Dunne Gains Ground as Deneen Faces GOP Split
A Chicago German paper urges liberals to back Edward F. Dunne for Illinois governor, arguing Deneen lacks backbone and that many Republicans will vote Dunne. The piece notes opposition within the Republican Party, calls for reform in public numbering, and flags statewide discontent with Deneen’s administration and the State’s finances.
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Deneen
Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
Judge Dunne
Chicago
Abendpost
Charles 8. Deneen
Lawrence Y. Sherman
United States
Dunne
Sherman
Tasue
State Senate
Senate
United States Senate
Cook County
Jack-Potiam
Bellville
Edward F.dunne
Beneen
Telephone Dividends as Proof They Pay Too Much
A Chicago council meeting examined telephone rate proposals amid criticism of the Bell monopoly. A report argues the Chicago Telephone Company profits hinge on higher local rates, citing eight percent dividends on twenty seven million dollars and ownership ties to the Bell system. The piece urges rate reductions and scrutiny of city officials’ links to the utility.
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Cleveland
Baker
Public Service
Springborn
Chicago
Telephone Trust
Twelfth Street
Washington Street
Marshall Field & Co
McGann
Harrison
McInerney
Bell Telephone Company
Local Telephone Company
Western Electrical Company
Local Telephone
Bell Telephone
Telephone Company
Bell
Seyferlich
Chicago Telephone Company
Telephone Trust Draws Indignation Over Tariff Plans
The piece condemns the Telephone Trust as a harsh monopoly that crushes competition and treats the public as serfs. It notes public anger and questions aldermen’s response to potential phone tariff cuts, citing a Bemis report prepared for the council's gas, oil and electric light committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telephone Trust
United States
Edward W. Bemis
Council
Gas, Oil and Electric Lght Committee
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Mr. Gibbons
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Mr. McGann
Arthur W. Charles
Funk
David J. Evans
Northwestern Elevated Railroad Company
L.” Line
Northwestern Road
Evans
Elevated
Speeders’ Court
A. T. Peters
Biological Laboratory
Springfield
State Grain Inspection Department
Progressive Party
Lt. Sherman
Rickhiam Scanlan
Scanlan
Friends of the
Arbitration Board
H. B. Fleming
Hugh R. Stewart
R. F. Robinson
Frank Funk
State Live Stock Commission
Chicago Eagle
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