Building for the Centuries: Illinois, 1865 to 1898 |
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Page 193
... Company of Peoria installed the city's first business phone , connect- ing their office with the union elevator . They paid M. M. Buck and Company of St. Louis , western manufacturers of the Bell Tele- phone , $ 50 - per - year rental ...
... Company of Peoria installed the city's first business phone , connect- ing their office with the union elevator . They paid M. M. Buck and Company of St. Louis , western manufacturers of the Bell Tele- phone , $ 50 - per - year rental ...
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... company's activities , and a similar investigation was conducted by the House of Representatives . The committee of the latter group decided that the practices of the company were beyond federal authority , while the General Assembly's ...
... company's activities , and a similar investigation was conducted by the House of Representatives . The committee of the latter group decided that the practices of the company were beyond federal authority , while the General Assembly's ...
Page 270
... Company in the north and south and People's Gas Light and Coke Company on the west side . In 1886 the Yerkes's backed Consumers ' Gas Company joined the Equitable Gas Light and Fuel Company in a rate - cutting war with the old companies ...
... Company in the north and south and People's Gas Light and Coke Company on the west side . In 1886 the Yerkes's backed Consumers ' Gas Company joined the Equitable Gas Light and Fuel Company in a rate - cutting war with the old companies ...
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Of People and Places | 1 |
Structure of Governmental Power | 35 |
Of Men and Machines | 72 |
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