Conditions in Stockyards Report Reveal Filth and Hazards
A detailed inquiry documents filthy yards and wooden surfaces in Chicago stockyards. Dead animals on platforms, poor ventilation, damp floors, and lack of lavatories expose workers and meat to contamination. Sanitation failures extend through processing, with questionable labeling and inspector reach. New York and other sites contrast with superior construction and hygiene.
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Chicago
Reynolds
New York City
Paii
Chicago Stock Yards
Fresh meat deemed suitable for Reynolds and Neill in Washington
Fresh meat examined after a mass casualty event shows evidence of disease yet is still deemed suitable for JAMES MONSON REYNOLDS and CHAS. P. NEILL of Washington, D. C. on June 2, 1906.
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James Monson Reynolds
Chas. P. Neill
Washington, D. C
Cannon On Beef Bill Becomes House Debate
Speaker Cannon indicated that obstacles in Congress will yield to progress as beef legislation nears action. He noted ambition to pass laws benefiting the greatest number and expected careful consideration by the Agriculture Committee. He cited meat inspection concerns tied to the Agricultural Appropriation bill and predicted efficient legislation before adjournment.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Cannon
White House
Congress
House
Committee On Agriculture
Senate
Miles accuses government of long aiding embalmed beef
General Nelson A. Miles, en route to Colorado, declares that meat adulteration in packing houses and canned army rations was known seven years ago. He claims thousands of soldiers died or were harmed by impure meat and accuses officials of a whitewash in a prior investigation.
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Chare
Kansas City
Nelson A. Miles
Colorado
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Liverpool
United States
War Department
Demand Pure Food Resolutions Adopted by A M A Delegates
Boston June 4 The house of delegates of the American Medical Association unanimously adopted resolutions and a report condemning delays to the Pure Food bill. Dr Charles A L Reid of Cincinnati presented the legislative committee's report and urged immediate House action. He criticized opponents as a powerful lobby of adulterators and warned that the Senate has passed the bill while the House delays. The resolutions and report were adopted.
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Boston
House of Delegates
American Medical Association
Charles A. L. Reid
Cincinnati
Reid
Capitol
Washington
Senate
House
Rigid meat inspection urged by telegraph in Omaha
A June 4 telegram requests Congress enact a strict meat inspection at packing houses with the government covering costs. A second note to the Agriculture Secretary urges a formal statement that large plants are inspected by Bureau of Animal Industry agents and that meats unfit for food are destroyed by them.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Secretary of Agriculture
Omaha
Congress
Bureau E Animal Industry
Mayor Adams cites paper reports on city conditions
Buffalo June 4 Mayor Adams addresses the Common Council, condemning recent articles published here that he says reveal troubling conditions in connection with city affairs. He urges inquiry and reform.
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Buffalo
Common Council
Adam
Sum mer serge coats in all-wool fast color range
When the fire goes out the serge comes in blue or black. Nothing like it for all around Summer wear if the fabric is all-wool and fast-color. We guarantee ours to be. A fine variety of qualities finishes and styles including double breasted coats. Prices from $18 to $38. Rocers Pier & Company three Broadway stores 258 842 at Warren St 23rd St at 32nd St.
East Buffalo Slaughter Practices Strike Call for Action
A report condemns the slaughter of animals and meat preparation at East Buffalo as ghastly and urges immediate council action to permanently prevent recurrence. The author stresses there should be no half measures and demands swift response to dangerous conditions.
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East Buffalo
Meat Inspection Law Seen To Ensure Meat Fit To Eat
Washington report quotes House Agriculture Committee Chair Wadsworth predicting a meat inspection law will pass to protect public health. He warns if costs fall on packers and slaughterers the tax may be shifted to cattle raisers and consumers, potentially altering livestock buying.
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Washington
Wadsworth
House Committee On Agriculture
Local meat inspectors expand as eight more hired
Commissioner Darlington of the Board of Health continues slaughterhouse and sausage factory inspections. He secured seven Civil Service appointees yesterday, bringing the force to eight new hires. Despite additions, he says the staff remains inadequate. Samples of sausage-making fluids will be analyzed. Milnes of Chicago left for Washington after consulting with the commissioner.
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Darlington
Board of Health
Civil Service
J. ¢. Milnes
Chicago
Cestoon
Washington
Play Soldier Accident Injures Girl In New York Home
Joseph Fortune thirteen and Margaret Smith seven were playing with a shotgun in a Long Island City home. The gun mounted on wall fired during play, injuring Margaret who awaits surgery and possible loss of an eye. Joseph fled but later surrendered to authorities.
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Joseph Fortune
Marion Street
Long Island City
Margaret Smith
Margaret
St. John's Hospital
Naught y Syracuse Boys Allegedly Rebrand Uni Pails
Telegraph report from Syracuse notes Syracuse University students in the engineering college painted five pails with Standard Oil University, replacing the former Syracuse University marks. The act followed controversy over the chancellor’s defense of the Standard Oil Company.
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the Tribune
Syracuse
Syracuse University
Standard Oil Company
Engineering College
Standard Oil University
Standard Oil
Major B G Thomas wills burial of servant at Lexington Cemetery
Lexington report states Major B G Thomas, prominent turfman who died in Lexington, included a clause in his will ordering his longtime servant Margaret Pryor to be buried beside him. Pryor, a slave for sixty years, received about $60,000. Cemetery manager indicated no objection to the burial in Thomas’s lot while relative Mrs Emily Howe plans to contest the will citing the bulk of the estate going to Pryor.
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Lexington
B. G. Thomas
Margaret Pryor
Lexington Cemetery
Thomas
Pryor
Emily Howe
Bannockburn
D. C
Major Thomas
Chest of loot washed ashore at Philipse Manor
A 20 pound chest washed ashore at Philipse Manor is believed to hold loot from pirates along the Hudson River. It contains vestments, communion vessels, and ecclesiastical gold ornaments valued over $1,000.
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Hudson River
Philipse Manor
Kirwin Mines Near Hearst Gold Strike Rumor
Teleograph report from Meeteetse Wyoming dated June 4 cites banker W Dean Hayen stating the Burlington will reach the Kirwin gold and copper mines. Hearst owner William Randolph Hearst is expected to disclose forthcoming ore strike details, with Kirwin mine properties said to be owned by Hearst and his mother and backed by local banking ties.
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Tribune Meeteetse
Wyo
W. Dean Hayen
Burlington
Kirwin
William Randolph Hearst
Hayes
Hearst
Sheriff Fends Off Lynch Mob In Wyoming Train Standoff
Sheriff Allen restrained a mob in Walton Wyoming by A pistol at a railway yard. He forced prisoner Lewis Estes a professional gambler into a freight locomotive cab and compelled the engineer to chase the passing train to the next station where Estes was jailed. The freight was directed to move in the same direction as the other train.
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The
Tribune
Walton
Wyo
Holiday Home for Working Girls in Deerfield Mass
New York visitors form the Pocumptuck Holiday Society to provide summer holidays for working girls. They secured a furnished farmhouse from Miss S.A. Muihall and equipped a gymnasium. A fund of 3500 is being raised to accommodate eight girls at a time under Prof. George Chase.
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the Tribune
Deerfield
Mass
New York
Pocumptuck
A. Muihall
George Chase
Tariff revision assured not by present administration
Secretary Shaw told South Dakota Republicans that tariff revision is not assured by the current administration. He stressed revision may come after an extraordinary session following a new inauguration, with progress on some schedules in the near term, and warned against tying the party to immediate action before the next election.
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South Dakota
Tribune
Sioux Falls
S. D
Roosevelt
Shaw
Treasury Department
Republican Party
Mass meeting protests immigration bills at Cooper Union
The Federation of Jewish Organizations of New York and Immigration Leagues held a large mass meeting at Cooper Union to oppose immigration restrictions and urge directing immigration to regions with labor needs. About 2,000 attended. Edward Lauterbach presided with Congressmen Bennet and Golle among speakers. Resolutions condemned further restrictions and called for welcoming newcomers.
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Federation of Jewish Organizations
State of
New York
Immigration Leagues
Cooper Union
Congress
Edward Lauterbach
W. &. Bennet
H. M. Golle
Madison C
Slicer
Policeman Severely Injured After Car Collision
Police officer James Brady of 5% medical street was jolted from a Mount Vernon car on Webster Avenue in The Bronx. He suffered a broken nose and injuries as his clothing caught and he fell thirty five feet ahead of the vehicle. The motorman applied power and escaped. Brady was seeking medical help.
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James Brady
Mount Vernon
Webster Avenue
Bronx
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