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Chicago Eagle

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1909

Page

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Two Million Strike Fears Roil Chicago Rail Scene 1909

Colonel William P Read argues against electrifying Chicago rail terminals and coal interests clash with reformers. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers warns safety risks, jobs loss, and higher coal use, while editorials cite riots and call for resistance to any plan.

Chicago Oscar Wildes Board of Locomotive Engineers Division The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Brotherhood New York William P. Read Oscar Wilde Fine Arte Illinois Supreme Court of Illinois Heyworth Supreme Court Commmonwealth Edison Electric Company Brent Alderman Snow

Rich reformer Amberg and the jury list exclusions

A Chicago jury commission hearing centers on Amberg and alleged exemptions from service including saloonkeepers, bartenders, boilermakers, laborers, and foreigners. Amberg denies wrongdoing, explains the clerical process, and defends not using personal influence while detailing the various classes deemed ineligible or exempt from venire.

Amberg Rudyard Kipling Chicago American E. O. Brown Wayman James A. McLane Commission Mr. Brown Attorney Brown Olient

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