Chicago Boosters Publicity League Faces Scrutiny
The Chicago Boosters Publicity League seeks a million dollars to back a publicity campaign. Critics question sources and motives highlighting W Frank McClure as chair and noting inconsistent Chicago links and heavy newspaper advertising by the group.
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Chicago Boosters
Chicago
Boosters
W. Frank McClure
Advisory Advertising Council
Chicago Boosters Publicity League
Chicago Boosters Publicity Advisory Board
Chicago Boosters’ Publicity League
Chicago Tribune
Daily News
Thompson
Chicago Daily News
The
Chicago American
Knockers Union
Printers
Chicago Boosters’ Publicity Club
City Club
J. Lewis Coath
City wins long voting machine suit over Empire in Chicago
Chicago taxpayers win the lengthy legal battle over 300 voting machines bought in 1911 from Empire Voting Machine Co of New York. A federal ruling upholds the 1915 verdict for the city, dismissing claims for payment and confirming the city did not appropriate funds for the contract.
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Chicago
Empire Voting Machine Company
New York
Board of Election Commissioners
Bureau of Public Efficiency
Baldwin
Landis
Francis E. Baker
Samuel Alschuler
Evan Evans
Campaign receipts for General Leonard Wood laid open for inspection
The Illinois campaign records and expenditures for General Leonard Wood are accessible to authorized individuals. Col. Nathan stated the financial documents are available for public scrutiny.
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William MacChesney
Wood Campaign
Wood Publicity Department
Great Lakes Trust Company
H. H. Merrick
Col. MacChesney
Gen. Leonard Wood
Col
Nathan
Boost Chicago Seaport Drive Seeks Public Support
Chicago business leaders push for a deep waterway seaport and coordinated advertising to attract growth. City council backed four bond issues totaling 34.2 million dollars for street lighting 15 million parks and recreation five million bridge completion nine point two million and a soldiers memorial hall. The trades committee has raised over six hundred thousand toward one million goal as the April 13 election nears.
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Chicago
Soldiers’ Memorial
County considers bonds and Skokie marsh purchase
county officials opened bids for good roads and Juvenile Court bonds totaling about 1.9 million dollars, yielding 1 935 760 dollars for the county. forest preserve commissioners approved buying 2 500 acres of Skokie marsh to create a bird paradise with shelters and rice patches, overseen by Chief Forester Kennicott, luring warblers and other species. Reinberg, Wacker and others praise the plan.
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Chicago
New York
County Forest Preserve
Skokie
Evanston
North Shore
Kennicott
Petter Reinberg
Audubon Society
Charles H. Wacker
Chicago Plan Commission
Reinberg
Mr. Wacker
Col
R. R. McCormick
Victor F. Lawson
Forest Preserve Committee
Mr. Reinberg
Political Gossip Highlights Libel Suit in Twenty Fourth Ward
Alderman John Haderlein and three others named as defendants in a $100000 libel suit filed by Attorney Joseph A. Weber over pamphlet statements in the Twenty fourth ward. Also notes Charles J. Agnew as a leading Twenty first ward candidate favored to win the April election after a strong February showing.
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John Haderlein
Twenty-fourth Ward
Joseph A. Weber
Haderlein
George Remus
Twentyfourth
Louis Ruebhling
Wells Street
Edward Nolde
Western Avenue
Charles J. Agnew
Agnew
Gold Coast
Supplementary Aldermanic Election Set for April 6
Wards Fifth Eighth Ninth Twelfth Twenty first Twenty second Twenty fourth Twenty sixth and Twenty seventh will hold supplementary aldermanic elections on April 6 with a preliminary in the Eleventh for the Cullerton vacancy. Charles E Peace, popular Republican Ward Committeeman candidate for the Twenty first ward, expected to win.
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Cullerton
Charles E. Peace
Twenty-first Ward
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Dorcas Society
Lettish Relief
Navy League
Navel League
Red Cross
Blue Cross
McClure
Chicago Telephone Co
W. Frank
East Jackson Blvd
Harrison
Frank
R. Toll Wilmette
Wilmette
Evanston, Ill
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago Boosters’ League
Chicago Boosters’ Club
Victor Lawson
Municipal Voters’ League
Albert Nowak
Sherman
Thomas EK. Wilson
Packer
Boosters’ Club
Samuel A. Ettelson
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