Mayor's school board shakeup prompts resignations
Mayor Thompson faced a split with two appointees Er nest Kreutgen and Edward Piggott who asked to withdraw from nomination after a board president Jacob Loeb exposed alleged mayoral appointment methods. The board adopted new rules, elected officers, and set up committees to hire a superintendent and business manager amid tensions with city hall.
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Piggott
Kruetgen
Thomson
Loeb
Thompson
Board of Education
Ernest J. Kreutgen
Edward Piggott
Otislaw
Jacob M. Loeb
Fred Lundin
John W. Eckhart
John D. Shoop
Lewis E. Larson
Larson
Angus Roy Shannon
Shoop
City council debates crime ordinance and school board view
City council chambers hear protest from Automobile Trade Association and Garage Owners against a police proposed daily reporting rule for overnight or sold cars. Mayor unveils the full school board slate with appointments, one week delay requested. Plans for a strike ready transport exam and license scheme are debated in judiciary committee.
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Automobile Trade Association
Garage Owners’ Association
Judiciary Committee
Schuettler
City Council
L” Road
Ald. Kennedy
Chicago
Citizens War Board Plan Outlined By Executive Committee
The citizens war board map of organization was laid out at a recent executive committee meeting in John P. Wilson's office. Members include Harrison B. Riley as chairman, B A Eckhart Marvin Hughitt Samuel Insull John W O Leary Henry H Porter J Harry Selz Edward F Swift, with President Harry A Wheeler and Vice.
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John W. Farwell
Harry H. Merrick
War Board
State Board
Samuel Insull
National Council of Defense
Wilson
Insull
State
Citizens’ War Boards
Citizens’ War Board
John P. Wilson
Harrison B. Riley
B. A. Eckhart
Marvin Hughitt
John W. O'Leary
Henry H. Porter
J. Harry Selz
Edward F. Swift
Harry A. Wheeler
Local War Board Elects New Directors and Officers
Forty and George M Reynolds have been chosen as directors. Mrs Ira Couch Wood has retired from the local war board directorate after being summoned to Washington to assist the national council of defense. Also elected Monday were Third Vice-president The Rev John Timothy Stone Fourth Vice-President William Holabird Secretary Cyrus McCormick Treasurer Edmund D Hulbert.
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George M. Reynolds
Ira Couch Wood
Washington
National Council of Defense
Banquet for Harrison May 28 at Auditorium Hotel
Friends of Carter H. Harrison from both parties plan a May 28 banquet at the Auditorium Hotel. More than 500 are expected, with a reception committee of about 300. The banquet committee list includes James F. Bowers, Graham H. Harris, Hempstead Washburne, Victor Elting, Murray Keller, and others.
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Carter H. Harrison
Auditorium Hotel
James F. Bowers
Graham H. Harris
Hempstead Washburne
Victor Elting
Murray Keller
William R. Manierre
Charles A. Comiskey
Dr.l. L. McArthur
Jacob L. Kesner
Fred W. Up
Chicago readies draft registration and war mobilization
Judge Scully and aides organize June 5 draft for citizens aged 21 to 30. A 200-person force begins preliminaries while 160 election board employees marshal registration duties. Sheriff Traeger coordinates mail to 225 Cook County precincts as federal agents plan to catch evaders. Officials anticipate most will register, backed by records from birth, church, life insurance, fraternal rosters, and chartered bodies. Liberty loan week runs May 28 to June 2. Streetcar extensions on Fullerton Racine Devon and nearby streets face council approval next Monday.
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Chicago
General Registration Board
Traeger
Robert M. Sweitzer
Thomas F. Scully
Washington
Board of Election Commissioners
John F. Traeger
Cook County
Federal
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Council
Fullerton Avenue
Cicero Avenue
Central Avenue
Racine Avenue
Seventy-ninth Street
Eighty-seventh Street
Devon Avenue
Western Avenue
Kedzie Avenue
State Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Governor Lowden's Call on Liberty Loan Defense
Governor Lowden urges Michols to lend wealth to the national government by purchasing Liberty Loan bonds to fund the war against Germany. He emphasizes the unprecedented scale of the conflict and the need for public financial support for victory.
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Gov. Lowden
Michols
Germany
Buck-Austin bill fate rests with Cook county lawmakers
Speaker Shanahan backs private bank legislation and leaves the Buck-Austin bill to Cook county members. If all Cook county legislators unite, twenty downstate votes can send the bill to the governor for signature. Gov Lowden and allies advocate state wide private bank control amid downstate opposition and amendments to limit to Chicago.
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Shanahan
Goy
Lowden
Buck-Austin
Cook County
Gay
Chicago
Senate
Downstate
Russel
Small
Edward J. Hughes
Omnibus
Appropriations
Joliet
Richard J. Barr
Senator Wright Proposes Reestablishment of Court of Claims
Senator Wright introduced a bill to reestablish the court of claims abolished by the executive code law. The measure grants the court much wider powers than previously.
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Wright
Court of Claims
Senate panel backs bill on 8 percent interest for receiver trusts
The senate judiciary committee recommended passage of a bill requiring trust companies acting as receivers to pay 8 percent interest on monthly balances of receivership estates.
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
Chicago Pier Amusement Bill Passed by Senate
Senator Glackin's proposal allowing Chicago to use the municipal pier for amusement purposes won senate approval. The measure enables the city to pursue entertainment activities on the pier, expanding shoreline recreation options.
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Glackin
Chicago
Senate
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