Milk Trust Cries for Action as Chicago Skim Milk Scandal Exposed
A Chicago milk probe accuses major dealers of skimming and short weighing, with officials pressed to prosecute. Investigators expected to summon railroad officials and freight agents over rates, while public anger rises as calls to curb the Milk Trust grow.
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North End Woman's Club
W. J. Bodine
Milk Trust
God
Healy
Barbour
Illinois Milk Dealers’ Association
Armour Tunnel Franchises and Taxation Debate Roils City
City council pushes approval for Armour linked tunnel company while tax fairness is attacked. Editor cites Armour’s $7,000,000 investment and predicts a new heat and power venture using tunnels under Chicago. Criticism targets assessors and the packers’ influence over health, pure foods, and county courts.
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Chicago Health Department
Millinois Pure Food Department
Taxing Church and School Property in Chicago
Discussion targets relief for small taxpayers while noting church property’s lower assessment against Marshall Field & Company. The piece compares Field & Co. insurance value of 16 million to a 5 million assessment on similar property. It notes assessors avoid pursuing Field & Co. and mentions the Union Stock Yards Company, Omaha, limited, with 7.5 million capitalization as a Chicago-owned entity.
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Teachers’ Federation
Brundage
United States Supreme Court
Grosscup
Supreme Court
Washington
United States
Chicago
Marshall Field & Company
Field & Co
The
Union Stock Yards Company, of
Omaha
Limited
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