Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14

Langtry going to the states Attor-
ney's office.
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Peter NJ. Hoffmans great victory for
reelection as Coroner has started a
fullfiedged boom for him for Mayor
of Chicago in 1915.
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The West Park Board on Tuesday
appropriated $4,000 for a new play.
ground and natatorium In the south
end of Humboldt Park, which Secre.
tary George A. Mugler said will be
one of the best in Chicago
City Comptroller John T.. Traeger
announced that he would arrange to
pay approximately 10000 employees
whose pay days fall q few days after
Christmas before the holiday. The
same arrangement was made to pay
police and firemen before Thanksgiv-
ing. The payment to be made will
be about S1,75O,oO.
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William Eisfeldt is being urged by
Twensy.fourth ware Republicans to
run for Alderman next spring. Mr..
Eisfeldt served in the City Council be.
fore and Is known from one end of
the ward to tne otner.
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Talk Of Judge Edward Osgood
Brown for Attorney General in Presi.
dent Wilson's cabinet continues to
grow.
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Judge Gemmill of the Municipal
Court was notified on Monday of his
election to the presidency of the iii.
nois branch Of the American Insti.
tute of Criminology. The election
was by the unanimous ballot of the
executive council. He is to take the
place of Judge Orrin N. Carter, who
was recently elected president of the
national organization.
Among Cnicago's leading financiers
and business men no man stands high
err In the estimation of the people than
Albert G. Wheeler.
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Judge John II. Caverly is daily add
ing to his popularity in Chicago by
the splendid record he is making or
the Municipal court bench.
Half million books were circu.
lated by the Chicago public library
last month, according to the report
of the librarian, Henry T.. Legler. at
the semi.monthly meeting Of the lib
rary directors Monday night. Re
ports Of branch reading rooms
showed an increased demand for fic
ton. although the general record was
for fewer works Of this kind than In
the month previous.
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At the monthly members meeting
OF the Cook County Real Estate
Board Tuesday afternoon the repor,
on subways by the boards transporta
ton committee, which opposes sub
ways in every form, was unanimously
adopted without an amendment
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The best place In Chicago to buy
diamonds Is at Tom N. Donnelly's, "a
North Dearborn street.
Surveys Of q land belonging to the
city and held by railroads or other
corporations were recommended by
the City Council Committee on Local
Industries at its meeting Tuesday
The committee recommended for pas
sage an ordinance vacating a strip Of
land along the Illinois Central tracks
between One Hundred and Twenty
seventh and One Hundredth and Thir
tieth streets, and dedicated another
strip for roadway which the railroad
company agrees to pave with mac
adam.
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Both as a lawyer and citizen James
s. Hopkins is liked and respected BY
all who come In contact with him.
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SiXty-nine positions were Topped of
the pay rolls by the Circuit Court
Judge, and an equal number of EN-
ployes will be compelled to step Out
unless some means of retaining them
is devised by the heads OF the de
partments affected.
The recommendation made and
adopted at meeting of the judges
Monday afternoon are the outcome OF
nearly years investigation. The
judges failed to comply with the re
concentrations Of the Public Eff
cheney Bureau last year because they
received the report in which the re
concentrations were included too
late. But they Immediately began an
investigation of these recommends
lions, and, wherever 1t was found ad'
visable, followed them in this years
recommendations.
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Construction of the new Jackson
bouleva. d briuge came one step nearer
Tuesday when the council harbors
wharfs and bridges committee recon-
mended for passage the ordinance pre-
pared by the law department carry
ing an agreement for its construction
made by the sanitary district, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
the CITY. The former two have al