City Beautiful plans spark debate on government and reform
Mirthful and biting public prose rails at government of the day. It questions whether officials serve rich and poor alike or merely protect packers and tax dodgers. Citizens demand a real government and fresh investigations, noting tongue in cheek contrasts from Copenhagen to Chicago.
City Officials and Board Listings in Busy Chicago Document
The document provides a comprehensive roll of city and county officials led by Mayor Fred A. Busse and spans offices from corporation counsel to street superintendents. It lists floor locations and street addresses for roles including city clerk, treasurer, health, buildings, police, fire marshal, water, and civil service commissioners, plus numerous ward representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Busse
Randolph Street
Bernard J. Mullaney
Edward J. Brundage
Franklin Street
John R. Caverly
Monroe Street
John J. Hanberg
Paul Redieske
WALTER H._ WILSON
Gren'l
George
M. Shippy
Randolph Treet
James Horan
Ernest J. Magerstadt
Fifth Avenue
W. A. Evans
Madison Street
Murdock Campbell
Charles W. Andrews
Wabash Avenue
William B., Burke
John Kjellander
Market Street
William Carroll
L. Blake Baldwin
Francis D. Connery
Isaac N. Powell
Michael J. Doherty
Water Department
William J. McCourt
Ta Salle Street
Board OF Civil Service Commissioners
Elton Lower
Vernon L. Bean
Michael L. McKinley
Hiram D. Fargo
Board OF Election Commissioners
Rand McNally
John C. Cannon
Thomas F. Judge
Abel A. Bach
Frank D. Ayres
Board OF Local Improvements
Chauncey Dewey
H. 8. Dietrich
J. Minnegen
C. A. V. Standish
Felix Norden
H. Herman
Fred. A. Busse
Michael Kenna
Clark Street
Harrison
John J. On
la Balle Street
Main
Geo. F. Harding, Jr
Washington Street
Thomas J. Dixon
Archer Avenue
6Th
Theodore K. Long
Kimbark Avenue
Drexel
Arthur B. McCord
Central
Charles E. Merriam
Lexington Avenue
Hyde Park
Bernard W. Snow
Marquette Bidg
John R. Emerson
John H. Jones
Commercial Avenue
Chicago
Dennis J. Egan
Chicago Opera House
Henry L. Fick
West 12Th Street
Canal
Thomas F. Scully
Washburne Avenue
Rudolph Hurt
Blue Island Avenue
James FE
Evans
Campbell Avenue
Seeley
James H. Lawley
Chicago Avenue
Humboldt
Chas. J. Lucas
Fulton
Ogden
Henry Atpatel
la Salle Street
Albert W. Beilfuss
Milwaukee Avenue
Monroe
Beard OF
Wiliam Busse
Willan McLaren
Duncombe
William Busse
Louie H. Mack
Joseph Carolan
Alfred van Steenberg
August C. Boeber
Max Blumenfeld
Carl R. Chindblom
Joseph M. Dennis
Joseph J. Elias
Alfred G. Lanie
Walter Schrojda
William ©. Hartray
William J. Umbach
Oscar de Priest
Amusements and odds ends from Chicago summer shows
The column touts Stude baker's The Candy Shop as a top summer musical success and notes packed houses for The Alaskan at Great Northern and The Golden Girl at Princess. It covers Forest Park Libera ti’s opera singers, Luna Park attendance records, and humorous nuggets on hats, crabapples, and current affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker
Chicago
Candy Shop
The
Record-Herald
Forest Park
Signor A. Liberati
Uffique
Liberati
Big West Side Garden
Baseball Games At White Sox Park Tonight And Tomorrow
Detroit Tigers visit White Sox Park for Sunday and Monday games as Hughie Jennings leads a champion lineup. St. Louis Browns schedule four games in the week, while Logan Squares face Gunthers at Gunther Park with Niesen seeking a third win against Logan. Arions play Cuban Stars at Gunther Park with Trinkaus and Mendez as pitchers. Leyland Giants clash West End Park with Frank McNichols managing and Jake Vance facing Rube Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Hughie Jennings
Comiskey
Chicago
Sox
St. Louis Browns
Jimmy Callahan
Logan
Gunther Park
Niesen
Logans
Rugar
Candymakers
Torrey
Arions
Ducky Holmes
Trinkaus
Mendez
Leland Giants
West End Park
Frank McNichols
Leyland Giants
Jake Vance
West Ends
Rube Foster
Giants
Hundred Best and Worst Books Reconsidered
Dr. Crothers contends in The Atlantic Monthly that readers should study reefs and shoals in selecting literature. He contrasts lists of the hundred best and hundred worst books, arguing for prudent guides to reading amid municipal graft gossip and a gale of airship peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Re Wise
M. Crothers
Atlantic Monthly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Che Fair
Deartore
New York
George W. Jackson, Inc. Contractors
Our Bridge and Steel Works
W. Jackson Boulevard
Quincy Street
Steel Works
Elston Avenue
Mendel Street
John M. Ewen
the Rookery
Mercial Club
Beer Trust
Schneider
Edward
Emperor William
United States
Cole Younger
Copenhagen
Bernard A. Eckhart
Corporation OF the City
Atwood
Herman J. Bayler
Clybourn Avenue
North
F. Clottenberg
Jacob A. Hey
North Halsted Street
Lincoln
Fredree Dritten
Dearborn
August Krumholz
Fullerton Avenue
Herman G
Rednanz
Winffield P
Dunn
Chas
M. Thomson
Ind
Life
Williams F. Lipps
Peter Reinberg
North Robey Street
Edgewater
Joseph F. Capp
Wabansia Avenue
Belmont
Jarges F. Clancy
Troy Street
Herman E. Littler
North Washtenaw Avenue
HL Blencoe
Humboldt Boulevard
20Th
Mathias A. Mueller
South Wood
John Golombiewski
West 48Th Street
Michael McInerney
Lowe Avenue
John Burns
Union Avenue
Yards
1St
James A. Kearns
Lafayette Avenue
Wentworth
William J. Roberts
Peoria Street
Albert J. Fisher
James Rea
Charles BE. Reading
Michigan Avenue
West Pullman
Ernest Bibl
South Halsted Street
Sorth
Patrick J, Nolan
West Madison Street
Kedgie
Wiliam F. Ryan
Millard Avenue
Lawndale
John 8. Clark
Grand Avenue
Forsberg
West Superior Street
Austin
William H. Brown
Borra
Joseph F. Ians
James Monaghan
J. McCarthe
Roy O. West
Fred W. Upham
Florus D. Meacham
Frank A. Vogler
Board OF Assessors
Adam Wolf
Willian H. Weber
William Kingsley
William H. Weber
A. W. Miller
Walter KE. Schmidt
Oscar Hebel
Civil Service Commission
Christopher F. Hafnor
Charles D. Gastfield
C. F. Hafnor
Charles F. Mason
Christopher Strassurim
Henry Spears
Charles Peters
Joseph FP
MIAA8
Frank L. Pasderono
Recorder OF Deeds
Abel Davis
John V. Clinnin
Leopold A. Dunne
Great Northern
Luna Park
James O'Leary
Cientists
George Meredith
E. H. Harriman
Zeppelin
Goldman
Gunther
Boston
the Royal
Typewriter
Royal Typewriter CO
Royal Typewriter Blig
Silver Lake
Wis
Lake Geneve
Wie
Boyle Ice CO
Northwestern
Lake Street
Ravenswood Park
Lake View
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