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Chicago political anarchy and ward battles roil city
A sprawling critique outlines battles over the firearms ordinance repeal, ward realignments including Edison Park joining the Twenty-seventh Ward, and the Tuberculosis Sanitarium site purchase. It details alleged graft, theater fires, and the 1907 aldermanic race as campaigns clash around Mayor Harrison, Dunne, and Graham with unions and the First Ward Ball entangled in power plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ings Committee
Judiciary Committee
Edison Park
Chicago
City Council
Peterson
Bryn Mawr
North Fortieth Avenues
Harlow N. Higinbotham
Frank Wilson
Wilson
Cermak
Ryan
Alderman Reinberg
Harrison
Columbia Theater
Monroe Street
Orpheum Theater
City Hall
Washington Street
Luke's Sanitarium
Wabash Avenue
Lincoln Hotel
Madison Street
Chicago Hagle
Chicago Eagle
Building Department
John E. Traeger