County Treasurer's Action in Coughing Up $400000 of the People's Interest Money
The article notes County Treasurer Harry R. Gibbons returned 438162 in interest to the public from tax funds, with officials puzzled by the source. It mentions a board committee, new bidding rules after Oct 1, and State's Attorney Hoyne's interest amid delinquent taxes totaling 750000. The piece also lists honorary members and references a Juvenile Court development.
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Harry R. Gibbons
Gibbons
van Dyke
Halsted and
Wrightwood
Daniel Ryan
Frank J. Wilson
Joseph Carolan
Hoyne
Honored by Press Club of Chicago
The Press Club of Chicago informs Col. Henry F. Donovan that at a members meeting he was elected an honorary member in recognition of his long support as a founder and his standing in the community as a journalist. Engrossed resolutions will be sent with the club’s compliments.
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Clyde A, Morrison
Chauncey M. Depew
W. D. Eaton
M. Knox
Chas
Long Opie Read
George H, Rowe
Melville E
Stone
Walker Henry Watterson
Geo. W. Wig
Henry F. Donovan
Ferdinand W, Peck
Joseph R, Dunlop
John Ao
Wilkie
T. C. MacMillan
John J. Flinn
Elias Colbert
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Chicago Eagle
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Press Club OF Chicago
Chicago
West Washington St
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Morals reform groups face public backlash in Chicago
In Chicago the Morals Department and related reform bodies are accused of graft tied to the public payroll. The Domestic Relations and Social Service sectors are singled out as targets for removal from tax funding, with calls for reform that would push officials back into private life.
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Chicago
Domestic Relations Gang
Morals Department
Social Service Boys
Why Chicago Is Losing Its Trees
Reformers in Chicago are blamed for rapid tree loss on city streets. Trees funded by residents were blocked by a city ordinance requiring permits from City Hall to plant trim or spray. The defunct reform paper that pushed the measure influenced aldermen, leading to tree decline under graft and reform claims.
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Chicago
Hell
Ayeapool Tea Guardians
Booze In County Building Raises Taxpayer Sighs
A county official's office allegedly consumes a weekly amount of liquor triggering public concern. A search and seizure raid would create a sensation among taxpayers and officials alike.
Abolish This Court Over Juvenile Court blamed for crime surge
Opinion piece argues the Chicago Juvenile Court causes most crime with youths in their teens as wardees. It attacks reformers who created the court and claims police are powerless to curb the issues and hold offenders accountable.
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Chicago
Reform Lizards
Chicago Wins The Republican Convention Vote
Chicago won the Republican national convention by forty four to nine in the Republican national committee with St. Louis taking the remaining nine votes. At least four of the nine would have favored Chicago if the margin were closer. The convention will start Tuesday June 8.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Wrigley Heads Committee for Republican Campaign
William Wrigley Jr. of Chicago gum fame will lead a public information bureau for the Republican national committee in the 1920 campaign. He was recommended by Fred W Upham as the greatest booster in America and is noted as a former Progressive.
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William Wrigley, Jr
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Washington
Wrigley
Fred W. Upham
America
Reform Fakers Critique of Chicago Reform Movements
A Chicago editorial rips reformers as paid blackmailers and hidious treacherous forces. It denounces calumny aimed at public officials, urges citizens to expose and curb paid promoters, and asserts Chicago's strength and honor against a small clique of reformers. The piece blasts so called uplift groups and claims reformers mislead the public for private gain.
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Chicago
Sodom
Gomorrah
Reformers or crooks invade Chicago reform scene
A column rails at juvenile reformers and public critics, accusing reform groups of corruption and hypocrisy. It attacks support for juvenile courts, calls for abolition, praises Cantwell and Stuart, and denounces lawyers and divorce courts as centers of greed and graft.
Long-legged ex captain of police earns pension and fees
A long-legged former police captain who saved money, bought apartment buildings and stocks, held a top town police post without active duty, and now draws a large salary by collecting money twice monthly in a county office, also receives a substantial city pension.
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Ughtwad
Notable County Office Callers Under Scrutiny
A skilled caller linked to a wealthy former livery stable keeper from the north side is under discussion for a county office, with origins in real estate and ties to the defunct boozers union. Payroll reviews may reveal other overworked grafters of similar caliber.
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North Side
Boozers' Union
City Council Austere on Civilian Rule in Fire Dept
Mayor Thompson vetoes Cullerton ordinance reigniting council fight over who runs the fire department. Alds Clark and Adamowski push overrule efforts and traffic amendments. Police off duty pay approved. Woodhull asks for 100 night patrol horses. John H. Mack praised as clerical deputy.
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Thompson
John F. Cullerton
Als
Richert
Clark
Ald
Adamowski
Woodhull
Police Committee
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Robert M. Sweitzer
Robert KE. Cantwell
William H. Stuart
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Chicago American
Stuart
Cyco Medicine Company
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Cyco Tonic
Joilet
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John H. Mack
Sweitzer
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