Water Meter Graft Intensifies in Chicago City Hall
A heated row over a water meter scheme escalates as aldermen push for meters on all buildings paying 40 dollars a year or more. Critics warn rents rise and the Water Meter Ring profits, while officials debate municipal ownership and pressurization needs amid broader city water concerns.
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Chicago
Harrison
Water Department
Wendling
Sullivan
Cullerton
Stockyards
West Pullman District
West Pullman
E. F. Dunne
Union Stock Yards
Pack
City Water Department
Levy urged as Municipal CourtJudge in Ashland block
The Eagle notes Laula Levy a popular Ashland block lawyer and Democratic ward favorite urging him as a Municipal Court Judge candidate. It cites his Lake Forest University law degree, broad support, and potential strength to the ticket amid local political ties and upcoming contests.
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Samuel J. Shaeffer
Shaeffer
Laula Levy
Ashland
Levy
Lake Forest University
Ile
County Democracy
William A. Doyle
Circuit Court
Daniel McMahon
Dunne
Democratic Party
McMahon
Burke
Lermcye
Hardinge
Edward H. Morgan
Morgan
Progressive Alliance
Municipal Ownership Union
L. P. Smith
Iabor
Ward
Timothy O'Keefe
F. B. Cantrell
Joseph Kammerling
F. C. Roth
Peter Lynch
A. L. McDonald
W. B. Fleming
Joseph Kirby
John Doyle
Dominick Hunt
W. Barnett
W. E. Burns
James H. Bowman
Thomas
Kearney
Joseph Joubert
A. F. Collier
Bstephen C. Sumner
Robert E. Pegle
Simon O'Donnell
George Trumbull
Frank Ko
Carter Will Win as Carter Leads Race in City Field
Notes from the political field predict Judge Orrin N. Carter will win the Supreme Court seat in the coming election. His supporters tout his record on the county bench and say a strong Republican unity, plus Democratic backing, will secure victory.
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Robert E. Burke
Kav
Orrin N. Carter
Lane
Supreme Court
Carter
Supreme Bench
Charles Verne
Roosevelt Tackles Chicago Packing House Sanitation
The President pledged rapid reform of Chicago packing houses to improve ventilation lighting and toilet facilities and to ensure cleanliness to protect the meat supply. He warned against delaying enforcement while urging Congress and packers to cooperate, highlighting Bat Lancet findings and proposing Beveridge bill regulation.
Roosevelt warning on meat inspection bill and Chicago packing houses
President Roosevelt notified the Senate that if meat inspection legislation is not enacted promptly he will expose conditions in Chicago packing houses. The issue centers on publicizing the report by Neill and Reynolds and pressure from the National Live Stock Commission for restraint on disclosure.
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Washington
Wharton
Chicago
Kid
Beef Trust
Congress
Roosevelt
Chicago Tribune
Madden
Skinner
Union Stock Yards
Neill
Senator Dubois
Idaho
Dubois
Fred J. Hageworth
East Lake City
National Live Stock Commission
White House
Messrs. Neill and Reynolds
Beveridge
Senate
Packer report fears after cancer and TB fears grow
Citizens blame meat as cancer and tuberculosis source. The Eagle pledges continued scrutiny of cattle and packing firms until sale of afflicted animals is halted, referencing experts who investigated packers and the President's expected publication of their report.
Outlying Banks a Danger in Chicago's City Charter Reform
A Chicago opinion urges municipal legislation to regulate new outlying banks. It calls for a charter provision and a dedicated examination board to assess promoters and ensure assets cover deposits. It names established banks and cautions against phony endeavors risking many citizens and local commerce. A health department report ends with condemning counts of livestock.
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Chicago
Pew
Ita
Hibernian Banking Association
Ilinois Trust and Savings Bank
Graham & Sona
Union Trust Company
South Chicago Savings Bank
Commercial National
Continental National
Drovers Deposit National
Fort Dearborn National Merchants’ Loan and Trust
Taxpayers urged to contact Eagle over exclusive city work notice
Taxpayers who have received notices from A. Graft & Co. claiming exclusive rights to perform certain city work are requested to communicate with the Eagle for clarification and action.
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A. Graft & Co
Eagle
Health Department weekly reports edited by papers
Daily newspapers consistently publish Health Department weekly reports while removing all references to stock yards conditions from the material before printing. This long standing practice ensures readership receives health data without yard related details.
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The
Health Department
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Smith
Baker
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City” Building Department
State Street Department
Edlty
Bartgen
West Side
Cattle Kings
Beef ‘Trust
Chicago Health Department
Harry R. Gibbons
Cambaugh
Frank Buchanan
C. Stevenson
Fred Wassel
William Burrell
D. M. Fullweiler
William Metherson
E. J. Woods
John Moran
D. Furman
Smith Madte
Daniel J. McMahon
Committee of of One Hundred
Democratic County Committee
Daniel J.mcmahon
A. D. Gash
Jacob W. Richards
Herbert E. L. Doggett
John T. Keating
Thomas Drury
John A. King
Michael E. Hughes
A. Krygowski
P. A. Hines
F. E. Reichardt
James N. Tilton
Edward M. Morgan
Charles Vesely
Charles E. Zollars
L. J. Col Jeran
John Dullard
Molesworth King
William Moffat
John Haderlein
Peter, Crot
P. H. Keenan
M. A. la Bay
Lewis Homann
M. J. Haniley
Albert Schonbeck
Stanley Glomsk
Fred Rohde
A. B. Perrigo
Robert J. Roulsto
William F. Mellean
Albert H. Putney
John C. Fetzer
Board of Education
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Fetzer
Ewll W. Ritter
Louis Nettelhorat
Ritter
the Health Department
Cubs
Uncle Sam
United States
Willian E. Skinner
W. L. Carlisle
Cox
New York
Brooks
Colorado
Union Stock Yards Company
Carlisle
National Agricultural College of Colorado
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London Lancet
Lancet
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Packera
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Wadsworth
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