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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1906
Page
2
Dr. Arnold C. Klebs denounces unitary conditions at stock yards as tuberculo sis fuel and urges Chicago reform. The piece links meat inspection, condemned cattle, and outbreaks to the Beef Trust and predicts legislative probes into meat, hides, and related industries.
Chicago health officials and a watchdog press debate meat safety and tuberculosis in beef. Officials report high condemnation rates at Union Stock Yards and call for tougher inspections while activists accuse the Beef Trust of supplying risky meat to the public.
A critical examination argues for condemning entire carcasses with actinomycotic lesions and extends to a broader indictment of the Beef Trust. It cites unsanitary slaughtering, lack of public inspection, and calls for state controlled slaughterhouses to prevent cancer and disease from tainted meat.
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