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Chicago event: Chicago Fire
The Chicago Fire began by a barn owned by Patrick and Catherine O'Leary at 137 DeKoven Street where it is said a cow knocked a lantern over and the fire traveled very far because of the dry wood and polluted river that kept the fire going for two days. -
Book Event: Dr. H. H. Holmes bought a castle to plot murders
Dr. H.H. Holmes bought properties to kill his victims in, especially women who fell in love with him. -
World: Eiffel Tower
Alexander Gustave Eiffel built a glamorous tower and Chicago strived to surpass their success by building expositions. -
Chicago event: Chicago mayor announced a citizens committee
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Chicago event: Chicago topped 1 million
Chicago had become the second most populous city in the nation after New York. -
Chicago event: Chicago selected for the location of the World's Fair
There was a bid going on in 1890 deciding on the location of the World's Fair, the purpose of World's Fair is the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus "discovering" the Americas. The bidding contained the following cities: St. Louis, New York, Washington, and Chicago. -
Book Event: Holmes murdered Julia and her daughter
Dr. H. H. Holmes attracted many women and murdered them and their children if they had any. In this case, Holmes attracted a woman named Julia and murdered her -
Chicago event: World's Fair construction began
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Chicago event: 800 violent deaths in Chicago
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Chicago event: World's fair recorded 27.5 million visits
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World event: New Zealand gives voting rights to women
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Book event: Holmes fled Chicago
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Chicago event: Great Midway Ball took place
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Book event: Chamberlin was the first to claim Holmes was a criminal
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Chicago event: Opening of Columbian Exposition AKA Chicago World's Fair
Chicago won the bidding against St. Louis, New York, and Washington. -
Book event: Mayor Harrison assassinated
Mayor Harrison broke a promise to Patrick Prendergast, which was that Prendergast would offer his help to Harrison through his campaign as long as Predergast was able to obtain the position as corporation counsel but it didn't turn out that way, so Prendergast killed Harrison and turned himself in. -
Book event: Patrick Prendergast sentenced to death
Prendergast was sentenced to death for killing Harrison -
Chicago event: Arsonists set fire to seven of the greatest palaces of the exposition
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World: German scientist discovers x-rays
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Book event: Chicago police found human remains in Holmes Castle
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Book event: Howard's bones were found in hotel basement
Dr. H.H. Holmes murdered a child and the child's remains were found in Holmes hotel -
World event: Czar Nicholas II was crowned
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World event: First modern Olympic Games located in Athens
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Book event: Dr. H.H. Holmes is sentenced to death
Dr. H.H. Holmes confessed to 27 murders. Holmes was hanged. -
Book event: World's Fair attendance increased
On October 22nd paid attendance totaled to 136,011 people and two days later, October 24th, 244,127.
