Democratic Committee Members and Ward Officials Listed
Illinois Democratic committeemen and county leaders named with city and ward designations. The list includes Charles Boeschenstein Edwardsville and James M Dailey Cook County chair, with ward by ward officers across Chicago districts and suburbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Nautuonals
Ilinois
Charles Boeschenstein
Edwardsville
Democratic State Committee
Arthur W. Charles
Douglas Pattison
Freeport
Terence F. Moran
Chicago
Ed. M. Spiller
Marion
Isaac B. Craig
Mattoon
Ernest Hoover
Taylorville
Jerry J. Kane
East St. Louis
Democratic County Committee
James M. Dailey
William P. Feeney
Democratic Party of
Cook County
Joseph Rushkewicz
Frank F. Roeder
Anton J. Cermak
James M. Whalen
Frank H. McCulloch
Henry Stuckart
John F. Quinlan
Ward and club headquarters listed for Chicago wards
The article catalogs ward by ward headquarters in Chicago with addresses and officers. It lists ward numbers thirty one through thirty five and adjacent town and club details, including presidents and secretaries at multiple locations. It also notes a Studebaker gold car at the Chicago Auto Show and predicted 1918 liquor opposition in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker
Chicago
Local Club Officers Named From Chicago Area
A fragment lists Harry M. Christ as secretary at Lawndale Avenue with Dennis E. Duffy, and addresses 2128 Lawndale Ave and 4089 41 W Madison Street. It notes officers president R. W. Larkin and secretary John S. Clark with meeting schedule on first and third Thursdays at Keeler and North Aves.
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S. State St
John J. Coughlin
N. la Salle
Ike Roderick
B. 37Th St
Douglas
Edw. Stenson
Michigan Ave
Otto Woerter
Indiana Theater
Young's Hall
30Th
Wallace Sts
John F. Bolton
Union Ave
James J. Kropacek
Normal Ave
Kahn’s Hall
35Th and
Wood
Henry McNerney
Paulina St
Matthew M. Bunyan
Calumet K. of C. Hall
Cottage Grove Ave
James M. Whalen
Langley Ave
Elmer J. Whitty
Commercial Ave
John P. Byrnes
Bond Ave
Gustave Steinwig
Anthony Ave
DeHaan
Catrines DeHaan
Donald E. Whittenburg
W. 12Th St
Tel. Seeley
Michael J. Browne
Washburne Ave
Fred W. Rausch
W. 19Th
Kedzie Ave
Lawndale
Otto Kerner
Clifton Park Ave
Joseph I. Novak
Trumbull Ave
W. Madison
Kedzie
James C. Denvir
Congress St
John C. Morris
W. Adams
Conway's Hall
Lake St
Western Ave
James B. Shiel
Grand Ave
Edward J. Kelly
Park Ave
Iowa St
Edward J. Raindl
Chicago Ave
Morris Gevirts
N. Francisco Ave
North Ave
Joseph Petlak
Frank Literski
Dickson St
Milwaukee Ave
Monroe
Walter Smith
Austin Ave
Teofil Weyna
James C. Gavin
Racine Ave
John Vanderburg
Sangamon
Blue Island Ave
Taylor St
Thos. J. Johnson
W. Congress St
John J. Falvey
Lytle St
Club House
W. 18Th St
Peter F. Smith
W. Union Ave
Barth. P. Collins
W. 19Th St
Thomas Jefferson Club
N. Dearborn St
Superior
Joseph P. Mahoney
N. la Salle St
Raymond A. Dougherty
Larrabee St
Lincoln
W. North Ave
Lincoln Ave
Gustav Seedorf
N. Oakley Ave
Broadway
Edgewater
John 8. Hummer
Beacon St
John P. Dougherty
Magnolia Ave
Grace
Chas
A. Williams
Janssen Ave
W. Peters
N. Hermitage Ave
Grace Hall
Bernard
Elston
Irving
Hans Blase
Pensacola Ave
Geo. J. Gereken
N. LeClaire Ave
Milwaukee
Armitage
W. Garfield Blvd
Drover
Frank J. Ryan
John R. Cook
McNally
Frank J. Carr
W. 60Th St
Chas, Sener
Peoria
Anderson Bldg
S. Halsted St
Harry M. Christ
Lawndale Ave
Dennis E. Duffy
W. Madison S
Garfield
R. W. Larkin
Jackson Blvi
John S. Clark
Keeler and
North Aves
Socialist Spring Ticket Leads City Elections Effort
The Socialist ticket heads Lewis W. Hardy for city clerk and Robert H. Howe for city treasurer as the party targets alderman seats across most wards. Aldermanic candidates are listed for wards two through twenty-six, with J Louis Engdahl and others named among the hopefuls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis W. Hardy
Robert H. Howe
V. F. Poree
Frank Mavrich
K. Gugis
Ella Carr
John T. Caulfield
George Kohler
Charles V. Johnson
J. Sonnenschein
Louis J. Cejka
Charles H. Hair
H. W. Harris
J. Louis Engdahl
Peter Galskis
Harry E. Greenwood
Isidore Gordon
Charles N. Anderson
Andrew Lafin
Big Auto Show Promises Magnificent 1917 Display
Chicago’s national automobile show of 1917, described as the show of prosperity, features a $50,000 decorative scheme designed by artists at Tietzel studios in Evergreen Park. Scenic art glass mural panels, globe sculptures atop pillars, and 200 glowing art glass clusters will illuminate the set in amber, green, old rose, and black, with duplication planned at the First Regiment armory and consistency across the Coliseum annex Greer building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Samuel Miles
Tietzel
Evergreen Park
First Regiment
Coliseum
Greer
Prohibition Parties Unite to Back Congressional Prohibition Plan
Delegates at the Hotel La Salle in a conference of all factions within the Prohibition party voted to cooperate with the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association. The aim is to mobilize city forces to back a prohibition candidate in every congressional district nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Legislative Branch
United States
Progressive Party
Prohibition Party
J. L. Newman
Prohibitionists
Matthew Hale
J. A. Hopkins
Atlanta
St. Louis
Hotel la Salle
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association
Warden Frey Promotes Lindquist Arthur Donaldson Cigar
Charles L. Frey, longtime warden of county institutions at Dunning, achieves strong sales of the F. C. Lindquist Arthur Donaldson cigar, widely popular with the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Frey
Dunning
F. C. Lindquist
Arthur Donaldson
Hopkins Faces 1918 Illinois Senate Battle with McCormick
The Illinois Republican field centers on Albert J. Hopkins as a former U S senator with a solid record. Other candidates mentioned include Medill McCormick William H H Stead William Hale Thompson B M Chipperfield and Fred W Upham. A split between old guard Republicans and progressives looms as 1918 approaches. Nearby, Ickes and Robins quietly weigh lines though Roosevelt may prefer McCormick. Also a local push seeks to abolish the Board of Local Improvements, deemed a taxpayers burden and source of joy to taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Hopkins
Aurora
United States
Senate
Medill McCormick
William HH. Stead
William Hale Thompson
B. M. Chipperfield
Fred W. Upham
Ilinois
William R. Willcox
Republican National Committee
George W. Perkins
Harold Ickes
Raymond Robins
Roosevelt
McCormick
Ickes
Robins
Political Calendar for 1917 Chicago Elections
The 1917 Chicago election calendar lists two primaries, two elections and three registrations. Key dates include Jan 29 filing for aldermen city clerk and treasurer, Feb 6 preprimary registration, Feb 7 last day to file, Feb 27 municipal primary, March 18 pre-election registration, Apr 3 municipal election, Aug 22 preprimary registration, Sept 12 judicial primary, and Nov 6 vote for ten Superior Court judges. Registrations apply only to movers since October biennial dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Election Board
Superior Court
Money for taxpayers in old city rebates
Real estate owners appear unaware there is over a million dollars in rebates and refunds in the city treasury. The Board of Local Improvements notes owners seldom claim these funds and may seek legislative help through Senate Bill No. 51 to allow five years after notice to use unclaimed rebates for other city needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Local Improvements
Grand Auto and Taxi Service Advertisement
The American Auto and Taxi Co. offers Lozier seven passenger cars with fares: ten cents for the first third mile, ten cents for each subsequent third mile, five cents per extra passenger per trip, and $2.50 per hour for 1 to 6 passengers. Offices at 1810 Wells Street and 2441 Michigan Avenue. Telephones Lincoln 4008 or Calumet 2798.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Auto & Taxi Co
Wells Street
Michigan Avenue
Lincoln
Calumet
List of aldermen names for the common council
A long roster lists 35 plus aldermen to form the city council with party labels. Notable entries include Michael Kenna Dem John J Coughlin Dem Oscar De Priest Rep Hugh Morris Rep Edward J Werner Ulises Schwartz David R Hickey John A Richert Dem Charles Martin Dem and many others with Dem Rep or Ind affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Kenna
John J. Coughlin
Oscar de Priest
Hugh Morris
Edward J. Werner
Ulysses
Schwartz
David R. Hickey
John A. Richert
Charles Martin
Thomas A. Doyle
Alexander A. McCormick
Willis O. Nance
Charles E. Merriam
John N. Kimball
John B. Tyden
Ernest M. Cross
Hiram Vanderbilt
Eugene H. Block
Frank Klaus
James McNichols
Edward F. Cullerton
Herman Krumdick
Otto Kerner
Joseph I. Novak
John R. Anderson
John G. Horne
James H. Lawley
Joseph H. Smith
Henry Atpate
W. E. Rodriguez
Vincent
Zwiefk
John Szymkowski
Lewis D. Sitts
Walkowiak
Carl T. Murray
William J. Healy
John Powers
James B. Bowler
Herman Miller
Matt Franz
Ellis Geiger
Earl J. Walker
William P. Ellison
John H. Bauler
Thomas O. Wall
John Kjellander
Herman Gnadt
John Haderlein
Henry D. Capitain
Frank J. Link
William F. Lipps
George Pretzel
John C. Kennedy
Oliver L. Watson
Harry BE. Littler
Max Adamowski Ceeerees sDom
John Hrubec
Robert M. Buck
M. A. Michaelson
Joseph C. Blaha
John Toman
Conrad H. Janke
Thomas J. Lynch
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Apoe
Fair State, Adams and
Dearborn Sts
E. J. Lehmann
Eugene R. Pike
Eemen
Jacob Lindheimer
Fred W. Block
John J. Leonard
William J. Graham
Thomas D. Nash
Patrick J. Carr
John P. Gibbons
John H. Mack
Joseph W. Cermak
A. J. Sabath
Martin J. O’brien
Patrick A. Nash
Thomas P. Keane
Stanley H. Kunz
Bernard J. Grogan
Dennis J. Egan
John F. O'Malley
Rudolph L. Schapp
Joseph L. Gill
Harry R. Gibbons
Henry A. Zen
James F. Heffer
Iwan
James M. Slattery
H. R. Gibbons
Michael K. Sheridan
Frank J. Walsh
Timothy Crowe
Joseph 0. Kostner
Samuel Kleinitz
Chicago Heights
Francis M. Keough
Lemont
Peter Wolf
Melrose Park
Ross CG. Hall
Oak Park
Isaac M. Kuebler
Palatine
Hodnett’s
Carl’ A. Juvery
Marcus H. Taft
Jacob Markovitz
Pierce J. Anderson
Wiliam E. Dunn
Morris Seskind
Henry E. Murphy
Engdahl
Rodriguez
Peter Reinberg
Socialist Spring
William E.ckeson
John Weyer
Paul Pause
Victor Koehler
U. S. Senator
Edwards A. Cudahy, the
Great Packer
Grand Auto and Taxi Service
the Common Council
City of
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