Armour's tunnel plan sparks new Chicago utility franchise
The piece describes Armour's push to use the Chicago underground tunnel for steam, heat and power to replace coal transport and smoke in the streets. A new franchise is expected to be granted soon to build pipes through the tunnels, with Kenyon to manage operations. Critics question costs and governance while broader public works and milk and beef trust issues are debated in city politics.
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Armour
Chicago
United States
Tte
Kenyon
South Omaha
South
Omaha
Ana Grant
Public Health and Food Trusts Stir Chicago Debate
Alderman McCord argues milk price hikes and impure milk spark demand for action. Advocates urge federal inquiry led by Surgeon General Walter Wy mann. Proposals include inspector expenses borne by packers, date labeling on canned goods, and in transit meat inspection. The piece questions beef trust records ahead of the next presidential campaign.
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Walter Wylian
Chicago
Beef Trust
Tobacco Trust
Standard Oil Trust
Congress
Beet Trust
Federal
Grand Jury
Chicago Real Estate Taxes Rise Across the City
The article notes higher real estate taxes in Chicago this year and argues packers should pay their full share of personal taxes and back taxes for five years. It claims a Supreme Court ruling clears the path for this change and warns that public pressure will eventually force broader tax reform.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Meat price rise shields packers during tax era
The document argues that higher meat prices should have supplied packers with funds to pay taxes on their property, stocks, and bonds. It questions which interest benefits most from police during strikes, answering that the packing industry benefits the most.
Beef Trust blamed for tainted meat and appendicitis outbreak
An address to meat inspectors cites widespread noncompliance with the national sanitation law. It warns that many packers forfeit interstate trade rather than meet standards and condemns Beef Trust practices as causative of diseases like appendicitis. The piece links Armour Swift and Chicago subways to corruption and calls for indictments.
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A. D. Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
Oald Dr. Melvin
Lorimer's Charter Fight Sparks District Backlash
The Eagle declares Lorimer doomed for opposing the people’s charter while critics accuse him of pork barrel tactics and aiding river and harbor bills. The piece notes a Supreme Court strike down of a 1905 primary law and signals calls for fresh legislation and beef trust indictments.
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William Lorimer
Chicago
Lorimer
Eagle
Taxes and unequal assessments irk local merchants
The passage questions how a suburban grocer, a taxpayer paying full value, and others including a big packer, the butcher, and Armour, view tax assessments on real value. It asks which interests gain most from the sewerage system and critiques the disparity between assessed values and actual worth.
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Armour
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