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Rich not taxed in Chicago tax dodger issue sparks reform talk
The piece cites 1912 Chicago Tribune reporting, detailing untaxed fortunes of major investors like Julius Rosenwald and others. It argues high city taxes reflect widespread evasion, calls for Board of Review action, criticizes City Hall cement sidewalk graft, and links tax dodging to public burden while urging accountability.
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Chicago
Illinois
The
Chicago Tribune
Board OF Review
Tax Reform Association
Supreme Court
Tax Association
Reform Association
Ibune
Julius Rosenwald
Richard W. Sears
Sunny
F. M. Peters
Henry P. Crowell
August Zlesing
W. V. Kelley
Louis G. Bartling
John A. Spoer
James P. Soper
Samuel A. Bingham
Albert H. Loeb
Arthur J. Eddy
W. J. Brown
John Stuart
J. B. Forgan
Everett B. Bragg
O. W. Elphicke
G. Comstock
Joseph E. Otis
Conway
Alfred Babcock
F. L. Roenitz
Franklin Rudolph
W. O. Duntley
F. E. White
Adam Kreuter
the Tribune
Revenue Law
State Board of Equalization
People
Stevens
Henry County
Ill
County of
Cook
Ilinois
Bureau of Efficiency
City Hall
Addison Street
Bureau of Special Assessments
Wilson
Department of Public Improvements