Ernst Hummel’s 1904 Santa Claus rescue earns support
The piece lauds Ernst Hummel for funding Chicago city payrolls in 1904 while city funds were exhausted, paying 8 802 workers by Christmas Eve. It highlights his popularity with laborers and his rising bid for County Treasurer, citing his German roots, brewing career, public service, and community leadership.
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Ernst Hummel
Santa Claus
Hummel
Harry Hildreth
Healey
Ernat Hummel
West Side
Mr. Hummel
Mrnet Hummel
Wurtemburg
Germany
Echoole
Chicago
Mary Allgmendinger
Lill
Busch & Brand
Mr. Brand
Brand & Hummel Brewing Company
South Chicago
Boutu Chicago Brewing Company
United Breweries Company
North
Schwaben Verein
Beef Trust Supplied Poisoned Meat to Cities
Chicago residents faced widespread illness as the beef trust dumped tainted meat into markets beyond the city. Officials describe the meat as laced with dangerous substances and improperly preserved.
City Chemist Finds Sodium Sulphite in Chicago Beef
Toledo city chemist William Pate Jr reports ten meat samples shipped from Chicago contained sodium sulfite, an injurious preservative, leading to an order banning further sale. The piece notes legal gaps, stockyard inspections, and critiques of the Beef Trust and local officials.
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Toledo
Ohio
Chicago
Pate
Dunne
Beef Trust
Election call praises Justice candidate Frank P. Sadler
An editorial endorses Frank P. Sadler for Associate Justice on the Republican ticket, arguing his qualifications and legal ability would strengthen the Municipal Court this fall election.
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Charles 8. Cutting
Cutting
Lawrence P. Boyle
Wiliam T. Arthur
Isidore HI. Himes
Frank P. Sadler
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Cullom
Hopkins
Weat
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Grand Pacific Hotel
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Edward D. Shurtleff
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Henry Murphy
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Simon P. Gary
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Chicago Bar Association
Chrie Strassheim
John R. Thompson
Lewis Rinaker
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Guy Guernsey
Criminal Court
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Joseph E. Bidwill
Schoole
A. F. Nightingale
Fred W. Upham
W. Clyde Jones
State Senate
Illinois
Civil Service Commission
Dunne-Fisher Traction
Ernest Hummel
Carter H. Harrison
Ontario
Virginia
Friends of Personal Liberty
Henry Sherman Boutell
Congress
John FP. Smulski
Charlos EB. Cruikstank
Phil Knopf
Bryan
Hearst
Board of Review
New York
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Philip Knopf
Mr. Knopf
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Republian
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Walker
James R. Buckley
Election Board
William Burns
Buckley
John P. McGoorty
Adolf Bergshan
Union Stock Yards
Sir Thomas Lipton
London
Sir Thomas
Crnst Hummel
Progressive Alliance
Democratic County
la Salle Street
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Hearst League
Fourteenth Ward
Bailiwick
G. Blair
University Trusteea
W. M. Gemmill
Thomas J. Healy
Charles MccGavin
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