Democratic Committeemen and Headquarters Across Chicago Area
A detailed list of Democratic committeemen for Illinois including Charles Boeschenstein and Arthur W. Charles, with extensive ward by ward leadership, headquarters addresses in Chicago, and named officers such as James M. Dailey, Joseph Rushkewicz, and Anton J. Cermak. Schedules show multiple ward offices, dates, and contact details for the party machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Pattison
Freeport
Terence F. Moran
Chicago
D. M. Spiller
Marion
Isaac B. Craig
Mattoon
Ernest Hoover
Taylorville
Jerry J. Kane
East St. Louis
Democratic County Committee
James M. Dailey
William P. Feeney
Democratic Party of
Cook County
Joseph Rushkewicz
Frank F. Roeder
Anton J. Cermak
James M. Whalen
Frank H., McCulloch
Henry Stuckart
John F. Quinlaw
Jacob Lindheimer
Fred W. Blocks
John J. Leonard
Michael Kenna
William J. Graham
Thomas D. Nash
James M. Dalley
Patrick J. Carr
John P. Gibbons
John H. Mack
Joseph W. Cermak
Chicago club headquarters and officials list
A dense roster lists numerous club headquarters across Chicago with addresses and contact numbers. It names presidents and secretaries for groups numbered 19 through 35, noting meeting days such as second and fourth Thursdays, second Fridays, and last Fridays, plus several telephone references and hall locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Gavin
Racine Ave
John Vanderburg
Sanramon 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
Barth. ?. Collins
W. 19Th St
Thomas Jefferson Club
N. Dearborn St
Tel. Superior
Joseph P. Mahoney
N. la Salle St
Raymond A. Dougherty
Larrabee St
Lincoln
W. North Ave
Rudolph L. Schapp
Hudson Ave
Math. J. Wagner
Lincoln Turner Hall
Sheffield
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
John P. Dougherty
Magnolia Ave
Grace
Chas. A. Williams
Janssen Ave
Chas. W. Peters
Hermitage Ave
Grace Hall
Bernard
Elston
Irving
Hans Blase
Pensacola Ave
Geo. J. Gercken
W. Garfield Blind
Drover
Frank J. Ryan
John R. Cook
MecNally
Frank J. Carr
W. 60Th St
Chas. Sener
Peoria St
Anderson Bldg
Halstedge
City sidewalk newsstands spark tax and control ire
A Chicago issue argues sidewalk space belongs to the city allowing paper sales only of dailies and a municipal monopoly. Citizens face permits for trees and cleanup after storms while local figures like William H. Weber R. McDonald Julius Oswald C. A. Bickett and Judge Scully are noted for public roles and reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington Gossip on Proposed National Park Near Capital
At a national parks conference the plan to create a national park near Washington was discussed and endorsed. Proposals included lands between Baltimore and Washington, lands along the west Chesapeake bay, and southern Maryland near the Potomac as park sites. Former Ambassador Bryce praised Potomac scenery and urged preservation of Great Falls and uplands as part of a capital worthy of national history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Falls
Little Falls
National Conservation Congress
St. Paul
Minn
Bryce
Washington City
Potomac
Virginia
Europe
Constantinople
Bosporus
Aldershot plan for soldier amusements reaches camps
The morals board led by Raymond B Fos dick Y M C A announces a nationwide program mimicking the Aldershot model to provide baseball boxing basketball track and field football and other athletic events for mobilization centers. Singing glee clubs theatricals and bayonet competitions are included to curb saloon influence and boost morale as troops stay connected with fronts and other camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldershot
Morals Board
Raymond B, Fosdick
France
High Honor Won by Negro Composer of Music
The story recounts Harry T. Burleigh, a once hungry street boy at a Rafael Joseffy recital, who endured cold outside a drawing-room window to hear the master. His persistence led to becoming a renowned composer and the recipient of the Spingarn medal for year’s top achievement by a person of African descent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rafael Joseffy
Death's
Harry T. Burleigh
First Congregational Church
Wesley L. Jones
Committee of Award
Topographic Maps Drive Practical Planning Says Survey
The NCLE SAM geological survey is hailed as the master map maker with its topographic map called the mother map. Experts say it guides engineering base planning for public highways and project routes by showing geographic gradients and comparing alternatives. Survey crews have mapped three fourths of the densely populated U S and prepared index maps for all states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ncle Sam
Geological Survey
United States
Bad bridge club banter and stagey remarks
In a clipped exchange two neighbors discuss not inviting Mrs Green to next year’s bridge club noting her entertaining last week and following the rule against elaborate lunches. A stray caption and quips about a fortune teller and a melodrama line echo light local humor.
Golf Bragging Sparks Quick Witty Exchange
A sharp exchange opens with a quip about golf and bragging. One man asks what the other likes most about golf, prompting a playful jab about boasting of scores at a cigar store. The exchange captures a light, humorous moment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fair State, Adams and
Dearborn Sts
E. J. Lehmann
Isaac N. Powell
Democratic
Democratic National
Illinois
Charles Boeschenstein
Edwardsville
Democratic State Committee
Arthur W. Charles
Carmi
Ean
John Powers
Dennia J. Egan
John FP. O'Mal
Joseph L. Gil
Frank FP. Roe
Der
Harry R. Gibone
Henry A. Zender
Neil Murley
Frank Paschen
Emmett Whealan
Thirtieth
James F. Heffer
Nan
Michael K. Shertan
Frank J. Walsh
Timothy Crowe
Joseph C. Keatper
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
Frank H. McCulloch
C. Hall
Cottage Grove Ave
Langley Ave
Elmer J. Whitty
Commercial Ave
John P. Byrnes
Bond Ave
Gutave Steinwig
Anthony Ave
DeHaan's Hall
Burnside
Catrines DeHaan
Donald E. Whittenburg
W. 12Th St
Seeley
Michael J. Browne
Washburne Ave
Fred W. Rausch
W. 19Th
Kedzie Ave
Lawndale
James B. Shiel
Grand Ave
Edward J. Kelly
Park Ave
Iowa 8 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
W. Madison St
Hodnett’s
William H. Weber
R. McDonald
Clinton and
Adams Streets
Julius Oswald
West Randolph Street
City Hall
C. A. Bickett
Bickett Coal & Coke Co
Judge Scully
Matt Aller
Sooty
Chica
Chicago & North WI
Inchlers
Federal Steel Fixture Company
Ill
WM. H. Malone
Randolph
Illinois Petroleum Products
South la Salle Street
Railway Exchange
E. Jackson Boulevard
Harrison
Berhalter’s Health Foods
Sr Ae
Theorld
Vale
South Side
E. 43d
Kenwood
Clark St
North Av
Phone Superior
Superior
Heco Envelope Company
Ohio Street
Frank Hogan
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