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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1906
Page
2
A Chicago lecture criticizes stock yards conditions as a TB and cancer risk, urging inspections and condemnations. The piece attacks a beef trust blamed for high meat prices, hides, leather, and food costs, claiming eventual legislative investigations will expose corrupt practices.
A Chicago health crackdown targets tuberculosis tainted beef amid a beef trust dispute. The Health Department reveals widespread condemnations at the Union Stock Yards and calls for end to market practices trimming diseased tissue. Authorities urge inspection reforms to stop tuberculosis from reaching consumers.
The author argues for universal condemnation of carcasses with actinomycotic lesions and lumpy jaw in cattle. He accuses the Beef Trust of secrecy in slaughterhouses, cites cancer and tuberculosis risks, and urges state controlled slaughterhouses and stronger inspections to protect public health and stop private profiteering. He highlights rising Chicago cancer rates and calls for federal action against monopolistic meat practices.
The article alleges that during Dunne's administration over five months eleven inspectors destroyed large amounts of cancerous and tuberculous meat. It questions how many billions of pounds were fed to people in years with no city inspection.
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