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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1917
Page
2
The Illinois Democratic Party details its state and county leaders with committees, officers, and ward headquarters. Named are James M. Dailey as Cook County chair and a long roster of ward presidents secretaries and meeting sites across Chicago districts.
A dense roster of local club headquarters is listed with addresses and contact details. Each entry names the headquarters location, meeting cadence, president, and secretary, spanning from 19th to 35th, on streets such as Madison, Racine, Taylor, and Lincoln, with multiple telephones and street numbers.
In a sweltering, humid Washington scene the city endures heavy heat and rain as war accelerates action. The capital hums with activity, businessmen in shirtsleeves rushing between offices while Congress frictions and patronage debates simmer. Military officials mingle with diplomats as the national effort intensifies.
At Washington Union Station a sailor recruit in uniform faced biased dining room treatment. Representative J B Aswell intervened, demanding apologies and service for the sailor and warning staff to honor the uniform. The recruit was en route to join a ship on the Atlantic.
Elise DuFour urged Arts club listeners to study the rhythmic qualities of animals from cat to birds to loosen the spine curl and hip joints. Ossip Peralma praised patriotism and fellowship uniting Russia and America, while Edwin Callow sang of war aiding humanity.
A cigarette butt ignites an awning fire on Fourteenth Street between G Street and New York Avenue. A cigar store clerk turns a patent extinguisher and soaks bystanders, a porter, a window observer, and even a summer girl with purple silk hosiery, before police threats end the prank.
Cook County names include John J. Coughlin Sullivan Martin J. Moran Harrison Terence F. Moran Sullivan Michael J. Donkin J J Viterna Sullivan Barth P. Collin Sullivan Stephen D. Griffin Sullivan James Furlong Sullivan Edward B. Lynch Sullivan Edmond L. Mulcahy Sullivan Thomas J. Dawson Sullivan Downstate figures list Thomas F. Donovan Sullivan William F. McNamara Sullivan Douglas Pattison Sullivan John W. Williams Sullivan Hiram N. Wheeler Sullivan James M. Daugherty Sullivan Martin A. Brennan Sullivan William Ryan Isaac B. Craig James McNabb W M Clark Jerry J. Kane William Johnston Arthur W. Charles Ed M. Spiller Sullivan In the Fifth district Collins and Viterna each credited with 3630 votes.
A compact roundup notes diverse facts from ancient Rome to modern trade. It cites a legion's size about 6000 with cavalry, Canada’s manufacturing value at 2 billion versus 1.392 billion in 1915, U S timber reserves lasting 444 years per a government expert, Madrid planning a 6 million subway, two passenger planes for sale at 8000 each, expected 2500 machines to be sold this year, Europe’s oldest artesian well at Lillers with 750 years of continuous flow, Uruguay sheep numbers totaling 27 million across its hills and valleys.
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