Progressives Face Big 1912 Battle Amid Party Preparations
The piece surveys looming 1912 campaigns in both parties as leaders gear up for a wide slate of offices including governor, attorney general, and Congress. It reports Progressive Republican activity at the Grand Pacific Hotel, potential senatorial bid by Lawrence Y. Sherman, and plans for endorsements and a waterway bill fight shaping the political season.
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Congress
Progressive Republican League
Cook County
League
Grand Pacific Hotel
Springfield
Republican Party
Chicago
Grand Pacific
Lawrence Y. Sherman
United States Senate
Shelby M. Cullom
Executive Committee
Walter Clyde Jones
Ilinois
Stead
Chicago Census Shows Big Gains in Manufacturing 1909
The Thirteenth United States Census of Manufacturers reports Chicago capital increasing 52 percent from 1904 to 1909, with 9,663 establishments, 971 million dollars invested, and strong rises in the value of products and salaries. Other gains include material costs, average wages, and employment figures, while notes on concerns about a telephone monopoly and public reforms are also included.
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United States
Chicago
Chicago American
New York Times
New York City
Armour
Packer
New York
Klondike
Bell
Appointment of State Senator Gorman as chief clerk
The article notes the appointment of State Senator Al F. Gorman of the Fourth District as chief clerk in the office of County Clerk Robert M. Sweltser, succeeding Frank Pasdeloup. It also mentions Chicago's need for an outer harbor and cites 1904 context with percentages on capital invested and officials.
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Civil Service Department
Bartzen
Daniel V. Harkin
E. R. Mahoney
H. O. Nourse
John P. Reynolds
Chas
P. Mooney
John EB. Ready
William Sweitzer
Louis Landine
Effie Sitler
Chicago
Deneen
Joseph Haas
State Board of Pardons
D. B. Breed
Haas
Department of State
C. J. Doyle
Greenfield
F. R. Morgaridge
Sterling
A. A. Back
al F. Gorman
Fourth
Robert M. Sweltser
Frank Pasdeloup
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Harrison
Henry Ericsson
Ericsson
Sweden
Center Street
Harvester
Manhattan
South Dearborn Street
Cook
The
Civic Federation of Chicago
Harry Olson
Municipal Court
Merritt Pinckney
Circuit Court
Federation
Washington Porter
Tae N. R
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