City Council Eyes lake front plan and tram line talks
Mayor Thompson announced architect Jarvis Hunt will draw up comprehensive lake front development plans for commercial and recreational use. The council debated South Side lake fill permits, terminal matters, and a slate of ordinances including bread weight, river straightening, streetcar link, and building limits amid objections including a Wells Street renaming protest.
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Thompson
Jarvis Hunt
Ellis Geiger
Railway Terminal Committee
Lake Shore
South Park Commission
Geiger
South Park Commissioners
Littler
Block
Cullerton
Ilnois Central
Illinois Central Terminal
Finance Committee
Judiciary Committee
Miller
Lake Michigan Water Commission
Alderman Healy
Alderman Cross
South Chicago
Hegewisch
Eighth Ward
Sehwarta
Kennedy
Congress
Lawley
Jenkins Lloyd Jones
Wells Street
North Fifth Avenue
Lieutenant Wells
Editorial Sees Post Office Row Reflecting Wilson Era Partisanship
A Chicago Evening Post editorial is criticized for attacking President Wilson while ignoring changes in the Chicago post office. It cites Vice President Marshall’s Terre Haute remarks on the spoils system and mocks Democratic ideals as mere rhetoric about patronage and the “snivel service.”
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Chicago Evening Post
Wilson
Civil Service Reformers
Chicago Post Office
Woodrow Wilson
Marshall
White House
Terre Haute
Tom
Democratic Party
Connerys Dominate Local Public Offices Stir Debate
Citizens claim public offices in Cook County are heavily held by the Connery family. They cite multiple posts including Board of Review and State Bank Examiner as Connery holdings. Remarks discuss local banks aiding campaign donations from small amounts to $5 as part of Wilson era elections.
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Connerys
Chicago
Connery
Board of Review
Offar
Con- Reese
Attorney General's
Cook County
Recorder of Deeds
Illlinois official names Connery in city and district roles
An Official Investigator of the Illinois Attorney General's Office is described as Connery. A city clerk noted for methods not followed by the present clerk is named Connery. The Sanitary District of Chicago contractor bills are passed by the Comptroller, identified as Connery.
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Gates Matters
Illinois Attorney General's Office
A Connery
Chicago
Connery
Wilson Re-election Backed by Notable Accountant
John Gowan-Stobo, a leading American accountant with western firm ties, predicts Wilson will be re-elected. He says business men in small cities support him and the bank reserve bill helps agriculture without tightening credit. He adds the tariff issue is dead as war-era mills fail abroad and American manufacturers gain pricing power.
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John Gowan-Stobo
United States
the Eagle
Wilson
Connery's Novel Aluminum Banks Aid Wilson Fund Drive
Charles Boeschenstein, Illinois national committeeman, announces a new aluminum bank novelty to collect campaign funds for the Wilson cause. The campaign committee will distribute these innovative banks to supporters to encourage donations.
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Charles Boeschenstein
Illinois
Hoyne set for re election amid graft chatter and bold lists
The piece depicts Hoyne facing a rival plot to unseat him as he campaigns for a record breaking re election. It lists candidates for State Senate and Representatives across districts with party designations and names, underscoring Hoyne's popularity and the public’s trust in his tenure.
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Hoyne
Maclay Hoyne
Question to the office he has honored so well
Democrats and Republicans alike are for him. The passage highlights broad cross party support and the strong esteem in which the office holder is held by diverse factions.
Candidates Named for Illinois General Assembly
Nominees listed for the nineteen Cook County districts for the Illinois General Assembly with three House members to be elected in each district. The document outlines the candidate slate and district divisions for the upcoming election.
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Illinois General Assembly
Cook County
House
Democrats mobilize pledges for Connery Recorder bid
In a county race activists report a special effort to re elect Connery Recorder of Deeds. Men circulate signed pledges at the county building and other public offices urging votes for Connery while questioning the fate of the rest of the ticket.
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Connery Recorder of Deeds
Connery
McGillen's Winning Fight for State Platform Planks
The Democratic party owes much to John McGillen in this year's battle for strong platform planks. The woman’s suffrage plank faced attack but McGillen presented and defended it, ensuring its inclusion at the convention.
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Democratic Party
John McGillen
McGillen
Elect Nash Judge of the Municipal Court
A civic notice urging voters to elect Thomas D Nash as Judge of the Municipal Court. Describes him as an able lawyer and honest man who would be a credit to the bench.
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Thomas D. Nash
Thomas PD. Nash
Sullivan Platform Promises for Drainage District
Thomas M. Sullivan, Democratic candidate for presi dent of the drainage board, outlines his platform. Pledges include continuing current sewage disposal methods with improvements as needed, diverting all sewage from Lake Michigan, protecting drinking water by modern methods, reducing tax rates yearly, funding permanent improvements with bonds, expanding hydro electric capacity, extending street lighting at low cost, developing more water power for Chicago, and promptly solving the Bubbly Creek nuisance.
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Thomas M. Sullivan
The
Drainage Board
Lake Michigan
Evanston
Chicago
Vote for Robert E. Wilson Sixth District Democrat
Robert E. Wilson is praised as the father of the Firemen's pension act and a productive lawmaker. The item urges voters in the Sixth Senatorial District to reelect him to Springfield for further public service.
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Robert E. Wilson
Robert FE. Wilson
Springfield
Democratic Sanitary District of Chicago Ticket Endorsed
The Democrats endorse a faultless Sanitary District ticket for Chicago Trustees and President. The lineup includes Thomas M. Sullivan for President and Joseph Rushkewicz and James A. Long as Trustees, each having served the public faithfully.
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Chicago
Thomas M. Sullivan
Joseph Rushkewicz
James A. Long
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New York
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Western
Senator Walsh
California
Utah
Wyoming
Nevada
Boeschenstein
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the Connery
Senate
Meyer Cossman
John M. Powell
Richard Farrell
al F. Gorman
James J. Barbour
William J. Stapleton
Representatives
William M. Brinkman
Benjamin H. Lucas
John Griffin
Roger J. Marcy
Lorenz Meisterheim
Frank Ryan
Randall E. Marshall
Herman &K. Schultz
Robert R
Jackson
Edward M. Santry
John P. Walsh
Thomas A. Boyer
Frank McNichols
Timothy D. Murphy
Guy Guernsey
Sidney Lyon
Michael L. Igoe
Allan J. Carter
Ralph E. Church
Alfred van Duser
Henry F. Schuberth
Frank J. Ryan
Gotthard A. Dahlberg
A. Young
James W. Ryan
Thomas Curran
Joseph C. Hruby
Peter F. Smith
Edward J. Smejkal
Jacob W. Epstein
Carmen Vacco
Solomon P. Roderick
James E, Marek
James T. Prendercast
James C. McGloon
Thomas P. Devereaux
Frederick J, Bippus
Benjamin M. Mitchell
Michael F. Maher
George M. Maypole
William G. Thon
Edward M. Overland
George R. Bruce
Frank P. Caviezel
Charles
John P. Hopkins
Nash
Tom Sullivan
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