Gunther for Govn'r strong with Germans and independents
Gunther, a Chicago businessman, seeks the Democratic nomination for Governor. He carried a 33,000 vote lead for City Treasurer in 1901 and is popular with German Americans and independents. The piece notes Democratic focus on the German American vote and criticizes portions of the press and local officials, while praising Gunther's honesty and public spirit.
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Charles F. Gunther
Chicago
Gunther
Harrison
Germany
Prohibition Factions Target City Salons and Tax Burden
Prohibition advocates push to close saloons while the city earns about 86 million annually from saloon licenses. If closures occur, taxpayers would bear the burden. The thirteenth ward has many Democrats likely to seek offices, including James R. Buckley for Clerk of the Superior Court and James K.R. Donaldine for County Commissioner.
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James R. Buckley
James KR. Donaldine
Political and health notes swirl in 1908 Chicago scene
The piece blends political talk on legislators including John J McLaughlin and William C Seipp, with critical commentary on education and local industry. It cites the Lyman Trumbull Manual Training School on Sedgwick Street and belts of debate over boric acid use in food, beef packing practices, and city meat inspections amid Beef Trust scrutiny.
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Board of Education
Sedgwick Street
Division Street
Beethoven Place
Coattlest Public School
Chicago
Lyman Trumbull Manual Training School
New York
Chicago Daily News
New York Post
Lancet
London
Sach
Reginald Harrison
Hunterian
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Harrison
Deaver
Philadelphia
Richard Jones
North Wales
British Medical Association
Wan
Berkshires
Milnete “State Board of Health
City Health Department
State Board of Health
Beef Trust Tyranny Ignores Government Efforts in Chicago
A Chicago Tribune excerpt from May 1, 1908 details public outrage over the Beef Trusts driving meat prices higher. The piece cites lumpy jaw beef, unsafe sales, failed city ordinances, and claims of government inaction, arguing that Garfield's Chapter 5 findings on packer conduct were suppressed but will eventually reach Congress.
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Chicago
Union Stock Yards
St. Louis
Omaha
Beef Trust
Chicago Tribune
Ald
Jim’ Dalley
Health Department
Ancle
Garfield
Martin
South Dakota
Congress
Garfeld
House
Representative Martin
Department of Commerce and Labor
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Henry Watterson
Daily Papers
Henry Watterwon
Trust
Joe Cannon
Kentucky
Prohibition
Busse
Republican Committee
Independence Party
John E. Owens
A. M. Lawrence
William Stuart
G. Kirkpatrick
D. B. Bradley
Fred Hewen
C. H. Mitchell
Dr. Willis
Stone
W. M. Yerkes
C. O. Sherman
Marshall Feld & Company
Lincoln Park
Bismarck “Garden
Grace Street
Lake Shore Drive
Dunne
Fred WO Upham
Mantis
Upham
Marshall Field & Company
John C. Fetzer
Central Lite Securities Company
Nan
Stensland Bank
Ike
John J. McLaughlin
William C. Seipp
Mediterranean
Europe
Asia
Africa
Harrieda
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Tribunal
Reef Trust
Chicago Health Department
American Meat Packers’ Association
Tobacco Trust
Beet Trust
Oil Trust
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