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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1899
Page
2
Chicago era editorial condemns Gas Trust influence in Chicago politics. It links bribery cases against gas interests to a broad attack on lawmakers, urges constitutional convention, denounces gas ranges and imposed fees, and names potential local officials and statewide candidates seeking office amid a wave of reform.
Hon. M. A. LaBuy justice of the peace at 186 West Madison street has made a splendid record in office. West Side taxpayers are glad he will continue holding court at the old stand.
Chicago business leaders favor A C Powers manager of the American Mineral Water Company for a new appointment. The proposal aims to place a prominent local executive in a key position, reflecting confidence in his corporate leadership.
Busy Justice Thomas Edgar sits in Logan Square where lawyers ride the elevated to file new Inuit cases seeking fresh air in the hot mornings and steps from the train to his office.
A fiery Chicago appeal denounces the Gas Trust led by Illinois Attorney General Akin. It accuses the company of charging the city for gas while controlling prices, employing far fewer workers after switching from coal to oil, and using monopolistic practices enabled by a Springfield bill. The plea urges voters to strike bribery and seeks remedies to protect hospitals, orphanages, churches, schools, and soldiers’ widows from exploitation.
A sweeping analysis warns that Canadian canal schemes from Montreal to Lake Nipissing could shift Atlantic grain traffic away from New York. If realized, Ottawa river routes meet less water, cut transit time to Liverpool by about four days, and force U.S. shippers to adapt to new waterways and cost dynamics.
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