OLeary backs Hunt for Chicago Police Chief amid bribery questions
The piece argues OLeary supports Inspector Nick Hunt for General Superintendent of Police. It alleges Hunt protected OLeary’s vast underground betting network in Hyde Park while criticizing alleged hotel gifts and favors tied to the waiters strike. It questions gift acceptance rules for inspectors and cites Del Prado, Chicago Beach, Holland hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inspector Hunt
Hyde Park
Mr. Brennan
Cottage Grove Avenue
Hunt
Brennan
General Superintendent of Police
del Prado
Chicago Beach
Holland Hotel
White City
The
Dela Prado
Holland
Goddard
Police Department
O'Leary
Citizens’ Association
Chicago
Hunt and Burns face scrutiny amid graft allegations in Chicago
In Chicago, public opinion diverges on Inspector Hunt as graft doubts grow. Citizens’ groups question his ties to bookmakers and gamblers while Deputy Inspector Ben Burns draws attention for an unseen yet powerful supervisory role over police captains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Chicago
Citizens’ Association
Inspector Hunt
Iister
Ben Burns
Mr. Burns
Hunt gang and Hyde Park politics clash with Chicago leaders
The piece attacks Inspector Nick Hunt as a private-interest chief candidate, denounces Francis O’Neill and O’Neill’s police record, and chronicles clashes with the Citizens’ Association, mayoral politics under Dunne, and calls for ethics reviews. It notes reform moves by State’s Attorney Healy and quo warranto actions against local constables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Healy
Louis Grossman
Hyde Park
Grossman
Benjamin Black
South
Chicago
White City Building Ordinance Question Sparks Probe
An investigation by the building department is urged to determine if White City was erected under proper ordinance. Critics warn against handing Chicago’s police force to the Blind Pig Division, calling it abhorrent to citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White City
Building Department
Chicago
Dunne Faces Harrison Backed Block in Municipal Ownership Battle
City politics rumble as Harrison loyalists in City Hall threaten Dunne’s push for municipal ownership of streetcars. Mayor Dunne cites a National Magazine pledge detailing practical ownership and cites Chicago’s public utilities success. Critics accuse bosses of trying to block Dunne while pledging loyalty to Harrison and Hopkin allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Dunne
County Central Committee
Carter Harrison
Republcan
Hopkins
National
Chicago
London
Berlin
Paris
Vienna
New York
Staten Island
London County Council
Mayor Dunne
William Gallagher Called Honest City Leader Amid Reform Talk
The piece praises Thomas Gallagher as an honest and capable leader in the County Democracy with a spotless record on the City Council and Board of Education. It criticizes Inspector Hunt as a lingering reform-era Hyde Park boss and urges removal of graft in City Hall and Lincoln Park management.
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Cook County Democracy
Randolph Street
Thomas Gallagher
Daniel J. McMahon
Edward H. Morgan
John Jaeger
County Democracy
Board of Education
Inspector Hunt
Hyde Park
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Oleary
James O'Leary
Nick Hunt
Monte Carlo
Principality of Monaco
O'Neill
Schuettler
Police
Jake
Francis O'Neill
Crap Shooters’ Union
Handbook Makers’ Association
Amalgamated Order of Grafters
Chief O'Neill
Hunt Gang
Martin Hayes
Charles Aldrich
Stephen Wood
Englewood
Sullivan
Lieutenant Sullivan
Saivil’ Service Commission
Errant
McGrall
Milne
Washington Construction Company
Patterson
James A. Hogan
Sanitary District
West Side
Kilcrane
Edward Cumminings
John Planer
Cummings
Commissioner of Public Works
Robert E. Burke
Albert Schonbeck
H. FE. LL. Doggett
John H. Colvin
James Ry Pyne
John HL. Duilard
Thomas Drury
Ate Arms — Ward Courtney
Anthony Krygowski
South Side
Peter Crot
Robert J. Roulston
Molesworth King
William G. Korth
Luke P. Colleran
James N. Tilton
Charles Vesely
North Side
John Haderlein
Michael EK
Hughes
William Moffat
John A. King
Eagle
Bind Tig
Poice Department
Illinois
United States
William €. Doyle
Truatees
Town of
Lake
Gunung
Thinne
Lincoln Park
Elbridge Hancey
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