Roosevelt Bolts and Ballot Battle Fueling 1904 Conventions
News from Baltimore and Chicago outlines Roosevelt’s frustration with the Republican convention setup and his possible bolt to seek an independent path. Democratic plans in Baltimore center on New York and Ohio contenders while Cook County Democrats loom in force on June 23.
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Roosevelt
John Callan O'Laughlin
the Tribune
Illinois
Baltimore
New York
Gaynor
Harmon
Ohio
Cook County
Broadway
City Hall
Waldorf- Astoria
Tammany Hall
Baltimore & Ohio
Jersey City
City
Illinois Democrat Alschuler Pushes Civil Service Plan
Samuel Alschuler delegate at large from Illinois to the Democratic national convention at Baltimore next week outlines a civil service plank. He prepared draft resolutions urging comprehensive amplification of civil service laws with adequate legislation and honest rigid enforcement across government service.
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Samuel Alschuler
Illinois
Baltimore
Roger C. Sullivan
Chicago panels push park consolidation and lakefront plan
Chicago's three park boards may be folded under city control if the legislature backs a city council judiciary committee recommendation. The plan also lists a lakefront development deal with Illinois Central railroad tied to Field Museum access, pending directors' approval.
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Melnerney, Toman and Bauler
Harrison
Ray Palmer
City Electrician
I R. Fleming
Chicago Railways
Chicago
Judiciary Committee
Mayer
General Assembly
Lake Front
South Park Board
Ilinois Central Railroad
Charles H. Markham
The
Road
Lessing Rosenthal
Citizens’ Committee
Honore
Echeme
City Council Judiciary Committee
Henry D. Capitain
Rates Too High in Chicago Bell Monopoly Row
The Chicago city debate centers on rate hikes by the Bell monopoly which owns the local telephone firm and Western Electrical. Critics push for lower charges, citing massive dividends and rising capital stock while urging a new audit and protection for residents.
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Chicago Telephone Company
Chicago
Lske
Bell
Local Telephone Company
The
Western Electrical Company
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone
Above Electrical Company
Bell Monopoly
Telephone Trust
Silinole Tunnel Company
Silinose Tunnel Company
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Teddy
County Democracy
Old Town
Wilson
Clark
South Dakota
Tribune
Alexander H. Revell
National Roosevelt Committee
Mr. Revell
City Forester
Transportation Committee
Hearst
State Civil Service Commission
Stead
Dunning
Fredric Greer
County Civil Service Commission
W. L. Moulton
State Commission
Greer
State Classified Service
City Council
Harrisone
Subway
Bell Company
Bemis
Seyferlich
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