Illinois Cigarette Regulation Proposal Prompts Action
The article reports fervent calls in Illinois for a sweeping cigarette regulation bill to control sales via licensing, health stamps, and penalties. It notes Chicago debates the current license fees, a Tennessee Supreme Court stance, and a proposed framework with annual licenses, bonds, inspections, and age safeguards, amid political maneuvering.
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Supreme Court of Tennessee
Chicago
Illinois
Board of Trustees
Board of Supervisors
IiMnoia
Frm
Ulinois
State Board of Health
State of Aluers
Elevator and Warehouse Bill Bribery Hit by Board of Trade
Indignation runs high as the Board of Trade condemns the alleged bribery that aided passage of the notorious elevator and warehouse bill. A local detective agency is said to be involved in uncovering further details of the graft.
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Springfield
Board of Trade
Board of Trade Committee
Yerkes
Springfeld
Maide
Legislative
Fortieth General Assembly
John M. Darnell
Charles H, Crawford
Charles Counselman
George FE
Marcy
POD. Amour
Armour & Company
Lloyd J. Smith
Charles E
Goddard
I. Morris
Charles A. Allen
James Branen
J. BK
Weare
W. HW. Harper
John E. Thomas
Louis E. Perrottet
Civarge J, Brine
Frank Murdoch
Delos W, Baxter
Wm. I. Northcott
David T. Littler
Isaac B, Craig
P. T. Chapman
Caleb C. Johnson
I. P. Rumsey
Board of Trade Atill
Knows No Bounds
Repeal Urged of Ill Gas Consolidation Law and Warehouse Bill
The resolution calls for repeal of the gas consolidation act and Warehouse bill, alleging theft by the Gas Trust and urging legislators to oppose price fixing. It notes a Springfield report that the Gas Trust seeks a law to empower the City Council to set gas prices, risking a rise to 3 to 3.50 per 1000 feet.
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Springfield
Gas Trust
Trustful Billings' Bill Demands Gas Competition In Chicago
The piece argues to repeal the gas frontage law to enable multiple firms to enter Chicago, reducing prices and extending gas mains. It cites City Electrician Ellicott’s 1898 report on streets where gas mains were ordered but refused by the Gas Trust, and Alderman Neagle’s push to test law constitutionality amid alleged bribery by corporations and gas concerns. It warns of monopoly power, calls for investigations, and notes related legislative bribery themes and a broad push for regulatory oversight.
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Chicago
Gas Trust
City Council
City Electrician
Edward B. Ellicott
Sheahan
Bureau of Special Assessments
Elllicott
People
John F. Neagle
Consumers’ Gas Company
People’s Gas Light and Coke Company
Equitable Gas Company
People’s Gas Company
Springfield
the Eagle
Sherman
Fortieth General Assembly
Trust
Gas Trust Influence Alleged in Legislature Commentary
A quotation denounces corporate money shaping law and judges. It questions constitutional guarantees of freedom while accusing bribery minded legislators, allegedly bought by a gas trust, of potential arrest for vagrancy if pursued.
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Gas Trust
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Bord of Supervisors
Minos
Ilinois
State of Hitness
Iinois
Bao
Cook Scully Schater
Ald. Cullerton
M|atvional
United States
Michael M'Inerney
General Assembly
Ben
Ellicott
England
Sangamon County
Armour
Ogden Company
Gnn Trust
California
Friends of the Gas Trust
State Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Lindley
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