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1893
American Railroad Union founded
Financial panic and economic depression
Mayor Carter Harrison assassinated
World Columbian Exposition
1894
Ida Platt, first Black woman admitted to the Bar
Louis Sullivan builds the Chicago Stock Exchange
Pullman Strike and Great Northern Railroad Strike
1896
Democratic Convention held in Chicago; Bryan defeated by McKinley in November election
1897
Completion of Chicago Loop
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Case Description
Trainer, Peter, shot dead, Clinton and Mather Sts., by Henry Meyer, whose house Trainer burglarized.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
July 21, 1894 |
| Date of death |
July 21, 1894 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
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| Address |
Clinton and Mather Sts.
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| Location description |
Clinton and Mather
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| Type of death |
Homicide
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| Type of homicide |
Intentional murder
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| Method of killing |
Other gun, gun unspecified
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| Weapon |
shot dead
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| Motive |
Trainer burglarized defendant's house
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| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
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| Circumstances description |
Burglary
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| Total number of victims |
1
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| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
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Victim
| Name |
Trainer, Peter
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| Gender |
Male
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| Race |
White
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| Ethnicity |
Other, european
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| Victim/defendant relationship |
Not related by family
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Defendant
| Name |
Mayer, Henry
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| Gender |
Male
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| Race |
White
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| Ethnicity |
Other, european
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| Killing while protecting property |
Protecting home
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Police
| Total number of defendants arrested |
1
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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Legal
| Charges against defendant |
No charges recorded
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| Type of legal decision recorded |
None
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| Allegations of police corruption |
No
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