Telephone Rates and Trusts Stir Chicago Debates
City headlines clash over Bell Telephone monopoly and proposed rate hikes. Editor cites Chicago reports and San Francisco graft cases while urging aldermen to curb rising local charges and improve service amid pervasive trust influence.
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