Graft and neglect mark last Harrison era in Chicago
A lengthy dramatic critique dalla Chicago Eagle decries graft in Harrison's final administration. It cites street paving contracts, inspection laxity, and high costs funded by property owners, plus theater fires and non enforcement of fire and building ordinances. The piece links former inspectors, contractors, and pickpockets union politics to Harrison's campaign.
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Chicago Tribune
Harrison
Chicago
the Tribune
Chronicle
Briggs House Harrison
Tribune
Columbia Theater
Monroe Street
Orpheum Theater
City Hall
Washington Street
Son
St. Luke's Sanitarium
21St Street
Wabash Avenue
Chicago Eagle
John K. Traeger
Wella Street
Clark Street
Publc
Denis J. Swenie
William Masham
Swenie
Troquois
Harrison election board aims to deprive poor judges of pay
A Chicago era article denounces the Harrison election board for replacing poor but respectable election judges with wealthy men, claiming 200 millionaires have been summoned to supplant the traditional Democratic appointees. It links this to broader anti local option efforts and a battle between wets and drys in Illinois politics.
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Harrison Election Board
Harrison
Cago
Charter H. Harrison
Adkins
House of Representatives
Springfield
Ill
Chicago Record-Herald
Anti- Saloon League
Charles Adkins
House
League
Drys
George W. English
United Societies
Senate
Harrison leaders Demand Backing After 1907 Primaries
The Harrison faction split from Dunne after he won the 1907 Republican primaries fair and square. Now ex-Harrison officeholders seek public support for the same positions they once held under a generation ago.
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Harrison
Dunne
United Societies Fight Over Harrison Charter Debut
The United Societies joined public life with a public fight over the Harrison charter foisted by a convention led by Chronic Candidate Harrison. Harrison's lieutenants largely supported adopting the charter, and critics question how they can back a man tied to its high tax and anti personal liberty features.
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Harrison
United Societies
City considers outer harbor bill to reclaim lands
Alderman Little introduces a measure urging cooperation to secure a legislative bill enabling Chicago to build an outer harbor and reclaim submerged lands. If enacted, the city would own and operate warehouses elevators railroad tracks terminals ferries and slips with possible aid from the sanitary district.
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Alderman Little
Chicago
Subcommittee
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