Too Many Heads Plague the Chicago Railways System
The Chicago Railways face a major crisis from divided authority as three grand divisions operate like separate firms. Critics cite dirty cars, poor service and rising accidents, urging a central, accountable city authority to restore unity and public service.
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City Railways Company
Cubs
Joe Cannon
Chicago Railways Company
Chicago Railways
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Grand Division
Grand
Theity Council
Federal Officials Barred From Political Activity in Public Notice
Federal civil service rule issued at Washington restricts government clerks from political work including serving as club officers editing party papers or aiding political committees. Taft aides seek interpretation as Republicans caution over limits while the forest preserve scandal and Evanston park bribery allegations surface. Patten describes payments to secure park bills and warns of graft tactics in Springfield amid voter tax fears. Enrollment in Chicago public schools for September 1910 shows 265,652 students up 3,869 from 1909 with reduced half day sessions and fewer half day divisions.
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Chicago Railways Company
New York
Blair
Consolidated
Judge Cutting
Charles T. Yerkes
Consolidated Traction Company
Civil Service Commission
National League of Republican Clubs
Taft
White House
Boan
Commission
Springfield
Evanston
Patten
House
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
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W. W. Gurley
Henry A. Blair
Andrew Cooke
Consolidated Company
Chicago City Railway Company
Coe
Busse
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Crate
West
Bar Association
Undertakers' Union
Senator Cummins
Orchestra Hall
John McCarthy
Cummins
Illinoia
Cannon
Election Commission
City of
Cook County
West Park Board
Assembly
Edison Park
Morgan Park
Roy O. West
Republican State Committee
Tlinois
Weat
Washington Dispatch
Washington
James A. Patten
Evanston Park
Board of Trade
Mr. Patten
Frank A. Vogler
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