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Fellows Using City Treasury to Enrich Weber Broth ers Explored
Chicago residents will learn that the City Treasurer’s office is used to collect money for the Weber brothers moneylending ring. Police and firemen allegedly pay 10 percent monthly to advance loan sharks, with vouchers drawn as salary by Weber. Detectives report a forged loan scheme by Madden and Braddock aimed at Weber lenders, exposing alleged police collusion and protective ties between City Hall and the Weber gang. The piece calls for a clean up of Harrison Street police and broader scrutiny of city operations.
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Chicago
Weber Brothers
Outfit
Weber
Fire Department
Harrison
Weber Gang
Police Department
Weber's
Treaurer
Daily News
Detectivesley
Cannon
Harrison Street Polie
Michael Madden
Edward Braddock
Atlas Melherne
Bore
Weber Bros
Chirk Street
Duke Weber
Madden
City Electrician
Prindiville
Harrison Street Vallee Station
City
Ellicott
Armory
City Hall
Harrison Street
Weber Pawnshop
Baxter Committee
Balarice
Civil Service Commission
Kerfoot
Lindblom
Ela
Bunch
Masonic Temple
Powter
O'Brien
Oxford
LaSalle Street
Kerfoo
West Side
Jand
Dante
Advin
Shea
Police
Dersplaines Stre
Eagle