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City fights telephone monopoly rate rise and care for public
City debates raising rates and appeasing the Telephone Trust amid calls for reform. Editorials condemn monopoly practices, urge public ownership or competition, and praise Mayor Harrison for new study. cites Chicago’s past deals, proposed pay in advance schemes, and threats to emergency service charges.
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Telephone Trust
Harrison
Council
Chicago
American Telephone Trust
Tobacco Trust
Standard Oil Trust
Chicago American
New York Times
New York City
Armour
Packer
New York
United States
Klondike
Bell Monopoly
Armour of
Harriman
Kennedy Todd
de Forest
Chicago Subway
Subway
Bell
National Post Office
Phone Trust
Charles F. DeWoody
Department of Justice Secret Service
Bell Telephone
National
Wickersham
Bel
DeWoody
San Franccisco
Oliver Grand Jury
Board of Supervisors
San Francisco
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Home Telephone Company
William Kent
Chicago Daily News
Information Bureau
Inquirer
Paratus
Electrical Company
Electric Company
Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company
Ite
Netnopoly
Detroit
Common Council
Chicago Telephone Company
Chigaco Daily News
City of
Hyde Park
Cicero
Lake
McGann
Corporation Counsel