Busse Fights Back at Citizens' Association Critics
Mayor Fred A. Busse blasts the Citizens' Association for partial reporting and defends the Cummings Company castings as better value. He explains legal steps over the shale rock dispute and asserts the law department will pursue civil actions while condemning misleading public statements.
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Fred A. Busse
the Citizens’ Association
Cummings
Cummings Company
M. H. McGovern
Lawrence Avenue
City Law Department
State’s Attorney's Office
State's Attorney's Office
State
Wayman
Corporation Counsel
Law Department
Fatad
Barnes
Stewart Avenue
Chicago
Chicago Harbor Commission
Separation of Frank Fowler From City Post Ends Long Tenure
Frank Fowler, city superintendent of streets, resigns and transfers authority to Robert M. Cochrane. The article covers Fowler’s heavy use of city autos, costs and hours logged, the ensuing dispute with commissioners, and notes on upcoming primary and election dates. It also mentions Secretary MacVeagh halting West Side post office site ads and political reform chatter.
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Fowler
Robert M. Cochrane
Segond
Streets
Cochrane
Frank Fowler
Board of
Bernard Mullaney
Oscar Hewitt
Hewitt
Misa Kennedy
Hu' of Streets
Chicago
MacVeagh
The
Treasury
West Side
Halsted, Desplaines, Harrison and
Pearce Streets
Secretary of State
Board of Election Commissioners
Dunne gains in Democratic Mayoralty race and Fowler resignation
The article notes Dunne's rising position in the Democratic Mayoralty contest. It reveals Frank Fowler resigned after a reprimand for spending excessive time on street cleaner uniforms rather than street design. The piece hints at Fowler's continued influence on city matters and transportation issues.
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Citizens’ Association
Pennsylvania Railroad
Adams Street
Madison Street
Stu
Foreman
John W. Beckwith
Superior Court
Beckwith
Police Pension Board
Busse
John J. Mitchell
Oscar G. Foreman
Joseph G. Otis
Chicago Automobile Club
Mullaney and Hewitt
Chicago Tribune
Simkin
O'Connell
Uncle Sam
Washington
Pennsylvania
Adame
Jackson Streets
Farpide
Dunne
Mr. Fowler
Victor Flawson
Chicago Daily News
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