Assembly Gazette: Gas Bosses and Bribery Allegations Rock City
A Chicago press exposes a Senate bribery plot involving outer circle members from both parties who pocketed 3900 to 5000 dollars for aiding corporations. It cites roll calls, calls for forfeiture of a gas franchise, and critique of the gas trust’s influence over courts and legislature. It notes the Universal Gas Company’s franchise and a 90 cent per thousand feet charge, plus a local banking figure linked to tax avoidance. A church theft tale in San Francisco follows, with a humorous moral about inlaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Baxter
Cook County
Universal Gas Company
Gas Trust criticized in Chicago political pamphlet
A vociferous anti Gas Trust tract accuses the Gas Trust of exploiting Chicago by charging the city for gas while paying little for street rights. It claims mass layoffs at the switch from coal to oil gas, alleges bribery among legislators, and warns that hospitals churches and schools suffer under monopoly while soldiers widows orphans and the aged are robbed. The pamphlet asks for a remedy and implies bribery influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings’ Bank
Home Savings
Billings
Gas Trust
Chicago
America
S . O ‘ S Corn Exchange
Garden City
North Chicago Mutual
Englewood
Port Dearborn
Howe Lincoln
Ammay
Republic
Empire
Chadis
Drexel
Bank of the Repub
Thirtyifth Street
Northwestern
Village
Oakland
Interstate Union
North Avenue
Brata Ar Bank
Oi Bank of Com
Dearborn
Bank of Montreal
New Port Dearborn Bank of N
Scotia
de Chandler Mtg. Co
Go City
AST San Nan Bros CO
Um South Chic
City
Lincoln
Fifth Aveny
Wiverman Ball
United States
Illinois
Europe
Springfield
Preventable diseases cited as cause of many deaths
The text argues that typhoid, scarlet fever, and other infections kill over 850,000 Americans due to ignorance and indifference. It also notes that dried excretions from tuberculosis, pneumonia, and diphtheria in public spaces and even legislative chambers have spread contagion.
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United States
Milea predicts autos will replace horses in army ops
The piece argues that even as General Milea foresees autos displacing horses, it would not strip generals of their chargers on the battlefield. It muses on the fate of equestrian statues if military heroes are depicted atop automobiles, noting the change would alter the traditional bronze and marble representations.
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Milea
Dreyfus Group as Drawing Card for Paris Exposition
A group comprising Dreyfus re stored to Berry, Esterhazy, and Du Paty de Clam with handcuffs would be a tremendous drawing card at the Paris exposition. London has not yet been electrified to the extent of building a single trolley.
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Dreyfus
Berry
London
Pekin City Sets Lesson For Civilized London
The Pekin city scene offers a sharp rebuke and satire of London’s manners. It contrasts with Mark Twain’s recent pun about the earth’s creation, noting Twain’s humor without deifying him and praising Pekin for timely wit.
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Bey Mae
Pekin
London
Mark Twain
Mr. Clemens
Bald Eagle Caught By Petticoat Echoes Heroic Tales
A quirky incident describes a bald headed eagle captured using a petticoat, likening it to bold exploits by famed heroes. The piece blends humor with a nod to legendary courage and daring actions.
Shakespeare’s foresight on biting liquid air’s harm
The excerpt notes that even Shakespeare could not foresee liquid air that can bite the flesh when it touches skin, a phenomenon so severe that months may pass before healing. It contrasts prescience with modern cold injury risks.
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Shakspeare
Modern progress for the Chinese and the chewing gum trust
The passage notes that progress perceptions hinge on cultural symbols such as queues and contrasts this with the chewing gum trust. It states the trust is organized with capital of 9 million dollars and implies it will maintain influence. The tone reflects editorials on economic power and assimilation pressures.
Surgeon claims knife-free cure for appendicitis in New York
A New York surgeon asserts he can cure appendicitis without surgery. If true, some patients may avoid the knife and live even as doctors test the method.
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New York
Sister of Duke of Orleans sells artworks
The sister of the Duke of Orleans, a careful pretender to the French throne, has sold some of her works of art. It is a pity that she cannot sell her brother, described as the most useless work of art in the family possessions.
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Duke of
Orleans
Is My Hat On Loose A Question Of Thought
A brief note suggests tight hats hinder thinking and proposes that loosening fits may become as crucial as aligning hats straight. The remark frames headgear as a mental aid or obstacle, reflecting concerns about comfort and clarity.
Quips and Quirks From a Wry National Notebook
A collection of oddities and witticisms ranging from a Brooklyn court quip about spanking to French cloud plans for Paris, the age of political office in Pennsylvania, and sly wordplay on royalty and weather. The items mix satire and social oddities, noting lax boundaries, oddities in law, and playful puns.
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Universal Company
Trust
Bumps” Billings
Bumpa
Daver Rosen
San Francisco
Washington University, St. Louis
Johnson
R. Bruce Watson
Supervising Architect of
Voters OF Chicago
Remember Gas Trust
Akin
People’s Gas Company
Dame Fortune
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania
Alfred Austin
Devil
Weather Bureau
Mohammed
Kentucky
Canada
Philippines
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