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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1903
Page
2
A distressed critique questions the value of civil service reforms in the city. The piece implies a special investigating committee has examined the con tileshow and other reforms, finding little progress or credit due to systemic flaws and inaction.
Inspector Nienoms oversees a calm police response during a streetcar strike under capable management. The force performed admirably, maintaining order and safety across the city streets throughout the tense period.
Cyril Tetidus seeks congressional nomination, with Mirdondus a strong Denver lawyer and debater. Gustavus Je Tate is popular among Democrats for the Superior Court. Tatne is a leading Democrat and lawyer, while Charles Brewer of West Side is favored for County Commissioner. he runs a plumbing business at 1 Division.
Alfred E. Barr, a respected lawyer and ward citizen, is noted as a leading candidate for Alderman in the Thirteenth Ward. Observers say his nomination would boost his election prospects.
The text highlights Hon Asante Weieh as a popular leader of the Denwerathe party in the state. It notes Philip Stein as a top judge candidate with renomination by Democrats and reelection by veteran Cook County voters. George P. Foster is praised for his unblemished congressional record, while Thomas M. Hoyne is seen as a strong, broadly favored candidate for the Superior Court.
A leading broker Mr. C. B. Goodwin earns wide respect. Former Judge Edmund W. Burke maintains a strong private practice. Alderman Edward Muethoe fer is urged for Republican nomination for Coroner. William Hale Thompson is praised for his record as Alderman and County Commissioner. William F. Matony is seen as a faithful representative likely to be reelected. PD C Haley is credited for Drainage Board work and urged as a candidate for Attorney General.
Hon Williah Pens among the ablest Chicago bar members and a Democrat for judicial honors. Mihite Arketle would be a winner. Stillivan Bodamieson praised as a top lawyer and Master in Chancery. Elmidge Hancey has a splen did record as jurist and private practitioner. Dr VC Price honored in business and pure food advocacy. W W Wheelock praised for election board service and potential State's Attorney. John K. Caverly serves as police magistrate and justice of the peace with sound decisions.
Michael Hunt of Coont County is praised as a skilled figure in the House, noted for backing sound measures and opposing bad ones. Recognized as a top lawyer, he is seen as a rising force in Democratic circles and a potential key player in local politics.
A note praising Hon. Robert Tes as a capable lawyer and popular figure within the Republican Party leadership, suggesting he could base a judicial appointment next year if he desires. The remark emphasizes his legal skill and wide party support.
A compendium of Chicago business figures highlights Tom Murray proprietor at Clark street and Jackson boulevard. Frederick Behult of Schultz & Hirsch praised as a valuable West Side board member. Schultz urged for public office. Steuben Wine Company at Madison street touted for quality and growth. Mensis Tweed & Rat, glass sign makers, noted as leading Chicago firms supplying breweries, liquor houses, insurers, and ships. Premises at 208 and 300 West Madison Street feature extensive facilities and a flexible framework department for large orders.
Lange Brothers at 14 Dearborn Street are esteemed Chicago merchants supplying high grade gentleman’s shoes at reasonable prices. Paul Pohl, famed Wells beer brewer, is a popular Chicago citizen praised for affability and punctuality and has declined political honors to focus on business. Old Cascade remains well managed by Thompson Brothers turf men, and a New York doctor’s paste claims to replace razors, likely unpopular with barbers and seam-ripping users.
A steadfast call to manly independence emphasizes loyal citizenship and the chief duty of voting. The statement champions high principle and courage as guiding forces to participate in elections and uphold democratic rights.
A Chicago fancier has produced a featherless chicken. This raises speculation that experiments may continue along this line until boarding house inmates could be served with hairless hash.
Fragmentary text questions living on prunes, notes hay at 180 dollars per ton and beefsteak at 87.50 a pound in Dawson. It mocks Canada’s discomfiture, suggests an earthquake to sink islands from a boundary award, and contemplates U S choice between two conflicts, mentioning Poultney Biddle and Professor Small.
Informed that Russia and Japan have reached terms the Czar secures Manchuria and the Mikado controls Korea. This may allow a pause before another confrontation with China. Also circulating is a tale of a man rendered speechless for two years cured by chewing tobacco.
A New York divine laments societal indifference to vice and the unwillingness to compel incriminating testimony. He notes women complain less, but after Sunday dinners must wash dishes, a task claimed to aid health. A dishless man grows sluggish, reflecting concerns over women’s advantages and men’s burdens.
The women of Germany are establishing commercial schools for girls with courses in bookkeeping, correspondence, geography, English, penmanship, commercial law, typewriting, arithmetic, German and French. Soon men may be relegated to manual labor on streets. The female invasion is an assured fact.
The text argues that congressional salaries vary in value, with some members worth far more than their pay and others barely worth a penny. It states there is no fair system to pay politicians by the price and that voters must decide who represents them and at what cost.
A Chinese magistrate who had killed five thousand persons was executed. He was not among those who fear depopulation due to few babies, suggesting a blunt, sardonic note on his act and the era.
Bishop Boyd Vincent advised business men that beyond self respect there is value in upholding the grand old name of gentleman, urging restraint and integrity in trade to sustain reputations and success.
The eastern press touts a spanking machine now in use at the State training school in Red Wing Minnesota, noting its dull mechanical action but praising its supposed positive genius in discipline.
Large corporations press a broad movement to ban drinking cigarette smoking gambling and other habits deemed objectionable among workers. The effort, strongest in the West, aims to extend widely as major employers engage in the effort.
The report notes 45000 homeless children were sent to Canada from Great Britain and placed in homes during the last 35 years, with five adoption applications on file for each child last year. British philanthropists, aware of the effort, support the rescue societies engaged in this work.
The piece argues charity to emigrant children, criticizes profit motives in social reform, and praises Thomas Day who declined ten million dollars from Rockefeller. It contrasts Day’s frugal life with New York’s ostentation and condemns excuses based on heredity, urging family home as the prime influence on a child’s future. It notes Kentucky youths as examples of how upbringing matters most.
A mused essay on criminal heredity condemns parents for failing home life, arguing society should address incompetent parenting to save children. It then laments loud voices of American women, urges measured speech, and presents a hypnotherapy scene where Maud reveals her desires for affection, theater visits, diamonds, and oysters before breaking character with a wry remark.
A Detroit Free Press note records a pale man recalling his recent illness and the generous care he received from neighbors. He confesses blues about deceiving others by pretending to be ill and fears losing their confidence as he nears full recovery. He dismisses violent war plans and mentions Peary and three routes to the North Pole.
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