Telephone Trust in Chicago Faces City Demand for Fair Rates
An intense editorial laments the telephone monopoly in Chicago urging aldermen to block higher rates and remove nickel boxes. It contrasts public benefit versus private gain, citing Armour and the Subway receivers as models of cheap service and warns officials against pandering to the telephone trust while calling for a city complaint bureau and better directory clarity.
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Telephone Company Measured Service Debate in 1911
The Chicago Daily News argues against the push for measured service by the telephone company, noting opposition grows when patrons pay two tolls where one should suffice. It cites confusion for calls to railroad stations as an example of the system’s flaws.
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Fulton A Leader In Next Year’s Campaign Effort
A well known lawyer and former alderman Arthur W. Fulton is identified as one of the real leaders in the forthcoming major campaign. The note positions Fulton at the forefront of party effort and public policy strategy.
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Choice of thousands of Republicans In the Sixth district for congress
Louis Levy, the popular lawyer and Sixth Ward Democrat, is praised by the bench and bar as a candidate amid talk of party support in the Sixth district race for Congress. New street tights are noted as needed in Chicago.
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