Telephone Trust Attacks City Officials In Chicago
The piece details a heated clash over telephone rate plans, alleging the Telephone Trust fights Mayor, aldermen, and public rights, while urging cheaper, automatic service championed by Armour and others. It cites a pending report, a merger discussion from New York, and calls for rate relief amid reform and scrutiny of municipal committees.
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Telephone Trust
Chicago
Illinois Tunnel Company
Grafters Union
Harrison
Council
American Telephone Trust
Tobacco Trust
Standard Oil Trust
Telephone
Nance
Chicago American
New York Times
New York City
Armour
Packer
New York
United States
Klondike
Bell
Telephone Company
Telephone Monopoly
Harriman
Kennedy
de Forest
Chicago Subway
Subway
Political maneuvering for Superior Court and other nominees
Republicans back Hayne R Pearson for Superior Court Judge while Hans Luchow and John P McGoorty attract Chicago business support. Q J Chott aims for Municipal Judge nomination as Hopkin supporters push him for Vice President in 1912. Hopkins is touted as Illinois favorite son for the national ticket.
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Hayne R. Pearson
Q. J. Chott
Friends
United States
Albert J. Hopkins
Illinois
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