Drys in Chicago Fight Looms as Harrison Silent
In Chicago the mayoral race heats with Rudolph Brand condemning dry backers and labeling candidate Harrison as silent on personal liberty. Brundage and Wilson warn of city bankruptcy if saloons are banned, while registration soars to 112,538 with a 440,000 projected voters as aldermen prepare September primaries and a crowded council agenda unfolds.
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Harrison
Chicago
Rudolph Brand
United States Brewing Company
Brand
Brand's Hall
North Clark and
Erie Erie Streets
United States and Blatz League
United States
Blatz Brewing Companies
Mr. Brand
Busse
Brundage
Wilson
Police
Ins
Journal of the Council
Board of Registry
Election Board
John R. Emerson
Merriam Commission
Yortianlp
Whitener
Windy Ward Slander Campaign Targets Harrison For Mayor
A Chicago exposé accuses the Harrison Wind Guard of widespread slander to secure mayoral victory. It details alleged political purges and favoritism, naming officials, judges, and police leaders, and lists upcoming fall election offices and alderman candidates by ward.
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Harrison Wind Guard
Harrison Gang
Steward
Finance Committee
Chicago of Commerce
Polk Oer
Harrison
Harrison ‘Wind Guard
Chicago Bar Association
Shabad
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Nicholas Michels
A. J. Cermak
F. A. Britten
Jacob Hey
B. F. Clettenberg
Edward J. Glackin
John J. Poulton
Walter R. Michaelis
Leo Saltler
Daily News
Chauncey Dewey
Col. Dewey
Dixon
Daily Press
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Emerson
Walter H. Wilson
Iroquois Memorial Association
State Street
Fifth Avenue
Hanberg
Taft
Madison
State Streets
Internal Revenue
Illinois
The
Harvester Trust
Standard Oil Company
Elevator Trust
Ann Hizer
Missouri
Windy Heelers
Mayor Bosse Down
Slander
Burrioon
Club
Harrison Club
T. A. Cummings
Harry A. Smith
Monkey
Roger C. Sullivan
Dunne
James Hamilton Lewis
John P. Hopkins
Harry R. Gibbons
John T. Connery
Andrew J. Graham
Charles J. Vopicka
Lockwood Honore
Fred W. Blocki
John EB. Traeger
Ernst Hummel
William L. O'Connell
Troquois Theater
Madison and
Btate
Democratic Organization
Cook County
Haward F. Dunne
J. Hamilton Lewis
Henry M. Shabad
Lawyers’ Committee
Lawyers’ Association of Illinois
University of Ilinois
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Congress
General Assembly
Superior Court
Board of County Commissioners
Sanitary District
Sanitary District Board
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John J. Coughlin
John 8S
Townsend
Wilson Shufelt
John H. Montgomery
Edward C. Wentworth
T. J. D. Marshall
William J. Pringle
John A, Richert
Fifth Ward
Charles Martin
William J. McKenna
Sixth Ward
Harry J. Coleman
William R. Parker
Seventi Ward
Bernard W. Snow
John C. Behrer
Eighth Ward
John 8
Derpa
Neil Lykka
John H. Jones
Ninth Ward
Emanual N
Abrahams
Henry L
Fick
Fred A. Busse
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