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Bauler was known as a corrupt politician and against reform. In addition to his infamous assertion of
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Bauler had an early career in boxing, and contrary to the claim made above it has been argued that he first acquired the nickname "Paddy" while in the ring as no one without an Irish name would be taken seriously. (Bauler would continue to pretend to be Irish well into his political career.)
244:'s aldermanic tenure from 1912 to 1920. Eventually the city jobs were lucrative enough to let Paddy quit his boxing career. Both of the elder Baulers were accused by police of allowing gambling in their establishments and would fight them on the matter.
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at Willow and Howe streets during prohibition and once prohibition was repealed became the first person to obtain a liquor license in
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power that protects graft, gambling, vice and other lawlessness." In 1933 he shot two
Chicago police officers (non-lethally) because, in his words "...they swore at me and called me a fat Dutch pig". Bauler was cleared from any wrongdoing. Mayor
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Mathias Bauler's father was born in
Germany and his mother was born in Illinois of German descent. He weighed between 225 and 275 lbs. and claimed that he did not know that his real name was not 'Paddy' until he was six years old.
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