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Chicago Eagle

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1903

Page

2

Political tension and graft claims swirl around city governance

Fragmented reminiscences reveal conflict over who bears blame for current conditions. A former solicitor general and party leaders face questions amid graft charges and political criticism, as defenders argue responsibility lies with the Civil Service Commission and its leadership rather than the broader administration.

Abdeed Teemer Sollettor Chen II Unie Saat Chieage Civil Service Counsslon Civil Service Commission Tite le Trust

Special Council Order on Mueller Law Ratification Proceeds

The council considers submitting the Mueller law for ratification or rejection at next spring elections. The order is seen as perfunctory with no bar to passing traction legislation before submission if the council yields to pressure.

Corportion Mueller

Notable Texas-born sportsman Weller makes waves in Chicago

The piece profiles B. J. Weller, a leading racehorse and sporting figure now in Chicago, highlighting his early life in Dallas, rise in American turf with Dick Welles, and renowned betting prowess. It also briefly mentions ex-Treasury leader Cleveland and Chicago brewer Tau Von, plus a local shoes shop notice.

Td. Weller Weller Tur Siys B. J. Weller Chicago Mr. Weller Texas Dallas Newport Rome Respass Dick Welles Eot Tau von United States Ie Las

Cascade on Market by Thompson Brothers in Chicago

Steuben County Wine Company at 210 and 212 East Madison Street is cited as a standard Chicago business. Old Cascade is described as in good hands with Thompson Brothers as the market agents, noted for popular tarf men and implied stable success.

The Steuben County Wine Company East Madison Street Chicago Cascade Thompson Brothers Leeabe

The Middle Class in Economic Decline

The Independent laments the middle class becoming a sul pried class losing independence as trusts grow and wages lag. It notes widespread prosperity for others while workers face stagnant salaries and rising prices, with capitalized trusts earning vast profits.

Oliver

Rising living costs spark fears for salaried workers

The article notes breadstuffs and farm markets rising faster than wages, eroding real income for salaried men. It questions the fate of middle classes facing higher living costs, social pressure, and potential inequality as immigrant and diverse workforces converge on urban centers like New York.

Elise Neane

Lord Salishe and the Curiosities of State Industries

The text fragment presents a feigned discussion on noble status and the wide range of state industries. It mentions agriculture and zymotic investigations as examples, reflecting a whimsical, period voice with implied grandiosity and a hoarded knowledge of public affairs.

Franchises of fifty three Ines owned by Union Traction expire 1003

A lengthy roster lists expiring franchise rights on both the North and West sides, detailing lines and streets affected by Union Traction Company controls. It names the North Chicago and West Chicago Street Railway companies, with numerous street segments and dates such as 1903 1908 and 1915 for various lines, including Wabash Avenue State Street Clark Street and more. The list also notes the 1865 act and potential terminations by the city in 1903.

Union Traction Company Ust George C. Sikes The Street Railway Commission North Chicago Street Railway Company West Chicago Street Railway Company State Street Lake Clark’ Streets Division Street Clark Street Washington Street Fullerton Avenue Diversey Boulevard Wells Street Fifth Avenue Randolph Clark Streets Center Street Lincoln Avenue Belmont Avenue Ashland Avenue Belmont Graceland Avenue Robey Street Roscoe Boulevard Western Avenue Clybourn Avenue Edgwick Street Chicago Avenue Bedgwick Street Garfield Avenue Racine Avenue Webster Avenue Larrabee Street Chicago Lincoln Avenues Racine Sheffield Avenue Ncoln Avenue State Clybouth Avenue Evanston Avenue Diversey Street Wrightwood Avenue Lill Wrightwood Sheffield Seminary Avenues Madison Street Western Hamlin Crawford Avenues Milwaukee Avenue Lake and Halsted Streets Halsted Street North Avenue Armitage Avenue van Buren Side Clinton Street van Buren Street Clinton Blue Island Avenue O'Neill Street 16Th Place 15Th Place Milwaukee Washtenaw Avenue California Avenue Leavitt Street Kedzie Avenue 40Th Avenue Grand Avenue Woaterp Avenues Lake Street Wabash Avenue Union Park Court Rockwell Street Homan Avenue Randolph Street Union Park Bryan Place Ogden Avenue Th Avenue Polk Street Canal Street Twelfth Street Fifteenth Place Jefferson Canal Streets Polk Streets 12Th Street Randolphtreet Harrison Street Canalport Avenue Jefferson Street Chicago City Railway Company Cottage Grove Avenue Twenty Second Street 22D 80Th Street 220 Street Bist Street Indiana Avenue Highteenth Street Isth Street Twenty-second Street 39Th Street L1st Downtown Loop Washington Polk 22D Street Archer Avenue Halsted 38Th Street Thirty-ninth Street Vincennes Avenue 20Th Street Twenty-ninth Street Canal Butler Street Wallace Street 20Th 30Th Street O'Neill Thirty-ninth 69Th Street Twenty-first Street Dearborn Dearborn Street 21St Street Twenty-sixth Street Wentworth Avenue Root Street Forty-third Street Illinois Central Tracks Ashland Fifty-first Street Grand Boulevard Wood Street Fifty Ninth Street Sixty-first Street Madison Avenue I Grove Avenue Sixty-ninth Street Seventy-ninth Street South Chicago Avenue 71St Street Jefferson and Lake Avenues 61St Street Grant 63D Street Thirty-eighth Street List Street Tith Street 67Th Streets Nty-seventh Street To South Chicago Avenue, Expires 1000. Virty-ifth Street Lake Avenue Butler Sixty-ninth 7Th Street

The Man Behind: A Quip From Toronto Editor

A Toronto editor skewers the phrase the man behind as overused and limiting. The discussion traces women’s abilities beyond men’s and laments the lingering fascination with the man behind various roles in society.

Tribute to the Front Runners and Honest Payers

The Toronto editor praises the unnamed front runner who pays his bills and keeps the town alive. He argues editors merchants and the entire commercial class owe loyalty to the man who leads and to those striving to catch up by steadily meeting installments.

Toronto

Wheat belt reshaped from 1901 boot to new shortgrass country

The Kansas correspondent notes the new wheat belt differs from 1901 yields. This year's large crops came from lands once termed the short grass country, previously farmed on land that was once considered marginal.

Kansas

Modern farming reshapes arid plains into productive region

The correspondent notes the semi arid area shifts from grazing only to a modern agricultural system. Rainfall is managed more efficiently, conditions improve, and even drought years will not replicate past disasters. The so called Great American Desert fades from maps as time passes.

Great American Desert Shakspeare Bohemia

Millionaires under strain amid wealth woes in early report

A tangled portrait portrays a New York millionaire and a San Francisco counterpart facing life crisis, while J. Pierpont Morgan loses money and prestige daily. A theft claims Gates diamonds, Carnegie endures apparent disgrace, and Rockefeller subsists on crackers. Pity the poor millionaire.

New York San Francisco J. Pierpont Morgan John W. Gates Andrew Carnegie John D. Rockefeller Milionaire

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