Illinois Gubernatorial Race Points to War Between Factions
In Illinois the Democratic race leans to Edward F. Dunne for governor while Hearst backed by Progressive Democrats pressures the regulars. The Republican scene centers on Taft allies with Roosevelt and a split over the U S Senate race. Cermak denounces nickel first phone service as aldermen fight for reform and rates.
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William Randolph Hearst
Illinois
Mr. Hearst
Hearst
Roosevelt
Taft
English
Millard F. Dunlap
Millnois
Repubican
Milnois
Edward F. Dunne
Messrs. Alschuler
Caldwell
Qneen
United States
Frank Smith
Dwight
Deneen
Cullom
W. Clyde Jones
Telephone Monopoly Faces Chicago Demand for Deli verance
Chicago residents urge relief from the Bell monopoly over the local phone system. The piece attacks rate hikes, corporate ties, and alleged city official complicity while highlighting profits, dividends, and a push for pay‑before‑service instruments amid calls for a new audit and lower charges.
Republican advisory panel clashes with Patten over Busse attack
At a meeting of the Republican advisory committee Patten criticized former Mayor Busse, who defended himself against alleged plots to raise living costs. The report names committee members including Governor Deneen and Postmaster Campbell and notes petitions must be filed with election boards. Democratic observers anticipate large attendance at the nominating convention led by Norman Mack.
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Board of Trade
Patten
Busse
Republican Advisory Committee
Deneen
Campbell
Homer K. Gal
Norman B. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Committee On
Baltimore
Public Service Reform Debate on Patents and Rates
An editorial from the Chicago Daily News discusses proposed antitrust changes and the idea that government patents used to create trusts should be forfeited. It likens telephone rate arguments to claims by Marshall Field Co and The Fair over improvements financed by others, noting rail depots as comparable capital costs. The piece notes telephone rates are revisable every five years.
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B. A. Eckhart
Chicago Bureau of Public Efficiency
West Park
Jens Jensen
West Parks
Bureau
South Park Board
Sanitary District
Telephone Trust
Bell Telephone Company
Local Telephone Company
Western Electri Company
Western Electrical Company
Bell Telephone
Chicago
Telephone Company
Ben
Bell Monopoly
Telephone Gang
Seyferlich
Chicago Daily News
National Senate
Interstate Commerce Comittee
Kenyon
Marshall Field & Co
Northwestern Railroad
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Dunne
James Hamilton Lewis
Anton J. Cermak
Twelfth Ward
Chicago Telephone Company
Bach
Alderman Cermak
Alexander H. Revell
Edwin W. Sims
Hadley
Missouri
Stubbs
Kansas
Chase Osborn
Michigan
Glasscock
West Virginia
Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Pin
James Pease
Lewis Rinaker
Lake View
Oscar Habel
W. H. Sexton
Judge Dunne
Bell
The
Bell Company
Board of Review
Fred W. Upham
Committee of 100
R. R. McCormick
James A. Patten
Abel Davis
M. EB. Greenabaum
Wallace G. Clark
Frank J. Loose
Board of Election Commissioners
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