Harrison to End City Hall Loan Shark Probe War
Chicago mayor vows thorough, independent inquiry into police scandal and loan men ties. He aims to uncover secret connections, press for Grand Jury action, and discipline city officials if warranted. Names linked to “silent partners” implicate a broader graft network in City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Civil Service Commission
Lindblom
Anna Knabjohann
Weber & Kanter
Merit Board
Knabjohann
Loan Trust
Kerfoot
McShane
Weber
Kanter
Ripley
Civil Service
Chicago Elects and Plans for Bryan Visit in 1900
The piece reports on political clashes and candidate speeches in Chicago. It notes W. O. Lamonte as Juvenile Court example, Knopf printing ballots for Cook County, and various county and city races. It highlights William Jennings Bryan’s Chicago visit schedule and local endorsements for judges and drainage trustees.
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Tuthill
W. O. Lamonte
Knopfs
Cook County
Election Board
Secretary of State
Lst
Knopf
Chicago
Board of Election Commissioners
McKinley
New York
Manhattan
Brox
McKinley Gang
Bill McKinley
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Richmond
Cheng
ISIG
Kinley
Bryan
Democratic County Committee
William Bryan
Lake Front
Mueller
Lawrence Andrew Young
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Waller
Ten Percent
Dunne
Weber and Kanter
Moritz Rosenthal
Vacht c Pn
Phil Knopf
Phil, Knopf
Hon. Carter H. Harrison
Eagle
W. O. la Monte
Alachuler
Illnois
Samuel Alschuler
Robert E. Burke
Metropol Hall
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-firs! Street
James Todd
Alschuler
Philippines
Pasking's
Archer Avenue
Wabash ‘Avenue
First Ward
Imnots
Board of Election
Willi FP. Mahoney
Edward T. Noonan
Carter
Mahoney
Board
Superior Court
Farlin Q. Ball
Nathaniel C. Sears
Kuop
Nathaniel
Son
Nou
A. W. Miller
A.W. Miller
Fred A. Busse
Friends
Henry Sherman Boutell
Board of Review
Fred W. Upham
Hou
Clayton BE. Crafts
Wm. H. Baker
Thomas A. Smyth
Charles
Denis EB
Sullivan
Edgar Bronson
Tobnan
John C. King
John A. Linn
John A. Cooke
Circuit
Cloidt
Smyth
Baker
Wenter
Jones
Braden
Webb
Legner
Kiolbassa
Stuckart
William Lorimer
John J. Hanberg
PA. M’kinley
City
Tose C. Braden
Thomas J. Webb
Fred
W. Tpham
Joseph B. County
Charles Commisssioner
Planagan
Thomass, Webb
Cpular
Democratic Couny
Lerhiner
Lee
West Side Busness
Cole
Ton
Win
Joho di
Manberg
Patangress
Din Milly
Congress
Upham
Win. I. Mahoney
George P. Poster
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