Chicago Democratic Party Organization List of Officials and Headquarters
A detailed roster lists Illinois and Cook County Democratic leaders. It includes national committeeman Charles Boeschenstein Edwardsville and party officers in Chicago with ward by ward headquarters and contacts across the city. The document names chairmen secretaries treasurers sergeants at arms and ward presidents for dozens of wards and multiple headquarters locations with addresses and phone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic National
Illinois
Charles Boeschenstein
Edwardsville
Democratic State Committee
Arthur W. Charles
Democratic Party of
Cook County
James M. Dailey
Joseph Rushkewicz
Frank F. Roeder
Anton J. Cermak
James M. Whalen
Frank H. McCulloch
Henry Stuckart
William P. Feeney
John F. Quinlan
Jacob Lind-heimer
Fred W. Blocks
John J. Leonard
Martin J. O’brien
Ard
Patrick A. Nash
Thomas P. Keane
Stanley H. Kunz
Joseph Rushke
Local Board Members Named for Review and Assessors
The document lists the Board of Review members Frank 8 Ryan Fred W. Blocks Edward R. Litzinger and the Board of Assessors William H. Weber Adam Wolf George K. Schmidt Charles Ringer Michael K. Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank 8. Ryan
Fred W. Blocks
Edward R. Litzinger
Board of Assessors
William H. Weber
Adam Wolf
George K. Schmidt
Charles Ringer
Michael K. Sheridan
Washington Sidelight on War Women in the Workforce
The piece notes that women fill many government clerical roles in Washington and serve as essential cogs in war machinery. It highlights their central role in the Food Administration and the Red Cross, with many workers identified by Mrs or Miss in Red Cross headquarters.
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Lastington
Westhington
The
Food Administration
America
Red Cross
Suffragist Leaders and Theater Note Mix in Washington Dispatch
The piece profiles Alice Paul and Miss Lacey Burns as leaders of the suffragist effort in Washington, with vivid contrasts in appearance and style. It also touches on Mrs. Abby Scott Baker and a general mood of camaraderie at the party HQ, amid arrests and protests. A local theater review notes the Shaw play Augustus Does His Bit and a pre-curtain costume tweak by English officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
EB O Party
Alice Paul
Paul
Lacey Burns
Miss Burns
Abby . Scott Baker
Drama League
Shaw
Augustus
Invention Talk as He Watches Friend Eat
A Pacific coast resident visiting to drum up interest in a claimed invention recounts Klondike days of fortune and famine. He tells of befriending a lucky Alaskan and sharing a lavish meal while the other man eats, leaving him with ten cents and a lingering tale of travel and a future launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ob" Robinson
Pacific Coast
Loran
Scout
Alaska
Bsy
Wes
Chuck
Officials and Newspaper Men Busy Amid War Time Shifts
Government and press leaders mobilize as alien property custody expands under A Mitchell Palmer. The German embassy residence on Massachusetts Avenue is eyed for claims under the alien act, while Count von Bernstorff’s former mansion sits under US watch. Palmer’s family travels with the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixteenth and
P Streets
United States
A. Mitchell Palmer
Count von Bernstorff
Milibassador
Germany
Massachusetts Avenue
Switzerland
Uncle Sam
Siipped
Palmer
Chicago Leaders and Businesses Highlight City Scene
Julius Oswald a popular bar owner at 154 West Randolph Street is favored by city hall. Stillman Jamieson rises in the Republican party, while Norman Institute of Massage draws Chicago’s elite. James R. Buckley leads a major firm noted for thorough work and Frank Weeger is eyed for state offices. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. reports full capacity as orders surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Oswald
West Randolph Street
City Hall
The
Norman Institute of Massage and Physical Culture
West Washington Street
Chicago
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company
W. O. Duntley
Chicago Leaders Endorse Candidates for Municipal Posts
Adolph Kraus leads efforts for public service improvements in Chicago. Frank J. Hogan would be a fine Municipal Judge. Robert E. McKee of Atlas Linen Supply is a popular Chicago figure. George B. Baldwin of Walworth Manufacturing is a business leader. Judge Hugh J. Kearns has a solid municipal bench record. Walter Clyde Jones has an honorable State Senate record and could be a good judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. McKee
Atlas Linen Supply Company
Sheffield Avenue
Chicago
George B. Baldwin
Walworth Manufacturing Company
Walter Clyde Jones
State Senate
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anaba
Theefair State
Adams and
Dearborn
Sts
E. J. Lehmann
Ellis Geiger
Saniary
Democratic
Douglas Pattison
Freeport
Terence F. Moran
M. Spiller
Marion
Isaac B. Craig
Mattoon
Ernest Hoover
Taylorville
Jerry J. Kane
East St. Louis
Democratic County Committee
Bernard J. Gro
John Powers
Dennis J. Egan
John F. O'Mal
Rudolph L. Schapp
Joseph L. Gill
Frank F. Roe
Der
Harry R. Gibbons
Henry A. Zen
Nell Murley
Frank Paschen
Emmett Whea
Thirtieth Ward
James F. Heper
T . Thirty-flst Ward
Michael K. Sheri
Dan
Frank J. Walsh
Timothy Crowe
Joseph C. Kost
William P. Fee
Ney
Samuel Kleinitz
Chicago Heights
Francis M. Keough
Lemont
Peter Wolf
Melrose Park
Ross C. Hall
Oak Park
Isaac M. Kuebler
Palatine
Cottage Grove Ave
Langley Ave
Elmer J. Whitty
Commercial Ave
John P. Byrnes
Bond Ave
Gustave Steinwig
Anthony Ave
DeHaan's Hall
Cottage Grove
Burnside
Cat
Clifton Park Ave
Joseph I. Novak
Trumbull Ave
W. Madison St
Kedzie
James ©. Denvir
Congress St
John C. Morris
W. Adams St
Conway's Hall
Lake St
Western Ave
James B. Shiel
Grand Ave
Edward J. Kelly
Park Ave
Iowa St
Edward Raindl
Chicago Ave
Morris Gevirtz
N. Francisco Ave
North Ave
Joseph Petlak
Frank Literski
Dickson St
Milwaukee Ave
Monroe
Walter Smith
Austin Ave
Teofil Weyna
James C. Gavin
Racine
John Vanderburg
Sangamon St
Blue Island Ave
Taylor St
Thos. J. Johnson
W. Congress St
John J. Falvey
Lytle St
Club House
W. 18Th St
Peter F. Smith
Union Ave
Bart
Hudson Ave
Lincoln
Math. J. Wagner
Lower
Lincoln Turner Hall
Sheffield and
Diversey Aves
Jas. H. Poage
Belmont Ave
Bernard Jung
Mohawk St
Barry Ave
Lake View
Frank A. Stadler
Lincoln Ave
Gustav Seedorf
N. Oakley Ave
Broadway
Edgewater
John S. Hummer
Beacon St
John P. Dougherty
Magnolia Ave
Grace
Chas. A. Williams
Janssen Ave
Chas. W. Peters
Drover
Frank J. Ryan
John R. Cook
McNally
Dennis E. Duffy
S. Lawndale Ave
Madison St
Garfield
R. W. Larkin
Jackson Blvd
John S. Clark
Keeler
North Aves
Frank O. Lowden
John G. Oglesby
Edward J. Brundage
Louis L. Emmerson
Len Small
Andrew Russell
Francis G. Blair
Supreme Court
Charles W. Vail
William Hale Thompson
Clayton F. Smith
James T. Igoe
Eugene R. Pike
Samuel A. Ettelson
Frank J. Bennett
John Dill Robertson
M. D
Herman F. Schuettler
Thomas O'Connor
Maclay Hoyne
Joseph F. Haas
John E. Traeger
Thomas F. Scully
Robert M. Sweitzer
Henry Horner
John A. Cervenea
John Kjellander
August Miller
Peter M. Hoffman
Peter Reinberg
Board of Review
MINT
Megation
Stillman B. Jamieson
Republican Party
James R. Buckley
Criminal Court Clerk's Office
Frank Weeger
Isaac N. Powell
South Side State Bank
Martin B. Madden
Republican National Campaign Committee
Adolph Kraus
Frank J. Hogan
Hugh 3. Kearns
William D. Manhall
Bar
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