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... house was in many ways the most powerful political leader in the state . He personally appointed all committees , paying off political debts and rewarding friends in the process . The chair- manships of such important committees as ...
... house was in many ways the most powerful political leader in the state . He personally appointed all committees , paying off political debts and rewarding friends in the process . The chair- manships of such important committees as ...
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... House , Jan. 5 , 1877 , 27 . 37. Chicago Evening Mail , March 28 , 1871. Wm . O. Thompson Memorandum in Harry Barnard , " Eagle Forgotten " : The Life of John Peter Altgeld ( Indianapolis , 1938 ) , 166. Journal of the House , Jan. 11 ...
... House , Jan. 5 , 1877 , 27 . 37. Chicago Evening Mail , March 28 , 1871. Wm . O. Thompson Memorandum in Harry Barnard , " Eagle Forgotten " : The Life of John Peter Altgeld ( Indianapolis , 1938 ) , 166. Journal of the House , Jan. 11 ...
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... House staff , for example , was not only female , she was also black.54 It was not only settlement workers from other cities who were touched by the Hull House experience , for Governor Altgeld , Henry George , and John Dewey all ...
... House staff , for example , was not only female , she was also black.54 It was not only settlement workers from other cities who were touched by the Hull House experience , for Governor Altgeld , Henry George , and John Dewey all ...
Contents
Of People and Places | 1 |
Structure of Governmental Power | 35 |
Of Men and Machines | 72 |
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