Citizens' Association of Chicago records, 1874-1964.

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Citizens' Association of Chicago records, 1874-1964.

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Correspondence, minutes, account and membership books, aldermanic reports, ward maps, investigation reports, etc. of the Citizens' Association of Chicago (CAC: 1876-1964); plus news clippings, correspondence, minutes, membership and financial accounts, and reports of the Municipal Voters' League (1896-1939). The association dealt with such diverse matters as drainage, water supply and sanitation problems; election and civil service frauds; gambling and other criminal activities; fire protection; and revision of the Chicago City Charter. Includes diaries of Shelby M. Singleton, executive secretary of CAC for 35 years (1903-1914, 7 vols.).

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Citizens' Association of Chicago

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The Citizens' Association of Chicago was founded in 1874, following the second Chicago fire. Concerned by the absence of fire protection, a group of citizens organized an association to work for better municipal administration. Since that date, the Association devoted its efforts to the task of assuring Chicago's citizens of honest city government, free of fraud and corruption. From the description of Records, 1878-1938. (University of Illinois-Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 5...

Municipal Voters League (Chicago, Ill.)

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Chicago (Ill.). City Council

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Kenna, Michael, 1857-1946

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Michael Kenna, also known as "Hinky Dink", was an American politician who served as alderman of Chicago's 1st Ward from 1897 to 1923 and again from 1939 to 1943. In addition to his position as alderman he was committeeman of the 1st Ward for the Democratic Party from 1893 to 1944. Representing the Chicago Loop and later its environs in such capacities, he led what was often called the "world's richest ward". He and his partner, fellow 1st Ward alderman "Bathhouse John" Coughlin, controlled the w...

Crane, Richard Teller, 1832-1912

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Joint Civic Committee on Elections (Chicago, Ill.)

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Singleton, Shelby M.

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