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Cook, Illinois in the 1910s: 1 through 4 of 4

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  1. Jane Addams takes a look back at Hull-House, twenty years later.
    date 1910map Cook, Illinoistags Immigrants, Women, Jane Addams, Hull House, Social Movement, Social Settlement

    In Twenty Years at Hull-House, Jane Addams reflected that after twenty years, Hull-House held true to its charter: “To provide a center for the higher civic and social life; to institute and maintain educational and philanthropic enterprises, and to investigate and improve the conditions in the industrial districts of Chicago.” However, she realized some changes had taken place at Hull-House. ...

  2. Immigrants Who Couldn’t Get on The Train
    date 1914map Cook, Illinoistags Migration/Transportation, Railroad

    In 1914, Stephen Graham, a traveler from Britain, was riding a train towards Chicago. Upon arriving at the station, he was comparing the American rates with the Russian rates and Great Britain rates: “The cost of working is more in America than in Russia, and the trains are twice as fast; but that is not enough to set off against the enormous differences in fares. . . It is absurd to compare the...

  3. Industrial competition between Chicago and Pittsburg
    date 1915map Cook, Illinoistags Pittsburg, Chicago, Steel and Iron Industry, Economy

    Internal competition in a country can be a strong force for development and improvements in some industries.  This “American versus American” phenomenon appeared in many industries in the US. In the early twentieth century, the United States was still developing. At that time, many industries were still in their early stage  -- the car industry and aviation industry, for example. Because these...

  4. The Chicago White Sox Scandal of 1919 Shines Light on Early Baseball Business Practices
    date 1919 to 1920map Cook, Illinoistags Scandal, Baseball

    Lying, cheating, and gambling.  Do these sound like actions that men who were respected and looked upon with admiration would commit?  The fans who supported the Chicago White Sox in 1919 never thought the players they adored would do such things.  However, these fans were wrong.  In September 1920, just as playoffs were about to begin, eight beloved players from the White Sox were charged with...