Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-01

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Alderman william F. Ryan's big
host Of friends predict an easy victory
for him in his campaign for nomina.
ton in the Thirty.fourth Ward.
An agreement between the city and
the sanitary district for the furnish.
ing by the latter Of 10000 additional
lights is expected, according to
Thomas Sullivan. drainage board trus-
tee. The district at present is fur.
nishing the city with 5000 lights and
Ia under contract to furnish 10000
which have not been installed.
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Every indication points to the cleo.
ton of Anson H. Brown 10 the city
council In the Thirty.nrst ward. Mr..
Brown, who 10 q candidate on the Pro.
gressive ticket, will prove q worthy
representative in the city council.
Democrats all over are working hard
for John J. Coburn's nomination for
Judge Of the Superior Court, position
he is qualified in every way to Nil.
As member Of the Federal bench,
Judge Edward Osgood Brown would
serve with credit to himself and to the
people.
Mayor Harrison In plea for the
cooperation Of various civic associa.
tons to obtain financial relief for the
city declared himself in favor Of the
initiative, referendum and recall, the
short ballot, non.partisanship In mum.
cipal elections. new city charter and
| every other reform that any or all OF
the associations advocate.
II am q thorough reformer and you
will 60 a. far or farther than any OF
you," said the mayor in addressing
joint meeting Of the finance and
judiciary committees and representa-.
tives Of various civic associations.
"What I am advocating, however, IL
something that will bring the city i'm.
mediate relief and we cannot AFFORD
to lose sight Of the main Issue by put.
ting forward lot Of other things. no
matter how desirable they may seem.
We must have the JUL law amended
20 that the city will be placed In the
position It was before the recent gu.
preme Court decision changed the tax.
ing system"
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Harry H. Lampert filed his petition
for the Democratic nomination for al.
derman in the Twenty.third ward. Mr..
Lampert was the Democratic nominee
last year and although defeated he
reduced O Republican plurality OF
$500 to q bare 500 votes.
Albert G. Wheeler stands foremost
among Chicago's leading financiers
and business men.
Judge John r. Caverly continues to
add to his popularity in Chicago by
his good record on the Municipal Court
bench.
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The council committee on local in
dustries Tuesday recommended for
passage an ordinance vacating Ger
tain alleys between West Twenty.sec
ond and West Twenty.ninth streets
for the Chicago and Western Indiana
Railroad.
The company intends to locate q
.. freight yard at the point and has &C
quired all the property necessary, ex.
cept st. Anthony's Church at West
Twenty.fourth and South Canal
streets.
Il Alderman Lips, who was going to
, run as a non.partisan candidate, has
fled his petition for the Republican
nomination In the Twenty.sixth ward.
Frank Hembes has announced his
candidacy for the Democratic nomina.
, ton for alderman In the Twenty.third
ward. Mr.. Hembes has a big army of
friends in the ward and they will work
hard for him.
A subcommittee Of the city coun-
ellis local transportation committee
recommended that additional tracks
be laid at the Clark street station of
the Northwestern Elevated Railroad
Company In order to allow better
) switching facilities for the Ravens.
wood trains.
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BY his clean and able record as
County Judge, John E. Owens has
further cemented the ties of esteem IN
which he is held by the people OF Chi.
cago.
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Both as lawyer and a citizen,
James s. Hopkins Is liked and respect.
ed by all who come in contact with
him.
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Creation of a minimum scale of
wages for women was demanded by
the council Monday night as a much
needed weapon against the social evil.
Thorough investigation of the com.
pensation paid to woman workers and
the enactment Of a law requiring q