Deneen Fires Up Voters With Five Speeches in Four Hours
Gov Charles Deneen crisscrossed Joliet Lockport New Lenox Frankfort Crete and Steger delivering five speeches in four hours. He and his party averaged about thirty miles per hour and drew large crowds in each stop. The tour illustrated strong local support for Deneen and for Congressman Snapp ahead of the August primaries.
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Charles
Deneen
Snapp
Lockport
Steger
New Lenox
Frankfort
Crete
Joliet
Chicago Heights
Western United Gas & Electric Pays City Funds in Cash
Western United Gas and Electric Co paid $10,000 to City Clerk Berscheidy on Saturday morning under a franchise grant. The payment completes a $25,000 fund set aside for city needs, with the balance remaining to be allocated.
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Western United Gas & Electric Co
Berscheidy
McCormick Attacks Snapp Over Deep Waterway Fight
Open letter from Sanitary District President R R McCormick denounces Congressman Snapp for opposing the district’s water power plans and blocking a Joliet elevated channel, accusing him of unfaithfulness to his trust and meddling in a political fight with Lambert and Copley.
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R. R. McCormick
Sanitary District
Lambert Organ
Snapp
McCormick
Economy Light & Power Co
Secretary of War
Dresden Heights
Charles A. Munroe
War Department
Taft
Economy Company
Desplaines
Joliet
Utica
Springfield
Senate
House
Sanitary
Thompson Wishes Injunction Modified By Court Motion
John D. Thompson and others named as defendants seek to modify an injunction issued by Judge Dibell. The motion asks removal as to Miller E. Munroe and Gordon A. Ramsey and allows board meetings, sale of carnation plants, payment of expenses, growing of carnations, and clarification of Thompson Carnation Co. relations. Filed in Circuit Clerk Schiuntz's office this morning.
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John D. Thompson
Col
Fred Bennitt
Citizens National Bank
Circuit Court
Dibell
Miller
Munroe
Gordon A. Ramsey
Schiuntz
James Bannon Quits Democratic Ticket
James Bannon assistant city engineer and a candidate for county surveyor on the Democratic ticket has withdrawn. The first withdrawal day passed with Bannon and Dr Brennan of Manhattan as the only declared dropouts among county offices. One vote at the primaries could fill the vacancies.
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James Bannon
Bannon
Brennan
Manhattan
Messrs. Bannon
Republigars Meet Candidates Heard
German American and Italian organizations hosted aspirants to county honors yesterday. Both the German American Republican and the South Side Italian Republican clubs held large meetings with most candidates in attendance and heard from speakers.
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South Side
Lasger’s
North Bluff Street
South Chicago Street
Chicago Labor Endorses Samuel J Drew for Lieutenant Governor
At a Chicago Federation of Labor meeting Samuel J. Drew was endorsed as a candidate for lieutenant governor. The endorsement signals organizational support for Drew in the upcoming election.
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Chicago
J. Drew
Chicago Federation of Labor
Samuel J. Drew
Trout Fishing Club Secures Bass Stock for Du Page River
The Plain Belt Trout Fishing Club secured Nat N. Cohen president of the Illinois on Commission to ship a large bass consignment for stocking the Du Page River. George A. Barr from this city supported the effort with his influence.
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Plain Belt
Nat N.cohen
Thellinois
DuPage River
George A. Barr
Must Defend a Relative Editor Turns On Tribune Criticism
A Chicago Tribune editorial is accused of meddling in Will County politics via the Sanitary District. The writer denounces the piece as rancor, alleging it aims to shield district guilt while attacking critics and praising an apparent water power trust influence.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Sanitary District
Tribune
Will County
Robert R. McCormick
The
Snapp
Congress
Special costs report outlines city burden limits and reforms
Assistant City Attorney D R Burke told the Board of Local Improvements the city’s costs for inspectors, abstracts and related expenses are limited to six percent of project costs and should be included only within that cap. He urged inspectors’ pay start after work progresses and strict control of court costs and expenses tied to local improvements. The board approved final or partial payments to several contractors and began new estimates for a sewer and sidewalk projects while Monahan Bros. prepared West Allen street repairs.
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County Court
Allen Street
Joliet
Board of Local Improvements
Ross & Curtis
Liberty Street
Colling Street
Meeker Avenue
First Ward
William Moran
Morian Street
Raynor Avenue
Marion
Washington Streets
Scott Street
Benton Street
Monahan Bros
West
Col J Hamilton Lewis Visits City For Democratic Hopes
Col J Hamilton Lewis of Chicago known for his whiskers and gubernatorial ambitions on the Democratic ticket spent the day in the city. He arrived at 12 25 over the Chicago and Alton, lunched at the Commercial club, and discussed local affairs with Mayor John R Cronin, Daniel R Burke, and John J Mahoney who hosted the visit.
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Cal
James Hamilton Lewis
Chicago
Mlinois
Chicago & Alton
Commercial Club
John R. Cronin
Daniel R. Burke
John J. Mahoney
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Gov. Deneen
Birds
Sam
Democratic Party
Economy Light & Power Company
Thompson
Thompson Carnation Co
Democratic
Burke
BOARD
Fred
D. R. Burke
Board of Local Im
Fred Moriarity
Ness
Metropolitan Engineering Company
Campbell Street
Sandiford & Mitchell
Wilcox Street
J. Hamilton Lewis
Dellwood Park
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