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Chicago Telegraphs Against Telephone Trust Monopoly
Editorials condemn the Telephone Trust in Chicago accusing it of extortion and corrupt practices. It praises Mayor Harrison for demanding a new audit, notes Armour could expand affordable automatic service, and urges public support for municipal or competitive pricing to reduce rates and improve service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Telephone Company
Bauler
Telephone Trust
Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Illinois Tunnel Company
Grafters Union
Aanish
Harrison
Council
American Telephone Trust
Tobacco Trust
Standard Oil Trust
Chicago American
New York Times
New York City
Armour
Packer
New York
United States
Klondike
Bell
Harriman
Kennedy Todd
de Forest
Chicago Subway
Subway
Herman J. Bauler
Ald. Bauler
Edward W. Bemis
W. J. Hagenah
Ald. Bayler
Seventy Cent Gas League
Water Meter Trust