The Mayor's Car Line and Municipal Utilities Ownership
Editorial defense of municipal ownership of streetcar systems in Chicago. Argues public control ensures reliable service, public welfare, and transportation lifeblood, contrasting private franchise harms and political graft with a city driven by citizen needs under Judge Dunne and a reform-minded administration.
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Chicago
Judge Dunne
Lfe
Mooney & Boland Detective Agency
Traction
Yerkes
Governor Deneen Praised For Steady Leadership In Illinois
As the state legislature ends its session, the people can rely on a chief executive who consistently protects public interests. Governor Deneen's tenure is described as worthy of the gubernatorial chair and a successor to past honored leaders.
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of Illinois
Deneen
Hinois
Daniel R. O'Brien Honored By City Business Circle
A prominent North Side businessman and former City Council member, Daniel R. O'Brien, is praised for his head and heart and honorable methods. The note highlights his success built on principled business practice, exemplifying municipal ownership work in Chicago.
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Daniel R. O'Brien
North Side
O'Brien
Harbor engineer position deserving abolition
The city administration should abolish the harbor engineer sinecure. Under General Manager A.S. Hibbard the Chicago Telephone Company operates with public approval, due to diligent attention to public needs, business enterprise, and modern methods.
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A.S. Hibbard
Chicago Telephone Company
City Engineer Bureau Consolidation Cuts Top Officials
Consolidation of the city engineer department bureaus yields removal of several high priced heads while sparing underpaid workers who perform most of the labor. The move aims to streamline operations and reduce excess payroll.
Edward H. Peters Praised West Park Board Leader
Edward H. Peters, a respected Chicago business man and West Park Board member, is cited as a public-spirited citizen who has long shown interest in movements benefiting public welfare and earned universal respect.
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Chicago
Edward H. Peters
West Park Board
Peters
Weat Park Board
Water Meters Bring Large Bills to Second Story Tate
The city faces high municipal charges as meters on the second story premises show substantial bills. Officials argue meter efficiency could ease public hardship and ensure equal treatment for all residents.
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Tate
Mayor Dunne Signals West Side City Hall Move
Mayor Dunne’s message on city and county rights regarding the current City Hall site is seen as another indication of his intention to push forward the movement for a West Side City Hall.
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Dunne
West Side
Alderman McCarmlek Proposes City Ordinance Enforcement Committee
Alderman McCarmlek of the Twenty-first Ward is praised as a highly useful council member for proposing a standing committee to enforce city ordinances. The move, though long needed, implies a rebuke to former city executives.
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McCarmlek
City reception committee named for Roosevelt visit
Mayor Dunne selects Aldermen Pringle as chairman with Patter son McCormick Verne and Carey. Public demand calls for enforcing building law and strengthening police protection. Zina KR. Carter expected to be renominated as presiding officer of the Board of Sanitary Trustees next fall.
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Dunne
Roosevelt
Pringle
Patterson
McCormick
Verne
Carey
Zina KR. Carter
Autcgr
Board of Sanitary Trustees
Mayor Dunne's Street Car Track Ordinance Approved
Mayor Dunne gains a working majority as his ordinance to take up Union Traction Company street car tracks on Michigan Boulevard is approved and concurred in by the company reflecting support for the measure over the next two years.
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Dunne
Union Traction Company
Michigan Boulevard
Bogle Seen as Strong Dem Sanitary Trustee Candidate
Walter eight notes Bogle would be the strongest Democratic nominee for Sanitary Trustee next fall. He is described as Chicago's popular and successful man of affairs and a public spirited citizen who can always do justice to the people.
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Walter
Bogle
Chicago
Ita
Alderman Verne to Lead City Council Next Two Years
Alderman Verne is slated as a leader of the City Council for the next two years with a focus on public welfare and community interests. His ongoing effort centers on improving municipal services and neighborhood well being.
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Verne
Commissioner abolishes sinecures in water dept action
Commissioner Patterson moves to abolish sinecures tied to the water department and triggers strong reactions from local insiders at City Hall.
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Patterson
Water Department
Alderman Patterson Orders Water Department Probe
The City Council directed Alderman Patterson to investigate water department management. If properly conducted, the inquiry could yield benefits for residents by clarifying operations and potential issues within the water system.
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Patterson
City Council
Death of Thomas Gahan Remembers Chicago Leader
In Chicago the death of Thomas Gahan is noted as the loss of a good citizen and a capable Democratic leader. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning in Corpus Christi.
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Thomas Gahan
Chicago
Democratic Party
Feader
Gahan
Corpus
Memorial Service and Civic Procession for Local Leader
Thousands attended a Christi Church service at 40th Street and Grand Boulevard. Rev. Henne presided as pallbearers led by Mayor Dunne formed at 401 Grand Boulevard and marched to the church. Pallbearers included Hopkins Sweeney Lydon Byrne Russell Farley and Madden. The Forty fourth General Assembly is praised for killing a bill seen as threatening habeas corpus while the Cunningham act is criticized as risky to Illinois governance.
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Fourth General Assembly
Illinois
Edward the Fourth
Removal chatter marks Board of Public Improvements stir
The text notes John Minwegen of the Board of Public Improvements may be removed amid criticism of his grasp of the bureau’s duties. It claims a qualified engineer with financial and municipal know how is favored. Christopher Mamer, Clerk of the Supreme Court of Illinois, identified as a popular Cook County Republican leader, is cited as loyal to party and friends.
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John Minwegen
Board of Public Improvements
Minwegen
Christopher Mamer
Supreme Court of
State of
Ilinois
Cook County
George Mills Rogers as a First-Class Judge Candidate
George Mills Rogers would make a first class judge of the Circuit or Superior bench, indicating strong qualifications and readiness for high judicial duties. The statement underscores confidence in Rogers to preside over major cases and uphold legal standards.
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George Mills Rogers
Theater Trust Threatens City Life and Property
City administration advocates public ownership to curb the theater trust. It is described as a menace to life and property and should be made to obey both the letter and spirit of the law.
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Theater Trust
Ter person cleans barnacles and gains power to elbow
A terse note cheekily celebrates Ter person removing barnacles and gaining power to his elbow in a humorous, informal line.
Gibbons Urged for Drainage Board Seat
Harry Rh. Gibbons praised as a good citizen and worthy first class member for the Drainage Board, with broad support from his party and the public.
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Harry Rh. Gibbons
Drainage Board
City Hall Plan Aims to Ease Downtown State Glut
A West Side City Hall proposal seeks to relieve downtown by cutting excess state activity that undermines district goals. The plan targets overconcentration of state functions and aims to balance urban operations.
After the Grafters and Police Reform Call
The piece denounces graft in Chicago police leadership and calls for enforcing laws and removing slothful or nepotistic officials. It argues Mayor Dunne must target graft near the top, promote on merit, protect honest beat officers, and purge wealth-linked corruption from the force. It ends praising William Doyle as a strong Sanitary Trustee candidate backed by Republicans.
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Chiecu
Chicago
Po Hce
Police Department of
Nso
Dunne
Police
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