Water Meter Mandate Spurs Chicago Heights Discontent
Chicago Heights residents react to an ordinance requiring water meters in all buildings and the revocation of garden hose permits. Citizens accuse graft and warn of escalating costs while engineers propose wells and a canal from Lake Michigan to ease water shortages and relieve sewage and drainage pressures.
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Chicago Heights
the Eagle
Lake Michigan
Sanitary District
Stephens Engineering Company
Chicago Eagle
S80
Chicago
Grand Jury
Illinois
Ill
Calumet
Joliet
Thorn Creek
Fragmented reflections on Illinois politics and reform efforts
A jumble of opinions notes the monthly grand jury, newly annexed areas, and calls for red flag advocacy by Initiative supporters. It laments minority representation, hints at a future Republican hold on the Assembly, and mocks reformers while recounting past Chicago politics and upcoming elections.
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Illinois
Republican Party
General Assembly
Recall and Referendum Fueled by Feeble Minded Reformers
A column denounces the Recall and Initiative and Referendum as menace and mob rule. It argues these measures threaten minority rights, civil liberty, and religious practice in Illinois. It singles out reformers and a Oregon style corrupt practices act as veils for graft and tyrannical rule. Pontius Pilate is invoked to warn against popular clamor overruling deliberation.
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Chicago
Illinois
Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
Europe
Lake Front
Oregon
Pontius Pilate
Postal Savings Banks a Failure Across Illinois and Michigan
The Postal Savings Banks prove unpopular from the start with few Illinois cities calling for them and residents preferring established banks with expert advice. In Michigan, only 18 of 1860 post offices seek enrollment under the law, reflecting minimal enthusiasm beyond major urban centers. Hurry up those subways.
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Postal Savings Banks
Mlinois
Chicago
Postal Savings Bank
Michigan
Iown
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Henderson Saginaw West Side
Paw Paw
Saginaw
Mt. Pleasant
Niles
Jackson
Parkville
Boon
Kalamazoo
St. Clair
Bay City
Iron Mountain
Cedar River
Chelsea
Ludington
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George E. Coles
Chicago Railways and Consolidated Traction Company
Lincoln
Altgeld
McAllister
Board of Trade
Rees
Health Department
Gabriel
Harrison
State
Zina R. Carter
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