Democratic Committeemen and Headquarters Across Cook County
A dense list details Democratic Committeemen from Illinois and Chicago, naming chairs Edward Moran and James Dailey among many ward leaders. It lists county and city officers, ward by ward leaders, and multiple party headquarters with addresses and contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Pattison
Freeport
Terence F. Moran
Chicago
Ed. M. Spiller
Marion
Isaac B. Craig
Mattoon
Ernest Hoover
Taylorville
Jerry J. Kane
East St. Louis
Democratic County Committee
James M. Dailey
William P. Feeney
Democratic Party of
Cook County
Joseph Rushkewica
Frank F. Roeder
Anton J. Cermak
James M. Whalen
Frank H. McCulloch
Henry Stuckart
John F. Quinlan
Chicago Lodge Directory of Headquarters and Officers
Listing of lodge headquarters with addresses phone numbers and meeting days. Includes presidents secretaries and contact locations for numerous lodges across Chicago area with recurring meetings on Thursdays Fridays or monthly.
Private Banks Regulation Pushed by Illinois Legislators
Fourteen lawmakers at the La Salle Hotel pledge to back state regulation of private banks. Senator Roos and candidates including Mitch ell MecGloon Prendergast Brinkman Trandel Dahlberg Lyle Bippus Festerling Thon Weber Benson Ottawa and Frank Ryan urge private bankers to support the measure to restore public confidence in Illinois banking, especially in Cook County, noting possible city-specific legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Salle Hotel
Senator Roos
House
B. M. Mitchell
James C. MecGloon
James T. Prendergast
M. M. Brinkman
Trandel
G. A. Dahlberg
Lyle
Bippus
Emil A. Festerling
Thon
Weber
O. E
Illinois
Cook County
Roos
Private Bankers’ Association
Stuckart Not to Blame in Tax Increase Rebuttal
Henry Stuckart county treasurer objects to blame for tax hikes announcing wall signs for visitors naming the board of assessors. Judge Charles A Williams praised for his municipal bench record. City redistricting urged with ward populations listed, the Fifteenth and Twenty-ninth among those over 80 thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stuckart
Board of Assessors
Charles A. Williams
Citizens Demand Thorough Civil Service Investigation
A Chicago call for a full inquiry into the Civil Service Commission accuses officials of rigged examinations and nepotistic promotions. It criticizes costly bureaucratic practices and cites a 1915 notice listing an “Industrial Psychologist” role with wide duties as emblematic of alleged misuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Civil Service Commissions Department
Civil Service
Turkey
Labor Bureau
Civil Service Commission
Jackson Park
Madison Street
State Street
Chicago Civil Service Commission
Social Bulletin
Jobs and pay in Chicago county offices outlined
Oscar E Hewitt explains in the Chicago Herald that county offices control 1 221 regular jobs and about 197 000 a year in extra pay 2 261 359 total salaries across Sanitary district assessors review Recorder Circuit Court Superior Court Coroner State s attorney plus extra funds for folio writers and rush season aid While most jobs cannot be changed by November election the payroll fuels political organization and precinct influence across 2 168 precincts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Assessors
Board of Review
Circuit Court
Superior Ct
Sanitary District
Sanitary Board
Drainage Board
Superior Court
Chicago
Schmidt for Assessor
George K. Schmidt a North Side real estate man and lifelong Chicago resident is favored to win a long term seat on the Board of Assessors citing his character and ability for public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Assessors
George K. Schmidt
North Side
Chicago
Nash and others vie for municipal court seats
Elect Nash and judge Williams and Manoney are noted as capable incumbents. Leo V Roeder and Daniel L Crukce are named as potential candidates. Rivers McNeill is praised for his work as collector of customs, reflecting on President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Manoney
Leo V. Roeder
Rivers McNeill
Wilson
New Democratic State Committee Meeting in Cook County
A New Democratic State Committee session held in Cook County focused on party organization and upcoming electoral strategy. Officials discussed candidate endorsements and fundraising plans amid mapping of county divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Democratic State
Committee
Honest Litigant Sign Sparks Open Court Doctrine
A Chicago Municipal Court judge displays a large placard reading an honest litigant comes into court by the front door to curb last minute appeals and phone interruptions. The piece lists local figures like Frank J. Hogan and Thomas F. Keeley praising public service and civic improvement in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stelk
Stelk
State Officials Salaries and Patronage Totals
A historical table lists salaries and patronage for multiple state and local offices over various terms. It includes the state’s attorney four year salary 38 400 patronage 1 000 000 and recorder four year salary 36 000 with patronage 1 400 000. Also shows circuit court clerk four year salary 36 000 patronage 400 000 and other offices totaling 87 485 400.
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Malou
Riverside Oil Sales Rise Under Borland Host
Riverside Oil Company manager R. E. Borland hosted western representatives T. D. Brennan from Tulsa Oкla O N Owens of Sioux City and H B Miller of Des Moines. Borland says Marathon oil sales have increased and 1917 prospects look brighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Borland
Riverside Oil Company
Riverside Company
T. D. Brennan
Tulsa
Okla
O. N. Owens
Sioux City
H. 8. Miller
Des Moines
Webb Seeks Re election for Board of Review
Thomas J. Webb has built a clean record as a careful honest and vigilant public official. The piece notes broad support from Republicans and Democrats for his re election to the position he has held with marked ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Webb
Board of Review
Levy Family Ties Highlight Chicago Auto Leader
Henry R. Levy vice president of L. Markle Auto Company in Chicago is praised as a top auto salesman. He hails from a respected carriage-dealer family with four decades of business repute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry R. Levy
Big L. Markle Auto Company
South
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Simon Levy
Harry Levy
Sullivan Strong With Railroad Men
Thomas M. Sullivan, noted superintendent of the Grand Trunk Railroad, is described as very strong with railroad men who admire his rise from humble beginnings. The article flags his bright chances for election as president of the Sanitary District of Chicago, highlighting his solid track record with both labor and business communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Sullivan
Grand Trunk Railroad
Sullivan
Sanitary District of
Chicago
Sanitary District
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Fair State, Adams and Dearborn Sts
E. J. Lehmann
Democratic
Democratic Sournal
Ilinois
Charles Boeschenstein
Edwardayille
Democratic State Committee
Arthur W. Charles
Jacob Lindheimer
Fred W. Block
John J. Leonard
Michael Kenna
William J. Graham
Thomas D. Nash
Patrick J. Carr
John P. Gibbons
John H. Mack
Joseph W. Cermak
A. J. Sabath
Martin J. O'Brien
Patrick A. Nash
Thomas P. Keane
Stanley H. Kunz
Joseph Rushkowie
Bernard J. Grogan
John Powers
Dennis J. Egan
John F. O'Mall
Rudolph L. Schapp
Joseph L. Gill
Frank F. Roeer
Harry R. Gibbona
Henry A. Zender
Neil Marley
Frank Paschen
Emmett Whealan
James F. Heffernan
Michael K. Sheridan
Frank J. Walsh
Timothy Crowe
Joseph C. Kostw
Thirty-fifth Ward
Samuel Kleinitz
Chicago Heights
Francis M. Keough
Lemont
Peter Wolf
Melrose Park
Ross C. Hall
Oak Park
Isaac M. Kuebler
Palatine
State St
John J. Coughlin
N. la Salle St
Ike Roderick
B. 20Th
B. 37Th
Douglas
Edw. Stenson
Michigan Ave
Otto Woerter
E. 35Th
Indiana Theater
Young's Hall
30Th
Wallace Sts
John F. Bolton
Union Ave
James J. Kropacek
Normal Ave
C. Hall
Cottage Grove Ave
Langley Ave
Elmer J. Whitty
Commercial Ave
John P. Byrnes
Bond Ave
Gustave Steinwig
Anthony Ave
DeHaan's Hall
Burnside
Otto Kerner
Clifton Park Ave
Joseph J. Novak
Trumbull Ave
W. Madison St
Kedzie
James C. Denvir
Congress St
John C. Morris
W. Adams
Conway's Hall
Lake St
Western Ave
Frank Literski
Dickson
Milwaukee Ave
Monroe
Walter Smith
Austin Ave
Teoff Weyna
James C. Gavin
Racine Ave
John Vanderburg
Sangamon St
Blue Island Ave
Taylor St
Thos. J. Johnson
W. Congress St
John J. Falvey
Lytle St
Club House
W. 18Th St
Canal
Peter F. Smith
Barth. P. Collins
W. 19Th St
Thomas Jefferson Club
N. Dearborn
Superior
Joseph P. Mahoney
Raymond A. Dougherty
N. Dearborn St
Larrabee St
Lincoln
W. North Ave
Hudson Ave
Math. J. Wagner
Lower Lincoln Turner Hall
Sheffield
Diversey Aves
Jas. H. Poage
Belmont Ave
Bernard Jung
Mohawk
Barry Ave
Lake View
Frank A. Stadler
Lincoln Ave
Gustav Seedorf
Oakley Ave
Broadway
Edgewater
John 8. Hummer
Beacon St
John P. Dougherty
Magnolia Ave
Grace
Chas. A. Williams
Janssen Ave
Chas. W. Peters
N. Hermitage Ave
Grace Hall
Bernard St
Corner Grace
Elston and Bernard
Irving
Hans Blase
Pensacola Ave
Geo. J. Gercken
Armitage
W. Garfield Blvd
Drover
Frank J. Ryan
John R. Cook
McNally
Halsted St
Frank J. Carr
W. 60Th St
Chas, Sener
Peoria St
Anderson Bldg
Hodnett’s
John 8. Clark
Keeler and
North Aves
Stuckart
Civil Service Bank
Oscar E. Hewitt
Chicago Herald
Schmidt
Nash
Charlies A. Williams
Daniel L. Crukce
Edward F. Dunne
Martin J. Moran
Harrison
Michael J. Donkin
J. J. Viterna
Barth P. Collins
Stephen D. Griffin
James Furlong
Edward B. Lynch
Edmond L. Mulcahy
Thomas J. Dawson
William Johnston
Ed M. Spiller
Collins and
Viterna
Frank J. Hogan
Fire Department
Thomas F. Keeley
Charles McHugh
Lexington Hotel
First Ward
G. A. Schillinger
Elks’ Building Committee
Elks
Washington Street
Tom N. Donnelly
William Cullen Burns
Cccesssseesee
Borland
Webb
Levy
Sullivan Strong
Heco
Superior 7100
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