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City Government Presses for Telephone Monopoly in Chicago
Gossip from Washington says Chicago aims to merge the Automatic Company with the Bell system, possibly violating the Sherman act. The city council seeks legal guidance as bids for harbor district construction unfold, while aldermen and reformers clash over home rule and utilities regulation amid a tide of political maneuvering.
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Washington
Chicago
Bell
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Illinois Telephone and Telegraph Company
Harbor District No. 1
Harbor and Subway Commission
Byrne Brothers Dredging & Engineering Company
Great Lakes Dredging & Dock Company
FitzSimmons & Connell Dredge & Dock Company
John Monks & Sons
New York
Illinois
Indiana Streets
Byrne Brothers
Great Lakes Company
Fitz-Simmons & Connell Company
Bell Telephone Trust
Bell Company
Illnols Company