Street Car Ordinance Endorsed by Chicago City Council
Chicago moves to settle the traction question with an ordinance for rehabilitation and expanded service. Mayor Dunne faces opposition from reformers while Union League Club and business leaders press for rapid action to avoid delay and a potential financial panic. John M. Harlan discusses referendum questions and the impact of delay with investors and real estate interests.
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Chicago
Dunne
Transportation Committee
Walter L. Fisher
Conmuittee
Fisher
Mitten
Union League Club
Bualhexa Interests
Ferdinand W. Peck
Charles 8. Cutting
Hhe
Fone
City Council of
John M. Harlan
Belmont Hall
Lake View
St. Colin C. T. Fyffe
Harlan
Tie
New York
Wall Street
Wendling
Grien
Barker Asphalt Company
Political Buzz and City Race Churn in Chicago
A flood of city politics notes reflects jockeying for mayor and treasurer posts. Adrian Anson praised for City Clerk role, Revell’s backers push GOP strength, Brentano lauded for bank receiver pick, and derision aimed at costly bridges. Calls for traction action, inspector shuffles, and Jewish ward concerns thread through the reports.
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Adrian C. Anson
Captain Anson
Chicago
Whalen Hurts Dunne and Lumpy Jaw Trade Scandal
A Chicago editorial lambasts Mayor Dunne for protecting the Beef Trust and lax health enforcement. It claims inspectors were shifted, the lumpy jaw meat trade grew, and epidemics like scarlet fever and tuberculosis worsened. It urges a new Public Health Commissioner and notes City governance actions and elections.
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Eagle
Health Department
TP. J. Murray
Plecea
Murray
Inots State Board of Health
Chicago Health Department
Chicago
Beef Trust
Chicago Chronicle
Fish’ Murray
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the Railroad and Warehouse Commission
State Street Bridge
A.C. Anson Iood
Alexander H. Revell
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State Board of Hallroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Deneen
Bekhart
West Park Commission
West Park Board
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Trac
Thompson
Sixteenth Ward
Hebrew Political Club
Schoenhofen's Hall
Milwaukee
Ashland Avenues
Counseil
Union
John G. Newmeister
Republican County Executive Committee
Fred Busse
Carter H. Harrison
Mr. Busse
Harrison
Busse Ia
Republican County
Iroquois Club
Edgar Bronson Tolman
James F. Bower
Lewis H. Parker
Joseph Hanreddy
Charles F. Gunther
John P. McGoorty
Emanuel Mandel
Robert Somerville
Charles J. Vopicka
Martin J. Breen
Toddy Lunsford
Robertson Palmer
Orva G. Williams
Whalen
Baker
Stockyards
Boot Trust
A. C. Anson
George Duddleston
Cook County
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Willie
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Jon M
Ewen
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