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27 May 1899

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Chicago Eagle

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Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1899

Page

1

Chicago Gas Trust and the Forty Fifth Assembly Senate Syndicate

A Chicago exposition details a secret "Senatorial syndicate" of Cork County members and allies who allegedly bartered public rights for bribes totaling $125,000. The narrative links the Chicago Gas Trust to legislative blockades, telegraphed votes, and behind the scenes deals at the Brevoort and Great Northern hotels, with lobbyists and officials implicated in thwarting gas frontage repeal and related measures.

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Cork the Eagle Chicago Chicago Gas Trust Hey Sherman House Senate Syndicate Forty-first General Assembly Springfield Ant Allen Cook County Chicago Stock Exchange Little Legislative Combine General Assembly Gas Trust Kickers and Gramblers Teatinery Giz Senatorial Synndicate Eagle The Brevoort Great Northern
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Admiral Dewey Invited To Chicago Channel Opening

Admiral George Dewey may be invited to Chicago on December 1 to attend the opening of the drainage channel, with a formal East Coast invitation to follow. The move, pushed by the Drainage Board, aims to secure his presence as the city showcases the great canal project amid civic pomp.

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George W. Clauseenius H. Claussenius & Co Claussenius Chicago Admiral George Dewey Drainage Board William Boldenweck Admiral Dewey New York Bolden Week Ballan Walker Rogers Park McDonough Chicago Terminal Railroad Company Rockwell Street O'Neill John P. Altgeld St. Louis Harrison Missouri Gahan Robert E. Burke Loeffler Eldred Theodore Nelson Edward Labiff
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