Spanning the Civil War through the 1960s\, this presentation by Richard C. Lindberg showcases forgotten crimes\, pun ishments\, and consequences: poisoned soup that nearly killed three hundre d leading citizens\, politicians\, and business and religious leaders\; a woman in showbiz and her street-thug husband whose checkered lives inspire d a 1955 James Cagney movie\; and the first police woman in Chicago\, hire d as a result of the senseless killing of a young factory girl in a racial ly tinged case of the 1880s. Also included are tales of industry and inven tion\, such as America&rsquo\;s first automobile race\, the haunting of a wealthy Gilded Age manufacturer&rsquo\;s mansion\, and the identity of the telephone&rsquo\;s rightful inventor\, as well as the history of early ci ty landmarks\, the fight to save Lakefront Park\, and how &ldquo\;Lucky&rd quo\; Charlie Weeghman&rsquo\;s north side baseball park became Wrigley Fi eld. Explore civic\, cultural\, and political happenings: the great Railro ad Fairs of 1948 and 1949\; Richard J. Daley&rsquo\;s revival of the St. P atrick&rsquo\;s Day parade\; political disrupter Lar &ldquo\;America First &rdquo\; Daly\; and many others.
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