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Newspaper

Chicago Eagle

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1909

Page

2

Garfield report and the beef packers case details

Garfield described the illegal packers combination and the role of Rep Martin in supplying facts and witnesses. Chapter 5 of the Garfield report faced withholding and was not to reach Congress until beer trust cases end. A Philadelphia editor claimed kissing cures freckles, while a remark on calling a damsel as Cleopatra shows shifting propriety.

Garfield Representative Martin Department of Commerce and Labor Martin Chicago Congress Beer Trust

Locusts Plague Panama Declared Over

A brief report notes locusts in Panama brought disruption but have been halted. locals praise efforts and announce the present state of relief, highlighting swift action against the pest and the outlook for resumed normal life.

Panama

New Jersey Woman Dies From Excitement Over Mouse

A young woman in New Jersey collapsed and died after the sight of a mouse induced intense fear and excitement. Experts note rare reactions to startling stimuli can trigger fatal stress responses in susceptible individuals.

New Jersey

Living cheaper abroad may ease life for some readers

The piece notes a belief that living abroad costs less yet earning money is tougher. It quips about Luther Burbank potentially creating a rose with fewer thorns. Pat Crowe, now a preacher, declares that ill gotten gold brings no happiness, but fails to back this claim with official testimonials from coal mud meat trusts officials.

Luther Burbank Pat Crowe Tle Coal Mud Meat Trusts

City Officials and Ward Representatives List

A dense roster lists city officers including Mayor Fred A. Busse and officials across departments such as Fire Marshal James Horan, City Clerk John R. McCabe, City Treasurer John F. Traeger, and Commissioners of Public Works, Health, Buildings, and Streets. It includes ward by ward aldermanic names and addresses at various Chicago streets and buildings.

Fred A. Busse Randolph Street Bernard JJ. Mullaney Edward J. Brundage Franklin Street John R. Caverly Monroe Street John J. Hanberg Paul Redieske Walter H. Wilson Gen.l. Supt George M. Shippy James Horan Eriest J. Magerstadt Fifth Avenue W. A. Evans Madison Street Murdock Campbell Charles W. Andrews Wabash Avenue William B. Burke John Kjellander Market Street William Carroll TL. Blake Baldwin John R. McCabe John EF. Traeger Michael J. Doherty Water Department William J. McCourt la Salle Street Board OF Civil Service Commissioners Elton Lower Vernon L. Bean Michael L. McKinley Hiram D. Fargo Board OF Election Commissioners Rand McNally John C. Cannon Thomas F. Judge Abel A. Bach Isaac N. Powell Frank D. Ayres Board OF Local Improvements Chauncey Dewey Dietrich J. Minnegen C. A. V. Standish Felix Norden C. H. Herman Michael Kenna Clark Street Harrison John J. Coughlin Maine

County Officials Listed for County Building Board Posts

The record enumerates county offices and officeholders across departments including Board of County Commissioners led by President William Busse and Superintendent William McLaren, with deputies and clerks named for Comptroller, Clerk, Sheriff, Recorder, Titles Registrar, Treasurer, Coroner, Surveyor, and Jury Commission. It lists presidents, secretaries, chiefs, and board members such as Roy West, Adam Wolf, Abel Davis, John Kr Thompson, Christopher Hafnor, Peter M Hoffman, and H L Emerson among others.

Board OF County Commissioners William Busse William Mclaren Duncombe Louis H. Mack Joseph Carolan Alfred van Steenberg August C. Boeber Max Blumenfeld Carl R. Chindblom Joseph M. Dennis Joseph J. Elias Alfred G. Lanie Walter Schroida William C. Hartray William J. Umbach Oscar de Priest Board of Commissioners Joseph F. Haas James Monaghan E. J. McCarthy Board OF Review Roy O. West Fred W. Upham Florus D. Meacham Frank A. Vogler Board OF Assessors Adam Wolf Willand TL. Weber William Kingsley William HH Weber A. W. Miller Walter E. Schmidt Oscar Hebel Civil Service Commission Christopher F. Hafnor Charles D. Gastfield Recorder OF Deeds Abel Davis John V. Clin‘nin Leopold A. Dunne Warren H. Hunter H. G. W. Reinhardt Otto W. Lewke H. L. Emerson William A. Amberg John J. Holland James A. McLane Roawell H. Mason

Loeffler’s Mr Mack Named in 1903 Caucus Controversy

William Loeffler named Mr Mack during a 1903 caucus. The record notes favoring the so called settlement workers in the juvenile court where he presided.

William Loeffler

Offending Catholics of Chicago Fuel Political Battle

A Chicago bench seat fight centers on J W Mack and William Loeffler with Catholic anger over Mack’s Juvenile Court bias toward settlement workers. Father Curry’s Chicago address critiques settlement workers and their budgets, accusing workers of diverting funds and shaping slums into revenue for their own salaries and clubs, while leaving little for the neighborhoods.

William Loeffler Chicago J. W. Mack Loefler Mack Loeffler Father Curry New York Record Herald Cherry Hill

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Crticilar Che Fair Adams and Boarders Phone Exchange George W. Jackson, Inc. Contractors Our Bridge and Steel Works W. Jackson Boulevard Quincy Street Elston Mendel Street John M. Ewen the Rookery Philadelphia Washington Cleopatra John F. Smalski Corporation OF the City Geo. F. Harding, Jr Washington Street Main Thomas J. Dixon 200Th Avenue Milton J. Foreman Chi, T. & T. Bidg Central Wm. J. Pringle 4Th Ward John W. McNeal Archer Avenue John A. Richert South Halsted Street Sth Alex. J. Burke Marshfield Avenue William J. McKenna 6Th Ward Linn H. Young Dearborn Arthur B. McCord Ith Frank I. Bennett Chamber of Commerce Bernard W. Snow Marquette 8Th Ward P. H. Moynihan South John H. Jones Commercial Avenue 9Th Ward Dennis J. Egan Chicago Opera House Chicago Opera House Bik Henry L. Fick West 12Th Street Canal Thomas F. Scully Washburne Avenue Rudolph Hurt Blue Island Avenue 11Th E. F. Cullerton Otto J. “Novak South Robey Street Ashland Michael Zimmer 21St Place Joset 4 Ubilr Arthur W. Fulton Ashland Bik Campbell Avenue Seeley James H. Lawley Chicago Avenue Humboldt Chas J. Lucas Fulton Street Ogden Herman F. Kruger North Mozart Albert W. Bellfusa Milwaukee Avenue Monroe 16Th Stanley WH. Kunz Noble Street Frank W. Koraleski Lewis D. Sitts Grand Avenue William FE. Dever John J. Brennen West Michael C. Con Lon John Powers Macalister Place James B. Bowler West Taylor Street John P. Stewart Adams Street Nicholas R. Finn Reaper Bik Francis W. Taylor Monadnock Charles M. Foell Atwood Arthur Josetti East North Avenue Lincoln B. F. Clettenberg Jacob A. Hey North Halsted Street Fred A. Britten Peter Reinberg North Robey Street Edgewater Henry J. Siewert Armitage Avenue James F. Clancy Troy Street F. D. Connery Washtenaw Avenue Win H. Blencoe Humboldt Boulevard John Downey Hermitage Avenue John Golomblewski West 48Th Street Michael McInerney Lowe Avenue John Burns Union Avenue aVeat Pullman 84Th Ward Joseph F. Kohout West Superior Street Austin William H. Brown MR. Mack Silver Lake Wis Lake Geneva Boyle Ice CO Northwestern Lake Street Ravenswood Park Lake View A. C. Clark & CO Makers OF Grand Crossing
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