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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1899
Page
2
Voters are urged to rebuke bribery as the Gas Trust exploits Chicago streets and monopolizes gas, harming hospitals, orphanages, churches, and schools. The piece condemns officials accused of graft and argues for strong action to curb the trust and protect public welfare.
A garbled tribute mentions Illinois State Senators in a thank you to several named figures including Ot, Tabert, Campbell, Wolff, Hall, O'Donoghue, Marti, La Buy, and others. The passage appears as a fragmented clipping honoring public figures and local officials.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Vinhie, EM hleowe, and Ebon Belward 8 Micett. No coherent event or entities form a readable news item.
Fragmented report notes Governor submission to four County Judges and town officials in Springfield on April 14. Names of officials and towns appear in a garbled list including Hyde Park, Evanston, and Catuneit. Senate involvement referenced as referral of the Governor's action.
Eighteen senators backed Handlton to delay the House effort to repeal the warehouse act. The debate touched on alleged past use of the warehouse as a graveyard and criticisms of the warehouse bill’s repeal.
A fiery editorial denounces the Gas Trust and corporate bribery, calling for organized ward clubs to rally public sentiment against the monopoly in Chicago. It cites legislative bribery, court manipulation, and gas price gouging, urging removal of the trust and scrutiny of Armour interests by Sangamon County Grand Jury.
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