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Telephones and trusts spark Chicago column debate
The piece rails at the Chicago telephone monopoly arguing for municipal ownership and cheaper service. It cites Aldermen Bauler Britten and Harrison, notes the push for rate reform, penny phone boxes, and possible public franchise, while contrasting with Armour’s plans for automatic networks and New York competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
Herman J. Bauler
Chicago Telephone Company
Bauler
Bayler
Harrison
Council
Chicago
American Telephone Trust
Tobacco Trust
Standard Oil Trust
Telephone Trust
Chicago American
New York Times
New York City
Armour
Packer
New York
New
United States
Klondike
Bell
Harriman
Kennedy Todd
de Forest
Chicago Subway
Subway
Les
Central
Ald. Britten
23D
Sexton
Corporation
Charles M. Thomson