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Grand Jury Probe Ordered Over Standard Oil Fine
Chicago August fifth report that Judge Landis fined Standard Oil $29 240 000 the maximum fraud penalty and ordered a special August grand jury to probe conspiracy with Alton railroad officials to secure rebates. Indictments total 1462 counts. potential jail terms loom for Standard Oil and Chicago & Alton executives. The company vows an appeal to the circuit court and then the Supreme Court.
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Grand Jury
Alton
Kenesaw M. Landis
United States District Court
Oil Trust
Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal Supreme Court
Merritt Starr
John S. Miller
Europe
New York
Landis
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Court of Last Resort
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Whiting
Ind
East St. Louis
Sims
Alton Railroad
Standard Oil and Alton
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
United States
Standard Oil
J. A. Moffett
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
W. P. Cowan
H. E. Felton
Union Tank Line Company
Standard Oi Company
New Teaser
KE. Rogandas
Tyne
Standard Oi Company of
Chicago & Alton
Kia
Erand
Standard Oil Company
Doli Jay Corporation