Big County Campaign Opens with Republican Picnic in 1914
The 1914 Cook County political battle begins as Republicans plan a large Aug 9 picnic at Kolze's Electric Park with 30 000 expected. Claimed speakers include Cannon Lowden Lorimer and Thompson while committees organize prizes transportation and program amid pushes for women’s enfranchisement and federal appointments.
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Cook County
United States
Chicago
Republican Club of
Illinois
Kolze
Electric Park
64Th Avenue
Irving Park Boulevard
Joseph G. Cannon
Frank C. Lowden
J. Adam Bede
Minnesota
James E. Watson
Indiana
William Lorimer
Percy B. Coffin
David T. Alexander
Virtus C. Rohm
William J. McKenna
Edward C. Racey
Central Association of the A. A. U
Frank J. McNichols
Charles J. Peters
Committee On Transportation
Traction Companies
Reform and Water Fight Dominate Chicago News
Reform groups clash with Bell Automatic consolidation plans and the Women's Party backs rate cuts for phone users while opposing a monopoly. A campaign targets Chicago water management with accusations of graft, urging state control, non partisan oversight, and pumping stations to end the waste and high costs.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Tunnel
Chicago
Ald. Merriam
General Utilities Company
Charlotte Rhodes
Bell Company
Harold D. Stroud
Bell and Automatic Companies
Telephone Users’ Association
Women's Party
Chicago Water Department
State of
Illinois
Panama Canal
Liverpool
England
Wales
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Illinois State Civil Service Commission
Wilson
Irving Shuman
William Brown, Jr
Clark
Shuman
Brown
Ilinois
Ogden Avenue
Joseph W. Schulman
Charles Stern
Edward Fager
Jack Kleulezitch
Paul W. Rothenberg
B. Schulman
H. B. Krumholts
Fone Fed Press
Fone Fed
Phone Trust
Fone Trust
Phone Fed Press
la Salle
Ill
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Mississippi
New Orleans
Charles J. Vopicka
Balkan
Iroquois Club
United States of America
Roumania
Servia
Bulgaria
McAndrews
Women’s Party of
The
New York