Telephone rates and monopoly critique roils Chicago aldermen
A Chicago letter columns piece argues the telephone trust exploits customers with high rates and nickel charges. It calls for measured service reform, public oversight, and possible decoupling or dissolution, citing city readers, New York and San Francisco comparisons, and a call for penny telephones to curb profits.
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Northwestern Railroad
Telephone Trust
Rifie
United States
States
Klondike
Bell
Armour
Chicago
Atx
Harriman
Kennedy Todd
de Forest
New York
Chicago Subway
Subway
National Post Office
Charles F. DeWoody
Department of Justice Secret Service
Bell Telephone
Wickersham
Bell Syndicate
West
DeWoody
Chicago Daily News
Information Bureau
Inquirer
Political talk on registration and campaigns in Chicago
Voters who moved or voted by affidavit must register next Tuesday to vote in the aldermanic election and April primary. Lewis Rinaker speaks for state's attorney, pledging no railroading and accountability. Endorsements, committee openings, and candidate activity fill the scene as Dem and Republican leaders push for support and strategy.
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Lewis Rinaker
Twenty-fifth Ward
August W. Miller
Joseph Sabath
Sherman
Judge Sabath
Sabath
William Loewy
John M. Duffy
Chicago Politicians Seek Nominations in April Primaries
A broad coalition of candidates from both major parties lines up for the April 9 primaries. Notable names include Alderman Lampert winning the Twenty-third ward nomination, Judge Dunne’s race described as tight, and several incumbents like Edward Janne and Lyndon Evans seeking renomination.
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Eagle
Harry H. Lampert
Lampert
Twenty-third Ward
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