Demand grows for Roger Sullivan as 1918 Democratic U S Senate candidate
The piece notes rising support downstate and within the Democratic party for Roger C Sullivan as the 1918 U S Senate candidate. It cites expected Republican contenders Mayor Thompson or Medill McCormick and suggests Sullivan could win, amid debates over moving picture censorship and a state law form differing from legislative records.
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Democrats
Roger C. Sullivan
United States
Thompson
Medill McCormick
Sullivan
Legislative Voters’ League
Emmerson
Senate
House
Thompson for Senator Thompson for Senator
Mayor Thompson announces his candidacy for United States senator addressing Illinois voters. He seeks the Republican nomination to succeed J Hamilton Lewis and says he will withhold his formal platform until after the next spring local elections.
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Thompson
United States
Illinois
J. Hamilton Lewis
Chicago
The Censor's Defense Explains Motion Picture Rules
Major M L C Funkhouser chief deputy police denies arbitrary censorship and cites Chicago Illinois ordinances and Supreme Court guidance. He notes Ordinance 1627 bans obscene pictures and sets age 21 permits for adult viewing. Ordinance 2024 prohibits lewd material. 1909 Illinois Reports 239 supports censor guidance, especially for children at 5 and 10 cent theaters.
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Funkhouser
Supreme Court of Illinois
Supreme Court
Illinois
Big tax increase hits personal property assessments
A sweeping property tax move raises trust fund values by 50 percent and concentrates on steam railroads, stockyards firms, utilities, and major estates. The Harris Trust estate jumps from 2.63 to 3.95 million, with plans for railroads and packing houses to face similar boosts as firms face 50 percent reassessments.
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Sears
Otto Younr cc
Ccs Ee Eee
Walter J. McBride
Marshall Field
Helen la Massenat
Stella Legare
Elizabeth
Coolige
Lucia E. Waller
Lena A. T. Huntzinger
Arthur
Domestic Relations Court reports eight months of 1917 stats
Municipal Judge John Stelk submitted figures to Chief Justice Harry Olson showing Court of Domestic Relations collected 108 048 72 dollars for women and children nonsupport and other cases from Jan 1 to Sept 1 1917, up 30 651 15 from 1916. Court costs rose to 2 115 dollars from 322 25 in 1916 and 502 25 in 1915. He noted costs deter certain claims by well dressed women seeking to punish husbands.
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John Stelk
Harry Olson
Stelk
Central Regis tration Act Void Incomplete Amendments
Vital defects found in the central registration act noting fourteen amendments added by the Cook County Republican committee were not properly engrossed and omitted when the bill proceeded to Gov. Lowden. The passage reflects concerns over legislative drafting and potential impact.
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Senate
Republican County Committee
Cook County
Lowdon
Field Day Saturday at Comiskey Park in Chicago
Soldiers and sailors from every camp in Chicago will participate in the House of Good Shepherd field day at Comiskey park on Saturday Sept 29. Army and navy officials have taken an interest in the event with men such as Charles Comiskey Maclay Hoyne Fred Rigley and Dwight McKay also involved. The naval training station will send officers and men to take part.
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Chicago
Comiskey Park
Army
Navy
Charles Comiskey
Maclay Hoyne
Fred Rigley
Dwight McKay
Naval Training Station
Miller and Graham Bank Sued Over Quit Claim Deed
A supplemental petition in a U S District Court seeks to invalidate a quit claim deed by Mrs Minnie Graham mother of Graham and Sons bank owners. It states real estate valued at 1 2 million was turned over to the bank and details a 142 352 recovery of Circuit court funds deposited in the bank backed by a 250 000 real estate bond. The petition cites Mrs Graham's donation and asserts surety covered county funds left in the bank. Full payment is asked.
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United States District Court
August W. Miller
Circuit Court
Minnie Graham
The
Graham & Sons Bank
Miller
Graham
Lubliner and Trinz Buy Another Theater
Record shows theater operators Henry M. Lubliner and Joseph Trinz leasing the theater portion of the building at 1548 56 Devon avenue sixty five feet east of Clark street south front 100 by 260 feet for ten years from completion of the building to Charles H. Kusel.
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Henry M. Lubliner
Joseph Trinz
Charles H. Kusel
Devon Avenue
Clark Street
Judicial Care Drives Bipartisan Split in County Ticket Fight
The Republican county committee demanded a fifty fifty judicial ticket split with the Democratic county organization as the basis for a forthcoming nomination at next Monday's county convention. Democrats reserved response, but acceptance seems likely as the parties finalize the framework for ten old judgeships plus two new ones. Gibbons and Honore vacancies have appeared in the Circuit court, pushing consolidation talks ahead amid party pressure.
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Republican County Committee
Democratic County Organization
General Assembly
Gibbons
Honore
Circuit Court
Chicago Field Day Promises Military Drills and Stars
Boys to drill and play ball, and music by many boys, Col Daniel Moriarty will send a like number. Naval and military drills crowd the program with vaudeville acts from Chicago resorts. Boxers wrestlers and baseball men offer services for a day of spectacle. Earl Caddock Stecher Cutler Zbyscko and others will wrestle on the mat. A sham battle will be staged alongside the drills.
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Daniel Moriarty
Chicago
Earl Caddock
Joe Stecher
Charlie Cutler
Wladek Zbyscko
City Controller Predicts Budget Shortfall Ahead
City Controller Pike warns of a looming shortfall for next year noting about 1,000,000 less in saloon license revenue and a roughly 130,000 drop in tax receipts. The remarks signal tighter city finances and potential spending restrictions.
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Pike
Chicago Federation of Labor Appoints Officers and Committees
The Chicago Federation of Labor lists officers including President John Fitzpatrick and Vice President Oscar F. Nelson with Secretary Edward N. Nockels and other staff. It names committee appointments across Finance Delegates Legislative and delegates to the Illinois Federation of Labor convention with members from various trades.
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John Fitzpatrick
Oscar F. Nelson
Edward N. Nockels
Fred G. Hopp
Thomas F. Kennedy
Reading
William 8. McClenathan
E. A. Schroeder
Elizabeth Maloney
M. B. Philp
Carpenters and Joiners
Gertrude Stoetzel
Trade Union Label League
A. C. Anderson
Painters
Joseph W. Morton
C. A. Pease
Steve Sumner
T. G. Vance
Illinois Federation of Labor
Herman Beuhler
Thomas Curry
Agnes Johnson
Democrats Move to Force Fight Over Multiple Issues
Democrats have tentatively signaled a plan to force a confrontation over several matters, aiming to leverage leverage across competing priorities. The party contends that unified action on these questions could shape upcoming votes and policy direction, while opponents warn of gridlock and political risk.
Fear Socialists But Love Coin in Judicial Nominating Row
The Trust Press and The Judicial Trust Grafters mock the claim that public involvement in judge naming is blocked. They say the excuse is fear the Socialist vote will be large this year and could beat.
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Trust Press
Judicial Trust Grafters
Chicago Bankers at Atlantic City ABA Convention
A large delegation from Chicago attended the American Bankers Association convention in Atlantic City. Principal speakers include Treasury Secretary McAdoo and British officials on wartime finance, with emphasis on England France and European economics. Notable Chicago leaders listed include George M. Reynolds of Continental and Commercial and James B. Forgan of First National Bank.
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Chicago
American Bankers’ Association
Atlantic City
Chicago Savings Bank and Trust Company
Lucius Teter
Frank R. Warton
Central Trust Company
W. R. Dawes
W. G. Edens
Continental and Commercial
George M. Reynolds
Arthur Reynolds
Ralph van Vechten
John R. Washburn
T. E. Joiner
G. B. Smith
Corn Exchange National
E. 8
M. A. Traylor
Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company
C. E. Estes
National City
H. E. Otte
Fred A. Crandall
Noel State
J. R. Noel
Northern Trust Company
Bruce Smith
Martin Lindsay
South Chicago Savings
Warren W. Smith
Standard Trust and Savings
C. 8. Castle Union Trust Company
Craig B. Hazelwood
Treasury
McAdoo
Continental and Commercial National Bank
James B. Forgan
First National Bank
Yellow Cab Monopoly Protested Across City
Independent taxi drivers plan a protest Sunday evening after the vehicle bureau order requiring removal of a 20 cent per mile rate sign from taxi fronts. They claim fares are 25 cents for the first half mile then 20 cents thereafter, citing printed cards as evidence.
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Vehicle Bureau
Police Department
Independent Tax Drivers’ Association
Cabs Protest Sign Rules Over Taxi Rate Display
Cabs challenge an order to remove front signs as unconstitutional. They note Yellow Cab's garage on Twenty-first Street between Wabash and Michigan displays a sign stating taxis charge 20 cents per mile.
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Yellow Cab Company
Twenty-first Street
Wabash and
Michigan Avenues
City Eyes Milk Sales To Aid Poor In City
Health Commissioner Robertson seeks a legal opinion on city power to sell milk directly to consumers at nine tuberculosis dispensaries. He argues pricing milk at 9 or 10 cents a quart could help the poor, noting current costs and proposed market prices. Alderman Willis Nance calls for state intervention to prevent price hikes amid Illinois Milk Dealers’ Association talks.
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Robertson
Ettelson
Willis ©. Nance
City Council
Lowden
State Council For Defense
Illinois Milk Dealers’ Association
Hotel la Salle
Lowden forms waterway adviser board for Chicago to La Salle link
Gov. Lowden appoints EK. S Conway Joy Morton John T. Pirie George T. Page and Charles B. Fox to a new board of water resource advisers under the state code. The panel will study the proposed navigable waterway from Chicago to the Mississippi and take up plans immediately, following earlier discussions under Gov. Dunne.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Edward F. Dunne
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Major Funkhouser
Committee On Public Information
Wilson
Board of Review
Central Registration Act
Miller and Graham Bank
Lubliner
Trinz
B. E. Sunny
Chicago Telephone Company
Chicago Federation OF Labor
Yellow Cab
Grasping Milk Trust
Lowden’s Waterway
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