Telephone trust blamed as aldermen face tax burden plea
Citizens question aldermen in Chicago over supporting the Bell Telephone Company as federal antitrust action looms. The piece cites rising exchanges and dividends from 1900 to 1910 and recounts a broad investigation of Bell and its banking connections, arguing for government action against a nationwide monopoly.
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Telephone Trust
United States
Daily News Almanac
Chicago Examiner
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Home Telephone Company
Jamestown
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Majestic Hotel
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Bell Telephone System
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York
Wright
Phone Slavery and the Bell Monopoly Alarm in Chicago
Chicago residents rally against the Bell monopoly controlling the local telephone company and the Western Electrical Company. They argue price hikes benefit the companies and oppose the trust’s attack on the mayor and aldermen. A new political push forms as federal sanitary district leaders plan to send a committee to Washington for a conference.
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Telephone Trust
Chicago
Federal Committee of the Sanitary District
Washington
Controversy over Telephone Trust and Chicago rates
A heated anti monopoly narrative accuses the Bell syndicate of controlling the Chicago local line and Western Electrical, urging aldermen to block rate hikes. The piece cites a city report alleging overcharges, hidden services, and calls for reduced rates while warning of nonresident operatives and pay in advance devices.
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Local Telephone Company
Western Electrical Company
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Electrical Company
Bell Monopoly
Electric Company
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Bell Telephone Company
Telephone Patents and Government Seizure Debate
An editorial from the Chicago Daily News on July 17, 1911 argues that all telephone patents should be confiscated by the government once the Telephone Trust holds exclusive property. It cites Senator Kenyon urging Sherman Act modifications during a Senate interstate commerce committee session.
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Chicago Daily News
National Senate
Interstate Commerce Comittee
Kenyon
Sherman
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