President Roosevelt urges drastic action on Chicago stockyards
In a June message to Congress Roosevelt transmits Reynolds and Neill’s preliminary report on Chicago stockyards and packinghouses. He calls for federal inspection of all meat products from hoof to can, proposes a per-animal fee, and urges passage of Beveridge amendment No. 29 to fund improved sanitary oversight.
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Charles P. Nelt
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Department of Agriculture
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Neill
Senate
Beveridge
Report on Chicago stockyards finds widespread unsanitary practices
The commission reports two and a half weeks of investigation in Chicago packers and New York slaughterhouses. It describes filthy, damp rooms, unwashed hands handling meat, unsanitary processes in sausage and canned products, and lack of government inspection beyond killing. It warns these conditions threaten worker health and consumer safety and imply moral degradation in large establishments.
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Chicago Stock Yards
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Stock Yards
Death of Senator Gorman End of an Era in Maryland Politics
Washington June 5 Arthur Pue Gorman United States senator from Maryland died suddenly at his residence after weeks of improving health Heart trouble was the cause At his bedside were Mrs Gorman and his daughter Ada Gorman Gorman had long led the Senate Democrats and was considered the party’s strongest presidential prospect He helped elect Cleveland in 1884 and shaped the 1894 tariff bill His death ends a prominent era in national politics and in the Maryland delegation
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Arthur Pue Gorman
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Maryland
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Gorman Long
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Senate
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Senator Burton Resigns in Upper House Case
Topeka Kan June 5 United States Senator Joseph R Burton of Kansas resigned after a conference with close friends and delivered the resignation to Governor Hoch The governor sent a telegram to Vice President Fairbanks about Senator Boston s resignation and its acceptance Hoch gave no statement on a successor at this time
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Senate Adjourns After Senator Gorman’s Death
Washington June 5. The senate adjourned immediately upon receiving the announcement of Senator Gorman’s death. No business was transacted and an unusually large number of senators were present, all clearly moved by the solemn occasion.
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Stacker goods offered with plans and timber items in Bi Timber
The seller markets the best stacker on the market capable of handling forks and nets and stacking beyond bull rake or the Wane. Also offering round timber stackers made in Bi Timber for sale and irons with plans for buyers to build their own stacker.
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