City Hall in turmoil as Civil Service control grows
A Chicago reader laments the bid for power by the Civil Service Commission led by Lindblom Ela and Powell over Harrison’s administration. The piece claims demoralization in the police and fire departments, criticizes Nourse in the water office, and warns business leaders about pressuring the Mayor. It highlights real estate concerns and calls for accountability before a brewing public backlash.
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Chicago
Robert Lindblom
John Wings Ela
Joseph Powell
Police
Carter H. Harrison
Lind- Diom
Ela
Powell
Department of Public Works
Fire Department
Health Department
Bureau of Streets
Bureau of Public Improvements
Board of Education
Lindblom
Ela and
Harrison
Civil Service Commission
City Hall
Carter
Pont
Nourse
Water Office
Real Estate Board
Jack-in-ottee
George 8. Eddy
Eddy
Mr. Eddy
Civil Service Board
Harrisonian
The
Eagle
Dunning inmates to be treated to a good Christmas dinner
Part of the health bulletin divides the water supply into good and usable and asks if good implies usable. The text notes inmates of the Dunning institutions will receive a good Christmas dinner, and questions how the Board of Local Improvements might envy them.
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Dunning
Board of Local Improvements
Illinois Railroads Overtaxed Already Says Study
A pasted fragment from a newspaper column notes figures from the United States Statistics of Railways 1900 showing Illinois railways pay high taxes, second only to New York. The piece then shifts to local politics with remarks on Aldermen Francis and Rohde, a call for William Tatge for State Senate, and party talk about Mayor Harrison and local improvements.
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United States
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Ilnois Railways
New York
Mr Albert Graff Shares Prosperity With Cement Finishers
Albert Graff heads Brent cement paying firm and has given each cement finisher 850 in cash as a share of his prosperity. He says the gesture is to share his prosperity with his men. The act wins him goodwill from workers and the public.
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Albert Graff
Brent
Mr. Graff
Youth and age in the march of progress and a glowing porterhouse
An essay contrasts youth and age as forces shaping a nation while praising youthful vigor. It notes a Brown University professor, Gorham, turning a decayed porterhouse into a light source through phosphorescence, a demonstration seen as a marvel of science. The piece dismisses grim relics of war and jokes about veterans’ views on swords and morale.
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Prof
Gorham
Brown University
Prof Gorham
Gas Trust
Cuba
Philippines
Amusements At W 8 Cleveland's Theater And Sam T Jack's
The coming week at W 8 Cleveland's Theater promises a polished vaudeville and minstrel bill with Mack and Elliott The New Minister Bryan and Nadine Zella the marvelous and Shannon and Lucier plus numerous musical numbers The matinees draw holiday shoppers and crowds of ladies and children. At Sam T Jack's The Parisian Widows led by Letta Meredith will headline a top burlesque with a strong cast including Milton and Maud Woods Bryce and Inman the Exposition Four the Mitchell sisters Marie and Edna and other aerial and dancing acts. A.U. university notes on honorary degrees appear amid Arts and letters discussions.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Mack and
Elliott
Bryan
Nadine
Zella
Shannon and
Lucier
Raymond Teal
Charles Milton
William Windom
James Bradley
H. A. Stoddard
Frank Damesel
Joseph Lyons
SAM T. Jack's
Sam TT
Jack
L. Laurence
Meredith
Milton
Maud Woods
Bryce
Inman
Exposition
Mitchell
Marie
Edna
Four Huntings
Allen Wightman
Foreign-born Americans excel at spelling English says Hirsch
Dr Emil G Hirsch of Chicago argues foreigners spell better than native borns, due to learning English later, necessity, and schooling gaps. He cites public school spelling failures and urges a new generation of skilled spelling.
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Emil G. Hirsch
Chicago
Hirsch
English Barrister Proposes Selling Honorary Degree
A English barrister writes to the University of Iowa president proposing to buy the honorary Doctor of Laws for his client’s son who aspires to Parliament. The letter, mocking American learning, suggests cash could win the degree though such practice is rejected as absurd and ignorant of American norms.
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University of Iowa
England
House of Commons
Patrick McHugh Likely Lead Democratic Judiciary Ticket
Patrick McHugh will probably head the list of candidates for the Judiciary on the Democratic county ticket. He would add strength to the ticket.
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Patrick McHugh
Judiciary
Tire
Smyth Leads Dratinge Board Amid Water Flow Concession
Thomas A. Smyth has begun as President of the Dratinge Board and secured a government concession increasing water flow by 50 000 cubic feet per minute. He is seen as a strong Democratic sheriff candidate in Cook County if nominated next fall. Another potential Democratic hopeful is D J Mc Mahon, widely discussed for the Judicial bench.
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Thomas A. Smyth
Dratinge Board
Smyth
Cook County
Chicago Telephone Co Fights Tax Assessment
Arthur D. Wheeler, attorney for the Chicago Telephone Company, told the State Board of Equalization that the company’s assessment was the most outrageous and unjust, and that the People's Gas Light and Coke Company faced an even more unequal levy.
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Arthur D. Wheeler
Chicago Telephone Company
State Board of Equalization
People's Gas Light and Coke Company
Poetry of Justice in Pinkerton Scheme to Ship Anarchists
The piece mocks a proposed Pinkerton plan to move all anarchists to a sea island and have them govern themselves. It imagines the detainees longing for the very laws and regulations they scorn, noting their habit of seeking protection from the legal system while defying it.
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Pinkerton
Stay-at-home vote urged to root out entrenched corruption
The passage argues that a large stay-at-home vote could help good government by carrying the day against entrenched corrupt powers. It notes many have tried to engage this voter class in public affairs and even proposes compulsory voting with penalties for nonparticipation.
Washington: the first and last of American statesmen
The passage argues Washington earned the title as a statesman while being a successful businessman, contrasting him with other leaders from Jefferson to McKinley who were less successful in business or not as diligent.
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United States
Washington
Jefferson
McKinley
Germs in Ice Deceptive, Science Explains Absence
An unimpeachably scientific authority notes that germs do not inhabit ice. When surface temperatures drop the organisms move into warm waters, making them scarce even in badly infected water unless freezing reaches the bottom and leaves no escape for microbes.
Feet Reading and Palm Readers Spark Skeptical Humor
A corollary of Paluistry notes foot reading as a credulous fad. People trusting feet readings often feel disappointed, likened to long-eared individuals who show hoofs more than soles to palmists. A blacksmith would serve better than a palm smith for such folk.
Morgan buys English yard to build 21 knot steamers
J Pierpont Morgan is reported to have bought an English shipyard where he can build 21 knot steamers. Meanwhile King Edward prepares for the coronation. The observer notes Morgan may intend to push England to abandon its old system of government after the purchase.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Edward
Mr Morgan
England
Eliot on language start at home for education
President Eliot of Harvard argues that teaching English starts with improving the home environment. He emphasizes reaching the whole population and questions whether schooling can begin without household literacy.
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Eliot
Harvard
Chiarity
Emperor William Keeps Army Style At Home
The message charms with humor about Emperor William preferring military living, noting a regulation camp bed and army blanket as his nightly comforts, and joking that he might sleep in a pup tent and fry his own sausage.
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Emperor William
Free government vitality amid crime and complacent citizens
A reflective line notes that crime among politicians and indifference by prosperous citizens could drain the vigor from free government, warning that active engagement is essential to preserve democratic vitality.
Frugality as Italian path to business success
A concise saying credits thrift as the driving force behind an Italian's ascent from a simple basket of fruit to ownership of a block of business houses, illustrating the value of prudent saving and steady enterprise.
A Bathing Habit Drives One Man's Dedication
A quirky profile notes that despite various flaws, the subject shows unwavering devotion to bathing, portraying a humorous portrait of a man defined by his routine. The piece highlights discipline and eccentricity in equal measure.
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