Many Fire Traps Chicago Theaters Warn Public Safety
Chicago officials urge closure or relocation of unsafe theaters after a Milwaukee avenue roof collapse. At least 112 theaters are under construction, with 44 first class venues averaging 1,200 seats. Total operating seating reaches 348,300, rising to 408,300 with new builds, threatening a daily audience of about 800,000 moves. Authorities push inspections, building reviews, and tighter oversight citywide.
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Telephone Trust Overcharges Chicago as City Probe Reveals
Chicago officials and Professor Edward Bemis disclose how the telephone monopoly funds high dividends, overcharges subsidiaries, and channels profits to American Telephone & Telegraph. Evidence shows 95 cent rents for equipment, Western Electric as purchasing agent, and vast ties among parent and subsidiary stockholders. City may seek rebates and lower local rates amid calls for widespread reform.
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American Telephone & Telegraph Company
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Chicago Telephone Company
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Telephones Rates Referendum Call Sparks Council Debate
A Council Committee on Schools Fire and Police heard criticism of a plan to create a separate force segment and warned it would be illegal. The speaker urged a referendum on telephone rates and denounced lengthy dividends, demanding across the board rate reductions.
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Nance
Council Committee On Schools, Fire and Police
Telephone graft case surfaces in city council session
Representatives of the telephone company testified before the City Council as part of an effort by certain parties to grant the phone graft a renewed lease on life. The discussion highlighted concerns over alleged improper influence in local utility matters.
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Springfield
General Assembly
Chicago
Supreme Court
Telephone rate overhaul sparks public anger and distrust
Citizens express dismay at Bemis' report on telephone rates and suspect the trust will stage a showy fight to appear responsive. The debate over rate reductions grows heated as subscribers resist promises that may mislead them.
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Bemis
Telephone Trust Seeks Nickel-In-Advance Billing in Chicago
Editorial charges the telephone trust with imposing a nickel deposit before every call or order, claiming it would raise living costs and trigger dividend profits for stockholders. It argues aldermen should reject the plan, portraying the trust as preying on Chicago households.
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Telephone Trust
Chicago
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