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Frontage repeal moves as gas trust under fire
The state senate passed a near unanimous repeal of the gas consolidation act with House action anticipated within a week. Critics urge Sangamon County Grand Jury probes into gas front age and consolidation deals dating to 1807, naming Broadway Railway president Jacob Sharp and other officials. Lawmakers seek lower rates, municipal oversight, and indictments of bribery involving gas measures and paid votes.
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Humphrey
House
Municipal Corporations Committee
Gas Trust
Sangamon County Grand Jury
Jacob Sharp
New York
Broadway
Sharp
Sangamon County
Grand Jury
Chicago
Glave
Do. K. G. Billings
James F. Meagher
Roswell P. Flower
L. A. Wiley
J. A. Zimmerman
F. A. Crane
Anthony N. Brady
Walton Ferguson
Perry A. Hull
Charles H. Crawford
Ogden Gas Company
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Baxter
Berry
Bollinger
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