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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1919
Page
2
Thompson defeats Olson and Merriam for the Republican mayoral nomination while Sweitzer beats Carey for the Democratic nomination. The primary results list Republican and Democratic nominees for mayor and alderman across wards, with extensive candidate pairings and party notes.
Morton L. Johnson, executive secretary of the new Labor Party, dismisses Tuesday's factional feud as irrelevant to his group. He says the party kept aloof from controversy, aiming to campaign on higher principles for working men and women.
Governor Lowden presses rapid action on administrative code amendments and waterway measures. Finance plans include abolishing the board of equalization and revising tax statutes while lawmakers weigh changing the primary system and debating a state police bill creating a full Illinois state police force with a four-year superintendent term and salaries up to 8500 for the assistant.
The document shows ward by ward totals of registered voters with a grand total. It lists numerous figures such as 10,082 14,883 24,081 and others, culminating in a grand total for the voting area.
A sequence of digits from 27 to 35 appears as a scattered OCR fragment. The list shows gaps and isolated numbers that hint at a larger dataset or timetable, but the surrounding context is missing to determine purpose or meaning.
J Ogden Armour told a senate agriculture committee the big five packing firms thrived because their leaders worked harder took risks and invested more. He cited Armour & Co reaching into beef killing and expanding lines as key to enduring success. He warned volume alone matters little without energy and caution and urged continued support for the Victory Liberty Loan to honor national effort and prosperity.
The speaker asserts working class resolve to back the labor ticket led by John Fitzpatrick for mayor with union members planning to picket every precinct. He notes over 280,000 union labor workers in Chicago and demands full voting time for all labor candidates from mayor to ward aldermen. April 1 figures prominently as the turning point.
The notice outlines key 1919 election deadlines in Cook County and Chicago. March 1 is final day to file independent petitions for judge and park commissioner. March 7 is final for mayor treasurer clerk judge and aldermen petitions. March 11 rolls are for voter registration with city election set for April 1 to choose a Superior Court judge. Frank Johnston Jr praised. discussion references Armour Heney and packing investigations.
The Liberty Loan Bureau warns against reports that the Fifth Liberty Loan is cancelled. Secretary Glass confirms the Victory Liberty Loan will be offered as planned, to be popular and heavily subscribed with continued worker dedication nationwide.
Federal building workers will receive a $240 raise for the coming fiscal year. Charles F. Nagl, vice-president of the National Federation of Federal Employees, notified Howard D. Key, Chicago branch head, of the planned increase. The raise covers all full time employees except scrubwomen, who get 60 percent more. The boost is included in section 6 of the appropriation bill and has bipartisan approval.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Breen outlined a draft bill to the Council Finance Committee to levy a city license fee on nearly all businesses to raise revenue. The list covers automobile and bicycle agents, barbers, laundries, banks, hotels, brokers, newspapers and many trades and services. The proposal targets unlicensed trades that would incur fees if the Legislature approves.
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