Watermays Red Hot Words in Illinois Bribery Probe
Judge Waterman instructed the grand jury on bribery and conspiracy as it relates to gas, railroad, and warehouse bills in Springfield. A legislative investigation next month aims to reveal who pushed passage of favored measures and whether bribes influenced officials. The Universal Gas Company franchise, once set at 60 cents per thousand feet, now charges $1.10, drawing scrutiny and calls for forfeiture.
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Curious City Graft Between Mayor and Gas Trust
A dated editorial notes friendly ties between the city administration and the Gas Trust. It alleges the Mayor and the Gas Trust chairman dine together while gas pricing to public services differs from private deals. It claims seven hundred fifty dollars per vote was paid by Illinois legislators on a gas trust law.
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Ogden Gas Company
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Ilnois House of Representatives
Con solidated gas frontier law passage eyed by eye witnesses
A history of the passage of a local gas and frontage law is being prepared. It will recount the Springfield detachment commander and aides on the ground, the Senatorial syndicate, and representatives who allegedly received 750 for votes, with dramatic accounts by witnesses. The repeal is expected to spawn five or six new gas companies and greater consumer rights. An eminent legal authority at Springfield spoke on the matter.
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Gas Trust and Illinois politics stir Springfield pressure
A fragmentary wrap of Illinois politics recounts the Gas Trust seeking new legislative bills this winter after a disputed consolidation. It notes Merriam and Waterman tied to probes of bribery and a push for oversight, with Judge Sears supported for federal bench. Political maneuvering across Chicago and the West Side hints at upcoming investigations and realignments.
Altgeld Leads in Petition Drive for Chicago Mayor
A surge of nearly sixty thousand petition signatures supports John P. Altgeld’s openly announced bid for mayor. He attacks Harrison’s governance as corrupt and favors municipal ownership to curb street railways and corporate influence, while criticizing party treachery and Croker-backed factions in city hall.
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Voters Ready to Tin Can the Yellow Kid Boss
The Yellow Kid administration is slammed for unsightly can rubbish traps on streets. Officials funded to clean streets push reelection instead of duty while voters plan to oust the mayor in spring.
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