Vacant Chairs in Chicago Courts Gov’t Moves for 1920 Races
Vacant seats on the Cook County bench after Judge Scully’s death spark party maneuvering. Democrats nominate Judge John M. Ojo by acclamation at the Hotel Sherman with Republicans planning Oct. 2 conventions. Behan among named possibilities as Horner designated to succeed Scully, avoiding a 1920 primary. The banking expansion talks involve Fort Dearborn and First National seeking larger quarters, potentially trading properties on Monroe Clark and LaSalle streets in a multi‑million loop deal.
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Sherman
John M. Ojo
Louis J. Behan
Horner
Scully
Henry Horner
Sweitzer
Chicago
United States
Cook County
Lowden
Cutting
Kohlsaar
Big Bank Merger Prompts Major Loop Real Estate Moves
Merchants Loan Trust Company and Illinois Trust Savings Bank plan a merger that will reshape Loop real estate. Corn Exchange National intends to sell its LaSalle and Adams building as a site for the new bank complex on the Illinois Trust and Grand Pacific sites. Directors value the building and leasehold at over 3 million dollars. Move to a new combined home could take about two years with ongoing negotiations for Corn Exchange purchase.
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Merchants Loan & Trust Company
Illinois Trust & Savings Bank
Corn Exchange National
LaSalle and
Adams Streets
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
Grand Pacific Hotel
Corn Exchange
Corn Exchange Bank
Dawes Declares Exit From Politics
Brigadier General Charles Gates Dawes says he is absolutely out of politics and will not support campaigns or run for office. He returns to Chicago to focus on business affairs he left to serve in France in 1917 and asks to be left alone by politicians.
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Charles Gates Dawes
Chicago
Dawes
Central Trust Company
France
Employers Federation forms 16 member committee
John M. Glenn of the Illinois Manufacturers association announced a sixteen member committee of manufacturers from thirty six states to promote anti red resolutions and organize a federation of employers. The group includes Charles Piez as chair and representatives from Minnesota Michigan New York Illinois Missouri Wisconsin Ohio and others. Farmers are to be invited to join this campaign.
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Chicago
John M. Glenn
Illinois Manufacturers Association
Charles Piez
Link Belt Company
Congress
Boards of Trade
Associations of Commerce
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
George M. Gillette
Minnesota Employers’ Association
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Milo D. Campbell
National Milk Producers’ Federation
Coldwater
Michigan
Thomas Creigh
American Institute
City
Ill
George M. Verity
Ohio Manufacturers’ Associations
Columbus
Illinois
United States
Glenn
County politics mockery delays judge race to 1920
The local Democratic leaders in Cook County misfired by postponing the election of Judge Beaully's successor to November 1920. A Republican presidential candidate looms large, with the party setup blamed for likely heavy losses. The piece derisively calls the party “Amalgamated Bunch of Tainted Sausages” and forecasts an 800,000 GOP margin.
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Democratic Party
Cook County
Beaully
Qook County
Chicago Ward Committeemen Face New Primary Election
Chicago Republicans and Democrats will elect ward committeemen under a new law at the April 13 primary. Six Cook County districts form December boundaries. Official results show DAndrea winning his home precinct, with Hurley contesting a ballot box opening. Districts list nominees, counts, and addresses for several Republicans, Democrats and Socialists across multiple wards.
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Chicago
Cook County
City to pave 85 miles of streets despite troubles
Despite labor disputes hampering street work, Edward J. Glackin, secretary of the board of local improvements, says 85 to 90 miles of paved streets will be added this year at a cost of about $3,000,000.
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Edward J. Glackin
Board of Local Improvements
James F Walsh Praised Police Leader on North Halsted
Lieutenant James F Walsh of the North Halsted street police station is recognized as one of the best officials on the force. He is respected by his men superiors and the public for making a fine record.
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James F. Walsh
North Halsted Street
District Committeemen Elected for County Committee
The country town precincts will meet in six districts to elect district committeemen who will join the county committee with the same power as a Chicago ward committeeman.
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Chicago
D Andrea Seizes Nomination After Victory Over Hurley
Former state senator Francis A. Hurley lost the Democratic nomination in the Second district to Anthony D'Andrea by 24 votes on the official count. Judges and clerks of the Twenty third precinct of the Nineteenth ward, brought before the election board, stood by the official tally and could not explain an 82 vote discrepancy between the counts.
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Ficial
D'Andrea
Hurley
Michael Dominowski
Joseph Burke
Dominowski
Emil C. Kowalski
Mam C. Smith
Kowalski
Smith
William H. Cruden
Chester W. Church
Eugene
Dupee
Edward
Day
Francis A. Hurley
Anthony D'Andrea
Twentythird
Party candidates for the constitutional convention first district
The piece lists Republican candidates for the constitutional convention across six districts with names and street addresses in Chicago. It enumerates candidates by district including Walter H. Wilson and Norman H. MacPherson in the first district and John J. Gorman in the second, among others, with full addresses.
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Levy Mayer
Blackstone
Norman H. MacPherson
Wabash Avenue
John J. Gorman
Jackson Boulevard
Fredrick W. Bruder
Madison Street
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F. H. Smith
M. H. Guerin
F. A. Smith
Guerin
Fort Dearborn National
First National
Fort Dearborn
Clark Street
Clark and
Monroe Streets
First National Bank
Monroe Street
Dearborn
Clark Streets
LaSalle Street
of Meat Packers
R. H. Rice
National Conference of State Manufacturers’ Associations
West Lynn
Mass
E. B. Leigh
National Association of Manufacturers
New York City
Charles 8. Keith
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Kansas
C. G. Dawes
Employers Federation
Victor Koehler
Byron Street
Christian Meier
Winchester Avenue
Frederic R. DeYoung
155Th Street
Harvey
Amor C. Miller
Melrose Avenue
Kenilworth
David FB. Shanahan
Western Boulevard
Frank Trefil
23Rd Street
Charles J. Michal
Kedale Avenue
Robert EB. Cauley
35Th Street
Pierre
Wallace Street
Percival G. Baldwin
W. 70Th Street
Frank J. Walsh
W. 65Th Street
Michael K. Sheridan
Peoria Street
Henry Gronier
May Street
Reese
Wentworth Avenue
Douglas Sutherland
Minerva
Oscar Wolff
Avenue HM
John J. Poulton
Oglesby Avenue
Frank Foster
Exchange Aveinue
Harry H. Wilson
Watt Avenue
Joseph Gajeski
116Th Street
Ernst Kane
Halsted Street
Otto I’. Ring
18Th Street
K. Pincus
14Th Street
Dennis A. Horan
Ashland Avenue
Edwin H. Weiman
O'Neil
William Lewin
W. 20Th Street
Charles Heehler
Anthony Pintozzi, Jr
Forquer I
Thomas F. Frole
W. Taylor Street
Michael Jarussi
Harry A. Siegel
Homan Avenue
William KH. Burns
Central Park Avenue
Martin J. O'Brein
Flournoy Street
Michel Rosenberg
Independence Boulevard
Mordecai Shulman
N. Trumbull Avenue
Henry KE. Wickwire
George F. Lohman
N. Long Avenue
Charles 8. Cutting
N. Waller Avenue
James F. Fardy
Franklin Boulevard
John F. Higgins
N. Latrobe Avenue
Edmund D. Hulbert
D’andrea
Constitutional Convention
Republic
Walter H. Wilson
Nne
Franklin A. Denison
Calumet Avenue
Prairie Are
Francis A. Uurley
Warren Avenue
Michael F. Sullivan
W. Jackson Boulevard
Harry E. Greenwood
Throop Street
Arthur KE
Lexington Street
Edward H. Mortis
Vernon Avenue
Archibald J. Carey
Mathew D. Hartigan
James A. Gorman
Princeton Avenue
Joseph de Barberri
41St Street
Charles Hallbeck
John E. Traeger
W. S4th Place
George P. Latchford
Emerald Avenue
Morton D. Hull
Woodlawn
Abel Davis
Ellis Avenue
William J. Lindsay
St. Lawrence Avenue
William P. Casey
Langley Avenue
Fred W. Hack
Barney Berlyn
Prairie Avenue
George A. Dupuy
Paulina Street
Rufus C
Sheridan Road
Evanston
Joseph BE
Flanagan
Joseph H. Stanger
Lewis Street
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