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Chicago Eagle in Chicago, Illinois

06 Sep 1913

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Chicago Eagle

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Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1913

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Chicago harbor graft and railroads tied to lake freights

A 1918 Chicago Tribune excerpt denounces a planned harbor funded by taxpayers to aid railroad freight sheds and attacks railroad control of Lake Michigan shipping. It warns of public burden, calls for resisting monopoly, and notes a city plan to spend 300000 on land under Lake Michigan.

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Water meters in every flat bill sparks Chicago graft debate

City readers hear a scathing call against a proposed water meter program in Chicago. The piece argues meters force rents up, drain the water fund, and benefit meter makers while condemning council inaction and a state run system to curb waste.

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