Word: trolleys
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...thing they thought about in Chicago last week was what would become of them if Samuel Insull (purveyor of light, heat and trolley rides to most of Chicago and its purlieus) should decide to take the city's taxicab situation in hand. That was the rumor, vague and unelaborated but still striking-that Samuel Insull would stride among the Chicago taxicab companies, either to compete with them or absorb them as one more of his big utility schemes...
Chicagoans believe in a rosy-cheeked, white-mustached, short, chunky, soft-spoken Santa Claus. He gives them what they want. He gives them efficient light, gas and trolley cars. After Harold Fowler McCormick had given them grand opera at a deficit of a million yearly, Santa Claus (whose Chicago name is Samuel Insull) stepped in and reduced the deficit by more than 50%. He implied that he would furnish grand opera at no deficit...
...schedule for the Pops Concerts calls for performances each weekday night, and on alternate Sunday nights. Special nights and special programs have been provided for the delectation of those who venture the trolley to Huntington Avenue...
While the trolley aims at traffic...
...Fontaine Fox is a "he," despite rumor, living at Port Washington, L. I., where are originals of the Toonerville Trolley, Powerful Katrinka...