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Fighting Irishman Opens Fire on Big Express Company
Minnesota lawyer James Manihan appears before the Interstate Commerce Commission as counsel for State Senator Sunberg to attack the express trust. He charges the express firms extract high rates, rival the government, and use political power to block parcels post while railroads collude for favorable small parcel rates.
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BIG Express Company Trust
W. G. Shepherd
New York
Minnesota
Express Trust
Jas. P. Manihan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Benj. E. Sunberg
Sunberg
Express
America
Manihan
United States
American Express Co
Adame
United States Co
Congress
Suoberg
Post Office Department
Great Northern Express Co
Expres
Universal Express
Jace
BE H. Harriman
Wells, Fargo & Co
Harriman
Little Brothers