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Col Sprague a lifelong Chicagoan and Senate hopeful
Col Albert A. Sprague, Chicago public works chief and Democratic senate candidate, rose from Sprague Warner & Co. to lead as a trusted civic figure. A veteran of World War I, he helped draft the first veterans bonus bill and fought graft in the Veterans Bureau, earning public regard for honesty and service. He also backed Calumet City water issues with Alderman Byrne during a Springfield convention era.
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Albert A. Sprague
Chicago
United States Senate
Grant
Sprague, Warner & Co
Harvard University
Sprague Warner
United States
Germany
Fort Sheridan
Camp Grant
Rockford
Ill
341St Infantry
France
American Legion
Veterans Bureau
Dever
Democratic Party of Illinois
Springfield
Colonel Sprague
Thomas F. Byrne
Sanitary District
Calumet City
Kamradt