Blue Island debates street car franchise terms with interurban officials
The Blue Island council and Chicago & Interurban Traction officials meet for a second conference on a new streetcar franchise ordinance. The city seeks concessions, while interurban officials resist lower fares and a ten thousand dollar bonus, with line rehabilitation and a Blue Island Riverdale connection likely. The session will focus on the ordinance, amid wartime reflections and calls for national resilience.
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Chicago & Interurban Traction Company
Blue Island Commercial Association
108Rd Street
Interurban
Chicago City Railway Company
City of Chicago
Interurban Company
Noble
Blue Island
Riverdale
Federal Meat Inspection Costs and Coverage in the United States
The article notes that about one hundred million meat animals are slaughtered annually in the U S and that sixty percent are killed in federally inspected establishments. It states roughly one in fifty eight animals is rejected for being unfit for human use and that federal inspection costs amount to about 8 375 million dollars per year. It frames Uncle Sam as protecting consumers from disease through this system.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Fateful July Fourth Shooting Claims Child After Seven Years
Salvator Amati, once a one year old in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was accidentally shot by his older brother on July 4 seven years ago. The resulting paralysis led to his death recently after years of suffering.
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Gran Rapids
Mich
Salvator Amati
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