Chicago Bureau Seeks $2 City Tax To Meet Expenses
The Chicago Bureau of Public Efficiency argues a $2 city corporate tax will cover municipal costs and merit salary hikes. It warns against broadened taxing powers beyond actual needs, saying without revenue the government, education, and county will be crippled. The report includes a table of proposed rate increases before the legislature and notes that taxes in 1920 may rise about one third from 1919 levels.
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Chicago Bureau of Public Effciency
Springfield
Chicago
Board of Education
Cook County
Bureau
Park Board
HHS
South Town
Hyde Park and Lake
North Town
Stuckart Helps School Teachers In Chicago Pay Salaries
City Treasurer Henry Stuckart volunteers to lend the Chicago board of education 2.25 million dollars to cover May and June payrolls after Mayor Thompson vetoed the school tax levy. The funds will be repaid when the levy is enacted and anticipated warrants sold.
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Henry Stuckart
Chicago
Board of Education
Thompson
Stuckart
South Shore Club Opposes Search and Seizure Law
Everett C. Brown, president of the South Shore Country Club, led a committee urging Gov London to veto a state search and seizure bill. He warned that private club homes housing liquor stocks could face raids and residents risk arrest, as more than 150 club members reside there. Governor Lowden said the attorney general’s office is reviewing the measure and no decision has been made.
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London
South Shore Country Club
Everett C. Brown
Lowden
Abolish This Job City Public Service Department
A Chicago polemic calls for abolition of the city public service department. denounces it as a costly sinecure led by a commissioner and a joke to the South Side Smoke. It claims $76,010 was spent last year and urges aldermen to end the department as it supposedly fails to address public utility concerns.
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Chicago
South Side
City Department of Public Service
Democrats Eye Chicago as Next Year’s National Convention
Democratic leaders practically settled on Chicago to host the 1920 national convention possibly nominating President Woodrow Wilson for a third term. Indianapolis Cleveland and San Francisco are doubtful contenders. Joseph Tumulty and National Chairman Cummings visit Chicago, boosting belief in Chicago's selection for a successful event with geographic and facility advantages.
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Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
Becaise
Indianapolis
Cleveland
San Francisco
Joseph P. Tumulty
Cummings
Vacations for Firemen Debate City Plan
The city council committee works on fifteen day paid vacations for firemen but opposes immediate adoption. Fire Marshal OConnor aide John F. Cullerton warns 300 men would be away while on break, leaving workloads hard to cover. Firemen's association secretary George Horrigan cites duty shortages from the double platoon system.
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John F. Cullerton
O'Connor
George Horrigan
Firemen's Association
Lake excursion season opens with chartered boats and trips
The Goodrich line prepares for vacation crowds with several vessels already chartered by large firms and groups. The Florida will carry Elks to Manitowoc June 19 21 and for Racine Auto Tire outing to Chicago June 27. The Christopher Columbus begins daily Milwaukee service June 26 with a July 7 special to Lake Harbor for 2000 Chicago high school students heading to Roosevelt camp. Regular daily trips start June 20 to Muskegon Grand Haven Grand Rapids and June 28 to Michigan City and north. Whitehall and Whitelake trips begin June 27 and two extra weekly voyages to Green Bay points will be added.
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Goodrich Line
The
Elks
Florida
Order
Manitowoc
Racine Auto Tire Company
Chicago
Christopher Columbus
Milwaukee
Lake Harbor
Roosevelt Training Camp
Muskegon
Grand Haven
Grand Rapids
Whitehall
Whitelake
Michigan City
Points North
Green Bay
Public interest rises as postwar boating returns
The speaker notes increasing inquiries from larger societies, with chartering activity resurging after two years of wartime decline. He predicts a return of the prewar main audience as vacations approach, expecting the old crowd to attend again.
City Service Office Crowd Shows Mixed Public Appetite
A crowd at the City Department of Public Service in City Hall reveals worry and mixed expectations. Some seek financial relief or health services while others appear uneasy about bills, dental needs, and broader public assistance.
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City Department of Public Service
I Shane Sees Shane A Possible Illinois Governor
I Shane, president of Western Wrecking and Lumber, is proposed as a strong candidate for Illinois governor. The remark underscores his leadership role and potential political appeal within the state's business and civic circles.
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I. Shane
Western Wrecking & Lumber Company
Illinois
Money Missing From Late Republican Campaign
Unpaid bills against the late Republican Campaign Committee raise questions on missing funds. Officials frame orders as mementos while creditors hear the money is exhausted, with speculation it may have gone into oil or smoke related ventures. Democratic leaders discuss hosting the 1920 convention in Chicago, pledging no sale to the highest bidder.
Mayor Thompson Starts Well In Second Term
Mayor Thompson begins a second term with praise for city departments On a upbeat note he commends Police and Fire Departments for solid leadership The Law Department is efficiently run The Comptroller and Board of Local Improvements receive strong marks Public Works functions well with a solid City Collector The Public Service department is less clear due to garbled text
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Thompson
Board of Local Improvemments
Department of Publiic Works
Department of Public Service
Burke Again Secretary Burke Again Secretary
Robert Bo Turke was reelected secretary at the thirty seventh annual meeting of the Cook County organization held in executive committee rooms 12 We Handolph street. Officers elected include Frank Bo Davidson president Robert RB Cantwell trustee Thomas J Henriod financial secretary John Clifford treasurer Dr Anthony KryfoWaki physic Jerante PL Zelenska Charter and Patrick Onoske sergeant at arms Vicepresente OW Tartman Retha rlian De Besse Henry 8 Mann MOM Schlacks DJ O Connor KE MM Seymour FL N Moore lod McCormick Bod G Smith dood Coburn Dir George Leininger A King A d Engel Dr George Sultan B J Deidd M Dominowski Lo do Arnstein B J Green B McGrath O Doederlein H G Reidel do Vo Cunningham oP Wate SOR Cabinet Tod Bay KP Moner Pred Grobel PLA Hines and Lee Mitchell
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Robert Bo Turke
Ceptenay O
Cook County
New Renterat
We Handolph Street
Frank Bo Davidson
Robert RB. Cantwell
Tunyshal
Thomas J Henriod
John Clifford
Anthony Kry+ foWaki
Tartman
Retha Rlian
de Besse
Henry
Mann
Mom
Schlacks
O'Connor
KE MM
Seymour
FL N. Moore
Lod. McCorm
Ick
Bod
G. Smith
Dood
Coburn
George Leininger
A. King
A. d. Engel
George Sultan
Judges and Lawyers to Play Ball at Comiskey Park
A June 21 baseball game between judges and lawyers at Comiskey Park will pause pending cases. A Morrison hotel meeting appointed the arranging committee with Federal court Judges Carpenter and Landis, Circuit court members Scanlon Arnold McGoorty, Superior court Sabath Foell Hopkins, and Municipal ...
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Comiskey Park
Morrison Hotel
Federal Court
Carpenter and Landis
Circuit Court
Scanlon
Arnold
McGoorty
Superior Court
Sabath
Foell
Hopkins
Municipal
Need house numbers plaguing Chicago streets
The article notes widespread absence of building numbers in Chicago after a new street car ordinance requiring stopping at even numbered corners. Letter carriers and residents have long complained, but no authorities have addressed the issue, leaving whole blocks without numbers and causing annoyance.
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Chicago
Reforming Chicago Adopts City Governance Debates
A broad reform push in Springfield targets Chicago with nonpartisan elections for mayor and aldermen, reduction of aldermen from 70 to 50, and ward expansion to 50. Plans to abolish city clerk and treasurer offices in favor of council appointment faced opposition. The city manager plan was rejected, fueling clashes over voters’ voice in executive selection and aldermanic terms. The initial two year term proposal failed 82 to 27, then shifted to fifty wards with one alderman each.
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Springfield
Chicago
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