Chicago Poised for Republican National Convention Next Year
Chicago appears certain to host both major party conventions in the coming year. Fred W. Upham, a leading Republican figure, urges Chicago as the site and reports 76 percent favorable replies from national committee members. A $100,000 fund is planned to cover committee expenses, while objections cite the Coliseum’s 10,000 seating limit.
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Fred W. Upham
Republican National Committee
Upham
National Committee
Kansas City
Denver
St. Louis
Baltimore
Taft
Republican Party
Call to break the Bell monopoly over Chicago phones
A Chicago editorial blasts the Bell Telephone monopoly for owning the local line and Western Electrical, urging aldermen to curb rate hikes. It cites a 1911 expert report and a 1904 contract showing internal charges and services, warns of pay‑in‑advance phones, and calls for a new audit to lower rates.
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Local Telephone Company
The
Western Electrical Company
Grafters Union
Illinois Tunnel Company
Telephone Trust
Chicago
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone
Banda
Seyferlich
Bell Telephone Monopoly
Electrical Company
Bell Monopoly
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Frank L. Smith
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Marcus Kavanagh
Charles 8. Cutting
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Edward Osgood Brown
William Ritchie
William A. Vincent
Outer Harbor
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Central Trust Company of New York
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Commonwealth Edison Company
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