Voter urged to cast ballots in pivotal judicial election
The piece urges Chicago voters to participate next Tuesday in a major judicial election. It notes active campaigns by Democratic and Republican factions, outlines proposed salary increases for the Municipal Court and bailiffs, cites endorsements and criticisms, and discusses voter affidavit rules and redistricting debates.
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Chicago
Bureau of Efficiency
Cook County
Democratic Party
Tuley
McAllister
Rogers
Moran
Altgeld
Dunne
Republican County Central Committee
Philadelphia
Chicago Bureau of Public Efficiency
Illinois Civil Service Reform Associations
City Council Committee On Elections
Harrison
Municipal Voters’ League
Cermak
Efficiency Bureau
Bureau of Public Effs
Chicago Prayer for Relief from Bell Monopoly Stirs City
A critical Chron-Examiner piece argues the Bell monopoly controls Chicago telephones via ownership of the local company and Western Electrical, pushing higher rates. It cites lamp counts and costs, exposes the deal structure, and urges aldermen to reject rate hikes and investigate city officials.
Bell monopoly controls local phone firm and Western Electric
A 1911 city council report notes the Bell telephone monopoly owns the local telephone company and Western Electric. It states Western Electric is a manufacturing arm producing Bell apparatus. In 1904 a contract bound the local company to buy all supplies from the electrical company.
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Bell Telephone Company
Local Telephone Company
Western Electrical Company
Bell Telephone
Chicago
Bonde
Telephone Company
Bell Monopoly
Seyferlich
Electric Company
Electrical Company
Bell Telephone Monopoly
The
Bell
Nickel Phone Guarantee Drives Per Day Charge
The telephone monopoly requires nickel phone users to guarantee 6 cents daily. If monthly nickel deposits fall short, renters pay the shortfall. if there is an excess, the company keeps it. Renters receive no credit for extra nickels.
City Rates Debate Over Five Year Revisions
City officials clash over proposed rate hikes by the telephone company and a plan to end the five year revision provision. The expert report signals sympathy for higher charges, while aldermen weigh public impact. Proponents compare to price increases by retailers and railroads to justify higher fees.
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Eady
Hugo Pam
Pam
Charles M. Foell
Election Board
James Hamilton Lewis
Taft
Wickersham
Grosscup
Illinois
Clency
Civil Service Reform Associations
Bell Company
Mes
Department of Electricity
Fred A. Busse
Marshall Field & Co
Northwestern Railroad
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