Chicago Urgently Seeks Central Post Office Site
A Chicago pamphlet urges a new central post office in the West Side heart to replace the aging Clark and Adams building. It cites postoffice growth since 1905 and argues for immediate action to avoid further congestion affecting business and the middle west.
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Chicago
W. B. Carlile
Thompson
Charles H. Wacker
Congress
Lake Front
Clark and
Adams Streets
Baltimore
Jersey City
Omaha
Clifford Arrick Named VP at National City Bank
David R. Forgan president National City Bank announces Clifford Arrick has been made vice president, to assume duties April 1. Arrick has ten years as director of publicity for the Chicago Telephone Company and began his career as a senate page at age 15. He later worked with the United States Geographical Survey topographic corps and served as private secretary to W. H. (missing).
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David R. Forgan
National City Bank
Clifford Arrick
Chicago Telephone Company
United States Senate
Forgan
Topographic Corps
United States Geographical Survey
W. H
Harrison
Board of Education
Civil Service Commision
Kraus
Carter Harrison
Chicago Times
B'nai B'rith
Europe
H. Miller
United States
Arrick
Union and
Marion Trust Companies
Indianapolis
Bell Telephone System
Chicago
Central Group of Telephone Companies
B. Be, Sunny
Cleveland Telephone Company
Wisconsin, Michigan and
Central Union Telephone Companies
FOR MORE LIGHT Chicago Streets And Bonds
Chicago needs more street lights and bridges voters may face bonds totaling 30 million dollars for improved lighting a convention hall and bridge work. Bridges proposed at numerous streets and avenues plus a 5 million memorial convention hall are on the ballot. A Washington dispatch notes a senate committee ordered a favorable report on the post office bill with a one cent rate cut, harming the postal service and aiding circulars.
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One Hundredth
Fuller, Weed, Clark
One Hundred and Sixth
la Salle
Carpenter
Polk
van Buren
Crawford Avenue
Washington Dispatch
Senate Postoffice Committee
Postal Service
Adolf Kraus Honored by Taft at Chicago Jubilee
Former President Taft led tributes as Adolf Kraus, a Bohemian immigrant who rose from clerk to prominent Chicago lawyer and benefactor, was celebrated by 500 friends at the Hotel La Salle. Taft praised Kraus for deeds over wealth, noting his steadfast service to others.
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Chicago
Hotel
LaSalle
Legion of Friends
Adolf Kraus
Kraus
the Tribune
Halsted St
Hotel la Salle
United States
William Howard Taft
Bohemia
B'nai B'rith
County to Use Goats for Forest Preserve Nourishment
Cook county board approved buying a herd of goats to supply nourishment for tubercular patients. Influential supporters included James A. Patten John G. Shedd George A. Marey and Mrs Ira Couch Wood. Commissioner Robert W. McKinlay led the final push to approve the goats.
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Cook County
Jon
James A. Patten
John G. Shedd
George A. Marey
Ira Couch Wood
Robert W. McKinlay
Notable Chicago figures and council debates referenced
The report highlights long serving education board member and civil service leader Mr Kraus, Carter Harrison connections, B n a i B r i t h leadership, Simon Wolf as toastmaster, and legal figures like H Miller. It also notes Arrick’s wartime service and banking ties, plus 1916 bridge plans and a looming 80 million bond vote with 30 million proposed for lighting and other projects.
Deserve Better Pay for Overworked Letter Carriers
The piece argues postal workers deserve higher pay due to staffing shortages and inefficiency from insufficient funds. It notes a past 3 cent rate increase yielded 14 million dollars in a year and calls for raising letter postage if needed to fund better wages.
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Uncle Sam
Tax protest over loop district and fair taxation
Local homeowners outside the loop protest what they call unfair taxes while loop district enjoys the same rate. Business moves to the loop due to city legislation and rents rise sharply. Real estate man Vincent E. Guarno is discussed as a potential county commissioner, praised for honesty and public service.
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Vincent E. Guarno
Alderman Proposes City Finance Committee Reorganization
Alderman Clayton F. Smith of the Twenty eighth ward calls for a city finance committee made up only of chairmen from other committees. The panel would collect fees and permits and oversee revenue and expenditures, creating a businesslike city administration and potentially preventing tax hikes.
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Ald
Clayton F. Smith
Ald. Smith
Sullivan in Washington and Hot Springs trip hints at health rebound
Political gossip says Roger C. Sullivan, in Washington transacting party business, is in better health after a Florida sojourn. He plans to travel to Hot Springs on his yearly schedule to bridge Chicago’s March weather, with friends accompanying him as a longtime custom.
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Roger C. Sullivan
Washington
Hot Springs
Chicago
Florida
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Canal Street
Postoffice
Boston
Detroit
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Middle West
Mr. Kraus
Carter
Big Financial Institution
Mr. Arrick
Taft
Simon Wolf
Council
Schwartz
Capitain
Wallace
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