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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1899
Page
2
A garbled note reports alleged money sharks influencing teachers with over fifteen hundred schloot while vestiges of a ten percent scheme impact teachers and a service, prompting public concern about moral decline and exploitation.
The report accuses sharks of charging exorbitant rates that wipe out a month’s salary for workers. It mentions reputable clerks in the county service aiding poor female attendants with loans at 30 percent per month. Card & Kaett runs the same old business at City Hall, still advertising.
The notice details a deceptive circular from FT. Knowlton doing business as the American Mortgage Loan Company at Dearborn Street offering $200 rewards for referring loan leads on furniture, horses, watches, seals garments and other items. It urges sending clients for loans of 810,000 or more and promises commissions, while also asking where the Bar Association is.
The Eagle urges action against 10 percent loaners used by city and county workers. It questions Richardson and foreclosures, details alleged graft in Comptroller offices, and recounts a sickening assault involving a shark and a 14 year old girl, noting a private, immoral household helper.
A report describes a fraud scheme where suspects remove revenue stamps and signatures to collect notes from victims, never surrendering the original note. The exposure centers on a tactic that undermines official revenue processes and hints at broader enforcement concerns.
A fragment claims teachers, police, and city authorities in Chicago are subjects in systemic theft by a group described as Shylocks and tied to a 1 percent elite. The text is unclear and contains biased language.
A fragment notes strict confidentiality for communications from carried people in private channels, emphasizing careful handling of sensitive material and language barriers in chorka related contexts.
Fragmentary line about over forty duarks and bite them to Chicago. The piece mentions regret and memory of the event but offers no clear names dates places or outcomes. The readable text is largely garbled and lacks concrete details suitable for a fuller summary.
Chicago notes surge of concern over enforcement of automobile and gas franchise laws. Commissioner McGann narrowly escapes an auto collision on Michigan Avenue as debate over licenses and city regulation intensifies. The article links gas trust influence, constitutional issues, and proposed city actions to test the legality of the gas consolidation act and force enforcement.
An Eagle report questions W N Eisendrath and the Leather Trust over city streets Sangamon and Dix used by private firms for tolls. It cites paid sums to the City Comptroller, alleges subway blockage, and criticizes Mayor Harrison’s tolerance of graft linked to contractors and Organic Service.
Reading Coal Company and Mr. Claggett occupy Hel street to the river, O. B Richardson Coal Company blocks Hawthorne avenue, and Elaton frontage. Gas company uses Hobbie Elm and Hein streets. Scheunemann Company piles slabs and cordwood on Elston near Division, crowding the public. The Eagle will watch aldermanic action.
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