Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-10

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he Board Of County Commissioners
'or reelection. There had been rumors
Vt split In the district lately. but the
caucus demonstrated that there Is only
in sight there. George W.
I;ary presided and made an address.
Henry Schopcr acted as secretary.
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The Third senatorial district Rcpub.
leans may nominate Edward G. Val.
lette for the lower house of the Illinois
Legislature.
Although the election is year away. |
Sol A. Lewinsohn is in the field as a
Democratic candidate for the nOmina-
ton for City Treasurer. He Is max
ing an active canvass among his
friends in all parts of the city and
claims the support Of many Of the
Democratic leaders.
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Charles =. Cutting. John II. Battcn
and Lcandcr u. Condcc are talked of
for probate Judge.
The chances of Henry W. I.cman he
Ing nominated for probate Judge are
said to be exceedingly slim. as both
Lcman and John A. Linn hail from the
same ward. the Twcnty-third. Mr..
Linn Is clerk of the Superior Court and
Is on the Republican slate for rcnoml.
nation.
The Republican leaders of the Third
senatorial district talk Of nominating
+. =. Hipes. the well-knOwn druggist.
for the Legislature. Mr.. Hipcs has
the backing of most Of the South Side
druggists. who are In favor Of his being
sent to Springfield to represent their
combined interests at the state capital.
Hon. -. V. burlington is much talked
Of as one of the strongest Republicans
to run for Mayor Of Chicago next year.
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Elmer Il. Baldwin. the well-knOwn
real estate broker OH Thirty.fifth street.
Is backed by Fourth ward Republicans
for County Commissioners.
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Republicans already talk Of nominal.
ing Mr.. Charles PIerson. president OF
the Picrson Dairy Company, for city
Treasurer next year.
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iuries IL n farce. II should he changed.
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We are glad to learn that Justice
George II. Woods. who has been opcr.
atcd upon for appendicitis. Is rapidly
recovering His health.
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Eleventh District Democrats will
send Mr.. Leo j. Tausig to the Lcgis
laturc next January.
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Mr.. John V. Clarke. President of III,
IIilcrnian Banking Association. Is h.
ing strongly talked of as n good man
to run for Mayor next year. There !.
one live fact that certainly no one vii
disputc-should John N.Clnrkc be elect
cd Mayor he would give the city OF
Chicago u business administration sucl
ns 1t never has yet had.
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Hon. James II. Eckels has man.
warm frlcnds-Dcmocratic leaders II
the East and In the Wcst-whO ar,
strongly urging him as the proper maj
to receive the Democratic nomination
for President of the United States.
IL the Northwestern Elevated eve
going to bc completed!
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Work on the Orthwcstcrn ~" Seem
to have stopped entirely.
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Tho subject Of diseases In the schools
and the manner and method bes
adapted to an elfcctual suppression o
the danger to the public health thu
emanates from this source is one o
, the most important and interesting
, problems with which the cities IN,
' communities have to deal. Importan
and interesting from the sole fact tim
every person living In city or a com
, munity Is directly benefited by ever
/, measure that contributes to lessenln
disease In the schools. 1t has been est
mated by IN authority on the subjec
that 70 per cent. of tho epidcmics O
= contagious diseases might be prevente
simply by n proper inspection OF tn
g schools. Some idea of the value O
medical inspection In tho schools ma
be judged from the experience OF Boz
!. ton, the first city to make an exper
:. ment. or S.0G4 pupils examined 1,l5
j. were found to be physically unit I
j. attend school ana 30 were sufferln
s. with contagious diseases. After sue
v conclusive proof Boston permanent
q adopted the daily medical examinatiO
g plan, and other cities have followed til
|. example. In New York there are II
medical examiners who visit Ill
schools daily, and they have exclude
from attendance q per cent. Of tho 81
J. rolled pupils for no other cause eXceI
v that they were III with contagious di
u eases. II the mind fails to grasp I'll
IL benefits OF the daily medical examln,
10 ton plan of protecting the publ
II health from the figures given, the a
sertiOn, based upon statistics, made b
an officer of the New York Board ,
Health, that the city saves In collins I.