Pay in Advance Phone Scheme Stirs City Hall Debate
City Council hears Hello Trust Company plan to charge for all calls while offering free time checks. Officials condemn the pay in advance device as risk to emergencies and question its fairness to residents amid broader debates on street improvements and political maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
The
Hello Trust
Chicago
Council Committee
Owens
Philip J. McKenna
Board of Local Improvements
Commercial Avenue
Madison Street
Milwaukee Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Wentworth Avenue
Telephone monopoly redistricting and harbor plans emerge
The piece discusses aldermen favoring a telephone monopoly facing redistricting, calls to crush the butter and egg trust, and outlines Chicago harbor expansion plans with two 250 foot wide piers, $5 million cost, condemned properties, and a passenger deck with a moving sidewalk. It cites John Ericson and Maclay Hoyne and notes structuring for a Spring bond issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Council
Board of Subway and Harbor Engineers
John Ericson
Maclay Hoyne
Ilinola
Indiana
Ontario
Erie
PHONE SLAVERY IN CHICAGO MENACE TO MUNICIPAL RIGHTS
A Chicago opinion piece denounces the Bell monopoly controlling the local telephone firm and Western Electrical, alleging inflated prices and covert payments. It warns aldermen that rate hikes will invite voter backlash and protests the pay before service scheme and pay in advance devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Local Telephone Company
The
Western Electrical Company
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Telephone Company
North Side
Harry Gibbons
Mr. Gibbons
San Francisco
Burns
Democratic Committee
Harrison
Iroquois Club
John W. Eckhart
Charles J. Vopicka
Michael Zimmer
James Bowers
William L. O'Connell
Charles H. Wacker
James Simpson
Charles A. Stevens
J. C. Vaughan
Simon Fish
J. 8. Ager
Butter and Egg Trust
Alexander H. Revell
National Business Congress
Congress Hotel
Revell
Waington
Olher
Bell Company
Telephone Trust
Illinois Tunnel Company
Grafters Union
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone
Bonde
Above Electrical Company
Bell Monopoly
Seyferlich
Bell Telephone Monopoly
Electrical Company
Electric Company
Rill
Rudolf Brand
United States Brewing Company
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