Mack’s Fine Record A Jewish figure in civic life
A vivid portrait of J W Mack detailing a path from the Civil Service Commission to the Circuit Court bench. The piece notes his ties to settlement workers, era social circles, San Francisco birth, Cincinnati upbringing, and Ottawa politics amid Chicago’s Democratic scene.
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J. W .Mack
Civil Service Commission
William Loettier
California Harrison
Mack
America
San Francisco
Adam Down
Mackaronis
California
Egypt
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lefer
William Loeftier
Chicago
Julian W. Mack
Circuit Court
Arthur H. Chetlain
Superior Court
Citizens object to Sub-Treasurer Boldenweck lost funds
The public demands accountability after claims that Sub-Treasurer William Boldenweck mislaid $178,000. Critics say officials who pursue political office should bear the consequences with their bondsmen.
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William Boldenweck
Settlement workers push study of juvenile souls in Chicago
The Juvenile Psychopathic Institute in Chicago will experiment on poor homeless children in juvenile court to study their souls. Its aim is to provide proper treatment based on mentality and surroundings and reduce juvenile crime by addressing contributing causes in each case. The institute employs medical talent and will examine each child physically mentally and their home and ancestry to determine delinquency causes.
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Judge Mack
Juvenile Psychopathic Institute
Chicago
Chicago reformers clash over Mack and city graft
The piece details 1900 Chicago politics with Miss Addams and Mrs. Dummer backing juvenile reform, Judge Mack under fire by Mayo Men's Association, and calls to replace him with John Gibbs. It notes city treasurer Isaac Powell taking office, bond funds, and debates over dock leases and traction company corruption.
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Isaac N. Powell
John BE. Traeger
Powell
Francis D. Connery
Firemen’s Pension Fund
Ats
Louis Gosselin
Busse
Great Dock Property Leased to Goodrich Company for Song
The city’s premier dock property is leased to the Goodrich Company at a nominal price. Many Chicago businessmen would pay $50,000 a year for a long lease, and the deal was never publicly advertised per law. Past administrations allegedly stifled competition and favored this immense asset.
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Goodrich Dock
Rush Street Bridge
Chain of Lakes
Goodrich Company
Chicago
Julian the Apostle and the Hell Law Plea in Illinois
In a 1900 Springfield row, M. M. Mangasarian urged Illinois to ban teaching eternal damnation to children, arguing it would curb religious fear and protect youth. He tied the issue to women’s reform and warned of revivalists exploiting fear, envisioning a secular, humane future.
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Springfield
Ti Hols
M. M. Mangasarian
Orchestra Hall
Record Herald
Chicago
Hell
Rockefellers
Carnegies
Hindts
America
Vote for Mick for Judge in Evanston race
A local note urges voters to support Mick on the Democratic ticket for judge. It references Mack as a professor of law at Evanston University Northwestern and mentions a rule prohibiting liquor sales within four miles of its walls.
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Mack
William Loeffler
Chetlain
Superior Court
Settlement Workers' Choice
North- Western University
Evanston
Sailoops and Breweries
Judge
Julian W. Mack
Evanston City
Mick
Evanston University
Northwestern
Prohibitionists and Workers Halting in Tl holsom Tuesday
Prohibitionists were halted in Tl holsom as Rockford shifted from dry to wet on Tuesday. Taxpayers awaken to revenue loss and higher property taxes from prohibition. Below are results of the election in Illinois towns and cities with references to wet and dry outcomes.
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Tlholsom
Rockford
Hinois
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Philanthrophists
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Circuit
Sona of Toll
Theillionaires
Knights of Rest
Jane Addams
Attar
Rosea
Hull House
God's Hill
Jurisdic
Gibbons
Scanlan
Tuthill
Ambassador White
J. W
Brentano
Harrison
Cactus Point
Arizona
Edward H. Peters
Ilinois
Mayo Men's Association
Randolph Street
Joseph A. O'Donnell
John J. Coburn
John 2. McGoorty
Frank Adams
Albert J. Hopkins
United States
Dog Catchers
John Gibbons
Chicago Railways Company
Traction Gang
Chicago City Railway Company
The
Municipal Voters’ League
Democratic Party
Party
J. W. Mack
Julian the Apostate
Earth
Illinois
Beef Trust
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Beardstown
Benton
Canton
Lanark
Lebanon
Libertyville
Litchfield
Marengo Martinsville
Marshall
Mayer Minonk
New Baden
Nokomis
Odin
Pocahontas
Percy
Waverly
Albany
Arcola
Ashland
Belvidere
Bridgeport
Champahn
Charleston
Decatur
Duquoin
Teres
Fairfield
Greenville
Tees
Heyworth
Jerseyville
le Roy
Kenny
Marion
Vane McLenshoro
Marissa
Mount Carroll
Petersburg
Pinckneyville
Saybrook
Sullivan
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