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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1901
Page
7
Experts say the Chicago city accounts audit taxed staff severely. About 60 auditors worked four months on the largest city records review, with seven day shifts and constant strain. several collapsed or required medical treatment while one man remained insane.
In Edwardsville a rapid transit marriage occurred between Leonard Shannon a conductor on the St. Louis Belleville Traction and Miss Lucy, a hotel operator on the route. The bride, previously a flat Aral Rapermeen and conductor, smiled through the ceremony as brass battens and decorations were noted, while I. Baennen wears a two year oaks laced cap as he boarded his car at Collinshire and walked away.
Miss Pearl Hutchina and Ward McCullough wed during a quarantine at a boarding house after health officers confined the couple for a month. Mayor Frank conducted the ceremony from across the street via megaphone as the lovers stood at an open window.
President Roosevelt, following the secretary of war's recommendation, amended civil service rules to withdraw wartime exceptions. About a thousand positions in the quartermaster medical ordnance and engineer departments revert to civil service status. The move aligns with a broader policy to extend civil service coverage.
A train from Collinsville carried a couple to Edwardsville where Justice George Clough wed them after a quick ride. Conductor Shannon arranged by telephone and a Messenger brought the license, ending with the bride and groom receiving congratulations and gifts that evening. Motorman John Bauer aided the elopement by keeping the trip on schedule.
Chicago authorities propose raising one million dollars annually for public art through a Municipal Art league. They expect 10 years to elevate the city to Parisian beauty with statues, fountains, arches, and a club in every school and business. Plans include transforming the Crascap river into an artistic waterway with bridges and stone walks.
A playful, satirical meditation on the modern woman and fashion minded behavior. The piece surveys her constant striving for improvement in marriage, domestic help, wardrobe, politics, social life, and travel while hinting at the mystery of what she will tackle next.
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