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Federal trial court in Chicago.

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Federal trial court in Chicago.

Standard Oil Company of Indiana

3 Aug 1907

Standard Oil Company of Indiana, convicted by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Guilty on 1,462 counts; fined $29,240,000.

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, people who worked here: Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

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