Aldrich as Solicitor General and Chicago lawyer profile
A detailed portrait recounts Charles Aldrich’s rise to solicitor general, his long tenure, notable cases before the Supreme Court, and his reputation among Chicago lawyers. It notes his independence, preparation, and commitment to justice, plus his family life and civic involvement.
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Chicago
Aldrich
United States
United States Supreme Court
Union
Chicago Law Club
Chicago Law Institute
Union League Club
Helen Roberts
Gas Trust and City Hall Probe Prompt Public Outcry
The Springfield grand jury is urged to call witnesses on gas legislation and corporate favoritism as Chicago officials clash with the Universal Gas Company over a 90 cent per thousand feet franchise. Revelations tie gas price wars to city council favors and tax dodging by the Billings family.
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Gas Trust
Chicago
People’s Gas Company
Universal Gas Company
The
Universal Company
Springfield
Billings
L. O. Goddard
William Thiemann
Ben Billings
John M. Darnell
K. Billings
James H. Paddock
K. G. Billings
Charles Allen
Bumps
L. Y. Sherman
Ben “Bumps
Charles H. Crawford
Kaiser Gas Billings
Karl Muller
C. K. G. Ben “Bumps” Billings
Henry Hank Evans
Kaiser Gas
Ben “Bumps” Billings
Arthur H. Leeper
William L. Mounts
Orville F. Berry
Consumers’ Gas Company
People's Gas Light and
City Council
Eagle
York City
Consolidated
New Amsterdam
New York
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Remember Gas Trust
Akin
Illinois
Europe
Dunlap Smith
Municipal Pawners’ Association
Ile
St. Louis
Fred Whitfield
Freddy Coyne
Bruce H. Summers
People of Illinoisstitutional Convention
Illnoie Legisla
Ture
Sangamon County Grand Jury
Cook County
Live Stock Committee
Monroe Street
W. D. Curtin
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