Illinois Will Elect Next U S Senator by Direct Vote
The Seventeenth Amendment enables Illinois voters to choose the next U S Senator next year. Democrats race to nominate with names like Boeschenstein Rainey and Dunlap. Republicans name Hopkins Sherman Deneen Madden Tice Cannon Small Yates. Progressives cite Revell McCormick Bass Funk Harris. Roger Sullivan meets with President Wilson as Chicago leaders assess appointments and streetcar service failures.
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United States
Herman
Illinois
H Charles Boeschenstein
Henry T. Rainey
Millard Fillmore Dunlap
Albert J. Hopkins
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Charles 8. Deneen
Martin B. Madden
Homer Tice
Joseph G. Cannon
Len Small
Richard Yates
Alexander H. Revell
Medill McCormick
John F. Bass
Frank H. Funk
Benjamin F. Harris
Roger C. Sullivan
Wilson
White House
Washington Dispatch
Sullivan
Baltimore
Mr. Sullivan
Murphy
New York
Taggart
Indiana
The Nickel First and the Chicago Telephone Trust
A critical view charges the telephone trust with keeping nickel first service and denying real rate relief. It cites a $103 million net surplus after salary raises and pensions, opposes forced automatic phones, and credits Governor Dunne with a bill to curb the trust, while noting local politics and public utility regulation debates.
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Harrison
Chicago
Nickel First
Trust
Gas, Oil, and Electric Light Committee
The
Telephone Trust
Bell Companies
Dunne
State
State Commission
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Sherman
North Siders
Niels Juul
State Senate
Block
Porter
Consolidated Traction Company
Ald. Berger
Gilbert HB. Porter
W. W. Curley
Alderman Richert
Chicago Daily
Northwestern L
Fullerton Avenue
Phone Trust
Suan
Boston
Chicago Railways Company
Democratic Organization
la Salle Street
Washington Street
City Hall
la Salle Hotel
John T. Connery