The Great Chicago Gambling House and Its Dreaded Reach
The source portrays a notorious gambling house known as Both Hands District headquarters for Chicago bookmakers. It claims daily sums around four hundred thousand dollars handled by Mr. O’Leary and associates. Public outcry over youth corruption and vice is noted, while Inspector Hunt remains inactive in the face of the institution.
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Tbinds
Chicage
O'Leary
Chicago
Inspector Hunt
Inspectors and Catoons at Chicago Police Clash in Hunt Papers Case
A heated exchange questions Inspector Hunt and the Hunt gang amid attacks on the Citlvetts Association and alleged criminal labels for prominent Chicago figures. The Meat Trust is linked to meat price pressures as Roosevelt and federal agents pursue stolen papers from Gustav Freund's house. Hunt's team recovers documents and turns them over to Clarence L. Coleman amid Hearst law enforcement tension.
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Roth
Itat
Citlvetts’ Association
Hunt
Louis A. Seeberger
Robert B. Jenkins
John CG. Black
Shelby M. Singleton
Watson F. Blair
George E. Cole
Bernard A. Eckhart
William F. Mall
William Kent
John McLaren
George Merryweather
Charles H. Mulliken
Francis B. Peabody
Eugene E. Prussing
Julius Stern
Chicago
Meat Trust
Roosevelt
United States Secret Service
Nicholas Hunt
Government
Secret Service
Gustav Freund
Oppenheimer & Co
Inspector Hunt
Clarence L. Coleman
Freund
Oppenheimer Company
Michigan Avenue
Hearst
Campaign calls reform as Hunt faces removal in Chicago police watched
Citizens urge inspector Hunt to resign amid ploy by "Both Hands" following disputed leadership in Hyde Park and south Chicago. Groups accuse Hunt of lax enforcement while allies and critics clash over possible naval superintendent appointment for Brennan and pressure mounts for Hunt's dismissal.
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Police
O'Neill
Schuettler
Hunt
Citizens’ Association
Hyde Park Protective Association
AntiGraft League
Good Police Service Union
Chicago
Suh Street
Inspector Hunt
Hyde Park
Mr. Brennan
Cottage Grove Avenue
Tollee
Unclear request referencing hotels and favors
Fragmented text questions about hotel names Hyde Park Chic Road Holland and White Clip Show and alleged private favors from Del Prado Hyde Park White City. No coherent event or facts emerge.
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Colorado Hotel
Hyde Park
Chic Road
Holland Hotel
The
del Prado
White City
Chicago police graft critique and call for reform
Citizens condemn Inspector Hunt and the graft network surrounding the Del Prado and other hotels. They demand a thorough investigation, dismissal of grafting officials, and reform led by Mayor Dunne to cleanse the Chicago police force.
OLeary Candidate and Goddard Bucgey Scandal In Chicago
In Chicago sources accuse Inspector Hunt of a political payoff tied to the Goddard bugey used as a tribute to favored hostelries during a past strike. The Citizens Association charges Pit with misusing funds as the police seek to control officials aligned with bookmakers and grafters. Meanwhile Hunt’s district faces opposition from a gang targeting Lieutenant Sullivan as pressure mounts to expose corruption.
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O'Leary
Inspector Hunt
Estees
Citivas’ Association
Questions Surround Inspector Hunt and City Police Rules
A garbled report questions police department rules and inspector conduct. It cites Inspector Nick Hunt, a city station janitor scandal, and officials debating pay and allowances while labeling Errant as defending Hunt. The piece hints at internal scrutiny and public concern.
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City Snivil Service Commission
Nick Hunt
Citizens’ Association
Hunt
Hyde Park police district liquor licensing double standard
A letter asserts Police Captain McGrall faced a minor penalty for private legal work and questions why Hyde Park allows Blind Pigs to operate without licenses while saloonkeepers in other districts pay 8500 per year. The author claims a citywide fraud harming Chicago taxpayers and 6,000 licensed saloonkeepers.
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Hyde Park
Chicago
Inspector Hunt Always Political With Payroll
The speaker suggests Inspector Nick Hunt shifts allegiance by party in power and with payrolls, claiming he is the man who did the trick no matter who wins, turning the situation into a running joke.
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Nick Hunt
Chicago embraces reform as city vows scrutiny of officials
The public has long noticed police officials growing rich on modest pay and city leaders previous to now ignored or winked at the issue. Chicago now asserts a city administration that will neither ignore nor enable such incongruity.
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Chicago
Mayor’s vow on graft in Chicago police force
The mayor declares the city must end open graft in the police force which harms public morals and business. He cites blind pigs illegal sales to minors, favoritism and politics within the department, gambling in protected resorts, and nepotism as evidence of deep rooted corruption.
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Dunne
Chicago
Probing Questions for Police Officers In Probe Line
The document outlines questions for officers and subordinates in an investigation. It asks how long they have served, current and average salaries, and whether they have engaged in other business while on duty. The tone is procedural and aimed at uncovering potential conflicts of interest.
Questions on Gamb ling Reform and Police Integrity in Chicago
A critic demands detailed answers on wealth from gambling, the number of blind pig resorts and handbooks, basement crap games, stud poker operations, and gambling kings in Chicago. The speaker urges investigation by all citizens and officials, condemning graft and calling for an end to police corruption and vice tolerance in City Hall under Mayor Dunne.
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Chicago
Police Department
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Goddard
Hallam Hyde Park
Iris
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Polce
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Martin Hayes
Charles Aldrich
Stephen Wood
Francis , O'Neill
Munt
Englewood
Sullivan
Hit
Deauty
McGrall
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine
Eer
Wheeler & Wilson
Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co
W. W. Tatwiler, Pres’t
E. J. T. Moyer
C. C. Marguerat, Treas
Union School Furnishing Co
East Madison Street
Emperor of
Austria-Hung
Sgamsoses
Frisch & CO
River Street
Owl Drug Company
Clark and
Monroe Streets
Mooney
Boland Agency
Expert Secret Service
John Boland
Wm. J. Sutherland
Greek Exchange Bidg
Robert J. Ferns
Broadway
New York
Cortlandt
Harrison
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