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Box 3

 Container

Contains 21 Results:

"The Police Department Takes Off Its Hat to Him!" (Police and Mayor Busse in agreement)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 41
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

"The Program for this Week" (Charles Merriam with his investigating agenda)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 42
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

The Rats Desert the Sinking Ship (Inter-Ocean exposures causing Busse administration to sink), Jan. 15, 1910

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 43
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....
Dates: Jan. 15, 1910

"Recommended for the Ermine!" (Shale Rock gang embracing A.C. Barnes, the "Shale Rock Judge")

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 44
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

"Redieske: 'Cut it Out, Fred, They Haven't Adjourned Yet!'" (Busse dancing around Redieske), Feb. 19, 1910

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 45
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....
Dates: Feb. 19, 1910

"Released at Last!" (Money for families of firemen killed in the stockyard fires of Dec., 1910, becomes available)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 46
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

"The Rubbish Heap!"

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 46a
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

"Scraping Off the Barnacles" (A.A. McCormick cleaning up the County Board)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 47
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

"Sticking Closer Than a Brother!" (Judge Cooper after the money raised for firemen's families after stockyard fire)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 48
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

"Taft May Come and Taft May go, But These Fight On Forever!" (Illinois politicians continue to quarrel, while Taft blows through town)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 49
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

"Tempering the Wind to a Lamb Shorn and Roasted" (The public swelters while railway workers arbitrate a strike)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 50
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

They Don't See It Coming-- (The coming election doesn't look good for the Busse gang), Oct. 15, 1910

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 51
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....
Dates: Oct. 15, 1910

"Virtue Rewarded - A Political Playlet Without Wordlets" (The Tribune rewards Merriam for putting a lid on Inter-Ocean exposures of Busse's graft)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 52
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

"What About This?" (Chicago scolding the police department after another bomb explosion)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 53
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

"What Are the Wild Waves Saying!" (Senate Committee exonerates Lorimer and Hines - waves about to wash over the Tribune and Harvester Trust)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 54
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

"What Inefficiency Has Brought Us To!" (City garbage disposal issue)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 55
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

What's the Use? (Busse, Hanberg and Coleman watching the Statute of Limitations run out), April 27, 1910

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 56
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....
Dates: April 27, 1910

The Whitewash Man (Commentary on Elton Lower urged by Busse to whitewash the Merriam Commission findings), Jan. 20, 1910

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 57
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....
Dates: Jan. 20, 1910

"Who Says There's Nothing Doing in Politics!" (State's Attorney Wayman: "The Grand Jury endorses ME for governor")

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 58
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

"Will It Come to This?" (Life insurance companies plan to raise premiums for married men)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 59
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....

"The Worm turns at Last!" (Citizen's Association squashing Mayor Busse)

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 60
Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Sixty original cartoons, each measuring approximately 13 x 14 inches, produced for the Chicago newspaper the Inter-Ocean between 1909 and about 1913. Twenty of these are dated; possibly some were never published. The drawings primarily are commentaries on Chicago politics of this period, and depict such figures as Chicago Mayor Fred Busse, "Shale Rock Judge" A.C. Barnes, William Lorimer, Charles E. Merriam, and State's Attorney John E. Wayman....