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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1899
Page
2
A heated voice rails against the Gas Trust in Sangamon County with calls for a special grand jury. The piece accuses executives and lawmakers of bribery to pass 1807 gas frontage and consolidation laws, claiming a multi-million dollar monopoly and price hikes for Chicago residents.
Activist warnings denounce the Gas Trust and Frontage Law linking gas price control to new monopolies. Calls to repeal the Consolidation and Frontage bills pivot on protecting residents from higher rates and losing public services. References to Springfield legislators, bribery accusations, and threats of price hikes to 8 dollars per 1000 feet.
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