Democrats and allies seek control of Illinois General Assembly
The Inter Ocean notes a Sullivan Dunne backed coalition aiming to win a governing majority in both Illinois houses next year. A harmony slate may form despite a dispute over I R and other items, with Republicans and regulars seen as likely to support the broader reform program and governor Dunne.
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Charles N. Wheeler
Inter Ocean
Ilinois General Assembly
Sullivan-Dunne
Sullivan
Chicago
Dunne
Senate
House
White Sox Finish Home Schedule at Comiskey Park
White Sox conclude home slate at Comiskey Park on Sept 26 27 against St Louis and Sept 28 against Cleveland at 35th Street and Shields Avenue.
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N. la Salle
Kenwood
Lake Ave
Drexel Boulevard
48Th Street
Marquette
Dearborn Ave
Maple Street
First National Bank
Oaks
Lake St
Waller Ave
Lexington Avenue
68Th Street
Rotary
South Dearborn St
Sheridan Road
Foster Avenue
South Shore
Lake Shore
67Th Street
Southern
N. Dearborn Street
Standard
Michigan Ave
24Th Street
Swedish Club of Chicago
la Salle
Twentieth Century
Michigan Avenue
Union Teague
Jackson Boulevard
Federal Street
Union Printers
Howland Block
Monroe and Dearborn
University
Monroe Street
White Sox
Comiskey Park
35Th Street
Shields Avenue
St. Louis
Cleveland
Ball Players Save Money With Frugal Travel Habits
The piece notes Pirates players O T o o l e Adams Robinson and Hyatt saved money on road trips by eating modest meals at hotels or local eateries. It cites meal allowances and patterns on trains and trips, including Sheckard’s irregular eating, as examples of touring players managing expenses.
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Pirates
O'Toole
Adams
Robinson
St. Louis
New York
Poughkeepsie
Grand Central Station
Jimmy Sheckard
Brooklyn
Sheckard
Comiskey Buys Chapell For 18000 In Major League Deal
Chicago owner Charles Comiskey pays 18000 to acquire Larry Chapell from Milwaukee in a deal that includes two players valued at 3000 each. Chapell, 22, batted about .370 in the American Association and rises as a top outfield prospect watched by Cubs and Naps. He progressed from Eau Claire to major league attention this season after early promise in 1911.
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Charles Comiskey
Chicago
White Sox
Larry Chapell
Milwaukee Club
American Association
Chapell
Marty O'Toole
Wonder
Comiskey
John Beall
Milwaukee
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Naps
Murphy
Duffy
Wisconsin Burg
Baseball Talent Watch Across Major Leagues
Connie Mack’s receiver Schang is hitting .261 while Mrs. Britton plans to spend $30,000 on pennant-winning players. Long Larry McLean grows as a base runner for the Giants and Robbie Veach shows a strong throwing arm for the Tigers. Frank Chance mentors minors as Detroit covers first base with Gainer Weiler Onslow. Mark Stewart eyed by Reds after Norfolk pick. Giants buy Eddie Harrison from New York New Jersey league. Browns and Cardinals mirror each other in play. Candy LaChance appears as substitute umpire in the Eastern Association.
Veterans Ask Connie Mack To Drop Bench Warmers
Report says Athletics veterans have hinted to Connie Mack they want younger players benched before they become eligible for a share of the world series money. Pennock and Wyckoff are named as the two pitchers targeted for removal.
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Connie Mack
Deadwood
Pennock
Wyckoff
Sater Surges as Cubs Lead Home Run Race in 1912
The Chicago Cubs boast a growing home run leader in Sater as he tops teammates like Zimmerman and Cravath this season. Sater, praised for speed and aggressiveness, has driven in nearly 60 runs and hit ten homers by mid season, surpassing peers in the National League.
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Chicago Cub
Frank Schulte
Buck Freeman
Washington
Schulte
Heinie Zimmerman
Cub
Zimmerman
Saler
Rune Sater
West Side
Cravath
Philadelphia
Sater
Baier
Tevreau
Saier
Adams
Steele
Alexander
Ames
Ragan
Hess
Tesreau
Wagner
Mayer
O'Toole
Players' Friend Bonesetter Reese Aids Baseball Men
Reese, a bonesetter from Youngstown Ohio, is described as the players' best friend. He treats many major league players yearly, fixing injuries and dislodged muscles with a natural touch and quick diagnosis.
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Bonesetter Reese
Reese
Youngstown
Mundy Stirs as Red Sox Debuts in Virginia League
Mundy, the Red Sox first baseman from the Virginia league, is a small left-hander who shows promise. In the opener Manager Carrigan pulled him early, hoping to save him as a pinch batter, a move that dampened a promising youngster.
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Mundy
Red Sox
Carrigan
Baseball oddity as Knight tagged by Peck during steal
In a Yankee Browns game Peckenpaugh and Knight ran to cover second as Stovall started a steal. Peck threw to Knight who had slipped and fallen, tagging him instead of Stovall, and the baserunner was safe.
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Yanks
Browns
Peckenpaugh
Knight
Stovall
Peck
Giants Stealster Brigade Shatters Base Theft Record
Manager McGraw fields a formidable bunch of base stealers as the Giants swiped 208 bases in 115 games, marking a remarkable performance in stolen bases for the team.
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McGraw
Giants
County Democratic Central Committee Full Listing
Long roster of county political leaders and committee members for Cook County Democratic groups and district delegates. Includes names of officers, ward reps, executive committee members, and congressional district slates across multiple districts.
Party Central Committee Members Listed for Cook County
The document lists leaders and ward officers for the Democratic and Progressive parties in Cook County. It names chairs, secretaries, treasurers, and numerous ward officials across districts from Ward 1 to Ward 84, with addresses at Briggs House and Hotel La Salle.
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Democratic Party OF
Cook County
Briggs House
A. J. Sabath
John J. Coughlin
M. 8. Furman
Otto Spankach
James 8. McInerney
Harry Goldstine
John Downey
James F. Bowers
Daniel Ryan
Progressive Party OF
la Balle
Harold L. Ickes
Charles Ringer
LaVeerne W. Noyes
John H. Taylor
Chauncey Dewey
Charles H. Sergel
Felix J. Wengierski
Philip Gollner
Walter Clyde Jones
Charles B. Merriam
Charles Beeks
A. C. Bass
John Simon
August Krueger
Fred Formaneck
L. G. Ross
William F. Galling
James Heyn
William Gieldsinski
Charles J. Ryberg
John R. Swift
Guy C. Crapple
Harry Fiddelke
Thomas J. Graydon
Charles J. Burmeister
Albert B. Palmer
A. L. Sage
C. M. Moderwell
A. F. Nusser
C. R. Bechtel
J. M. Dempsey
William LaBatt
J. T. Simpson
H. L. du Charm
Willis &. Thorne
Henry Nelson
Robert F. Kolb
Republican County Committee List of Officers and Members
A historical roll shows the Republican County Committee officers led by Chairman John F. Devine with Secretary William H. Weber and Treasurer Isaac N. Powell. The document lists ward and district members including Francis Brady Martin Madden Robert Levy Edward Lit singer Roy West and many others across districts. Additional headings note country districts with names such as A Van Steenberg W H Weber Peter M Hoffman Allen B Ray William Busse and Fres Anderson among others.
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Central Committee
Democratic Party OF
Cook County
Hotel la Salle
John McGillen
George L. McConnell
William Legner
B. F. Weber
Stanley
Walkowiak
Frank McDermott
Michael F.er. Ward
Michael Keats
John J. Coughlin
Daniel J. Harris
Clem Kuehne
William J. O'Connell
Peter J. Angaten
Henry Stuckart
James M. Dailey
Patrick J. Carr
Charles Martin
John P. Gibbons
Peter Foy
F. Brennan
John H. Mack
William Powers
Sheldon Govier
HB. Wittenberg
Fred Rohde
J. Novak
John Lagodny
Leo V. Roeder
M. H. Rogers
John M. O’conner
Thomas Sturch
John Ciskowski
Harry R. Gibbons
Dennis W. Sullivan
Fred Evan
James Fitzgerald
William F. Quinlan
John T. Connery
Thomas J. Dawson
N. J. Daleiden
Nell Marley
William McRae
Francis D. Connery
Ben. M. Sharry
Joseph Calla
Dennis D. McCarthy
Joseph T. Mahoney
James A. Long
M. J. Flynn
Richard J. Knight
Frank J. Walsh
T. J. Crowe
Matt L. Cullem
J. J. Cullerton
K. M. Rads
William J. Clark
William P. Feeney
Hans Blase
Frank 8. Ryan
Salvatore Romano
John J. Brennan
Chilton P. Wilson
John J. McLaughlin
Thomas Little
Stanley H. Kunz
John P. Hayes
George B. Brennan
Joseph Kacena
John F. O'Malley
William Graham
EB. F. Silha
Ernest Jentzch
Robert 5. Burke
John A. King
James M. Slattery
Daniel Moriarty
Anthony Krygowskiter
Robert F. Bickerdike
Peter H. Dalton
Edward M. Roark
John J. Coburn
Richard T. Hanrahan
John P. Tansey
Nicholas Lorch
Henry L. Fick
John T. Keating
Luke P. Colleran
Molesworth King
Timothy J. Crowe
M. EB. Hughes
William Moffat
Bartholomew Scanlan
H. Haddock
Henry Krug
Louis Seelig
J. J. McLaughlin
Jas. F. Ryan
B. J Courtney
Peter Zilligan
Louis L. Lettiere
Sami, Ohlson
Ernest Langtry
John F. Carroll
Austin Waldron
John Joyce
W. H. Armstrong
John W. Wursenburg
David O'Shea
Fred M. Sturgeon
J. H. Montgomery
Wm. F. Mahoney
A. J. Marshall
Henty A. Johnson
Fred Buxbaum
Francis J. Woolley
H. Wedesweller
Jake Zimmerman
F. A. van Aredale
Andrew Donovan
Bart Delatto
John T. Convey
John W. McNeal
Henry Hebbardt
Republican County Committee
John F. Devine
William H. Weber
Isaac N. Powell
Francis P. Brady
Martin B. Madden
Robert R. Levy
Charles R. Strook
Edward R. Litsinger
Roy O. West
John J. Hanberg
Edward E. Eastman
Joseph B. Bidwill
Charles V. Barrett
Isaac J. Bryan
John C. Cannon
Victor P. Arnold
Joseph F. Haas
Matt A. Mueller
Thomas J. Healy
Charles 8. Deneen
Charles W. Vail
George Hitsman
Charles Vavick
J. F. Gainty
Sountry
A. van Steenberg
Lagsing
W. H. Weber
Blue Inland
Peter M. Hoffman
Des Plaines
Allen B. Ray
Oak Mark
William Busse
Mount Prospect
Fres “ Anderson
Bo*retan
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A. F. Westfall
L. F. Jacobson
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C. E. Alden
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L. E. Rosenheim
Albert H. Putney
State Department
J. van McMurray
Chine
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Webster School of Law
Near East
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Father Dannon
Harry C. Wild
Great Lakes Dredging & Dock Company
Mr. Wild
Benjamin M. Mitchell
Miinois House of Representatives
Henry Sierks
United States
Wilson
Daniel I. Grube
State Public Utilities Commission
James F. Stepina
Charles M. Moderwell
D. Griffin
Board of Review
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Apollo Club
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20Th Et Caxton
Chicago Athletic Association
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St. Germania
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Boston Braves
John Quinn
Charles Schmidt
Rochester
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Meale
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Schang
Long Larry McLean
The
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Tiger
Hugh Jennings
Chance
Roger Peckinpaugh
Frank Chance
Detroit
Jennings
Gainer
Tutweiler
Onslow
Mark Stewart
Cincinnati Reds
Norfolk
Eddie Harrison
Newburgh
New Jersey
Cardinals
Candy LaChance
Hae
Schulte-Zimmerman Clase
Vic Sailer
County Democracy
Daniel J. McMahon
Frank H. Novak
Edward H. Morgan
James R. Buckley
2Nd Congressional District
Henry C. Gchlacks
Edward J. Smith
Stephen Hunt
Henry Osborn
Chas
Hill
Albert Schaffner
John McCann
John I. Driscoll
Henry & Mayes
John J. Curran
Thomas L. Byrne
Dr. J. B. Weintraub
Joho F Nolan
F. B. Robinson
John D. Green
Frank Arnold
Robt
J. Cranston
Thos. F. Rowan
John Kavanagh
Patrick B. Dwyer
John H. Enright
A. C. Luts
J. J. Mulvihill
Thos, Davies
Mat
J Corcoran
John L. McNamara
M J, Carberry
Henry H. Nichols
Hugh Manley
Terence Warner
Wm. J. Harms
Francis X Busch
John ©. Kraus
Meyer A Bernstein
Edward J. Duffy
Frank B. Ghearin
Antony J. McVady
M. J Flynn
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John B. Brensas
James Ryan
B H. Helde
Walter Shea
John H Burns
Val. Schmitt Schmitt
Wm . Wallace
Jas. M. Furlong
J. M. Fitegerald
M. C. Buckley
John V. Schmit
Schmitt
Wm. B. Furlong
Everett Jennings
Marius Mleen
Martin J Sweeney
James Hyne
John Baker
Martin Garaki
Jobn Miller Jeremiah T. J
P. Coffey
Frank Zerrisek
Harr Arhuck
FA. Jeflirke
Teaac Cohn
Maz Kutehal
Josene Mendel
Nacker
Matthew Smith
B J. Meerty
John Fennen
Peter Hoffmes
James J. Hallman
John Waska
J. Peshek
James F. Denny
Tom Fitegerald
Nicholas Stokes
Ae | Altemeier
James H. Ryan
Geo. McKenzie
Joseph Wirth
John J. Brady
Jacob Ports
James W. Casey
John J. O'Donnell
Ralph C. White
Frank L. White
Byman Liderman
Frank T. Scanlas
Clarence Dullard
W. F. Dani. Dowling
John W. Christie
Francis P. Burnett
William George Pooles
C. Rehm
Geo. P. McFarland
Chris Nielson
Dr. Frost
John Leslie O’brien
John W. Hand
Theo. H. Greenwald
Oscar Breitenbach
Frank H. Landmesser
J. A. O'Donnell
Bilis W. Paul
Henry
Joseph Grein
Frank DeLaby
Geo
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G. A. Canisius
Thomas B Golden
Andrew A. Collins
B. Hayne
J. P. Pitsgerald
Fred Schuls
W. H. Laui
Mee
J. Byrnes
John 8. Schneller
Norman P. Brodie
Daniel F. Rise
Michael P. Lowen
John B. Bereher
Carl W. Westerlind
Daniel L. Cruies
Chas. Oakley
Oscar Anderson
Gen. A
George Wilson
J. P. Jaeger
John J. Devine
David A. Rowe
Frank C. Kelloxg
Roy Barnett
Harry J. Ganey
John Fanning
Edward J. Healey
Chas. Dougherty
F. C. Adams
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