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Chicago Eagle in Chicago, Illinois

18 Feb 1899

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Chicago Eagle

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1899

Page

1

Gas Trust Akin and the Illinois gas controversy headline

A lengthy critique targets Attorney General Akin and the Gas Trust over the 1897 consolidation law. It calls for a Sangamon County Grand Jury inquiry into bribery, frontages, and political influence, urging repeal of the gas frontage act and noting proposed legislation for gas price caps and municipal oversight.

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Hilness Edward Akin Gas Trust Republican Party People's Gas Light and Coke Company Chicago Billings Supreme Court Sangamon County Grand Jury Jacob Sharp New York Broadway Sharp Senate House C. 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 Aspinwall Baxter Berry Bollinger Crawford Curry Dresser Dwyer Evans Fisher Fitspatrick Granger Harding Hull Humphrey Hunt Landrigan Leeper Littler Lundin McKinlay Morrison Mounts Mun
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Gas taxes blamed on bribe thriving gas trust Chicago burdened

A Chicago polemic argues the gas trust corruptly lowers property assessments, inflates city costs, and shifts tax burdens to poor residents. It cites World Almanac figures, alleges widespread bribery of assessors, and calls for reform to reduce gas prices and taxes by municipal ownership.

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The Chicago Journal People’s Gas Light and Coke Company Thornton Chicago America New York Boston Gas Trust United States New York World Almanac Pittsburg Brooklyn Buffalo San Francisco St. Louis Baltimore Springfield Sereer Ecos Tadyes Puldy Val Sunnie Valine Dartople Gils Co Venee Astlala Equitable Gas Light and Fuel Co Estimati Wet Seeeeey Tl
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