbus Memorial Building and Marshall Field & Company.

Courtesy of "Chicago and Its Makers" (Chicago: Felix Mendelsohn, 1929).

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