United Democrats Form Broad Chicago Alliance at Morrison Hotel
Two hundred Democratic leaders from Harrison Dunne Hoyne wings meet to plan joint tickets and ward organizing. State's Attorney Hoyne ex Mayor Harrison and ex-Governor Dunne appoint a committee to secure headquarters and an executive body. Emphasis on equal division of ticket places and fighting through primaries with next week’s conference to report ward memberships.
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Harrison
Edward F. Dunne
William J. O'Connell
John E Traeger
Reinberg
Ald
Joseph O. Kostner
Edward Prindiville
Peter Reinberg
City Council Sustains Mayors Veto On Investigation Order
The City Council upheld Mayor Thompson's veto of an investigation order into city departments. The measure failed to pass over the veto by two votes, with the mayor arguing investigations should be run by the city comptroller and that inviting outside groups would violate the law.
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Thompson
Fitzpatrick
Federation of Labor
Julius Rosenwald
Richert
Finance Committee
Lowden
Cullerton
Yeas
Iliff
Schwartz
A. A. McCormick
Nance
Fetzer
Guernsey
Woodhull
Furman
Johnson
Govier
Krumdick
Novak
Kerner
Horne
Maypole
Olsen
Kunz
Piotrowski
Anderson
Hickey
McDonough
Mulcahy
Ahern
Raindl
Kavanagh
Adamkiewicz
Powers
Fick
Frana
Roeder
Haderlein
Byrne
W. J. Lynch
O'Toole
Smith
W. PF. Lipps
Bureau
Clearing House Association
Navy Department
Harbor Board
Twenty Eighth Ward
Bismarck Place
Ancona Street
Ald
Stanley Adamkiewicz
Edward F. Cullerton
A. J. Fisher
The Senatorial Bid Starts July 15
Mayor Thompson plans a down-state campaign launch on July 15 with supporters organized across the region. Friends and allies mobilize early in a broad statewide push to win the senate seat.
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Thompson
Fifth ward to present candidate lineup in county race
The Fifth ward will present a starter after Alderman Captain leaves Deneen slate for county board president rather than Congress. The Foss senatorial organization reportedly has no candidate. Republican entrants are busy as Congressman McCormick spoke at the Spanish American War Veterans reunion in Sterling and begins an automobile tour through the military tract Tuesday and into southern Illinois next week. Foss spoke at Washburn Woodford County and travels through southern Illinois ending in Cairo Saturday night.
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Fifth Ward
Capitain
Deneen
Congress
Foss
Congressman McCormick
Sterling
Illinois
Congressman Foss
Washburn
Woodford County
Cairo
Isaac N Powell for County Treasurer
Isaac N Powell, a popular Chicago public figure, is a strong Republican candidate for County Treasurer in the upcoming primary. He is described as the party’s best vote getter and a leading choice for the nomination.
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Isaac N. Powell
Chicago
Keys Enters Race for State Treasurer Nomination
George F. Keys of Springfield plans to run for the Republican nomination against Fred F. Sterling, chairman of the Republican state committee. Keys is expected to make an official announcement this week in Chicago.
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George F. Keys
Springfield
Chicago
Fred F. Sterling
Republican State Committee
Mr. Keys
Hopkins Liked Hosts of Democrats for Chicago Mayor
John P. Hopkins, former Chicago mayor and secretary of the State Council of Defense, is talked of as a potential Democratic candidate for 1919. He is popular and capable. his city record includes civil service reform and track elevation, though his mayoral era saw railroads crossing streets at normal grade with deadly consequences.
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City of
Chicago
John P. Hopkins
The
State Council of Defense
Wilkerson Seen As Likely Candidate In Illinois Tenth District
Former U S district attorney James H Wilkerson now assistant attorney general of Illinois appears a probable candidate for Congress in the Tenth District. He is in Glencoe and may gain Brundage city ward support and strong Lake County backing as George E Foss steps toward Senate race. No formal primary candidate yet and Deneen organization in Twenty- remains unclear.
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James H. Wilkerson
United States
Ilinois
George E. Foss
Wilkerson
Glencoe
Brundage
Lake County
Deneen
Council considers horn noise ban after eight p m
Alderman Steffen moves an ordinance to fine autoists who sound horns or electric signals after 8 pm claiming it disturbs babies and the sick. Mayor Hopkins is praised for track elevation and civil service reforms, credited with modernizing the city and removing spoils from city positions.
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Steffen
Nomination Signals Possible Election Outcome
The text notes that the candidate’s growing seniority strengthens his prospects, suggesting his nomination could translate into an eventual election victory. It emphasizes the link between continued support and likely winning status.
Walsh quits race for Criminal Court clerk post
Frank J. Walsh announces he will not seek re election as clerk of the Criminal Court on the Democratic ticket. His term ends next fall after a long public service record. He notes prior eight years as a Criminal Court clerk and earlier service in the Sub Treasury under Len Small and William Bolden.
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Frank J. Walsh
Criminal Court
Walsh
Sub-Treasury
Len Small
William Boldenweek
Brundage List Grows for Republican Primary Candidates
The Brundage majority continues to receive ward based names for primary possibilities. A public list released Wednesday names officers and candidates across wards including Cowan Pavlick Stange Gannon Dunne Wenglerski Wojcinski Rostenkowski Schrojda Gilminister Wolski Koplarski Heller Pokora Day Fink Shapiro Donat Vanek Swade Waldman Schulman Karasek Pasvie Chindblom and others. The note also mentions former county commissioner Carl R Chindblom as a potential Brundage candidate for Congress in the Tenth District.
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Brundage
Second Ward
W. R. Cowan
Charles Pavlick
Thirteenth Ward
William J. Stange
Daniel J. Gannon
Sixteenth
Leopold Dunne
Frank Wenglerski
Martin Wojcinski
Albert Rostenkowski
Walter Schr
Joseph W. Schulman
Ferdinand J. Karasek
Frank Pasvie
Carl R. Chindblom
Foss
Foss and McCormick Endorsement Debate Sparks Critique
Statement from Fos s campaign manager Benjamin H Miller accuses McCormick supporters of mildewed endorsements dated before Foss entered the race on June 5. Foss camp questions McKinley endorsement claims and says Foss gains support from Republican representatives across McKinley’s district.
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Medill McCormick
William EB. McKinley
Fossa
Benjamin H. Miller
McCormick
Poss
Foss
Be confirmed if anyone cares to as certain by visiting our headquarters
A fragment notes a directive to verify confirmation by visiting a headquarters, implying an inward prompt for firsthand verification. Public access details and exact location are not provided, leaving uncertainty about who is to visit and for what purpose.
Clyne Targets Chicago Theater Ticket Scalpers
Federal agents step up efforts to arrest Chicago theater ticket scalpers who dodged a 10 percent war tax. U.S. District Attorney Charles F. Clyne asserts the scope includes them, with the case before the federal grand jury. Penalties may reach one year in prison, a $1,000 fine, and double the tax evaded.
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Chicago
Charles F. Clyne
United States
Judges and Lawyers Baseball Charity Game in Chicago
Chicago judges and lawyers plan a charity baseball clash at the Cubs park in June. Officials confirm team uniforms from Sox and Cubs with legal figures debating if a master in chancery will judge the event. Prizes include three star players Ald Kerner Hugo Friend and William Doyle and Judge Sabath may award a ticket sales prize.
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Chicago
Cubs
Sox
Harry Grabiner
Walter Craighead
Cub
Leo Weil
Darrow & Sissman
Ald
Otto Kerner
Hugo Friend
William Doyle
Joseph Sabath
Pike's Office Makes Good Showing in Patriotism
City Comptroller Eugene Ro Pike states his department leads in patriotism with forty male employees entering government service, twenty four as volunteers, about 30 percent of the force not counting seven women. Some vacancies closed while others remain open.
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Eugene Ro Pike
Finance Committee
Gen Stuart Presents US Flag To Chicago Mail Carriers
General James J. Stuart presented Postmaster W. B. Carlile with an American flag in the rotunda of the federal building. The ceremony was witnessed by hundreds of Chicago mail carriers and postal clerks. the flag was made by BL Bohman and measures six by twelve feet.
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Chicago
James J. Stuart
W. B. Carlile
Federal Building
Bohman
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Hoyne
Dunne
Traeger
William L. O'Connell
Joseph Kostner
James S. McInerney
Michael F. Sullivan
Frank W. Koralaski
John J. McLaughlin
Christopher McGurn
James C. Martin
Stanley H. Kunz
Si Mayer
Henry P. Bergen
Kostner
A. J. Sabath
Washington
Chicago Board of Aldermen
People of Influence and Staraling
Hopkins
Civil Service Commission
Ity
Foss and McCormick
Clyne
Pike
Comptroller
U. S
Gen. Stuart
Carlile U. S
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