Note: This is my new favorite among all the historical posts that I have published, both because of the topic and because of what was required to write it! Enjoy!
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The Cubs have had a.
Extra innings.
A walk-off hit.
A hidden ball trick.
A Cubs-Cardinals game at Chicago's West Side Grounds on Sunday, June 23, 1907, had all that and more all as Mayor Fred Busse looked on.
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Cap Anson, Chicago city clerk, Park 2 By JohnW53 on Dec 11, 2020, 3:41am CST +
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By May of 1906, Cap Anson had been Chicago s city clerk for a little over a year, during which he had become embroiled in a number of disputes.
One battle, over whether a friend whom Anson had appointed as chief clerk was a permanent or temporary hire, ended only when the city s Civil Service Commission froze the payroll for Anson s department.
But that was small potatoes compared to what came next.
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MERIT BOARD AFTER ANSON,
Charges Commission Thinks of Try-
ing to Get Him Before the Council.
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City Clerk Cap Anson s desire to keep right, politically, which has led him to shield three influential city hall employees charged with drawing pay without rendering adequate service, may bring him before the city council for an explanation.