Political Year Brims With Chicago Electoral Rumors
A sprawling look at the 1900s Chicago politics scene with names tied to sheriff clerk municipal judge and county offices. Prominent Democrats and Republicans like Harry R. Gibbons Albert C Clark and James J Gray figure amid calls for clean governance and strong leadership.
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Chicago
Harry R. Gibbons
W. ¢. Lawson
Thomas Hunter
James Pease
Ernest Hummel
Albert C. Clark
Johnny ‘Thompson
James J. Gray
Philip Stein
Barnacles
Justice Fitzgerald Nominated Municipal Judge
A note from Lake Luaia describes Justice John Fitzgerald of the Town of Lake Luaia as a strong candidate for municipal judge. The letter highlights his legal knowledge, honesty, firmness, fairness, and popularity with voters. It also includes a critique of government meat inspections and praises Fred A. Busse for his tenure as postmaster in Chicago.
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John Fitzgerald
Lake Lyia
Justice Fitzgerald
Lower the tunnels and city defiance in taft letter
An extended critique denounces Walter L. Fisher for silencing facts and pressuring in law and politics. It cites May 1904 promises by Chicago officials, noting Edwards Harrison and Tolman assurances to lower tunnels, and warns Congress to resist municipal defiance.
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Walter L. Fisher
Taft
Fisher
Foreman
House of Representatives
Mann
State Supreme Court
Colonel Ernst
Major Tolman
Harrison
Aldermain
Ernst
Chicago
Secretary of War
Mr. Fisher
the Tribune
Congress
Tts
Connell
Health Official Warns of Contaminated Food and Beef Trade
Dr Whalen of the Health Commission lectures at the YMCA on dangerous additives in common foods. He cites James M Shepard and cites contaminated canned goods shipped to Chicago. He urges city rendering of diseased meat to prevent adulterated products reaching the public and criticizes lax inspectors at the Union Stock Yards.
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Chicago
James Dalrymple
Revell
Italy
France
Scotland
Southampton
Dr. Whalen
Young Men‘s Christian Association
James IL. Shepard
Dairy and Food Departments
United States
Sr. Whalen
Whalen
Union Stock Yards
Chicago meat inspectors debate amid shortages and funding
The House Appropriations Committee trimmed Secretary Wilson’s request for 185 000 to fund meat inspections as Chicago packers push for more oversight. Wharton of Chicago lobbied for a smaller grant, while lawmakers weigh floor action and Senate involvement to meet growing foreign meat demand.
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Department of Agriculture
Chicago Tribune
Washington, D.C
House Committee On Appropriations
Chicago
Wilson
House
Wharton
Williams
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Chicago Health Dept Officials Report From Page Two
The article notes that food inspection for domestic use is managed by local authorities and praises Dr. Whalen, Chicago Commissioner of Health, as an honest man whose official reports on page 2 are worthy of careful reading. It urges public fealty over any Trust and recommends reading the Chicago Health Department reports for conviction.
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Partment of Agriculture
Congress
Beef Trust
Milk Fed
United States
Clark Street
Whalen
Chicago
Chicago Health Department
Ti de
Tou
Public Health Alarm Over Beef Trust Food Safety Crisis
The Chicago Eagle alleges a Beef Trust endangers public health by tainted meat linked to cancer and disease. It cites Chicago Chronicle reports on inspections condemning calves, cattle, sheep, and other products, urging investigation and Health Department action to stop unsafe practices.
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Beef Trust
Beef ‘Trust
Chicago Eagle
Chicago
Chicago Chronicle
Valletin
Loop District
Union Stock Yards
Health Department
Trust press of Chicago aims to mask health threats
The Trust press of Chicago shows a careful stance to keep the conditions that menace their health out of public view. The wording suggests a deliberate effort to downplay risks associated with the trust’s influence on public welfare.
Beet trust warned on milk fed chicken feed shortages
A cautionary note warns that missing milk fed chicken feed could trigger counting room disturbances at several respected daily papers. The message implies operational strain and potential disruptions in newsroom routines if supplies falter.
Local Cattle and Hog Inspection Emphasis Noted
A fragment notes that local inspection concerns focus on tuberculosis and cancer in cattle and hogs intended for export, highlighting screening and safety.
Re election threat from Beef Trust targets Stock Yards
The article notes a political pressure campaign as the Beef Trust aims to hamper the re election bid of a Stock Yards delegation member, signalling potential voter impact and opposition tactics.
Beating the Beef Trust in Chicago Elections
Voters are urged to choose lawmakers who will protect them from poison in food. The Newspaper Trust of Chicago stays silent while The Eagle pledges to inform readers about candidate runners. The Beef Trust must be stopped and investigated by the public.
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Newspaper Trust of
Chicago
The
Eagle
Beef Trust
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George Kersten
Fred W. Upham
Board of Review
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United States Senate
Albert J. Hopkins
Frank. Foster
A. J. Sabath
T. J. Chott
James 8. Hopkins
Max Everharat
Herman J. Bauler
Clarence
Darrow
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Justee
George M. Boyd
William Lorimer
Bartzen Ia
James J. Lynch
Willie Wheelock
Theodore
Fletcher Dobyns
Edgar B. Tolman
John Richardson
Judge McEwen
Daniel G. Ramsey
Democrate
A. J. Hirsch
Pinckney
Henry Roth
Edward A. Dicker
Dunne
Stock Yards
Miles Kehoe
Max Eberhardt
Mag
Fred A. Busse
Mr. Busse
Him
Walter Fisher
Taft Dunne
Pal Places
Illinois
John A
Linn
Cooke
Glasgow
Congressmiin Mann
Busse
San Francisco
M. V. L. Fisher
1. M. D. Fisher
Edward F. Dunne
M. D
Hibernian Banking Association
Tllinois Trust and Savings Bank
Graham & Sons
Union Trust Company
South Chicago Savings Bank
Commercial National
Continental National
Drovers Deposit National
Fort Dearborn National
Reef Trust
Phillip Stein
Young Men's Christian Association
Tel Facts
Union
Public Health
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