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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Company
gptkb:Telecommunications
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gptkbp:acquired
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gptkb:the_American_Telegraph_Company
gptkb:the_Postal_Telegraph_Company
gptkb:the_Western_Union_Corporation
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gptkbp:acquired_by
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gptkb:First_Data_Corporation
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:Morse_Telegraph_Company
gptkb:Western_Union_Company
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:2006
gptkb:Western_Union_Company
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gptkbp:employees
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7000
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gptkbp:expansion
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bill payments
wire transfers
prepaid cards
money orders
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gptkbp:founded
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1851
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gptkbp:founded_in
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1851
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Hiram_Sibley
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gptkbp:headquartered_in
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gptkb:Denver,_Colorado
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Denver,_Colorado
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:historical_event
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the introduction of the first commercial telegraph service
the expansion of telegraph services across the U. S.
the establishment of the first telegraph line
the expansion into digital payments.
the first message sent by telegraph
the introduction of electronic money transfers
the introduction of mobile money transfer services
the launch of online money transfer services
the merger with the New York and Erie Railroad
the rebranding to Western Union Company
the transition to money transfer services
the establishment of international telegraph services
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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pioneered long-distance communication
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Western Union Telegraph Company
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:Telecommunications
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:William_Orton_Jr.
gptkb:Hiram_Sibley
Samuel L. Selden
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gptkbp:known_for
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money transfer services
the first commercial telegraph service
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gptkbp:merged_with
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gptkb:New_York_and_Erie_Railroad
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
Global
the first transcontinental telegraph line
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gptkbp:previous_name
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gptkb:Western_Union
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gptkbp:revenue
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5.5 billion USD
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gptkbp:services
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money transfer
telegraphy
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gptkbp:services_provided
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gptkb:individuals
Telegraph
businesses
Money Transfer
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Western_Union_Financial_Services
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Western_Union_Company
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gptkbp:was_part_of
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a telegraph company
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jay_Gould
gptkb:American_Telegraph_Company
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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