Who Will Carry the Old Fourth in Local Races
In a hastily gathered political fracas Attridgeites and Coombsites vie for supervisor and support, with Butler of Oak Park approached to back the Attridge ticket. Local bids for an Odd Fellows home and land near two railroads are debated as the McKinley inauguration nears, while other town matters include a street railroad condemnation petition, canal progress notes, and a Lake Street LL dispute over nickels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alhambra
Odd Fellows
Suburban Railroad Company
Chicago
Gage Farm
Twenty-second Street
Harlem Avenue
Lyons
Lake Street
Clark and
Lake Streets
A.W. Yeater
Mr. Yeater
J. W. Bate
J. R. Schermerhorn
Charles (. Kochner
C. H. Fitzgerald
John Miller
EB. A. Chowen
J. J. Walser
Austin
Cicero Republican Ticket to Nominate
Town Pres. R. H. Traill Austin Town Clerk J. R. Drent Berwyn Trustee R. C. Coombs Oak Park Supervisor R. S. Worthington Oak Park Assessor S. S. Vastine Collector I. H. Rearden Austin Police Magistrate Wm. Amerson Austin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
R. H. Traill
Austin
J. R. Drent
Berwyn
R. C. Coombs
Oak Park
Worthington
Vastine
I. H. Rearden
Wm. Amerson
Not Fighting Corporations and Local Votes
The passage argues that Mr. Attridge does not fight foreign or town outsiders but targets local town corporations. It claims his assessor conduct would tax Oak Park Water Gas and Electric Light Company and Cicero and Proviso Street Railroad out of existence. It suggests private town corporations lack rights to influence town affairs while Attridge and his firm act in the town’s interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attridge
Harrison Street
Shanghai
Tsvery
Attridge & Co
Oak Park Water, Gas and Electric Light Company
Cicero and
Proviso Street Railroad Company
Onnk Park
Orc
Oak Park
Pierce
Rearden
Austin
South Side
Oak Yark Company
Cicero
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern R. R
Water and Brecture Light Company
H.A. Cummings
Cicero and Proviso Street Railroad
Chicago and Northwestern Company
Adop
Coombs
Ridgeland
Worthington
Mr. C
V. R
Lake Street
James W. Scoville
Water and Electric Light Works
Scoville Institute
Conway
Ans
Fourth Precinct
Young Men's Republican Club
Republican Club
J. W. Everett
Everett
Cicero and Proviso Street Railroad's Long Road to Growth
The article extols the Cicero and Proviso Street Railway for transforming Cicero by linking suburbs with Chicago. It claims paved streets, higher property values, and easier access attracted residents and jobs, boosting tax base while the company reinvested profits, improving civic life without paying dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Cicero & Proviso Street Railway Company
Chicago
Madison Street
Lake Street
Cicero & Proviso Street Railway
Austin
Oak Park
Ridgeland Avenue
Lake
Madison
Cicero & Pro- Viro Street Railway
Cieeroe
Cicero's water and electric fight stirs town politics
The Vindicator defends fair coverage of the Oak Park Water Gas and Electric Lights company contract dispute in Cicero. It notes the six to two Town Board split and stresses gratitude for the utilities that saved Cicero from municipal decay while urging voters to back independent candidates Coombs and Worthington who avoid special interests.
Local Light Question Sparks Oak Park Austin and South Side Debate
A fragment debates light questions in Oak Park Austin and the South Side with references to Creerestoration and political figures. The text appears as garbled notes on a mayoral or council issue and party caucus dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
Austin
Oak Park Water Co faces public criticism over pricing
The Oak Park Water Co is criticized as robbers by some residents while defending its charges as fair. Officials say average annual water cost is 13.81 per house with 126 gallons daily for 9.00, noting few homes consume 27.00 annually. advocates urge fair treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Berwyn
Dodge
Oak Park Water Co
Indiscriminate Attacks on Private Water Works Spark Debate
The Oak Park Water Company faces sustained criticism from political actors amid calls for municipal ownership. The piece defends the company as a public benefaction born from necessity, detailing its founders' efforts to establish water service for Cicero and the early challenges they overcame including deep well drilling, contracting, and investor mobilization. The editorial urges fair criticism and opposes partisan assault during elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park Water Company
Cicero
Jas
We Scoville
Oak Park
Scoville Institute
Ile
Chicago
Cicerochen
Cicere
Republican primaries set for March 13 and convention in Library Hall
The Cicero Republican primaries will be held in all precincts next Friday March 13 from 2 to 8 pm. The town Republican convention follows on the next day in Library Hall Austin at 1 30 am. Caucuses to nominate tickets for delegates to be voted at the primaries will be held Thursday evening in all precincts. Every good Republican should attend to assert political rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Hall
Austin
Worthington Seeks Supervisor Seat After Decline by Pierce
Oak Park resident Mr. Worthington is urged to run for supervisor on the Republican ticket. He previously served two years, leaving no deficit or mislaid funds, with orderly books and cash and a clean record. He aims to serve on merit, with no entangling alliances or favors, and is expected to win regardless of ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Roos. Worthington
Oak Park
Worthington
Municipal Ownership in Cicero Debate
The piece notes Jas W Wilson of Austin publishing a pamphlet on municipal ownership for water gas and electric lighting, arguing data aids intelligent discussion. It contrasts public taxation with private returns, cites Cicero Oak Park and Harlem as context, and laments debt and mismanagement in municipal ventures, citing Cicero where north uses private supply and south uses a municipal plant with recent payment problems and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. W. Wilson
Austin
Lewis
Chicago
Oak Park Company
Cicero
Harlem
Oak Park
Wilson
Oak Park Water Company Chief Backs Municipal Ownership
The Oak Park Water Gas and Electric Light Co president Mr Conway declares willingness to sell to the town, supports arc lamp conversion if required, and defends his firm amid local politics. He cites past town improvements, acknowledges costs, and frames current hostility as political maneuvering.
Water works debt debate in Cicero analyzed
The piece shows total returns of 25 789 48 dollars with debates over town gains versus interest. It notes 20 984 dollars charged to the town for pipes and about 1 000 property owners bearing assessments, 600 water takers paying at least 9 dollars yearly, 200 hydrants in use, and a planned 4 000 dollar compressor purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bennett
Cicero Municipal League
Cicero
Berwyn
Oak Park Company
Samuel D. Attridge
Oak Park Water Company
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William Halley
Willawave
Frank J. Bace
Lake St
Waoney
Thos
H. Gale
Lasalle Street
Pleasater Street
Willis Sharpe Kilner
Binghamton, N. Y
Attridgevillians
Coombsites
Attridgeites
Mr. Worthington
Elmhurst
Hoy
Brown
Simons
Elgin
McKintey Post
Rmrass
McKinley
National Capital
LaGrange
Panama Canal
Canal Company
Culebra
Cicero & Proviso Street Railroad
The
Oak Park Wa
Ter, Gas and Electric Light Co
Jong Figures
Chere
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