This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Armour wealth misrepresented by city assessors sparks storm
A Chicago agitator rails at the Board of Assessors for valuing J Ogden Armour’s personal property at only 2000000 while claiming asset holdings across Armour & Company Kansas City Railway and Light Company and related firms total in the tens of millions. He notes Armour’s rumored 2500000 Lake Forest home and argues for harder tax scrutiny to fund city services and sidewalks amidst calls to widen Halsted Street and curb stockyards tax dodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Field
J. Ogden Armour
Chicago
J. Ogden
Harry A. Lewis
Mr. Lewis
John S’. Wilson
Circuit Court
Ogden Armour
Armour
Marshall Field & Company
Cook County Board of Angonaors
Lake Forest
Amour
Aromur
Kansas City
Kan
Ly Vast Packing
Ile
Chicago Board of Ascevers
Armour & Company
Kansas City Railway and Light Company
Armour Car Lines
Aan
Armour Grain Company
Contra Leather Company
Continental National Bank
PAL Vaiug
Esseeereeees
G. H. Hammond Company
Hammond Packing Company
National Packing Company
Stock Yards Savings Bank
Board of Assessors
Samuel McRoberts
Board of Review
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Kansas City Electric Light Company
Edison Electric Light and Power Company
Consolidated Electric Light and Power Company
United Electric Com
Kansas City Railroad
Anscasora
Armour Soap Plant
Pullman Company
Ita Palace
Swift and Company
Armour and Company
P. D. Armour
G. F. Swift
Edward F. Swift
Loula
Swift
Field
P. D. Armour, Jr
Halsted
Alexander H. Revell
West Side Business Men's Association
Halsted Street
Ve Fide
Stevell
Alderan Powers
Board of Local Improvements
Coutisea
Talsted Street
Union Stock Yards