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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1900
Page
1
A Chicago Twenty-first Ward campaign circular decries Alderman Herrmann as dishonest and unhelpful. It accuses him of neglecting street, alley, and school needs while praising rival candidates and criticizing the Municipal Voters League and reform measures.
The excerpt profiles J. C. Denison as Republican nominee for Alderman in the Thirtieth Ward, noting his past role as ex-secretary and treasurer of the Union Stock Yards and Transit Company and praising his integrity, backbone, and ability to represent constituents on a council that advances Chicago with the honest majority.
Congressmen Mann Boutell and Foss of Chicago vote to impose a tariff on Porto Rico. The notable action reflects Congressional sentiment and will be watched by their constituents as the session proceeds.
The Union Traction Company plans to renew its franchises next year with no concessions to reformers. Chicago is to be sold as part of the deal, and reformers are said to be in position to carry out the sale.
The editorial notes fewer reports on street car matters as repairs are completed and the public remains focused on daily city life in Chicago. It emphasizes that residents continue with routines despite past transit concerns.
A club dinner remark by a leading corporation official accuses Chicago of housing riffraff from elsewhere and says vested interests profit while locals remain largely unaware. The Union Traction Company is charged with disdainful treatment of North and West Chicago residents, likened to cattle.
Orrin N. Carter drives a primary reform platform demanding open, deliberative primaries and rejection of preconvention dictation. With 200 business supporters and a Cook County delegation, Carter seeks the Republican nomination for Illinois governor, pledging aggressive countywide campaigning from the Grand Pacific Hotel.
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