Salvation Through Dams Removal Urged by Cooley
Chief Engineer Cooley of Chicago Sanitary District calls for immediate removal of both state and federal dams on the Illinois River and a deepened waterway via dredging to salvage Chicago sanitation and avoid $8,000,000 in claims. The report traces dam history from 1871, outlines needed legislation, and notes Congress must approve federal dam removal. The piece ends with reflections on Wilson and the Springfield Democratic State Convention harmony.
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Cooley
Illinois River
Illinois Valley
Sanitary District of
Chicago
Lyman B. Cooley
Dunne
Joliet
Lockport
Utica
Corley
Chi
Congress
Great Lakes dredge work cited for public benefit
A Chicago item lauds the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company for removing spoil from the Sanitary Canal banks and using it to fill the Municipal Pier and South Park extension. It notes cheap, substantial filling, easy transport, and a nationwide reach with offices from Duluth to Boston. It ties Roger C Sullivan to stock interests and cites government contracts and court news on local judges and voting rights.
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Great Lakes Dredge , & Dock Company
Roger C. Sullivan
South Park
Great Lakes
Drainage Canal
The
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company
Uncle Sam
Chicago
U. S
New City
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Boston
Albany
Duluth
Buffalo
Cleveland
Sault Ste Marie
Toledo
Milwaukee
Sullivan
Abolition presses in Chicago Sanitary District clash
Editorial attack by Daily News urges abolishing the Sanitary District as soon as possible and critiques trustees Clark and Paullin. Articles discuss forest reserve plans, political harmony at the Democratic State Convention, and Sullivan faction moves toward next spring’s mayoralty race led by John W. Rainey with proven votes to come.
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Daily News
Trust
The
Cook County
Sanitary District
Sanitary District Board
Clark
Paullin
Sullivan
John W. Rainey
Labor Leaders Head New Chicago Federation Board
Mrs. Raymond Robins heads the new executive board of Chicago’s labor body as the Chicago Federation of Labor elects seven women to key committees. John Fitzpatrick is president with Oscar F. Nelson as vice president and other officers named. The body includes Mary O’Reilly, Elizabeth Maloney, Gertrude Stoetzel, and Mary Anderson among committee members and delegates. Voter registration rules for the November general election are outlined for Chicago, Cook County and surrounding areas, with Oct 3 and Oct 13 set for registrations and a total Chicago registration of 653,265 noted.
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Chicago Federation of Labor
John Fitspatrick
Oscar F. Nelson
E. N. Nockels
F. G. Hopp
Thomas F. Kennedy
Raymond Robins
Woman's Trade Union League
Mary O'Reilly
Teachers’ Federation
Charles H. Grassl
The
Carpenters and Joiners
L. P. Straube
J. A. Kain
Elizabeth Maloney
Gertrude Stoetzel
Trade
Label League
Margaret Haley
Mary, Anderson
Anna Fitzgerald
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Chicago
Cook County
Cicero
Sullivan Victory Credits and Cook County Campaign Work
Gossip on political figures after the Democratic nomination for U S Senator. Hopkins and McGillen are credited with Sullivan's Cook County win through relentless organization and strategy. The Newly Rich are criticized for vanity parades. Chief Justice McGoorty orders a forest preserve vote in Cook County while Sanitary District forest preserve efforts are denied. Ward results show Schmidt, Byrne, Wilson, Eastman, Zylatra, Brennan, Matchett and Newby with varying margins.
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Roger C. Sullivan
United States
Johna
John P. Hopkins
Illinois
Hopkins
Sullivan
John McGillen
Cook County
Summer Garden
McGillen
McGoorty
Circuit Court
Charles Saff
Michael P. Byrne
Joseph E. Lloyd
Morris Wilson
John E. Leonard
Edward E. Eastman
Age Zylatra
Edward F. Brennan
Seventh Ward
Franciss. Wilson
David F. Matchett
Harry A. Newby
Democrats Say They Were Betrayed by Organization Slate
In five wards Democratic workers report printed slates shaping ballots harmed many candidates for judicial and county offices. The organization allegedly paid for the slates with candidate funds, leaving off strong contenders while favoring bosses’ pets. Names such as Charles Byrne William Haskell John Keating Robert Huleman Julius Kalle Nathan Jasenovaky M L Kensington William Gleeson Bernard J Brown Louis Legner W R Schiller Joseph Jarzembowski John Coburn Leopold Moss A A Worsley Adolph Borgmeir and Stanley Kuslewski appear among those claimed to be traded off for Sullivan slate gains.
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Democratic Party
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Chicago Eagle
Wilson
Springfield
Roger
Thomas F. Scully
Municipal Court
John E. Owens
Circuit
Merritt W. Pinckney
Denis E. Sullivan
Charles M. Foell
Richard EB. Burke
Theodore Brentano
Thomas C. Clark
Clarence N. Goodwin
Marcus Kavanagh
Charles A. McDonald
William F. Cooper
M. L. McKinley
Adeler J. Petit
George Kersten
William EB. Dever
John M. O'Connor
Superior Court
Superior Courts
John P. McGoorty
John Gibbons
Lockwood Honore
Richard
Jesse A. Baldwin
Thomas G. Winden
C. F. Irwin
Elgin
Frank Baker
Edward O. Brown
Kickham Scanlan
Frederick A. Smith
Albert C
Wallace G. Clark
Iuchrymose
Harmony
Alton B. Parker
Stuckart
Walter E. Schmidt
Eighth Ward
Charles J. Byrne
William
Haskell
John T. Keating
Sullivan Organization
Robert Huleman
Julius F. Kalle
Nathan Jasenovaky
Sullivan Bulloon
M. L. Kensington
William Gleeson
Bernard J. Brown
Louis C. Legner
W. R. Schiller
Joseph Jarzembowski
John J. Coburn
Sullivan Senatorial
Leopold Moss
A. A. Worsley
Adolph J. Borgmeir
Stanley Kuslewski
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