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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1900
Page
2
The article canvasses possible mayoral contenders across wards and factions. It notes Upham as a Republican favorite among business leaders, with Raymer Fowler Deneen Brentano Gibbons Hancey also discussed as potential nominees. Ward leaders maneuver for delegates and spring primaries shape the contest.
A city newspaper notes upcoming Republican ward club elections next Tuesday, with likely spirited battles in Fourth Eighteenth Twentieth Twenty-seventh and Twenty-ninth wards. It adds contests in several other wards and observes that ward club control remains a tactical aim, while primary day drives leadership focus and patronage distribution.
Local report notes Democratic talk of nominating Robert K. Sloan from the Sixth Ward for the position of South Town Collector. No formal filing announced and party leaders have not set a date.
President William Boldenweek of the Sanitary District denies being a mayoral candidate. He says he has not met Republican leaders and that campaign interest from ward Republicans stems from friends who urged a campaign but he remains not a creature of any major group.
Hon Thomas H Cannon appears in the lead for the Republican nomination for City Attorney. His past campaign is praised and party leaders believe Cannon is as good a choice as any mentioned. Some also name him as a potential successor to Johnson as County Attorney.
The AMI reports that the Superior Court judges excluding Judge Adams recommended candidates for Master in Chancery. Judge Gibbons named Stillman B. Jamieson to succeed Charles T. Karson. Ratification awaits Judge Adams's expressed desire. Jamieson, a five year practitioner with offices in the Chamber of Commerce Building, is described as young and rising.
Trustees say the reduction will total roughly 25 percent as the Board seeks financial relief. President Bolden notes the river deepening project, found by the City Engineer to be caused by swift current, cost $400,000 and involved two years of labor and dredges.
Alexander J. Jones has made a grand record as Drainage Trustee and is seen as a strong candidate for President of the Board due to proven leadership and dedication to local infrastructure.
Republicans discuss Alderman Ald and Bellfuss for City Treasurer while Ald Alling is mentioned for City Aftor. Ernst Hime is also floated for the treasurer's seat as the democracy weighs options.
The article reports public focus on using public offices to collect usurious debts. It notes large sums transacted by sharks through government employees and widespread personal property taxes on their incomes. It references figures for the Weber crowd from 1800 and mentions the pawnshop’s value compared to their scheduled assets.
Readers allege officials profit from school funding and loans, accusing board assessors and Republicans of harming teachers and pawnbrokers. The letter cites loan companies and local businesses with high apparent values and questions tax fairness amid widespread criticism of salary assignments and campaign finance ties.
Mayor Harrison accuses Republicans of shrinking city revenue to derail street cleaning and improvements. He contends the scheme shifts blame while the county benefits from current year valuations and avoids budgeting for next year, leaving the city at the mercy of a Republican Board of Review.
The text questions how many officials support keeping teachers under financial strain. It argues teachers face debt to merciless loaners, with chattel mortgage holders avoiding taxes, and urges the Internal Revenue Service to act to uncover those responsible.
The article cites court decisions declaring wage assignment papers invalid when future wages are pledged without employer consent. It condemns illicit loan sharks preying on public servants, describes bankruptcy relief used to escape coercive debts, and criticizes local tax assessors for leniency toward loan outfits led by the Weber group. It also discusses nutrition facts from the era.
In Chicago a licensed pawnbroker with prior license revocation runs a large operation and claims police ties. He is linked to a past murder case on Bouck Clark Street where a victim’s money disappeared. Investigators suspect a fence network with police and city figures, while the Chicago Credit Company issues many loans and the Dave Weber Sam Kanter firm reports meager assets.
A New Orleans electrician claims to have invented a phonograph that records voice on a stretched piano wire. The device uses a telephone voice signal to magnetize sections of the wire along its length, creating varying magnetic power that reproduces the original sound when connected to a receiver.
Count Bon de Castellane, described by the New York World, calls rich Americans "pig merchants" whose aim should be funding French aristocrats. The piece notes his insult to Americans and suggests it may curb American girls chasing titles.
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