Mayor Thompson Seeks 5 Cent Street Car Fare Return
Thompson remains undaunted by court rulings and hopes to win back a 5 cent fare. Chicago Surface Lines and Chicago City Railway reports show strong earnings with a 7.24 percent return on capital stock and a large year end surplus, while the city files for a rehearing in Springfield alleging misapplied logic and lack of fair valuation from the court decision.
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Thompson
Chicago Surface
Chicago City Railway Company
Borland
South Side
Public Utilities Commission
State Supreme Court
Springfield
Ettelson
Chester E. Cleveland
Americas Gift to France Statue Project Aims for 260000
America plans a heroic group statue for France to honor the French army’s defense of civilization in the Marne battle. Frederick MacMonnies designs the statue to be placed near Meaux overlooking the Marne, funded by Glad-Will offerings during March 22 to 27. The effort is led by the National Committee with Myron T. Herrick as chair and Thomas W. Lamont as chairman, including state committees headed by Illinois chair Charles H. Schweppe and many other named officials and donors.
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All America
Frederick MacMonnies
Meaux
France
MacMonnies
Barthold
Lib
United States
America
Thomas W. Lamont
Myron T. Herrick
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Charles H. Schweppe
Marshall Field
Charles W. Folds
Edouard P. Baillot
J. H. Patten
Milan H. Hulbert
W. H. Winslow
Joseph T. Bowen
Francis G. Blair
James McConaughey
George W. Dixon
Elizabeth Wallace
William B. Barry
Arthur L
Jury Commissioner Mul Mullaney A Busy Man
J Mullaney, head of Cook county Jury Commission, draws salaries for selecting grand and petit jurors and serves as Director of Publicity for Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. The piece notes this dual role as an elegant combination of duties and comments on public sentiment about current conditions.
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Bh. J. Mullaney
Jury Commission
Cook County
Mr. Mullaney
People’s Gas Light & Coke Company
Mullaney
Women Granted Vote in April Primary Ballots
Attorney Fyffe of the Election Board rules that women may vote for president at the April 13 primary. The decision, advised to be final by the board’s attorney, affects Chicago and Cicero areas within County Clerk Sweitzer’s jurisdiction. Women’s ballots were printed in Chicago due to bond issues totaling 34 million dollars.
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The
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Board of Election Commissioners
James F. Sullivan
Colin C. H. Fyffe
Glencoe
Riverside
Chicago
Sweitzer
Cicero
Torney
Brundage
Farmer
Myr. Fyffe
Berore
Supreme Court
Cook County
Evanston
Oak Park
Chicago Heights
Wilmette Winnetka
Mayor Takes Charge of City Street Cleaning Plan
Mayor Thompson takes personal charge to overhaul street cleaning amid funding shortfalls. He cites low per mile spending compared with New York, St. Louis and Philadelphia and proposes forced flushing with new downtown sewers after a tentative plan by President Faherty. He vows steady improvement until the project is complete.
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Thompson
Chicago
New York City
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Faherty
Board of Local Improvements
Re-elect Bauler for Twenty Second Ward Alderman
The voters of the Twenty second ward should re elect John H Bauler to the city council. He has proven himself to be an able honest faithful and influential alderman. B H Rubenzik the popular auditor of the Merchants Trust & Savings Bank would make a good City Treasurer.
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Twenty-second
John H. Bauler
B. H. Rubenzik
Merchants Trust & Savings Bank
Wesbey Proposes 100 Member Committee in 26th Ward Politics
William H. Wesbey, city collector and ward committeeman candidate, urges voters to form a 100 member representative committee drawn from ward organizations, the clergy, and civic groups to pick candidates for all public offices. The plan faces questions about ballot printing for women voters in county towns.
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William H. Wesbey
Twenty-sixth Ward
21st Ward Republicans and Democrats Honor Agnew and Peace
Charles Appel hosted a banquet for over 1,000 Republicans and Democrats of the 21st Ward to honor Alderman candidate Charles J. Agnew and Ward Committeeman Charles E. Peace. Mayor Thompson and other officials spoke as A Sheldon Clark acted as toastmaster.
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21St Ward
Agnew
Peace
Charles Appel
North Side
Turner Galland
Charles J. Agnew
Charles E. Peace
A. Sheldon Clark
Hale Thompson
Samuel Ettelson
Eugene R. Pike
Michael J. Faherty
Solid for Lowden in Republican convention vote
Fifty eight national convention delegates will back Governor Frank O Lowden for President. The Republican State Committee endorses him unanimously and city hall, Deneen and Brundage factions unite behind Lowden in Cook County. Eight delegates at large are expected to favor his nomination.
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Frank O. Lowden
Republican State Committee
Lowden
Wood
Illinois
City Hall
Deneen
Brundage
Cook County
Political Gossip in Chicago Ward Politics and Elections
County Commissioner Albert Novak praised for public service as Chicago ward election notices warn voters of March 23 registration deadline. Supp.
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Albert Novak
Ten candidates vie for vacant Eleventh ward alderman seat
Ten candidates contend for the vacancy caused by the death of Alderman Howard F. Cullerton. A possible second election may be needed on May 4 if no candidate wins a majority on April 6. Names include Belinski Browne Riordan Sykes Higgins Horan Hayes Krumdick Kruse Lewandowski. A recount of the Twelfth ward ballots is noted.
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Cullerton
Ald
Howard F. Cullerton
Joseph J. Belinski
Michael J. Browne
William J. Riordan
Julian J. Sykes
Thomas A. Higgins
Dennis A. Horan
William I. Hayes
Aldtierman Krumdick
John C. Kruse
Michael Lewandowski
Women’s Sween League Announces Registration Roundup
The Women’s Sween League plans a pre March 23 registration push to enable Chicago women to vote in the April 13 presidential primary. The first campaign meeting will be at the Blackstone Hotel on Wednesday. Miss Dorothy Howards is chairing the Young Women’s division.
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Chicago
Lowden
Wood
Women's Sween League
Blackstone Hovel
Dorothy Howards
Mayor Thompson Campaigns For Ward Committeemen Power
Mayor Thompson outlines plans to push the message that ward committeemen who elect state central committeemen play a vital role in elections. He argues their influence can repeal the public utilities law and lower streetcar fares.
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