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Monday, December 08, 2025

December 8, 1914: Schoolgirl Dies in Chicago

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According to public records, 13-Ida Kaufmann was a Chicago native, daughter of German immigrants Julius Kaufmann, who worked as a saloon keeper, and wife, Minna Vocke Kaufmann. Ida was the youngest of four children. By 1910, Julius was no longer keeping a saloon but had become a railroad worker. The family owned their own home. 

On December 8, 1914, Ida was a 13-year-old schoolgirl. She died in her Chicago home at 4226 Tallman Avenue in Chicago after an abortion performed by an unknown perpetrator. 

She had suffered uterine hemorrhage. 

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