Western Union (early career as telegraph operator)

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Western Union was a dominant 19th-century American telegraph company that employed young Thomas Edison as a telegraph operator early in his career.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American company
inventor
telegraph company
telegraph operator
country United States of America
surface form: United States
earlyEmployer Western Union
employedAs telegraph operator
employedPerson Thomas Alva Edison
surface form: Thomas Edison
employedThomasEdisonAs telegraph operator
fieldOfEarlyWork telegraphy
foundedInCentury 19th century
industry telegraphy
roleInThomasEdisonCareer early employer
statusIn19thCentury dominant American telegraph company
workedAs telegraph operator

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Thomas Alva Edison employer Western Union (early career as telegraph operator)