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Chicago Eagle in Chicago, Illinois

10 Aug 1912

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Chicago Eagle

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1912

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Wilson Thrown Underhanded Methods May Run Third

A Chicago era political attack item charges Governor Wilson’s Illinois electors with graft and influence peddling. It accuses a state legislator relative and others of soliciting business for the elector using city favors, alleges a Labor Day scam by the Gray Berg Burns gang, and predicts political fallout. The piece urges Maclay Hoyne as a reformer and hints at upcoming bribery inquiries shaping Illinois politics.

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Illinois Wilson Ilinois Cook County Gray-Berg-Burns Federation of Labor Chicago Eagle Eagle Public Utilities” Committee Gag Deneen Dunne Tehe Edward F. Dunne
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A Fine Service Prompts Chicago Phone Trust Battle

The Chicago Tunnel Company touts automatic service as superior to the Bell Trust. The Illinois Tunnel Company faces a council push to forfeit its franchise while critics argue the Trust overcharges Chicagoans and stifles competition. Mayor Harrison supports dual systems, claims they offer lower costs, and calls for a new report on finances amid mounting lawsuits and propaganda.

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Chicago Tunnel Company New Automatic Company Trust Bell Company Chicago Illinois Tunnel Company Trust Press Tunnel Company The Eagle Telephone Trust Harrison Council Committee On Gas, Oil and Electric Light Cermak Automatic Company Craig Sexton Everett Audit Company Public Utility Inspector Ita
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