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Chicago Eagle

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1919

Page

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Chicago eyes Eckhart to lead federal fair price committee

Chicago officials and supporters push J W Eckhart as organizer and chairman of a new federal fair price committee to curb profiteering in food. Attorney Clyne backs him, while sugar shortages prompt government action and calls for early hours and regional coordination.

Chicago Federal Fair Price Commission John W. Eckhart Chicago Plan Commission Board of Education Federal Fair Price Committee Food Administration Washington Eckhart Uncle Sam Clyne Wisconsin New York Sugar Administration Henry M. Rolapp Chicago Sugar Distribution Committee Cuba Rolapp

Glenn's Great Plan for Chicago Daylight Time

The Illinois Manufacturers' association backs a proposal to move Chicago clocks one hour forward during summer. City council may ordain daylight time if conference delegates favor the plan. Secretary John M. Glenn calls it practical and notes outcome depends on the conference vote.

Detroit Canada Cleveland Congress Chicago Illinois Manufacturers’ Association John M. Glenn Glenn

Party Candidates for Constitutional Convention

The Republicans and Democrats chose candidates in Wednesday primaries for delegates to the Constitutional Convention. The list covers districts from First to Nineteenth with multiple nominees including Walter H. Wilson, John J. Gorman, Edward H. Morris, John B. Traeger, and others. The piece also notes controversy surrounding John H. Hardin of Winnetka over a wartime lens contract.

Hardin’s Lens Sparks Lincoln Park Parking Ordinance Row

A Winnetka resident, John H. Hardin, pushes Chicago controversy by using his lens to challenge Lincoln Park Boulevard parking. The district enforces a September 6 1919 ordinance banning curb parking on Sheridan Road and Diversey Parkway between 7 00 11 00 am and 4 00 12 00 pm with fines from 5 to 100 dollars per offense.

Mr. Hardin Winnetka Chicago Lincoln Park Rienzon Diversey Boulevard Pantheon Theatre Edgewater Beach Sheridan Road Lens Hardin Commissioners of Byron Devon Avenue Diversey Parkway John H. Hardin Lake County Lowden Hardin

Oscar Mayer acquires Madison Wisconsin plant

Oscar F. Mayer & Brother Chicago packers have bought the farmer's cooperative plant at Madison Wisconsin and increased capital stock. To finance the deal they plan to sell new stock to bankers syndicate who will offer it to the public. The company will be renamed Oscar F Mayer & Co Inc and issue 1 200 000 7 percent preferred stock.

Oscar F. Mayer & Brother Chicago Madison Wis Springfield Oscar F. Mayer & Co., Inc Illinois

Lowden Seen as Likely GOP Nominee for President in 1920

Fred W. Upham, treasurer of the Republican National Committee, reports strong eastern sentiment for Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois as the leading 1920 presidential candidate. Upham cites favorable talk in Maine, Massachusetts, and New York, with Chicago as a potential site for the national convention and a signal of growing support for Lowden. He notes wealth and prosperity in the East and says Chicago could win the convention with concerted effort.

Fred W. Upham The Republican National Committee Lowden Ilinois Chi Gations Atlantic Coast Illinois Chicago New England New York New Jersey Mr. Upham Conway Building Maine Massachusetts Gen. Wood New Hampshire East Republican Committee Upham National Committee Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit Indianapolis St. Louis Kansas City St. Paul San Francisco

Also Mentioned on This Page

J. W. Eckhart William J. Lindsay St. Lawrence Avenue William P. Casey Langley Avenue Fred W. Hack Ellis Avenue Barney Berlyn Prairie Avenue Charles J. Michal S. Kedzie Avenue Robert DB. Cauley W. 35Th Street William H. Cruden Wallace Street Percival G. Baldwin W. 70Th Street Frank J. Walsh W. 65Th Street Michael K. Sheridan Peoria Street Henry Gronier May Street B. C. Reese Wentworth Avenue Douglas Sutherland Minervavenue Oscar Wolff Avenue H John J. Poulton Oglesby Avenue Frank Foster Exchange Avenue Harry H. Wilson Joseph Gajeski 116Th Street Ernst Kane Halsted Street Otto F. Ring 18Th Street Dem E. Pincus 14Th Street Dennis A. Horan Ashland Avenue Constitutional Convention Walter H. Wilson Prairie Ave Inue 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 B. Greenwood Throop Street Arthur E. Smith Lexington Street Edward H. Morris Vernon Avenue Archibald J. Carey Vernon Avenue Mathew D. Hartigan James A. Gorman Princeton Avenue Joseph de Barberri 41St Street Charles Hallbeck John B. Traeger 54Th Place George P. Latchford Emerald Avenue Morton D. Hull Woodlawn Avenue Abel Davis George A. Dupuy N. Paulina Street Rufus C. Dawes Evanston Joseph E. Flanagan Joseph H. Stanger Lewis Street Victor Koehler Byron Street Christian Meier Winchester Avenue Frederic R. DeYoung Edwin H. Weiman O'Neil Street William Lewin W. 20Th Street Charles Heehler W. 7Th Anthony Pintozzi, Jr Forquer Street Thomas F. Frole W. Taylor Street Michael Iarussi W. Taylor \reet Harry A. Siegel Homan Avenue William E. Burns Central Park Avenue Martin J. O'Brein Flournoy Street Michel Rosenberg Independence Boulevard Cook County Sam Hardin’s Chicago Park Cook Frank O. Lowden Oscar Mayer Madison, Wis Largent
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