Want the Earth A Chicago Citizen Opera Desires City to Pay for Land Rights
A local note condemns James A. Pugh and Andrew McAnsh for pressuring Chicago to hand over North Union Street near Erie street for a harbor site at $101 a year. The column blasts public officials, calls for securing the lakefront by legal means, and mocks the idea of gifting land while urging modernizing the city’s fire dept and governance. It references milk, streetcars, and a push for a better sewer system with estimated costs between 1 and 2 million dollars.
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Union Street
Erie Street
James A. Pugh
North Shore
Stomach Bitters
N. Union Street
Pugh
McAnsh
West Erie Street
Chicago Press Says Grand Jury to Probe Trusts and Monopolies
The City Press Association reports United States Attorney James Wilkerson plans to ask Judge Carpenter to convene the fall grand jury around September 23 to investigate alleged violations of government laws. Indictments may target trusts including Chicago produce men, Elgin board of trade, a Chicago milk trust, the American Can Company, and the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. The Telephone Trust is criticized for rising dividends and poor service, while the Automatic system is praised for direct, private connections. Mayor Harrison supports dual telephone service to improve competition and rates.
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City Press Association
United States
James Wilkerson
United
George A. Carpenter
Chicago
Elgin Board of Trade
Grand Jury
American Can Company
Charles F. de Woody
Department of Justice
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Trust
Council Committee On Gas, Oil and Electric Light
Cermak
Automatic Company
Telephone Trust
Craig
Sexton
Everett Audit Company
Public Utility Inspector
Harrison
Chicago Mayor Harrison Fights Telephone Monopoly
The Chicago mayor, noted for honesty, confronts the telephone monopoly overpricing and abuses. He opposes the trust, supports competitive service, and backs the Tunnel Company against powerful interests while defending aldermen and the public from exploitative rates.
Telephone Trust Attacks Chicago City Officials Over Rates
The Telephone Trust launches a bitter campaign against Mayor and aldermen defending public rights. It opposes J Ogden Armour’s automatic service and accuses city leaders of corruption. The Illinois Tunnel Company spent over 5,000,000,000 on equipment and seeks rate increases resisted by the trust.
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Telephone Trust
Chicago
Sinois Tunnel Company
Union i
Illinois Tunnel Company
Tele
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