The following pages contain newspaper clippings regarding the life of Lawrence F. (Ollie) King, the son of Lawrence King. Because of the inability to reproduce the original clippings, these articles have been completely transcribed.

Lawrence F. King was a leading political figure in Chicago during the 1920's. A brief description of his accomplishments and political career are as follows:

Lawrence F. King, Sanitary District Trustee, who died suddenly last night will be buried from his late residence, 3636 S. Hamilton Ave. Thursday. The family announced the funeral arrangements today.

The cortege will leave the home at 9:30 a.m. A solemn requiem high mass will be sung at St. Agnes' Roman Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. Msgr. Daniel Byrnes will officiate at the mass, assisted by Father Nicholas Kramer.

Interment will be at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. The active pall bearers will be Harry Wallace, George Harding, Bernard Snow, Henry Langosch, Sellac Graham, and Benjamin Zintak. The Twelfth Ward Regular Republican Club will be honorary pall bearers.

His death followed but three days after that of Henry A. Berger, trustee, who was killed Friday in front of Hotel La Salle by a falling stone from a new building across the street.

Mr. King fell suddenly ill Wednesday but his condition was not considered serious. He succumbed to bronchial pneumonia and a heart attack.

Bernard Durkin, 4218 S. Morgan st., a brother-in-law, and Miss Florence La Vaka, his nurse, were present at his bedside when he died. He was chatting with them. He attempted to raise himself from the pillow, they said, but suddenly gasped and fell backward. Five children survive him. They are: Mary, 18, Bridget Isabel, 16, Laura and Helen, twins 10, and Lawrence Jr., 8. Mrs. King died April, 1928.

Mr. King was 43 years old. He had a long and stormy political career. Twice his homes were bombed.

Lawrence F. King, for nine years a sanitary trustee and for two years president of the sanitary board, died unexpectedly last night in his home, 3636 S. Hamilton Avenue.

The senior member of the drainage board - and the third to die while in office during the last three years - was 42 years old. Pneumonia contracted four days ago was the cause assigned for his death by his physician. Only a few of his friends were aware he was ill.

Since last Thursday Mr. King had been unable to take nourishment. Although the crisis was expected last night the patient was able to sit in a chair at the bedroom window.

About 7 o'clock he complained of weariness and his eldest daughter Mary assisted him to bed.

About 8 o'clock Mr. King's brother-in-law, B.F. Durkin stepped in for a chat. He asked the sick man how he was feeling.

" O, pretty well," answered the sinking trustee.

When Mr. Durkin returned to bid his relative goodnight, the patient appeared to be dozing. Mr. Durkin was leaving when a sigh came from the bed.

It was Mr. King's last breath.

Mary King telephoned for the family pastor, the Rev. Nicholas J. Kramer of St. Maurice's Church. The nurse awoke the King children, Bridget, 15, Laura and Helen, 10 year old twins, and Lawrence Jr., age 8.

Mr. King, known as a man of robust constitution, had not been himself since the night last December when a bomb burst under the front porch of his residence, inflicting considerable damage and terrifying his children.

Their mother, Mrs. Mary Durkin King, had died nearly two years before and Mr. King, since the bombing had felt considerable anxiety for their welfare, according to Father Kramer. The bombing several months later of a paint store owned by Sellac Graham, secretary to Mr. King, increased his concern.

King was the Crowe Thompson committeeman of the 11th ward, a district in which he was born. As such he built up an organization which enabled him to deliver substantial Republican majorities in a district that was Democratic by tradition.

Upon the death of William J. Healy in September, 1924, King was elected to succeed Healy as president of the board. In a reorganization of the board made necessary the following December by the advent of new trustees King held the presidency.

Mr. King's leadership in the sanitary district was distinguished by a vigorous battle for Chicago's interest in the lake level controversy. When wholesale corruption was exposed under the presidency of King's successor, Timothy J. Crowe, King went before the grand jury and disclaimed any part in the bipartisan agreement for graft.

The high morality among members and ex-members of the sanitary board, eight of whom died suddenly, was remarked by Howard W. Elmore, president of the district in commenting upon Mr. King's death.

Last Friday Trustee Henry A. Berger was killed by a stone that fell from the uncompleted One La Salle building. The first of the eight to die in office was Mr. Healy.

James M. Dailey, an ex-trustee followed Mr. Healy by a fortnight, dying in the Mayo hospital,Rochester, Minn. Charles H. Sergel, once president of the board, died in his home Jan. 7, 1926.

Patrick J. Carr, who died in November, 1926, two weeks after being elected Sheriff, was a former sanitary trustee. The installation of sanitary trustees in December of the same year was marked by the sudden death of George Hull Porter, who collapsed and died in the anteroom while waiting to be sworn in as trustee. Former Trustee Thomas M. Sullivan died Sunday.

Mr. Berger, whose violent death shocked the city, and Mr. King were nearly the same age. Trustee Michael Rosenberg, who died May 31, 1923, in St. Luke's hospital after a brief illness was two years younger than Mr. King.

Political leaders, personal friends and the family of Lawrence F. King, for nine years a Sanitary Trustee and for two years president of the Sanitary Board, were today mourning his death.

Mr. King, 42, died last night in his home, 3636 S. Hamilton ave., after an illness of several weeks. A throat irritation developed into pneumonia four days ago. Few of his closest friends knew that he was ill.

Two bombings, one at Mr. King's home and another at the hardware store of his secretary, Sellec Graham, recently brought the trustee's name into the spotlight. King attributed the bombings to his activities against John "Dingbat" Oberta, beer baron, who sought to depose King as 12th ward committeeman.

When charges of wholesale graft and corruption were made against members of the Sanitary district board, King went before the grand jury and disclaimed any part in graft conspiracies.

Mr. King was the second member of the Sanitary board to die in office within four days and the forth in less than three years.

Henry Berger was killed Friday when a stone dropped from the 38th floor of the new One La Salle st. building and struck him.

George Hull Porter died of an apoplectic stroke in the board office , December 8, 1928 while waiting for the ceremony which was to make him a member of the board.

In June, 1927, Michael Rosenberg, democratic leader on the board died in St. Luke's hospital.

Lawrence F. King, senior member of the sanitary board of which he was president for two years, died suddenly last night of heart stroke, brought on by bronchial pneumonia. The end came at his home, 3636 S. Hamilton ave.

News of his death came as a shock to the public, and to his close friend who had not been aware that he was ill. He attended the meeting of the drainage board last Wednesday and his condition was not considered serious until a short time before he passed away.

Mr. King's death, following by only four days that of Henry A. Berger, who was killed Friday when he was struck by a stone which fell from the thirty-forth floor of the One LaSalle street building, leaving two vacancies on the sanitary board.

At Mr. King's bedside was his daughter, Mary 18 years old, Bridg-abelle, 15, Laura and Helen, 10 year old twins; his son Lawrence F. Jr, 8; the Rev. Father Nicholas J. Kremer of St. Maurice church and his brother-in-law, D.F. Durkin.

Mr. King, who has been a sanitary trustee since 1920, was stricken Thursday, but his condition was not regarded as critical. He suffered a sudden sinking spell at 7 o'clock last evening after being permitted to sit up in an arm chair for a few minutes. He complained of feeling dizzy and weak and was assisted back to his bed. He soon passed into a coma from which he did not rally.

An hour later, when Mr. Durkin arrived to visit him, Mr. King was unable to speak, and the Rev. Father Kremer, Pastor of the church where he was a regular attendant was summoned to administer the last rites of the church. Two hours later he was dead.

Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Thursday morning. Burial will be Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Mr. King rose to political power in the 12th ward, in which he was born forty-three years ago. Aligned with the Thompson wing of the republican party his career was a stormy one and his troubles since the death of his wife two years ago had been increased by the anxiety over the welfare of his children.

The bombing of his home last December and the subsequent dynamiting of his summer cottage at Justice Park last August added to his concern over the safety of the children, according to friends, and broke his fighting spirit which had carried him through many a turbulent political battle. Both bombing were attributed by Mr. King to politics.

Appointment as minute clerk of the Circuit court was Mr. King's first political award after he had built up an organization in the 12th ward and had been made committeeman. Then he became chief clerk of the sanitary district and on Nov. 4, 1920 was elected a member of the board, four years later succeeding William J. Healy as president upon the latter death. He retained the presidency at a reorganization of the board the following year.

Mr. King was succeeded by Timothy J. Crowe, who was retired as a member of the board by the election just a year ago of Howard W. Elmore, now head of the sanitary district. During investigation of charges of graft and corruption that followed an expose of the Crowe regime Mr. King appeared as a witness before the grand jury

The lives of Lawrence F. King, trustee of the sanitary district, and Thompson leader on the board, and in the twelfth ward, and his five children were imperiled early this morning when a bomb exploded under the front porch of his home at 3636 South Hamilton avenue. The porch was wrecked and all windows were blown from the two story brick structure and windows in other houses in the neighborhood were blown out. The loss to the King home was estimated at $1300.

King and his children, ranging in age from 7 to 17 years, were asleep at the time and were shaken by the force of the blast, but none was injured. The bomb was exploded at 3:40 o'clock. King said he was unable to give any motive for the bombing further than it must have been due to his political activities.

"Of course there has been considerable feelings aroused during the fight for reorganization of the sanitary district." Mr King said. "However, I can not conceive that that had anything to do with this outrage. It must have been done because of my political activities, but I can't understand why. Our political campaigns out here have been heated, but there has never been any personal feelings that would cause anyone to go to this extent."

King formerly was president of the sanitary district, previous to the time that T. Crowe, Democrat held the position. He was a candidate for the place again in the recent reorganization that placed Howard W. Elmore, a Deneen man, elected to the board last November, in the presidency. King was defeated by the combination of the two Deneen men and the four democratic trustees of the district.

King has long been in Republican politics in the 12th ward, and in recent years has been the representative there of the Crowe Thompson wing of the party. He is ward committeeman and active in the county central committee. With him on the board are two other Thompson men. They are, August W. Miller and John K. Lawler.

The Thompson trio sought to make an alliance with both the Deneen men and the democrats to control the district, but were unsuccessful and Elmore was elected.

Lawrence F. King, trustee and former president of the sanitary district, and his five children were imperiled early this morning when their home was partly wrecked by a bomb.

The front porch of the two story brick structure was torn away and windows throughout the house were shattered by the blast.

Trustee King, who is now one of the Thompson holdover trustees of the drainage board, is also republican committeeman of the 12th ward.

He declared that he was at a loss to think of a motive for the attempt to destroy his home, but that he was satisfied that the bomb was intended for him.

"There are no other houses close enough to mine to cause a mistake on the part of the bombers," He declared.

"I don't think my activities on the board had anything to do with it. I don't think feeling run that high. I was partly responsible, of course for the action that caused the dismissal of the employees from the payroll. I wouldn't say that this had any connection with the bombing, however."

The fact that his children, the youngest 7, the eldest 17, were also asleep in the rear of the second floor alone probably saved them from being injured. They are Mary, Bridgbealle, Laura, Helen and Lawrence Jr.

The bomb, Trustee King said, evidently had been planted under the front porch. No one could be found who had seen any one approach the building directly before the explosion. The damage to the home was estimated at $1,500.

Buildings across the street from the King residence also suffered heavily from broken glass but none of the occupants was injured.

On the top floor of a three story flat building across the street Miss Loretta Meeham, 28 years old who was sleeping in a room facing the street was thrown from her bed by the force of the explosion. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Farrell were also thrown from there beds while asleep in a room at the rear of the same apartment. Mrs. Florence Baker, her invalid mother, and a daughter, Florence, 31 years old, occupy the second floor of the same building.

Paul Michaelson, 3634 S. Hamilton street, was sleeping in a first floor room facing the side alley next to the King home. He was thrown from his bed by the blast.

All the front windows and those on the side were shattered and in many other houses in the neighborhood occupants were busy gathering up splintered glass and hanging blankets in the windows to keep out the cold. All the window glass was shattered in a residence at 3635 S. Hamilton, opposite the King home.