Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-11-25

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Following 10 the political calendar
for 1912.
January ~, 1912-First day for A.
Ing aldermanic petition.
Eebrui ~ 10. 1912-Tirst day for
fling petition for nominations for Of
fees to be voted at April primaries.
February ~, 1912-Last day for
ming nominations for alderman.
February ~, 1912-Primary for al.
dermanic nomin; lions.
March z, l912-Last day for ding
call for congressional and state con.
ventions.
March II, 1912-Last day for ding
petitions for April primary (Munici.
pal Judge excepted).
March rs. 1912-Last day for nling
Municipal jucge petitions.
April 2, 1912-..ldermanic election
April 0. 1912-Primary for ofices to
be filled at fall election.
April Is, 1912-County convention.
April II, 1912 Congressional con
vention.
April 10, 1s12-state conventions.
November s, 1912-General elec.
ton.
Following are the offices to be
filed In 1911 and 1912:
November Z. 1911-Ten Superior
court judges. one Circuit court Judge.
April 2. 1912--One alderman from
each ward.
November s. 1912-President and
lce.president Of the United States.
twenty.seven presidential electors,
governor, secretary Of state. attorney
general, lieutenant governor. state
treasurer, auditor. three university
trustees, members Of congress, mem.
ber Of the legislature, one state sen.
ator from even numbered senatorial
district, states attorney, president of
the county board, and flfteen mem.
bers OF board, recorder Of deeds, cir.
cult court clerk. superior court clerk.
coroner, member Of board Of review.
two members Of county board Of as.
SCISSORS, nine judges Of the municipal
court. three sanitary trustees.
The City Council Monday night pass
ed an amendment to the milk bottle
ordinance requiring the City Sealer
to take forty.eight bottles In making
his tests and remove the requirement
that they be exact. They may vary
one.fourth of one ounce in size. Aid.
erman Captain, Thomson and Nance
fought 1t as legalizing short weight
measure and declared 1t never could
be enforced. Sixty.two other alder.
men voted for 1t. The Chicago Fed
Grafton of Labor indorsed the amend.
ment on the ground that 1t broke a
monopoly In the bottle industry.
Other acts Of the Council:
Received q report from the City
Electrician estimating $4,000 as the
cost Of street signs at all street In.
tersections.
Received reports from the Commis.
sioner of Public Works on damage
done by electrolysis to water pipes
and for the improvement Of the city's
WdtcT supply
Referred to the finance committee
o request from the election commits.
sioners for $942,5OO to pay for vot.
ing machines.
Received report from Aldermen
Murray and Kearns as to improve.
ments In the handling of garbage.
| Referred to the local transportation
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honey for inclosed platforms on the
rear of street cars.
Ordered the police department to
provide a $500 home for Mrs. Mary
Hennessey, whose son, G. j. Hennes'
sey, a former policeman, died from
injuries received while on duty.
Watch out for surprises In the state
fight.
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The fight for congressional seats
promises to be interesting.
An outer harbor is needed and
needed badly.
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The aldermanic primary will be
next.
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William Ritchie would prove a
worthy successor to Judge GrosscuI
on the federal bench. II President
Taft appoints a Democrat he CAM
select a better man than Mr. Ritchie
Albert G. Wheeler stands foremost
among Chicago leading financiers
and business men.
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Judge Edward Osgood Brown is {
man of whom Chicago Is proud Il
claim as one of her leading citizens
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Isaac N. Powell. the popular and
well known banker and former city