Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,986
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News Summary
- William Hale Thompson was the mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1927.
- He was an ally of the most corrupt people in this most corrupted city, especially after 1902 when he won a spot on the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
- Thompson was cool with Al Capone and the like, so long as he got paid.
- He wanted to be a senator, but because he opposed U.S. intervention into World War I–even after Wilson declared war–he lost the political ground to do that.
This is the grave of Big Bill Thompson. Born in 1869 in Boston, William Hale Thompson grew up in Chicago. In fact, his parents moved there when their baby boy was a mere 9 days old, which seems pre [+6336 chars]
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