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