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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
2
A detailed roster lists Democratic committeemen and officers across Illinois and Chicago. It records national, state, and county party leadership, ward by ward chairs and secretaries, and multiple local headquarters with addresses and meeting days.
Directory style item enumerates numerous headquarters venues with addresses, telephone numbers, presidents and secretaries. It lists clubs or halls across Chicago areas including West and North side locations, meeting days, and officer names like Edward J. Kelly, Joseph Petlak, James C. Gavin, Thos. J. Johnson, Peter F. Smith, and others.
Chicago voters face a dense critique of municipal control over sidewalk stands. The city claims the right to permit sales, ban weekly papers and magazines, and even seize trees and sidewalks as city property. It cites a daily monopoly while imposing cleanup duties on residents after storms and snow. John J. Geraghty and Berhalters Health Food are named among local businesses cited in the discussion.
Washington faces an era of unprecedented prosperity as World War I attracts workers and travelers. Rail traffic has risen by at least 50 percent since April 1, hotels report record business, and office space is fully occupied with many buildings turning away tenants.
Washington recruiting officers report a sharp rise in enlistments across services with more than twenty applicants accepted recently. Civilians stream to discuss service and opt for voluntary enlistment over drafting. Navy aviation and engineer corps interests grow as Troop B of the District National Guard encamps at Congress Heights and calls for more recruits rise for Fort Myer training. LeRoy Herron leads a practice march with cavalry preparing for an intensive training program.
Washington officials adopt protective measures after British and French officers advise. Searchlights mounted on tall buildings sweep the sky nightly to deter Zeppelins, with anti aircraft defenses possibly in place. American authorities express confidence in repelling potential coast city raids.
A shabby man with a stiff leg helps a woman who drops a small package and is rebuked for insulting him. A plain soul retrieves the package and thwarts the pudgy lace wearer by returning it to the grass. The scene ends with a brisk walk back, a murky moral about punishment.
Exchanges report the government plans to establish a college of agriculture in Pretoria. Other items note a Chicago patent for a tennis racket press with cover, electric bulbs lighting animal heads on a muff, Spain's coal reserves, and various inventions including braces, a spirit level with a dry battery lamp, fumigation cabinets for chickens, and a spring scale for testing screwdrivers.
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