SIMS FLAYS TRUSTS AND ENFORCING LAWS SPEECH
United States District Attorney Edwin W. Slums delivers a forceful address at Hotel Florence banquet urging strict enforcement of federal statutes against trusts. He argues owners and officers must answer for corporate misdeeds, calls for responsible stockholders, condemns perverse lax enforcement, and warns that public will ultimately govern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beef Trust
United States
Edwin W. Slums
Standard Ol Company
Sis
Washington
Bonaparte
Florence
Pullman
South End
Business Men's Association
Sima
Congress
Taxed Real Estate Climb As Packers Escape Tax Burden
Real estate taxes rise sharply this year while packers avoid real estate taxes on plants and pay little personal tax. District Attorney Sims warns rich lawbreakers. a mass meeting by United Societies protests ongoing Sunday closing prosecutions.
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United Societies
Taxed tycoons spared city funds by salary limits
The piece argues that large fortunes and corporations such as Armour and Swift have not had salary raises, implying if their owners paid more in personal taxes the city would have ample funds. It notes tuberculosis and its devastation have spurred philanthropists to raise money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour
Swift
Tax dodgers and health claims in the paper
The text accuses the public of fighting disease effects rather than causes. It cites Health Department figures that 8 percent of tuberculosis allegedly comes from beef and pork, but says inquiries are barred. It urges readers to read about tax dodgers on later pages and tell neighbors.
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Health Department
Armour Tax Complaint Cites Excessive Personal Property Evasion
The passage argues J Ogden Armour should pay 1 400 000 yearly in taxes on a 100 000 000 valuation but currently pays 2 800 annually on a 200 000 personal property assessment. It urges readers to remember Armour in tax matters and to consider assessors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
Causes of tuberculosis in Illinois discussed in columns four and five
The paper notes questions about why tuberculosis is so prevalent in Illinois, directing readers to the fourth and fifth columns on page six for detailed discussion. It frames TB as a pressing public health concern and invites further analysis within the issue.
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Illinois State Board of Health
City Health Department
State Board of Health
Tlinois
Beet Trust Faces Worldwide Backlash and Calling for Its End
The speakers warn that the beet trust will struggle to find a resting place as people rise against it, asserting a global call for its extermination and a demand for its end. The outspoken rhetoric frames a broad, hostile response from the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beet ‘Trust
Tax plea targets Armour Swift and Company owners
The piece urges team owners and other vehicle owners to remember a wheel tax would not be needed if Armour, Swift and other wealthy taxpayers paid their dues. It notes assessors have excluded Armour, Swift and Company, forcing vehicle owners to cover the delinquency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour, Swift
Armour, Swift and Company
Giant Trust of All How the Union Stock Yards Escapes Prosecution
The article describes a vast trust at the Union Stock Yards that evades legal action in US courts. It portrays a long standing restraint of trade and commerce, alleging the combine acts with impunity and influences laws and lawmakers for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lightly Taxed and the Armour Tax Dodger Revealed
A Chicago editorial attacks the Railways and Stock Yards Company known as the Yards, alleging anti trust ties with the Big Four packers and claiming it evades taxes through favored status. It cites court notes on taxation of foreign corporation stock and highlights inspector inactions at Union Stock Yards amid a city deficit. It condemns Armour for paying tax on a fraction of a $200,000 personal property base while amassing wealth.
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Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Yards
New Jersey
Illinois
Railways and Stock Yards Company
Stock Yards Company
Union Company
Central Stock Yards
Tolleston
Ind
Stickney
Union Yards
Board of Assessors
Attorney General Opinion Impacts Armour Stock Holdings
The Illinois Attorney General issues an opinion affecting holdings of Armour and other Chicago magnates in outside corporations. The document, dated June 27, discusses a note secured by mortgage on lands in a foreign state and the involvement of a resident of Illinois, raising questions about interstate financial ties and ownership implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlinois
Armour
Chicago
M. Cert
Princeton
Mort
Supreme Court ruling eases action against packing gang
The March 12 2006 Supreme Court decision is described as making it easier to pursue the packing gang under anti trust laws, suggesting criminals can be charged more readily after prior indictments. The text implies a shift in enforcement and legal strategy amid antitrust concerns.
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Reet Trust
United States Supreme Court
Naped
Witneses
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United States’ District Attorney
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France
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Sims’ Noble
Greenleaf
Board of Review
Stead
Chicago Health Department
Packers
Minols Pure Food Department
Cook County
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