South Water street plan moves ahead amid protests
The city overrides objectors to a ten million dollar two decking project on South Water Street. A large City Hall meeting endorsed the improvement as Charles Wacker backs the plan, citing economic benefits and congestion relief. Provisions include removing buildings north of South Water and River streets, creating an upper light-traffic deck aligned with Michigan Avenue, and a lower level connecting to lakefront warehouses and rail hubs. Officials claim 16 percent of loop congestion will disappear and annual time and freight losses will drop by millions.
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South Water Street
Kickers
Michael J. Faherty
Improvement Board
President Faherty
Michigan Avenue
12Th Street
Charles H. Wacker
Chicago Plan Commission
Wacker
Market Streets
Michigan Boulevard
Wacker Report
Women for New Wards Endorses Key City Measures
The Women s municipal committee chaired by Jane Addams with Grace Nicholas as secretary urges voters in November to back nonpartisan alderman elections redistricting into fifty wards the gateway amendment and the public ownership proposal.
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Women’s Municipal Committee
Jane Addams
Grace Nicholas
Fine Skin Game Aims to Stop Housewives from Canning
The article alleges a plan to curb home canning by restricting sugar, with a retailer selling canned fruits at 40 cents and a wholesale grocer buying stock to later price can goods at 75 cents. It claims big packers hoarded strawberries and other fruits for canneries, filling cold storage in Chicago to pressure housewives.
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Chicago
Haas Does Well Popular Recorder of Deeds and Titles Official
Joseph F Haas, Cook county Recorder of Deeds and Registrar of Titles, is praised for reforms and efficiency gains. Legislation created a Chief Examiner of Titles, mortgagee duplicate certificates were mandated, and tax deed procedures tightened to prevent invalid Torrens certificates. He saved funds and paid into the treasury, with various endorsements from local officials. He also arranged for Hand's All American Band to provide music at North Side Turner hall concerts starting November 2.
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J. Scott Matthews
Cook County
Recorder of Deeds
Registrar of Titles
Joseph F. Haas
Besi
Dent
Board of Examiners For Land Surveyors
Municipal Court of
Chicago
Torrens
Armin F. Hand
Hand
North Side
Turner Hall
Chicago Business Leaders Head to Atlantic City Trade Conference
More than twenty members of the Chicago Association of Commerce traveled to Atlantic City to attend the international trade conference under the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. The delegation included prominent business leaders from Chicago industries and firms seeking to strengthen national trade ties.
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Chicago Association of Commerce
Atlantic City
Chamber of Commerce of the
Reid plan increases phone costs with meters on every line
Chicago Public Service Commissioner William H. Reid proposes telephone meters to record call time and charge users by the amount of telephoning. He argues meters would curb excessive talking, reduce system load, cut handling costs, and improve service for less money. He also urges equal charges for sender and receiver on all messages.
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Chicago
William H. Reid
Chicago Telephone Company Raises Wages for Employes
The Chicago Telephone Company has increased wages with total annual amounts estimated between 1,000,000 and 1,500,000. The average bump is about 5 percent weekly, with smaller earners the biggest percentage gains. Newer operators will gain about 2 dollars per week, while long‑serving staff receive roughly 1 dollar more weekly.
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Chicago Telephone Company
Judicial battle solid party backing Struckman ticket
Republicans unite behind their judicial slate with all factions backing W. F. Struckman for a seat on the bench.
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W. F. Struckman
Deneen Backers Endorse Lowden for President in Banquet
The Illinois Republican scene centers on a Morrison banquet where Deneen presided as Roy West read a resolution urging support for Governor Lowden at the national convention. Morton D Hull praised Lowden’s war governor record as the Brundage group and likely city hall Republicans weigh pledges to back Lowden.
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Deneen
Lowden
Morrison
Charles
Roy 0
West
Illinois
Morton D. Hull
Brundage
Wiseacres
Sugar market cornered by family preserves plan
The passage notes that efforts to put up preserves for family use and compel patronage of the Trust have effectively cornered the sugar market. No further commentary is provided.
Struckmann for Cook County Superior Court Judge
Cook County voters urged to elect William F. Struckmann to the Superior Court seat to fill the Henry Guerin vacancy. The candidate is praised as an able lawyer with a long honorable public record. Dennis J. Egan, Municipal court chief bailiff, lauded at a Sacred Heart church hall dinner for advancing county real estate and title work through merit systems, base title procedures, and accurate surveys.
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Cook County
William F. Struckmann
Superior Court
Henry Guerin
Struckmann
Dennis J. Egan
Municipal Court
Sacred Heart Church Hall
South
Peoria Street
Recorder's Office
Circuit Court of
Party Candidates for the Constitutional Convention First District
Walter H. Wilson 2619 Prairie Ave Franklin A. Denison 3132 Calumet Levy Mayer Blackstone Hotel Norman H. MacPherson 1907 8 Wabash Ave Second District John J. Gorman 16383 Jackson Boulevard Fredrick W. Bruder 2126 W Madison St Francis A. Hurley 2253 Warren Michael F. Sullivan 1611 W Jackson Boulevard Harry B.E. Greenwood 2158 Throop Arthur E. Smith 2042 Lexington Edward H. Morris 8757 Vernon
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Walter H. Wilson
Prairie Avenue
Franklin A. Denison
Calumet Avenue
Levy Mayer
Blackstone
Norman H. MacPherson
Wabash Avenue
John J. Gorman
Jackson Boulevard
Fredrick W. Bruder
W. Madison Street
Francis A. Hurley
Warren Avenue
Michael F. Sullivan
W. Jackson Boulevard
Harry BE
Greenwood
Throop Street
Arthur E. Smith
Lexington Street
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Superior Court Bench
G. Fred Rush
Circuit Bench
Labor Party
Labor
Haas
Recorder’s and Torrens System
Archibald J. Carey
Vernon Avenue
Mathew D. Hartigan
Wallace Street
James A. Gorman
Princeton Avenue
Joseph de Barberri
41St Street
Charles Hallbeck
John E. Traeger
64Th Place
George P. Latchford
Emerald Avenue
Woodlawn
Abel Davis
Ellis Avenue
William J. Lindsay
St. Lawrence Avenue
William P. Casey
Langley Avenue
Fred W. Hack
Barney Berlyn
George A. Dupuy
N. Paulina Street
Rufus C. Dawes
Sheridan Road
Evanston
Joseph FE. Flanagan
Joseph H. Stanger
Lewis Street
Victor Koehler
Byron Street
Christian Meijer
Winchester Avenue
Frederic R. DeYoung
155Th Street
Harvey
Amos C. Miller
Melrose Avenue
Kenilworth
David BE
Shanahan
Western Boulevard
Frank Trefil
23Rd Street
Charles J. Michal
Kedzie Avenue
Robert FE. Cauley
35Th Street
William H. Cruden
Percival G. Baldwin
70Th Street
Frank J. Walsh
65Th Street
Michael K. Sheridan
Henry Gronier
May Street
Beesg
Wentworth Avenue
Douglas Sutherland
Minerva Venue
Oscar Wolff
Avenue H
John J. Poulton
Oglesby Avenue
Frank Foster
Exchange Avenue
Harry H. Wilson
Watt Avenue
Joseph Gajeski
116Th Street
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Buethe
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Lamont Kward Kk
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Shoemaker
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Carry
N. Beach
C ‘Owell
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Swift
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Thomas Wilson
Rank Eabody
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Reid
Roger C. Sullivan
Constitutional Convention
Edward H. Morris
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