Slaughterhouses at Stock Yards Targeted for Reform
A writer attacks Chicago stockyards conditions, urging demolition of slaughterhouses for new antiseptic facilities. He cites Germany's abattoirs as a model and notes Illinois and Chicago health officials report rising food condemnations, urging action by the Illinois Legislature and beef-trust curbs.
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Congress
Illinois
Chicago
Germany
Robert Hunter
America
Frankfort
Bross America
Beef Trust
Chicago Planta
Bulletin
The
Chicago Health Department
Union
Union Stock Yards
Loop Diatelet
Beef Trust blamed for cancer tainted meat and high prices
Chicago meat market data shows prime steers and common killers priced under the new law. The piece condemns packers and the Beef Trust for cancer and tuberculosis in cattle, calls for Illinois legislative action, and urges drastic stockyard overhaul and new inspections. It notes city health reports, government inspection limits, and political support for Walter Clyde Jones.
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Chicago Journal
Bologna
Daily News
Traction graft and political furore in Chicago
The article denounces traction graft and calls out lawyers and city officials, naming George Gillette and Louis Levy as potential Municipal Judge candidates. It reports inflated per diem pay to traction attorneys Ashton and Grossberg, questions about City Comptroller vouchers, and a broad critique of Dunne era corruption amid public outrage over investigations into the Beef Trust and related abuses.
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Chicago
Beef Trust
Secretary of Agriculture
Europe
der Beef Trust
George Gillette
Charles Vermix
Daily News
Dunne
Traction
J. G. Grossberg
M. F. Doty
Dr. Doty
Henry M. Ashton
Council
Trye Treasury
Lewis
Ashton
Grossberg
Grosaberg
Comptroller's Office
Comptroller
Stricter City Banking Laws Urged for Chicago
Column argues for municipal charter change to regulate bank openings with a new examining board. Cites Pan American case and warns small, weak banks threaten city economy. Endorses established banks like Hibernian, Union Trust, Continental National. blasts grafters and irresponsible promoters. mentions Harry Gibbons Ernst Hummel John T Connery George Duddleston William Legner and calls for action to stop harmful schemes.
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Chicago
Hibernian Banking Association
Ilinola Trust and Savings Bank
Graham & Bona
Union Trust Company
South Chicago Savings Bank
Commercial National
Continental National
Drovers Deposit National
Fort Dearborn National
Merchants’ Loan and Trust
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Health Department
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Callahan
Louis Levy
Chicago Tribune
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Frank Wenter
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Henry M. Shabad
Toy Platela
Beet Trust
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Federal Council
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Mary Bad Banks
Harry Gibbons
Ernst Hummel
John T. Connery
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