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Debate Over Telephone Rates and Nickel-First Phones in Chicago
The Chicago telephony controversy pits opponents of rising rates and nickel-in-the-slot devices against advocates for cheaper, automatic service. Editorials accuse the Telephone Trust of extortion while urging public action, citing Aldermen’s potential ordinances, Bemis’s nickel report, and cross-city comparisons to Detroit and New York.
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Telephone Company
Marshall Field & Co
Northwestern Railroad
Telephone Trust
Rifi
Harrison
Council
Chicago
American Telephone Trust
Tobacco Trust
Standard of Trust
Chicago American
New York Times
New York City
Armour
Packer
Chicaga
New York
United States
Klondike
Bell
Harriman
Kennedy Todd
de Forest
Les
Central
Ald. Britten
23D
Sexton
Jone
Corporation
Ald
Charles M. Thomson
San Francisco
Oliver Grand Jury
Board of Supervisors
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Home Telephone Company
William Kent
Information Bureau
Inquirer
Bemis
Fire Department
Detroit
Common Council