Conditions in Chicago stockyards reveal widespread sanitation failures
A detailed report describes filthy yards, dark overcrowded workrooms, decaying meat handling, and absent lavatories in Chicago stockyards. It contrasts grim conditions with a New York facility that uses brick, cement, porcelain, and proper ventilation, urging national action and stricter government inspection of all meat products and associated labeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Reynolds
New York City
Chicago Stock Yards
Fresh meat deemed fit for food after disease signs
A notice from Washington DC dated June 2 1906 states that fresh meat examined after slaughter showed signs of disease but is still considered suitable for consumption. Names James Bronson Reynolds and Chas P Neill appear as authorities or parties involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bronson Reynolds
Chas. P. Neill
Washington, D. C
Speaker Sees Efficient Legislation Ahead in Congress
Washington June 4 Speaker Cannon said Congress faces a productive spell as fears about legislative obstacles ease. He compared obstacles to lions that become meek when addressed and noted beef and meat inspection issues may move under careful House and Senate reconsideration before adjournment. He expects proper and efficient legislation to be enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Cannon
White House
Congress
Committee On Agriculture
House
Senate
Embalmed Beef Allegations Stir Packaged Meats Probe
General Nelson A Miles accused officials of concealing decades of adulterated army meat. He cited seven years of prior warnings about canned beef sold to the U S military and relabeled shipments from Baltimore and Ohio Railroad docks in Liverpool. He urged accountability and penitentiary for those responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Liverpool
United States
War Department
When the fire goes out the serge comes in blue or black
Sum mer wear offered in durable all-wool serge fast-color fabrics. Variety includes many finishes and styles, especially double breasted coats popular along shore. Prices range from 18 to 38 dollars. Rocers, Pier & Company operates three Broadway stores at 258 842 Warren Street, 23rd Street, and 1269 32nd Street.
Council urged action after gruesome East Buffalo meat issues
A passage notes the slaughter and preparation of meat at East Buffalo as gruesome and dangerous. It urges the Council to act to permanently prevent recurrence, insisting there be no halfway measures or delay in addressing the unsafe conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
America
Secretary of Agriculture
The
United
East Buffalo
Meat Inspection Law Will Ensure Meat Fit To Eat
Washington June 4 Chairman Wadsworth of the House Committee on Agriculture predicted a meat inspection law will be enacted to ensure meat fit for consumption. He warned that placing the compulsory inspection cost on packers and slaughterers would act as a tax, shifting burdens to cattle raisers producers and consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wadsworth
House Committee On Agriculture
Packers
Sla
More Local Meat Inspectors Appointed by Health Commissioner
Commissioner Darlington of the Board of Health continues slaughterhouse and sausage factory inspections. Eight additional inspectors were requested and seven from the Civil Service list were appointed, though he says the force remains inadequate. He found some factories with excellent sanitary conditions. Sausage samples will be analyzed. Dr Milnes of Chicago, who advised Darlington, left for Washington on official business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paii
Darlington
Board of Health
Civil Service
J. €. Milnes
Chicago
Washington
Soldier play ends in shooting of 7 year old girl
Joseph Fortune, 13, of 16 Marion street Long Island City and Margaret Smith, 7, of 5 Marion street, were playing soldier with a shotgun hanging on the wall. The gun discharged injuring Margaret who was taken to St. John's Hospital. The boy fled in fright and was later arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fortune
Marion Street
Long Island City
Margaret Smith
Margaret
St. John's Hospital
Demand Pure Food measures backed by medical group
Boston June 4 The house of delegates of the American Medical Association unanimously adopted resolutions and a report urging strict meat and food safety as essential to public health and criticizing opposition to the Pure Food bill. Dr Charles A L Reid noted legislators must support the bill amid a powerful industry lobby and urged unanimous House action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
House of Delegates
American Medical Association
Charles A. L. Reid
Cincinnati
Reid
Capitol
Washington
Senate
House
Reed
Dr Day's Naughty Syracuse Boys Reported
Syracuse University students paint fire pails in the engineering college with Standard Oil University lettering replacing Syracuse University and marking prominent spots with Standard Oil University amid recent campus controversy over the chancellor's Standard Oil defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Day
Syracuse Boys
Tribune
Syracuse
Syracuse University
Standard Oil Company
Engineering College
Standard Oil University
Standard Oil
Major B G Thomas dies. will bans burial dispute at Lexington Cemetery
Lexington reports Major B G Thomas a famed turfman died leaving a clause to bury his longtime servant Margaret Pryor beside him at Lexington Cemetery. Pryor, enslaved fifty nine years, receives about 60 000. Cemetery company will not object. Emily Howe of Bannockburn DC, Thomas relative, plans to contest the will claiming mostly to the enslaved woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
B. G. Thomas
Margaret Pryor
Lexington Cemetery
Major Thomas
Pryor
Thomas
Emily Howe
Bannockburn, D. C
Chest washed ashore with pirate loot near Hudson River
A 250 pound chest washed ashore at Philipse Manor is believed to contain ecclesiastical gold items including vestments, communion vessels and ornaments. The loot is estimated to be worth over 1000 dollars, and is thought to be from pirates operating along the Hudson River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson River
Philipse Manor
Banker predicts rail arrival unlocks Kirwin ore riches
Meeteetse June dispatch reports W. Dean Hayen, local banker, says the Burlington will reach Kirwin mines soon. He notes Hearst owns Kirwin properties with his mother and that thousands of tons of ore await railroad arrival. Hearst plans to publish striking ore value facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Meeteetse
Wyo
W. Dean Hayen
Burlington
Kirwin
William Randolph Hearst
Hayes
Hearst
Calls for rigid meat inspection at packing houses
A long telegram from the South Omaha Livestock Exchange to Congress urged strict meat inspections at packing houses with the government bearing the cost. A second message asked the Secretary of Agriculture to state that larger packing plants are inspected by Bureau of Animal Industry agents and that meats unfit for food are destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of Animal Industry
Secretary of Agriculture
Omaha
South Omaha Livestock Exchange
Congress
Sheriff Halts Lynch Mob By Forcing Train Ride
Walton Wyoming June 4 Sheriff Allen used a pistol to deter a mob from lynching Lewis Estes a professional gambler The sheriff forced Estes into a freight locomotive cab and compelled the engineer to move the train toward the next station where Estes was jailed The freight was waiting for a passing train and was driven in the same direction as the other train
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Walton
Wyo
Allen
Lewis Estes
Mayor Adam Cites Articles On City Conditions
Buffalo June 4 Mayor Adam addresses Common Council in a message calling attention to recent articles published here that he says reveal conditions in connecting with the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Common Council
Adam
Pocumtuck Holiday Society Provides New York Working Girls Summer Retreat
New York visitors form the Pocumtuck Holiday Society in Deerfield Massachusetts to offer a summer outing for working girls. They secure a furnished farmhouse from Miss S A Mulhall and equip a gymnasium. A fund of 3000 dollars aims to house eight girls at a time for a fortnight with Professor George Chase supporting the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Deerfield
Mass
New York
Pocumptuck Holiday Society
S.A. Mulhall
George Chase
Povotaale
Opposite near City Hall Union Squares
Readable text notes a location near City Hall with Union Squares referenced. Gre begins a trailing fragment, implying a street or area context but lacks a complete action, date, or explicit event. The fragment suggests a map or address cue connected to nearby City Hall zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Union
Shaw sees revision amid South Dakota GOP split
Secretary Shaw told delegates at the South Dakota Republican Clubs and State Convention that tariff revision is assured but not under the current Roosevelt administration. He urged reform at an extraordinary session after a new administration, noting the next national convention may tackle the issue and stressing the president has given no endorsement for immediate revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Sioux Falls
S. D
Roosevelt
Shaw
Treasury Department
South Dakota
Republican Party
Mass meeting protests immigration bills at Cooper Union
The Federation of Jewish Organizations of New York and the Immigration Leagues gathered about 2,000 people at Cooper Union to oppose new immigration bills. Edward Lauterbach chaired with figures including W S Bennet H M Goldfogle and several clergy. Resolutions condemned the proposed law and urged directing immigration to areas where workers are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation of Jewish Organizations
State of
New York
Immigration Leagues
Cooper Union
Congress
Edward Lauterbach
W. S. Bennet
H. M. Goldfogle
Bennet
M. Lauterbach
Washington
Mny
Slicer
Policeman Jolted From Car In Bronx Accident
James Brady, a policeman of 38 tat street, was jolted from a Mount Vernon car on Webster Avenue at night in the Bronx. His clothing caught, he was flung about thirty five feet and suffered a broken nose and facial injuries. Motormen halted service and police search for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brady
Tat Street
Mount Vernon
Webster Avenue
Bronx
Also Mentioned on This Page
Abattoir
Equitable Trust Company
Tst
Equitable Trust Company OF
Nassau Street
Cannon ON
Beef Bill
Miles
Kansas City
Nelson A. Miles
Colorado
Rocers, Pier & Company
Warren St
Negress
Rocers, Prev & Company
Broadway
H. Brown
E. 38Th St
Tel
Luke
Cluett, Peabody 4 CO
Argeet
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!