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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, April 02, 1917, NOON EDITION, Image 1

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WILSON MAY READ MESSAGE TODAY
THE DAY BOOK
'An Adless Newspaper, Daily Except Sunday
VOL.6, NO. 157 Chicago, Monday, April 2, 1917
396
CITY HALL-TRIB-GAS
GANG RUNS CHICAGO,
KENNEDY SAYS
Alderman Analyzes Connections of Ettelson Law Firm,
Sam Insul, W. G. Beale and State Street Stores
With MayorThompson Battling Big Odds.
John C. Kennedy, running for re
election as alderman of the 27th
ward, today asked voters to take a
look at the line-up against him. He
says not only the 27th ward, but the
whole city ought to know this line
up.
"The only opposition I have to
overcome is the gas company, the
traction, companies, the telephone
company, the Chicago TfftWMi and
the Thompson-Lundin City JfcB ma
chine," said Kennedy. "I believe
now is a good and proper tfme to
show the close alliance existing be
tween the gas company, the City Hall
and the Tribune. The election to
morrow is one more aet in a play
going on here in Chicago the last
two years. Notice how the facts
weave into each 4Hlr.
"In March of 1915 William Hale
Thompson was running for mayor,
He was the owner of 1,067 shares of

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