Rand McNally Book Raid Spurs Chicago Outrage
AChicago paper denounces Rand McNally & Co for pressuring Chicago schools to replace older textbooks with new Rand McNally editions at high cost to exhausted parents. It links the move to political support and graft, citing mayoral figures, grand juries, and city contracts while arguing the public bears the burden through tax funds.
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Chicago
Andy McNally
California
Harrison
Rand, McNally & Co
Stand, McNally & Co
McNally
Telegraph
Eagle
Rand-McNally
Har
Vison
City Hall
Illinois politicians and canal plans dominate Joliet notes
The article details Andy McNally amid Democratic Governor hopes, Goddard’s Attorney General bid, and Joliet canal debates risking lake navigation. It notes drainage trustees ready to let water into the big ditch, civic groups forming Western Boulevard Association, and remarks on election talk from Springfield to Chicago.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Joliet
Congress
Campbell Avenue
Lemont
Washburn Faithful Trust Reform Advocate Seen
Ex Senator Washburn discusses trusts in a featured interview. Though labeled a political outcast in Washington, his wealth and Northwest standing grant him influence. He argues Congress must abolish duties on trust production to curb price manipulation and protect public freedom.
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Washburn
Washington
Northwest
Senate
United States
Republican Party
Congress
Rogers as Judge Candidate Sparks Democratic Tradition
Mr. George Mims Rogers, a noted sawyer and popular Master in Chanceould, is presented as an able Democratic candidate for Judge, noting his family history with the bench as his father served before him.
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George Mims Rogers
Chanceould
Rogers
Ten per cent take-off sparks city county graft fears
A Chicago Eagle exposé warns of a 10 percent per month usury scheme plaguing city and county workers and teachers. It questions which officials pocket the kickback, cites payroll raids, and vows a grand jury probe. The piece also taunts aldermen over sidewalk and street obstructions and lists firms amid blamed graft concerns.
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City Comptroller's
Chicago
Rhe County Comptroller
Eagle
Grand Jury
Keating
Bullock
Sattler
Hyman
Kanter
McClun
Padden
Mandel
Taussig
Monroe
Murphy
Zuckerman
Webster
Brewer
Smith
Richardson
Ohlson
Harpe
Tolman
Card
Beatt
Montgomery
Louis Weber
Eisendrath Tannery
Sangamon Street
Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company
Claggett
Hell Street
Hawthorn Avenue
O. 8S. Richardson Coal Company
Hawthorne Avenue
Mixton Avenue
Gas Company
Hobbie
Elm
Main Streets
Scheunemann Company
Elston Avenue
Division
Private Joe Fifer in the Combo Fight
Private Joe Fifer is highlighted in a political melee described as a combative fight. The narration hints he may win the Republican nomination and enter a notable battle ahead.
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Joe Fifer
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Cass County
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Virginia
McKinley
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the Eagle
Chicago Board of Education
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May
Marshall
Gulf of Mexico
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Oklahoma
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A. C. Tanty
Island Coal Company
T. A. Lemp
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Jacksonville
Morgan County
Richard Yatesso
Charles
Rannells
Pisgah
Illinois
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John Everett Holland
McGann
Texas
National Committee
Stone
Ohio
Kentucky
Altgeld
McLean
Buckeye
Goebel
West Side
Western Boulevard Association
8. D. Attridge
Oak Park
George Schrade
Harlem
Charles E. Hlake
Maywood
Vernor Tanner
Lorin C. Collins
Clayton EB. Crafts
Thomas H. Cannon
Cook County
Cannon
Francis A. Teddie
Boutell
Twenty-fourth Ward
Republican Club
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Ecity
William J. Calhoun
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pam, Calhoun & Glenson
Charles H. Donnelly
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