Traction conflict heats Chicago as streets fight for Wilson avenue
Alderman Blake exposes a bid to seize Wilson avenue for a street railway link with the Northwestern Elevated, arguing the plan carried a fifty year frontage clause and aimed to force a cheap fare. City officials debate the Civic Federation bill versus the Street Railway Commission stance as reformers press for real change.
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Wilson Avenue
Lake View
Traction
Harrison
Blake
Twenty-sixth
Chicago and
Milwaukee
Bowmanville
Loop
Alexander Clark
Street Railway Commission
Committee On Tailroads
Council Street Railway Commission
Emrich
Carey districting ordinance passes City Council over mayor veto
The City Council narrowly approved the Carey gerrymander re districting plan despite Mayor Harrison's veto. A split vote showed 32 Republicans and 18 Democrats backing override, 9 Republicans and 10 Democrats defending the veto. The mayor warned of court challenges and framed the vote as machine-backed obstruction to fair apportionment.
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Carey
Harrison
Reading
Mike
Thompson
Brenner
Novak
Patterson
Gary
Johnson
Wulff
Badenoch
Kent
Hurt
Byrne
Brennan
Duddleston
Finn
Kunz
Verne
Herrmann
Minnegen
Sherman’s Selection Backed by Moneyed Interests
The article accuses Speaker Lawrence Y. Sherman of favoring greedy corporations since his election to the House. It cites his support for the Humphrey and Allen bills and the race track and gas measures as proof of friendship with street car interests, Governor Tanner, and Cook County leaders, implying he will aid their plans next session.
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Yates
David BE
Shanahan
General Assembly
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Sherman
Chicago
David E. Shanahan
Illinois General Assembly
Springfield
House of Representatives
Gum Boil Curtis and Sean Stall Face Pressure Over Cullom Vote
Curtis of Grant Park and State Senator Sean Stall of Kankakee face a reckoning for backing out from pledges to vote for Shelby M. Cullom. A Kankakee businessman warned that tar and feathers could follow if they oppose Cullom at the Great Northern Lotck on Thursday.
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Curtis
Grant Park
Sean” Stall
Kankakee
Shelby M
Great Northern
Cullom Allies Accuse Cannon of Treachery in Illinois Race
Springfield reports Cullom supporters allege Congressman Cannon plotted to topple Senator Cullom by backing Sean Small and Gum Boll Ed Curtis. They claim Cannon urged Cullom to aid Small and Curtis to win the nomination and pledged Cullom his help in return.
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Springfield
Cullom
Cannon
Sean Small
Gum Boll
Ed Curtis
Political factions pull for Small and Curtis in county race
The article reports that supporters claim Cullom instructed them to back Small and Curtis, while Cullom’s friends in Kankakee allegedly received letters urging votes for Small and Curtis. It notes Cannon’s influence in trying to break from Cullom and warns of potential clashes with Danville leaders.
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Small
Curtis
Cullom
Kankakee
Cullom Ten
Cannon
Dan Ville
Patterson ordinance on billboards revived for council action
The Patterson billboards removal ordinance was revived Monday afternoon by the Cornell Judiciary Committee and placed with a subcommittee of Aldermen Patterson Novak and Smith for consideration. The subcommittee and general committee favor adoption and will urge passage. The measure requires removal of all billboards over three feet square and those set within 200 feet of streets and driveways.
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Patterson
Ways
Cornell Judiciary Committee
Novak
Smith
General Committee
Bank Stockholders Elect New Directors in Chicago
Chicago banks held annual meetings with directors voting to fill vacancies and elect officers. H C Durand retired from Continental National Bank after years on its board. W C Selpp named successor. J Nichols became director of First National Bank of Englewood. B A Behart joined Metropolitan National Bank board after Sidney Kent’s death. Martin Kingman of Peoria joined Fort Dearborn National Bank board. Only change reported.
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Chicago
H.C. Durand
Durod & Kasper Company
Continental National Bank
W. C. Selpp
Fort Dearborn National Bank
C. MelXeon
D. Vernon
Joseph T. Talbert
R. Loseh
Calumet
C. Bergner
G. A. Cunnen
J. A. Cunnen
John Cunnen
Kate Cunnen
Annie Fitzgibbon
Hy Hebsen
C, Selp
G. D. Uebele
D. McGrath
Oblengo
William Best
K. G. Billings
FP. M. Blount
Andrew McNally
Maurice Rosenfeld
John M. Smyth
R. Walsh
Fort Dearborn
Walter 3. Bogle
BE. Bucklen
L. A. Goddard
John A. King
L. B. Dowd
Hew Merrick
Nelson Morris
John B. Sherman
John A. Spoor
L. J. Doud
KR. Z. Merrick
Gates A. Ryther
Oakland
W. Mahan
A.C. Tyler
Shannon
John
Me. Keon
Horace P. Taylor
HL J
V. B. Nichols
State Bank of Chicago
Henry C. Durand
Dol T. Dwight
Theodore Freeman
IL A. Haugan
Charles L. Hutchinson
A. J. Johnson
John R. Lindgren
Thomas Murdoch
Moses
Wentworth
Officevss
A. Tiangan
Jolin
Marinus Kirkeby
Ay la Bay
Pranelis
Peabody
Dannies i Sherlock
Johnny Smulsk
Paul Oo
Stenslind
Vaal O
Stensland
Mesident
Francis
Charles E. Schlytern
J. W. Hering
HF Buchholz
C . Chinssen
Henry Coles
H. F. Fischer
Henry Gottschalk
Jonery Jaeger
M. W. Pinckney
Pred A. Rathje
Louis Rathje
William Rathje
William Hill
Stege
Crest
Senator Cullom urged for Senate re election
Illinois expresses gratitude to Senator Shelby M. Cullom for long faithful service and urges voters in the caucus to grant him a first ballot re election to the United States Senate. The piece emphasizes his trusted record and calls on the Illinois House and Senate to ratify his renomination with sufficient votes.
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Illinois
Shelby M. Cullom
Cullom
Senator Cullom
United States Senate
Hinois House
Senate
Hinols
New Bank Officers Lead Chicago Financial Elections
The Chicago banking system elected new officers across major banks including Forgan family leadership at First National and Lacey Lord Gilberts at other institutions. The slate names directors and officers for Continental Metropolitan and other banks with elections held Tuesday.
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Eagle
Connaught
Trattwick
Busse
State Senate
J. H L. Padtek
James W. Turner
Lewis Lotz
O. A. Carlson
C. W. Baldwin
Henry Froebe
J. G. Reass
J. Albin
J. A. Arnold
F . Adams
Prin Whites
John J. Brenholt
William A. Jones
Ed Hawkins
House
Lawrence ¥. Sherman
McDonough
George ©. Rankin
Warren
John A. Reeve
Matevout
B. T. McCann
McLean
George II, Adams
Lake
James H. Porter
Thomas H. Stokes
Logan
Eugene van HL
Hoorebeke
Clinton
W. W. Dunn
Peoria
Thomas L. Spellman
Cook
William Dunn
Monroe
R. A. Hayes
du Page
Daniel Hall
Kendall
Millie Jackson
Mahony
B.C. Doherty
Clark
Lawrence Y. Shermin
Springield
John P. Hopkins
Democratic State Central Committee
Henry L. Hertz
Ilinois
Hing
John H. Hartwick
Hen
B. A. Eckhart
Metropolitan National Bank
Ainnual
National
Samuel W. Allerton
J. H. Barker
George D. Boulton
W. L. Brown
Charles J. Conover
D. M. Cummings
David R. Forgan
James B. Forgan
Samuel M. Nickerson
Eugene 8. Pike
Norman B. Ream
Georgest. Smith
Ah Ay Spoor
Otto Young
Dines B. Forgan
David T. Morgan
Holmes Hoge
August Blin
Prank BE
Brown
Charles N
Prank O
Wermorer
Bond
Emile I
Bolsottant
Bowl and Foreign Exchange Department
John B. Gardin
Bankers’ —Directedd
al. Burntah
Corn Exchange
Clarence Buckingham
Edward B. Butler
John HL
Dwight
Edwin G. Foreman
Ernest A. Lawl
Charles HL
Tulburd
Charles L, Hutchinson
Isaac G. Lombard
Edeward A. Shedd
Charles Il, Wacker
John C. Welling
Drovers
Solva Brintnal
William O. Brintnall
Johan Brown
M. P. Ritten
William di
Watson
Ofhers
E.G. Kelth
Willian J. Watson
Castler
TL A
Sitebock
Edward Dickinson
National Bank of the Republic
Tracy, Drake
W. LE. Penton
Frank O. Lowden
Colm A. Lynch
Alexander Mackay
A. M. Rothschild
Henry Siegel
Bo 1
Strong
Souls
Swift
John A. Lynchs
We ‘T. Penton
J. H. Cameron
It Kent
M. McKinney
Continental
J. Ogden Armour
John C, Ely Henry Botsford
James H. Dole
Albert J. Karling
William G. Hibbard
Berthold Lowenthal
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