Brundage Dominates Cook County Republican Power
Edward J. Brundage leads a bloc that controls the Cook County central committee, defeating Deneen and Thompson forces. The neutrals hold a majority of voting strength, with districts and wards aligned in a broader patronage realignment. Plans for street and viaduct projects with a $1,275,000 cost accompany the political shifts, as civil service staff face layoffs to fund higher paid elective officers.
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Edward J. Brundage
Cook County
Cook County Central Committee
Deneen
Thompson
Lowden
Peepeee Thompson
Neutrae
Photpaen
Leneen
Wien
Houndie
Theanuey
Weber
Aldermen’s Salary Hike Faces Budget Battle
City council debates the aldermen pay raise, with a bare majority approving a $500 annual increase for the current year. As the budget is reviewed, one faction seeks to boost alderman salaries while another pushes to rescind the raise from last spring.
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Coumell
Couneil
Aldernun
Open These Streets and Help ChicagoWest Side Plan
Chicago Phan Commission approves eight million dollars for street widening and connections in the West Side. The project advances the Phan of Chicago program to improve traffic conditions with official plans and anticipated new routes.
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Union Park
Lincoln Park
York
Ashland
Weroms
Fullerton V Avenue
Beldwe
Plan Commission
Robey Street
West Avenue
Cty
Ashland Avenue
Wee
Chicago
Great West Side
Chicago Phan Commission
Phan of
West Side
No Dry Primary Next Spring Confuses State Officials
Fragmented OCR reads as a 19th century political note about dry law supporters and the saloon question. It mentions Molitient leaders and the Waters likely in opposition and refers to state, county offices, and a march or vote in a nonstandard, garbled way.
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Dry
Chiege
Pedera
Hut
Gover
Fran
Fran Epteny Meeta Spal Vote the Invalye Entiat Staton
Setiantet
Military training debate unsettled by college panel
A contested meeting at PH high schools heard arguments for and against military training. Speakers named include Jehan Wo Kebhuit and Mag Vbet Piots with Cr Raymond het Ha and several others, amid student concerns and disciplinary questions.
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Vbet Piots
Filret Hifires
Hina Hatagia
Raymond Het Ha
Abo Bred
Blayney
Thief Singer
HL Hole Manonal
Uae
de Ba Hirsch Uiehop
siniel @allewe
Fen Tie Foo
Hetoreat Joli D. Shoop Amd President
Lootecottieie
Aldermen face pay cut as city trims costs
Comptroller Vike warns aldermen and city workers may be laid off next month to meet a fourth of January expenditures. Council to consider amendments exempting aldermen. County reports rise in welfare cases while civil service demand drops amid higher labor costs.
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Chileagans
Vike
Darhig Anne
Dininer
Plo
Pike
Thompson
Richert
Finance Committee
Robert Monoihzer
Cicunty Civil Service Commission
Henry Stuckart
Pity the Poor Taxpayer in Cook County Debates
Taxpayers face rising burden as Cook County figures show average tax rates near $6.20 per $100 of assessed value, implying a substantial next year levy. The article notes gubernatorial figures and potential consolidation plans by Colonel Lowden, with supporters anxious for detailed plans and others wishing for clearer outlines before the session.
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Cook County
Salto
Cook County Relief and Jury Service in 1916
County Agent William H. Ehemann reports relief provided to four individuals and a thousand poor families, with $219000 spent on outdoor relief, $213000 paid to widows with large families, and $2400 to the blind. During the year 17 216 men were drawn for jury service.
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William H. Ehemann
To Appoint Treasurer and City Clerk
A radical reorganization of city government was urged for a council finance committee plan. It would create a city auditor and shift treasurer and city clerk from elected to appointed posts under the mayor, with the auditor acting as check on the treasurer and controller’s and collector’s offices. Capitan promotes the plan as saving money and shortening the ballot.
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Awhd
Capitain
Finance Committee
Star
Hoyne to Enforce Civil Service Laws Citywide
State Attorney Toyne announced strict enforcement of civil service statutes to ensure honest city administration. Charles C. Case will handle prosecutions of municipal civil service violations from offices on the county building’s fifth floor, with Hoyne assigning similar cases to the same assistant.
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Toyne
Charles C. Case
Clty Dlei
Cone
Balldine
Hoyne
Lowden Plan For Consolidating State Agencies
Governor elect Frank Lowden outlines unifying all state government agencies into seven to nine departments. A general bill will start the consolidation, with supplemental bills detailing each department. The plan faces legislative disputes and partisan skepticism as the session begins.
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Frank C. Lowden
Departmente
Sawiden
George A. Babbitt for Secretary
Political notice promoting George A. Babbitt for the position of secretary. The text appears garbled but repeatedly asserts Babbitt as candidate and seeks support or acknowledgment from readers.
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George A. Babbitt
City Plans to Seize All Cars Amid Transit Reform
City officials advance an ambitious plan to take control of all private cars as part of a broad transit and service improvement program. The move targets essential traffic and infrastructure cities, with experts evaluating feasibility and long term impacts on property and taxes through the coming period.
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Wits
City Investment Plan Aims at Chronically Lagging Growth
Vague OCR snippet hints at a plan to spur city investment and development. Key entities are unclear. no specific people or organizations are readable. The note suggests a focus on financing projects to boost growth and curb stagnation.
Gov Elect Low Den and the Jobs
The article outlines Governor elect Lowden’s stance on state jobs and appointments. It notes a formal statement limiting appointments, hints at withheld notes, and mentions ongoing state reorganization and political maneuvering as the state nears the homestretch of the election season.
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GOV. Elect
Springfiell
Sintechppl
B. Plifern
Haatehiberg
Tie Tern
Jail for Speak-Easy Penalty Report
A garbled 1930s style crime note reports a jail sentence connected to a speak-easy raid. Mentions a defendant under investigation, authorities, and a Saturday event with unclear names and details. The fragment references a punishment and a public order context.
Untitled War Memoir Fragment Mentioning Tony and Men
Fragmentary OCR text references Tony aiding his men and a series of distorted phrases. The readable parts suggest a wartime or leadership scene with names and places obscured, lacking coherent storyline or verifiable details. No clear event, date, or outcome emerges.
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