▁Si oure ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Saint - Louis ▁Region <0x0A> </s> ▁Clement ▁" C lem " ▁Qu ir ke ▁Lane ▁was ▁the ▁city ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Daily ▁News ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Daily ▁News ▁after ▁high ▁school , ▁where ▁during ▁Pro hib ition ▁he ▁worked ▁the ▁crime ▁beat . ▁As ▁described ▁in ▁Cap one : ▁The ▁Life ▁and ▁World ▁of ▁Al ▁Cap one , ▁legend ▁has ▁it ▁that ▁during ▁" slow ▁night s ," ▁Lane ▁and ▁counter part ▁James ▁D oh ert y ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une ▁invent ed ▁often - com ical ▁nick names ▁for ▁many ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁under world ▁figures , ▁including ▁" Gre asy ▁Th umb " ▁G us ik , ▁" L oud mouth " ▁Lev ine , ▁and ▁" V io let " ▁F us co . ▁ ▁Later ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁column ist , ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁he ▁invent ed ▁the ▁characters ▁" O x ie ▁O ' R our ke " ▁and ▁" T or chn ose ▁McG on ig le ." ▁These ▁were ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁ve in ▁of ▁prede cess or ▁Chicago ▁newsp ap erman ▁Fin ley ▁Peter ▁Dun ne ' s ▁" Mr . ▁Do ole y " ▁and ▁" Mr . ▁Hen esse y ," ▁stand - ins ▁for ▁the ▁" voice ▁of ▁the ▁people ." ▁Chicago ▁Daily ▁News