The Merriam Pukes and Slops Commission Fallout
A scathing critique targets the Merriam led Slops Commission report accusing corruption favors toward higher ups and signaling indictments against minor officials. It critiques testimony by Coleman and Bartlett and denounces perceived whitewashing, calling for accountability and public scrutiny amid local political battles and aldermanic contests.
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University of Chicago
Slops Commission
Paul Redieske
James Connery
Mike Rogers
Chicago Fire
Coleman
Bartlett
Order of Slops
Merriam
Slops
Wilson
Noble City Comptroller
Chicago Ward Fights and Reform Voices in 1900s Later Debates
Local factions clash over Democratic nominations in wards One former alderman and allies line up against rivals as reformers denounce bonds and the Harvester Trust While roars of politics echo across Chicago with talk of Superintendents of Streets and public works officials and calls for reform in tax and governance.
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Johnny Jones
Steel Company
Hanberg
John 8. Derpa
P. H. Moynihan
Chicago
Sunday Closing Battle Hots Up In Chicago Prohibition Fight
The Anti-Saloon League seeks a Sunday closing ballot in the spring election amid a fierce campaign. Activists claim 16 000 signatures while Missouri interests and local bankers brace for a heated contest as Chicago prepares for a vote on personal liberty. The piece also lists recent leadership changes at major Chicago banks and trust companies.
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Anheuser-Busch
Missouri
Lemps
Anheuser-Buschers
Lempers
Chicago
St. Louis
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Merriam Pukes
Lickspittle Commission
Justice
Department of Publicity
Merriam Gawp
Abeve
Herman G. Rednant
Henry Waller
William Pease
James Pies
Pollies
Charles M. Thomson
H. A. Ellis
Thomson
H. D. Capitain
Fred Weiland
William J. Pringle
Charles Krutchkoff
Board of Assessors’ Office
Pringle
Milton J. Foreman
Daniel T. McMahon
Hugh Norris
Merriam Commission
Mr. Bartlett
Charles Martin
Dad” McCormick
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McCormick
Samuel Scott
Scott
Martin
Charles K. Todd
Washington Boulevard
Todd
Patrick J. Nolan
Richard Burke
James E. Evans
William Maypole
Charles J. Lucas
Roger C. Sullivan
Postmaster Campbell
John J. Hanberg
H. L. Lucas
Harvester Trust
House
John Schermann
P. J. Sullivan
B. F. Clettenberg
Henry L. Flek
Emanuel Abrahams
Dennis J. Egan
Fick
William Loeffler
Ninth
The
Standard Oil Company
Internal Revenue
Illinois
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co
New York
Milk Trust
John F. Smalski
Northwestern Trust and Savings Bank
Anti-Saloon League
Hibernian Banking Association
John V. Clarke
David R. Lewis
Henry B. Clarke
William A. Heath
Louis B. Clarke
John W. McGeagh
Charles C. Adair
D. Edwin Hartwell
James H. Barnard
Kinney Smith
Hempstead Washburne
Adolph Kurs
William A. Tilden
Robert H. McEl
Ilinos Trust and Savings
John J. Mitchell
William H. Mitchell
Frederick T. Haskell
Chauncey Keep
Henry A. Blair
B. M. Chattell
John G. Shedd
F. T. Haskell
Charles H. Hubbard
J. C. Hutchins
Clarence Buckingham
H. A. Blair
W. H. McDoel
Henry Botsford
Joy Morton
Alfred H. Mulliken
T. P. Phillips
E. A. Potter
George M. Reynolds
EB. P. Ripley
Alexander Robertson
William C. Seipp
Charles H. Thorne
E. EB. Weyerhaeuser
Union Trust
F. H. Raw
Sons
F. L. Wilk
G. M. Wilson
Harry A. Wheeler
P. Schrieber
C. P. Kenning
A. C. Boettiger
C. B. Hazlewood
Dariys Miller
James Longley
George BH. March
F. H. Rawson
J. Frank Lawrence
H. A. Wheeler
R. J. Collins
Fort Dearborn
Nelson N. Lampert
J. Fletcher Farrell
Henry R. Kent
John A. King
Walter 8. Bogle
John C. Fetzer
Richard Fitzgerald
D. E. Hartwell
Calvin H. Hill
Charles W. Hink
Darius Miler
Joseph T. Talbert
William V. Kelley
Robert H. McElwee
Alexander F. Banks
Edward P. Russell
Alfred Cowles
James MacVeagh
Milton H. Wilson
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