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Show HAD RIGHT TO OUST THE WESTERN UNION WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. The Supreme Su-preme court of the United States today decided the case of the Western Union telegraph vs. the Pennsylvania Railroad Rail-road company. Involving: the right of the railroad company to put the telegraph tele-graph company's poles from Its right of way, In favor of the railroad company. The opinion was handed down by Justice McKenna. The court held that the Congressional act of 1866, which controlled in the case, does not grant eminent domain to telegraph companies over the private property of railroad companies. |