Mayoral nomination fight heats across parties in Chicago
Ex Governor Deneen backs Olson while Merriam’s staff push prompts clashes with Ickes and Bancroft. The dispute centers on compromising candidates and whether Landis Revell or McCormick could withdraw, as petitions and late filings stir further tension in a fiercely political Chicago scene.
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Deneen
Olson
Harold Ickes
Merriam
Brundage
Judge Olson
Edgar A. Bancroft
Mr. Bancroft
Judge Landis
Bancroft
Ickes
Alexander Revell
Ald. A. A. McCormick
Mr. Ickes
Chicago
Hubbard Woods
Roger Sullivan
Public Ledger Outlines Debits of Thompson Administration
Mayor Thompson's campaign committee releases a public ledger listing debits such as higher labor costs by 45 percent, tax revenue drop by 14 percent, population growth over 200,000, more street lighting, and a 25 percent shortage in available manpower.
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Thompson
Public Ledger
Illinois Senate moves to end local movie censorship
A bill proposed by Senator Buck aims to repeal all local movie ordinances and place film supervision under the department of registration and education with a Oct 1 1919 cutoff. The measure, backed by the Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs, seeks to align with state educational control and tap federal Smith Hughes funds for vocational training.
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Senate
Buck
Monmouth
Ilinois Federation of Women's Clubs
Department of Registration and Education
Kessinger
Ilinois
Smith-Hughes
House
Representative Church
Committee On Education
Treasury
Carey for Subways Plans City owned Transit Route
Democratic mayoral candidate Thomas Carey urged the City Council to enact an ordinance authorizing thirty five miles of city owned and operated subway construction. The proposal emphasizes municipal control of rapid transit and public ownership.
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Thomas Carey
Omer
Chicago
Eomeidl
Unituba
Nike
City Council Votes to Double Taxes on Small Home Owners
Chicago's city council faces a heavy real estate burden as finance officials back a $2 rate. Aldermen argue for raising corporate funds and funding more patrols while criticizing mayoral support. Debates touch on street cleaning, wages, and relief from legislature amid calls for worker pay boosts.
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Chicago
Council Finance Committee
Coun
Thompson
John A. Richert
Schwartz
Ald
George F. Diff
Edward F. Cullerton
Diff
John Toman
Harris
Keeler
Julian Rosenwald
Ald. A. A
Webb Endorses Sweitzer Rival for Mayor in Democratic Motion
Thomas J. Webb, president of Paul Webb company and former Board of Review member, endorses the Democratic mayoral candidate. Webb says Sweitzer alone has genuine business experience to run city affairs on a business basis.
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Thomas J. Webb
Paul Webb Company
Board of Review
Robert M. Sweitzer
Webb
Sweitzer
City Council subcommittee probes cold storage to curb meat prices
Health Commissioner Robertson joins aldermen Olsen Kostner Mor on a fact finding tour of three large cold storage plants. They request monthly storage data dating back to 1916 as the city weighs reducing storage time to lower meat costs.
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City Council Committee On Public Health
Robertson
Ald
Olsen, King, Kostner
Mor Wn
Federal Food Administration
Bwitt & Co
Ogden Avenues
Bndset
Scully
Ogden Avenue
Union
Lincoln Park
Chicago Plan Commission
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Public Utilities Commission
12Th Street
Michigan Boulevard
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Cornwell
State Council of Reconstruction
Municipal Voters’ League
Committee On
Carey
George B. Holmes
Dennis J. Hyan
Juflnaree
Staraitny
T. F. Byrne
Frank Johnston, JR
Chicago Board of Aldermen
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