Dix for President Appears Safe Bet for Democrats
The article extols Governor John A. Dix of New York as the next Democratic presidential nominee. It credits him with solid backing from business interests, confidence in victory across states including New York New Jersey Connecticut Indiana and implies broad GOP support for his candidacy. Dix addresses the Bankers Club of Chicago praising civic virtue and industrial peace while urging cooperation between capital and labor and peaceful means to resolve disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Dix
New York
United States
New Jersey
Connecticut
Indiana
Dix
Bankers’ Club of
Chicago
Europe
America
George Ade
F. C. Wetmore
First National Bank
L. A. Goddard
W. D. C. Street
The
Clearing House Association
Nelson A. Lampert
Fort Dearborn National
Frank A. Hanky
Northern Trust Company
Phone Slavery in Chicago and the Bell Monopoly
Chicago citizens face rising telephone rates amid claims the Bell monopoly owns the local company and the Western Electrical Company and profits from interlinked charges. The 1910 to 1911 city report cites inflated costs, calls for rate cuts, and scrutiny of city officials’ ties to the electric and telephone duopoly.
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Bell
Local Telephone Company
The
Western Electrical Company
Chicago
Department of Electricity
Welsbach
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone
Telephone Company
Bell Monopoly
Seyferlich
Telephone
Electrical Company
Electric Company
Council
Chicago Bar Association Ballot Returns Probed
Ballots for the bar primary or judicial candidates have been mailed to Chicago Bar Association members. They will be returned next Wednesday as officials prepare to announce lawyers' preferences amid local political chatter and independent ticket talk.
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Chicago Bar Association
Nickel phone monopoly seizes six cent daily guarantee
The telephone monopoly forces nickel phone users to fund a six cent daily guarantee. If monthly nickel deposits fall short, the renter pays the difference. if there is excess, the company takes it all and the renter gets no credit.
City faces five year rate revision clash with phone firm
The article reports the telephone company seeking higher rates and the removal of a five year revision provision in the ordinance. It questions aldermen sympathy for residents facing higher costs for service improvements and cites an expert’s favorable view toward the company on this issue.
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Bankers Club of
Peace International
Bell Company
Edward F. “Dunne
Chicago Department of Electricity
John P, Hopking
Sunny
Sunny Brook
Pacific & Atlantic Telegraph Company
Charles E. Zollars
Dollars
Sunny Brooks
Marshall Field & Co
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