City Council Votes to Preserve 2450000 Beach Bond Issue
At a Monday meeting aldermen rejected a bid to pull the 2.45 million bathing beach and recreation center bond from the ballot. By 21 to 43 vote the council stayed the ordinance, keeping the November 7 voter vote intact. West side members led opposition to repeal, stressing that 1.2 million of bond proceeds would fund west side pools and recreation. The debate touched fire department staffing, urban zoning, and safety amid acrimonious exchanges with women’s clubs and city administration.
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Bathing Beach and Recreation Center
West Side
Great West Side
Woman's Clubs
Finance Committee
Police, and Civil Service
Women Fight Garbage Bond Issue In Chicago Plan
The Waste Committee of the Woman's City Club urges Chicago voters to reject the $2,000,000 garbage disposal bond until proper studies and a city department are established. They call for a bureau led by a technically trained head, a technical staff, and a $450,000 budget for urgent plant needs in 1917.
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Woman's City Club
Woman Voters of
Chicago
Mary E. McDowell
Buck Targets Paving Scandal In 33d Ward
Alderman Buck uncovers alleged paving skimping in the 33d ward. He demands the foundation for two alley pavings be relaid due to excessive crushed stone and insufficient cement. He also seeks discharge of two paving inspectors and cites prior allegations on North Springfield and North Avers avenues.
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Ald. Buck
North Springfield
North Avers
Board of Local Improvements
West Erie
West Ohio
North Waller
North Menard Avenues
West End Avenue
Washington Boulevard
City Council Granted Power to Probe School Board
Illinois Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the city council may examine the books and records of the Board of Education. The council committee on schools is empowered to proceed with a long pending investigation, despite denials from the city law department and the Board of Education.
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Board of Education
Ilinois
Supreme Court
Council Committee On
City Law Department
Chicago hearing on building districts to protect children
Alderman Merriam tells a council committee that more children have been killed in the city’s congested districts than elsewhere in Chicago. He argues for legislative authorization to create building zones to reduce traffic and injuries near schools.
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Chicago
McCormick, Buck, Walker and
Werner
Ald
Merriam
General Assembly
Has Chicago Gone Dry Public Fountains Shut Off
The Eagle reports a surge of reader inquiries about why public drinking fountains in the Loop have been shut off. Citizens ask when access will resume and what prompted the closures.
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Chicago
Eagle
Stand by Hoyne Maclay Hoyne for State's Attorney
Hoyne, who has the best record of any incumbent State's Attorney, appeals to voters to stand by him at the polls and support his continued leadership for the office.
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Maclay Hoyne
Western Republican Headquarters under fire for mismanagement
Local Republicans condemn the Western Republican Headquarters as poorly run and a barrier to success. They describe the group as a mutual admiration society mainly of Washington correspondents, stalling efforts and undermining Wilson supporters.
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Wilson
Washington
Street Car Men for Hoyne in Chicago and Cook County
L D Bland editor of The Union Leader urged re election of State's Attorney Mac lay Hoyne to 25000 street and elevated railway workers in Chicago and Cook county in a letter to traction workers stating Hoynes role as their representative in securing a favorable outcome.
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Maclay Hoyne
Chicago
Cook County
L. D. Bland
Bland
Hoyne
Illinois Democrats rally strong ticket amid statewide race
Democrats optimistic about carrying Illinois for Wilson and Dunne as the party wields confidence in final campaign two weeks. Republicans, fearful yet active, hope a late surge can flip the result while Dunne stays statewide, buoyed by Wilson talk and belief leaders spring from the people. Illinois State Register, Springfield.
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Ilindis
Wilson
Dunne
Trurola
Democrats of
Ilinois
Iilinola State Register
Springfield
Chicago Sees Home Improvement Spur Industry Growth
A description notes that improving home conditions will also foster more economical and orderly industrial development in Chicago, linking better living standards to economic progress amid factory noises and harsh air from machinery.
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Chicago
Women for Webb Organize Club for Webb Reelection
A group called the Thomas J. Webb Non-partisan Woman's Club formed by supporters of Thomas J. Webb aims to aid his re election to the board of review. The club holds afternoon meetings in downtown hotels with Webb speaking in support of his candidacy and the Illinois constitutional tax revision amendment on the November ballot.
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Thomas J. Webb
Board of Review
Woman's Club
Webb
Illinois
Noted Leader Praised for Rail Strike Settlement
The article cites last year's street railway strike and quotes a letter from street car workers thanking him for his role in the settlement. The letter praises him as a man who stands for justice and who has impressed himself in the hearts of thousands of citizens and their families.
Lookout for Short Pencils on County Tickets
Rumors of trades and prospective steals among county ticket candidates prompt a warning to watch for manipulators of the short pencil. The piece suggests factions may seek to alter ballots or selections through discreet, unofficial means.
Bryan and Dunne Tour Southern Illinois Campaign
The president aims to bolster democracy as Gov Dunne and Col Bryan plan a two day swing through the southern counties rated anti Sullivan. Bryan opens at his Salem home and travels by a special train with Dunne visiting Belleville East St Louis Springfield Decatur Champaign and Danville on successive days.
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W. J. Bryan
Col. Bryan
Salem
Gov. Dunne
Belleville
East St. Louis
Springfield
Decatur
Champaign
Danville
Illinois democracy rally under Wilson and Dunne rule
Rank and file Democrats praise President Wilson and Governor Edward F. Dunne for empowering the people as they express enthusiasm for the administration and its policies.
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Illinois
Wilson
Edward F. Dunne
Candidates for the Illinois Legislature Cook County districts
Nominees for the Illinois General Assembly list all parties for the nineteen Cook County districts where three house members are elected in November. The lengthy roster names district numbers, candidates from Republican and Democratic parties, and multiple representatives per district.
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Ilinois General Assembly
Cook County
House
No Decrease in Saloons in Chicago Next Year
City Clerk John Siman said that despite a Sunday closing law and reform attacks, there would be no material drop in Chicago saloons next year. Renewal work began for 7,094 licenses with city staff preparing for Nov 1 renewals as City Collector Charles oversees the process.
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John Siman
Chicago
Charles
Chicago Saloon Numbers Seen Steady Next Year
Forsberg officials review each applicant to gauge character and ensure steady saloon numbers in Chicago for the coming year. Siman predicts no decline in the number of saloons, signaling continued business activity.
Democrats Nominate Sanitary District Ticket in Chicago
The Democratic ticket for Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago is declared above reproach. Nominees include President Thomas M. Sullivan and Trustees Joseph Rushkiewicz and James A. Long, all praised for public service.
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Chicago
Sanitary District
Thomas M. Sullivan
Joseph Rushkewicz
James A. Long
Lawyers rally for Hoyne reelection in nonpartisan drive
A citywide committee of lawyers endorses State's Attorney Hoyne for another term. The letter praises his four year record for fearless, impartial prosecutions despite political pressure and lists dozens of attorney organizers led by William T Alden Amos C Miller and Edward H. Adams among others.
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Hoyne
William T
Alden
Amos C
Miller Raymond M
Ash
Horace
Oakleycraft
Charles K
Offield
Elmer H
Adams Quin O'Brien
James A
Brady John J
Peckham
Rush C
Butler George H
Peaks James G
Condon
Augustus
Pea- Howard P
Castle Body
William A
Doyle Lessing
Rosenthal John G
Drennan A
Reichmann
William H
Dyren- Egbert
Vote for Robert E. Wilson Sixth District Advocate
Robert E. Wilson, Democratic representative from the Sixth Senatorial District, is praised for championing and enacting the Firemen's pension act and other laws. The text urges voters to return him to Springfield and continue his legislative work.
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Robert E. Wilson
Springfield
Re Elect Newcomer Judge John R Newcomer for Bench
A local voter message urges re election of Judge John R Newcomer to the municipal bench citing a just and upright record and performance on the bench. The notice frames him as deserving continuation of tenure based on past conduct.
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John R. Newcomer
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Chief of Police
Women Fight Garbage Fund
Buck
William L. O'Connell
Wilson and Dunne
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 FE
Marshall
Herman Ke, Schultz
Robert
Guy Guernsey
Sidney Lyon
Michael J. Igoe
Allan J. Carter
Ralph E. Church
Robert BE
J. A
Weber
Frederick R. de Young
Albert FP
Volz
John W. McCarthy
Bell
David BE
Shanahan
Robert J. Mulcahy
Joseph Placek
John H. Lyle
Alfred van
James T. Prendergaat
James
McGloon
Thomas P. Devereaux
Frederick J, Bippus
Benjamin M. Mitchell
Michael Ff. Maher
George M. Maypole
William G. Thon
Edward M. Overland
George R. Bruce
Frank P. Caviezel
Charles L, Fieldstock
John G. Jacobson
Albert Rostenkowski
Edward Walz
Joseph A. G. Trandel
Joseph Petlak
Bernard PF
Clettenberg
Bernard J. Conlon
Lawrence C. O'Brien
Carl Mueller
Harry F. Hamlin
Frank J. Seif, Jr
John C. Wordell
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