Chicago political clashes and police graft warnings
The piece surveys county payroll schemes with discounts by sharks on pay orders, calls for investigation into usury, and notes on police staffing, bridge sale, and a focus on Republican and Democratic figures. It highlights Joseph Ripley as a veteran police chief, Ernst Hummel for city treasurer, and Robert Burke and Andrew Ryan as key Democratic leaders and City Attorney prospects.
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Piese Tavis
Board of Education
Oalse
Deeen
Connell
Swenlé
Commissioner of Public Works
Taylor Street
Ericson
Joseph Ripley
Chicago
Twen “Rs
Josephy
Emerg
Ripley
Ele
Madison Street
12Th Street
Simon O'Donnell
Ernst Hummel
Pturmel
Ife
Cook County
Ernst Hompel
Frederick Wacker
Tie
Timothy Hradley
Mr. Mummel
North Side Democrats Back Thome for City Treasurer
The North Side Democrats urge Matt Thome for City Treasurer and promise county treasurer designation next year if he is not named for the spring post.
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North Side
Matt Thome
County Comptroller Faces Allegations Over Salary Assignments
A county comptroller is alleged to have interfered with salary assignments. The claim centers on actions he reportedly undertook or resisted in relation to pay decisions, amid questions of propriety and authority.
Testimony on Atrocities by Allied Armies in China
Testimony asserts cumulative evidence of horrible acts by allied soldiers in China. Describes wanton crimes and parallels to religious wars, noting the brutality of executions and punishments carried out by forces trusted to uphold civilization.
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China
Americans’ aristocracy rooted in money, not birth
The text argues that in the United States social position hinges on wealth, not lineage, and that attempts to define social classes fail because most claims to aristocracy are based on affectations seen as understood and enduring while money lasts.
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Amer-iean
Ledger voices call to act on man with overcoat seat incident
The Philadelphia Ledger urges action after a beater-goer in a high hat was silenced and attention turns to the masculine companion who elevates himself by sitting on his overcoat. The paper presses for a remedy and public response.
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Royal Arcanum
Royal League
Knights of Columbus
Ile
West Town Board
Chicago
Philadelphia Ledger
Seroud
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Donan and
Matthieson
Barks
Harlan
Sixth Ward
Theity Council
Frank B. White
I. B. White
Teague
White
Traction Companies
Municipal Voters’ League
Masonie Temp
Ernst Himmel
John D. Shea
Harrison
Eld
Vpolice
Eopkins
Clita
Swift
Star League
Brand & Hummel
Charley” Civoss
Ernst Uummel
Gross
Hittamel
Homies
Hind
Heles
Hummel
Robi. EB. Burke
Democratic County Central Committee
Mr. Burke
Robert E. Burke
Gibraltar
Robert B. Burke
Secreta
Carter Harrison
Carter Harrison the Younger
Burke
State Committee
Robert BE. Burke
Hand of Destiny
Andrew J. Ryan
Ryan
Simon
Music House
Lyon & Healy
Fred E. Eldred
Democratic Central Committee
D. J. Swenie
Fire Department
Peter Kiolbassa
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