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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1916
Page
2
A detailed roll of Democratic committeemen across Illinois and Chicago, naming county and ward leaders, state party officers, and multiple headquarters. Includes chairs, secretaries, treasurers, sergeants at arms, and ward by ward assignments with addresses and contact lines for party organization.
A compiled directory lists numerous club headquarters across Chicago with street addresses and contact phones. It names presidents, secretaries, and meeting days such as second and fourth Thursdays or Fridays, including locations on Blue Island Taylor Streets Dearborn Larrabee Lincoln Halsted and more.
Fourteen legislature members met at the La Salle Hotel and pledged to back state regulation of private banks. Senator Roos led the conference with candidates for the house including Mitch ell McGloon Prendergast Brinkman Trandel Dahlberg Lyle Bippus Festerling Thon Weber Benson and Frank Ryan. Roos urged private bankers to support the move to restore public confidence, noting city conditions may require action in Cook County and proposing cooperation with the private bankers association.
Henry Stuckart county treasurer objects to blame for higher taxes. He plans to post signs in his office telling visitors that the board of assessors are responsible, not the treasurer. Judge Charles A. Williams praised for his Municipal bench record. The city should redistrict now to equalize wards by population with large variances among wards.
The public demands a years long investigation of the Civil Service Commission in Chicago. They seek answers on examinations and patronage favoring a chosen few, noting high costs and alleged arbitrariness. A 1915 notice lists an Industrial Psychologist role with duties spanning mental and physical tests and inmate placement.
A Chicago Herald piece details that county offices controlling 1,221 regular jobs and about 197000 in extra pay drive primary politics. It lists offices, salaries, and totals 2261359, noting many positions are not civil service and can be targeted in November campaigns.
North Side real estate man George K. Schmidt is expected to win a long term seat on the Board of Assessors. The piece also praises local names including Jones & Jacoby plumbers, McDonald, Corsiglia Brothers restaurant, and several judges and officials such as Leo V. Roeder, John A. Mahoney, Daniel L. Crulee, and Rivers McNeill in their roles and reputations.
The New Democratic State Committee announces new committee members for Cook County, detailing appointments and roles within the party structure. Officials emphasize strategic planning for upcoming campaigns and local outreach efforts.
A Chicago Municipal Court judge, John Stelk, posts a large placard in his chambers warning litigants to present cases openly and to avoid private calls. He cites weariness from daily pretrial interruptions and aims to deter telephone calls just before court sessions. Community leaders praised public decorum and engaged civic figures in praise of future improvement.
Voters consider salaries and patronage for Cook County offices including state’s attorney at 38 400, recorder 36 000, circuit court clerk 36 000, superior court clerk 350 000, coroner 36 000, assessors and boards of review, sanitary trustees, superior court judges, municipal court judges, and related patronage. Notable figures Oscar F. Mayer and William K. Dever are named along with John Powers and Tom K. Lyle Orr in Chicago political chatter.
The piece urges the state to pass a law prohibiting misuse of the name bank and to shield legitimate banks from misleading ads. It notes many savers lose money when wildcat institutions fail while phony banks attract gullible customers, and calls for legislative action and support for trustworthy banking.
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