Chicago Budget Fight Faces Police Slashing and Delayed Quorum
City finance committee orders a 1 010 440 cut from the 1917 police budget risking 700 layoffs or six weeks unpaid vacations. The move, part of a 13.76 percent citywide cut, meets resistance as aldermen worry over crime and revenue shortages. Details of reductions to street and fire departments loom, while Mayor Thompson’s saloon license proposal stalls due to lack of a quorum.
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Police Department
City Council Finance Committee
Chicago
Thompson
Arrests for Speeding on West Side Curbs Traffic
Lawmen deploy stop watch traps as riders suffer frigid commutes. Sergeant Doyle reports thirty arrests daily, double the usual pace as twelve officers patrol crowded hours. Critics including Mudd Eastman and Hayes debate effectiveness and limits of speed enforcement.
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D. B. Doyle
West Park
F. X. Mudd
A. N. Eastman
Chicago Automobile Club
New York
New Jersey
Charles Hayes
Chicago Motor Club
Simon O'Donnell Re-elected President of Building Trades
At a Building Trades Council meeting Simon O'Donnell was re elected as president for five years joining vice president John A Metz and secretary treasurer James J Conroy. The longer term aims to curb dissensions and restore peace among the trades.
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Building Trades Council
Simon O'Donnell
John A. Metz
James J. Con
Roy
Aldermen Move To Regulate Saloon Business
The city liquor commission plans new rules to regulate saloons starting with an antitreating law. The license committee will seek both city and state action, aiming to curb the practice of treating. A $1500 saloon license is favored to deter unfit operators and attract responsible owners, though brewers oppose prohibitions on brewer operation.
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City Liquor Commission
John Toman
Toman
Thompson
Hoyne for Mayor in 1919 Election
State's Attorney Maclay Hoyne is urged as a 1919 mayoral candidate. A friend touts his inside knowledge of police affairs and legal skill, saying he could push clean police administration and advance the public good.
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Maclay Hoyne
Hoyne
Cook County
Hamilton Club Springfield Trip Misunderstanding Inaugural Ball Confusion
Announcements from the Hamilton Club about the Springfield state inauguration plans have caused confusion. Printed notices say the grand ball begins at 8 at the country club, but there will be no inaugural ball. The Sangamo Club of Springfield hosts the Hamilton Club event at the country club.
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Hamilton Club
Springfield
Country Club
Sangamo Club
Istonians
Lowden
Executive Mansion
Chicago
Union Station
Chicago & Alton
Illinois Senate Solidifies Behind Lowden Administration
Twenty four senators sign to act together for Lowden's agenda, easing prior factional friction. Governor-elect Lowden leads Hughes 706,560 to 658,242 in men voters, with Wilson’s female vote totals earlier cited. Hoover returns to Chicago after arguing frontage consent case before the U.S. Supreme Court, expecting a January decision.
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Illinois State Senate
Lowden
Barr-Dalley
Frank O. Lowden
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
Wilson
Rookery
Peoria
St. Clair
Danville
Dunne
Downstate
Chicago
Cook County
Guv. Dunne
Illinois
Gallant Seventh to Return Home and Parade
The Seventy Infantry will depart Camp Wilson San Antonio on the 27th for Fort Sheridan where they will be mustered out under Major General Barry. They will proceed to Chicago for a reception with dignitaries including Governor Dunne and Mayor Thompson, with plans for a large theater event and addresses. The journey and celebration are to honor their service in the Spanish American War.
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Illinois
Veteran Corps
7Th Infantry
Edward H. White
Waldron-Murphy
Thomas J. Buttimer
Edward A. Kelly
Thomas J. Sullivan
John P. Hopkins
Robert EB. Burke
Edward J. Kelly
Chicago Federation of Musicians
Joseph F. Winkler
Chicago
Thomas H. Barry
Camp Wilson
San Antonio
Texas
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Central Department
Federal Building
United States Army
Chicago and Northwestern
Barry
Has Chicago been slighted by the census counts
Report surveys multiple estimates from business leaders and officials who challenge the 2,497,722 federal tally for Chicago. Postmaster Campbell, the Chicago Directory Company, and other studies push figures from about 2.55 to 2.80 million, citing mail data, directory ratios, school census, and telephone counts as supporting evidence.
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Chicago
Daniel Campbell
Campbell
Chicago Directory Company
William N. Bodine
Chicago Telephone Company
Billboard Frontage Consent Feature in City Ordinances
Supreme Court decision on a billboard case may affect frontage consent requirements in city ordinances. If the residence-block billboard ban is struck down, the ruling could hinge on frontage consent and influence consent provisions in other ordinances, according to special city counsel Loring R. Hoover.
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Hoover
Chicago
Washington
Supreme Court
John S. Hummer
Thomas Cusack Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Loring R. Hoover
Brundage Names Provine for Limited Springfield Staff
Edward J. Brundage plans to attach Walter M. Provine of Taylorville to his staff for special cases, signaling a political move to strengthen support downstate and in Cook County. Provine, a former attorney general candidate and Taylorville mayor, would not join the Springfield office full time. Local reports mention changes at city hall with real estate expert John M. Kantor set to depart as part of a broader regeneration effort.
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Edward J. Brundage
Walter M. Provine
Taylorville
Provine
Brundage
Deneen
Springfield
Downstate
Cook County
City Hall
John M. Kantor
Bailiffs Seek Pay Increase Across County Courts
A petition prepared by the Cook County Bailiffs Benevolent Association asks the board of county commissioners to raise bailiffs' salary from 125 to 150 dollars per month. Indorsed by Judges David, Smith, Hornet, and Scully, the request notes 124 bailiffs incur extra expenses such as carfare, uniforms, and meals for prisoners with no reimbursement.
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Cook County Bailiffs’ Benevolent Association
Board of County Commissioners
Joseph B. David
Superior Court
Frederick A. Smith
Circuit Court
Henry Hornet
Probate Court
Thomas F. Scully
Coal Shortage Near End In Chicago As Railroads Rally
Energy from railroads and mild weather nearly end Chicago coal famine. Frederick W. Upham notes railroads in harness and dealers receiving coal. Rain hindered wagons but trucks ran full, with plans to deliver about 200 cars or 10,000 tons today.
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Chicago
Frederick W. Upham
The
Consumers’ Company
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Peter J. O'Brien
West Chicago Park Commission
Aldermen
Edmund D. Hulbert
Merchants Loan & Trust Company Bank
Chicago Boys
F. W. Upham
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