City Hall graft drive targets loiterers and grafting
Commissioner Patterson vows a clean sweep in Chicago Public Works, reorganizing the Water Department and other bureaus to root out loafing and grafting. He advocates timely work, dismissals for inefficiency, and upholds mayoral support while urging broader reforms across county and city offices.
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Water Department
Department of Public Works
Publi Works
Patterson
Public Works Department
Political endorsements from Chicago voters urged in editorial
The article urges votes for Edgar Tolman for Judge and William Legner for Board of Sanitary Trustees, lauds Police Inspector G M Shippy and William Bh Moulton, and discusses municipal court reform and civil service appointments, urging informed voter action on local offices and the 1904 act.
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Municipal Ownership League
Civil Service Commission
William Legner
Board of Sanitary Trustees
G . M. Shippy
Chicago
North Side
William Bh. Moulton
New State Civil Service Commission
Marious
Moulton
Deneen
Drafting Inspectors Underscore Chicago Demoralization
A fragmented report notes that drafting inspectors on the police department reflects harm in morale. It cites Hon Theodore Mayer as a capable, conscientious Chicago magistrate who could become a strong municipal court judge if given the chance.
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Theodore
Mayer
Chicago
Tie
Eckhart and West Seen as Taxpayer Advocates in Chicago
President B A Eckhart of the West Park Board emphasizes conserving taxpayers' funds through his actions. Roy O West is praised as a conscientious Chicago and Cook County public official and a member of the Board of Review.
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William Legner
Drainage Board
Benjamin F. Richolson
West Park Board
Edward H. Peters
James J. Gray
B. A Eckhart
Roy O. West
Chicago
Cook County
Board of Review
Tahim
Oe Hon
BK. A. Eckhart
Floris PD
Alderman Suggests Bloodhounds For City Payroll
An Evanston alderman with sarcasm proposes adding bloodhounds to the city payroll. The remark contrasts rough rhetoric with the reality of fire crews housed in ramshackle barns and canvas tents amid lavish talk of rich banquets and fired-up sentiment.
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Evanston
Reform the Police Crusade and City Reform Movements
The piece argues for a broad police reform drive to purge crime and root out corruption within the department. It praises the Iroquois Club’s push for life insurance oversight and endorses several local officials including Judge Ramsay and others, urging strong public support and accountability in governance and policing.
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Iroquois Club
Major E. B. Tolman
Judge FE
C. Brown
John P. McGoorty
John C. Richberg
Mayor Dunne to reorganize local Democratic party
The text notes Mayor Dunne plans to reorganize the local Democratic party along new lines upon returning from the East. It suggests a move toward rehabilitation of sorts as the Board of Review finishes reducing taxes on certain properties and continues with its agenda.
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Chronicle
Dunne
The
the Chronicle
McGann
Democratic Party
Board of Review
Clarence Darrow Urges Merritt Pinckney for Congress
The text endorses Merritt W. Pinckney for Congress, praising Clarence Darrow as a capable lawmaker and urging voters in the district to elect Pinckney with Democratic support. It emphasizes unanimous local party backing and the likelihood of victory if nominated.
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Clarence
Darrow
Congress
Ilnois
Cook County
Hth
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Commissioner of Public Works
All Good Citizens
Brundage
State Civil Service Commission
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Biuw
Collins
Carter
Fletcher Dobyns
Stuart G.shepard
Marcus Kavanagh
John-nile Powers
Campion
Democratic State Central Committee
Johnnie
Ept
Clark Street
Kingle Street
Fred B. Coyne
Plains
Mall
James Reddick
Daniel G. Ramsay
Doherty
Charles Verne
Superior Court
Dante
Éfort
Ald
Johnnnle
Astal
Law Department of
Willam Hale Thompson
Thompson
Edgar Bronson Tolman
United States
Merritt W. Winckney
Teachers’ Federation
Edward Tilden
Board of Education
A A
City Merit Law Commission
Justice John Richardson
Charles 8S. Deneen
Ilinois
Board of Assessors
Duiig
Daniel Ramsay
Whalen
Bar
Corporation Counsel
Collins Wi
Joss
Seed
Merritt W. Pinckney
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