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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1912
Page
1
A chaotic Chicago agitprop piece rails at trusts and Cook County grand juries. It cites Abe Ruef and San Francisco grafts, attacks the Iroquois Club and Roosevelt factions, and notes endorsements, aldermen, and a June 22 Chicago departure for the Democratic national convention with Peter Bartzen as the likely November winner.
The ChicagoPhone control battle pits the Bell system against city leaders and reformers. The piece accuses the Bell monopoly of owning the local and Western Electrical firms, forcing higher rates, and threatening aldermen who oppose rate hikes. It cites 1911 dividends, rising capital stock, and presses for government seizure of telephone patents. The editorial warns aldermen to curb rates and investigate past ties with the electrical company.
The article argues that public should face elevated charges as a result of the service enhancements. It compares this logic to Marshall Field & Co. and The Fair raising prices for goods due to improvements they funded, suggesting the same line of reasoning applies to Northwestern.
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