Chicago Seeks Central West Side Post Office Site
A Chicago pamphlet led by Postmaster W B Carlile and Mayor Thompson urges a new central post office on the West Side. It compares 1905 and 1919 mail growth to Baltimore and Omaha, cites $26.9 million stamp receipts and 278 percent mail increase, and argues for immediate action to relieve congestion and serve business interests.
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Chicago
W. B. Carlile
Thompson
Charles H. Wacker
Congress
Clifford Arrick Named Vice President at National City Bank
David R. Forgan announces Clifford Arrick will become vice president of National City Bank, assuming duties April 1. Arrick has 10 years as Chicago Telephone Company publicity director and earlier held roles in the U.S. Senate press and the Geographical Survey.
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Chicago Telephone Company
Big Financial Institution
David R. Forgan
National City Bank
Clifford Arrick
Arrick
United States Senate
Forgan
Topographic Corps
United States Geographical Survey
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FOR MORE LIGHT Chicago Streets Should Be Better Lighted Than They Are
Chicago voters on April 13 may be asked to approve bonds totaling 30 million dollars for improved street lighting a convention hall and completion of 1911 spends at 3 million per year for five years Bridges totaling 10 million dollars would fund construction at streets including One Hundredth Fuller Weed Clark One Hundred and Sixth La Salle Carpenter Polk Van Buren and South Crawford avenues A 5 million dollar convention hall would serve as memorial and convention space with no site selected
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Chicago
One Hundredth
Fuller, Weed, Clark
One Hundred and Sixth
la Salle
Carpenter
Polk
van Buren
Crawford Avenue
Adolf Kraus Honored by 500 Friends at Hotel La Salle
The Chicago lawyer Adolf Kraus receives a landmark tribute from 500 friends at the Hotel La Salle as ex president Taft lauds his selfless service. Born in Bohemia he arrived penniless and rose through grit, aiding many from hardship to success in Chicago.
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Adolf Kraus
Kraus
the Tribune
Halsted St
Hotel la Salle
United States
William Howard Taft
Bohemia
Goats to Patrol Cook County Forest Preserve
Cook county will deploy a herd of goats on its forest preserve to supply nourishment for tubercular patients. The county board approved the purchase at its Monday meeting after weeks of advocacy by James A. Patten John G. Shedd George A Marcy and Mrs Ira Couch Wood with Commissioner Robert W McKinlay leading the final push.
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Cook County
James A. Patten
John G. Shedd
George A. Marcy
Ira Couch Wood
Robert W. McKinlay
Notable Chicago Leaders and Officials Profiled in Brief Notices
The article recalls elder Harrison era counsel who never lost a case and six years on the board of education, later leading the civil service commission. It mentions Kraus as B nai B rith president, sending birthday congrats from across the country and Europe, with Simon Wolf as toastmaster. Arrick’s varied career spans major roles in banking, trust firms, Bell Telephone and 1912 Chicago publicity, then 1916 bridge programs. The piece notes a council finance committee debate on a $30 million city project for lighting and construction amid high materials costs and labor shortages.
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Board of Education
Civil Service Commision
Kraus
Carter Harrison
Chicago Times
B'nai B'rith
Europe
Deserve Better Pay for Overworked Postal Workers
The article argues for higher pay and more staff for letter carriers and clerks, blaming insufficient funds for postal inefficiency. It notes history of postage rate changes, including a 2 to 3 cent rise that yielded $149 million, and calls for further wage increases to reflect workload.
Senate Post Office Bill With 1 Cent Drop Rate Ordered
A Washington dispatch reports the Senate Post Office committee ordered the annual appropriation bill with an amendment cutting the drop letter rate to one cent. The measure favors the circular fiend while harming the postal service.
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Washington Dispatch
Postoffice
Senate Post Office Committee
Postal Service
FOR JUST TAXES Sparks Street Area Protest Over Loop Favoritism
Home owners outside the loop denounce steep tax hikes claiming 31 per cent valuation increases while the loop district keeps the same rate. Business moves to the loop due to city legislation and rents rise there. Vincent E. Guarno is mentioned as a potential county commissioner, praised as honest and thorough.
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Vincent E. Guarno
City Alderman Proposes Revenue Driven Finance Reform
Alderman Clayton F. Smith of the Twenty-eighth ward plans to ask the city council to reorganize the finance committee so it comprises only chairmen of other committees. The proposed panel would collect compensations for licenses rents inspection fees and other revenues now handled by separate committees. Smith says the change would create a revenue and expenditures committee and move toward a city business administration by making some inspection work pay for itself and potentially curb tax increases.
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Ald
Clayton F. Smith
Smith
Sullivan travels Washington to Hot Springs for health and party ties
Political circles report Roger C Sullivan in refined health in Washington and planning a Hot Springs stop as part of his yearly routine. Dem leaders visit Florida and Hot Springs to keep him company, emphasizing friendship over politics while noting his improved condition.
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Roger C. Sullivan
Washington
Hot Springs
Chicago
Florida
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