The Value of Franchises and Crime in the East
A reader discusses franchise power from river tolls to railroads, criticizing private charters and capitalization as wealth extraction. A second note argues crime rises with poverty, blaming wealth concentration and urging cooperative reforms and voter action to curb inequality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Julian
Kent
Railroads
Garrisn
Gould
Misset Parthe
State of Missouri
Missouri
New York Central Railroad
New York City
Buffalo
Western Union
J. W. Caldwell
Cleveland
United States
Times
East
West
Henry George
England
Professor Huxley
Europe
Topp
Fanning's Heart A Police Reporter Seeks a Scoop
Miss Irwin and Fanning discuss a dying boy the police reporter hopes to cover for the morning edition. Fanning reveals his cruel hopeful longing for a rose laden death scene, while Miss Irwin questions his heart beneath the hard shell. The boy dies at three a.m., and Fanning laments missing his exclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Irwin
Fanning
Fanning's Kindness Shines in Omaha Herald Tale
A Morning Herald correspondent recalls how J G Fanning of The Herald aided a sorrowing mother after her son’s death. The man printed lengthy columns about the boy, had the injurer jailed, sent flowers, and bought the coffin with his own money, earning praise from the grieving mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Irwin
Morning Herald
Herald
the Herald
Mr. Fanning
Fanning
Omaha Herald
Wagner Married Von Bulow’s Widow Joke Sparks Scandal
The New York Journal recounts a tale in which Richard Wagner allegedly married Hans von Bulow’s widow after a divorce, following Bulow’s dramatic offer of his wife as a gift. The anecdote notes Bulow later joked that Wagner had married his widow during a visit to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Wagner
Hans von Bulow
Wagner
von Bulow
New York Journal
Sole owners of Coraloid plates for artificial teeth
The item notes sole ownership of Coraloid plates used for dental prosthetics, claiming they are the best available aside from gold. It presents a concise claim of product superiority and exclusivity in dental materials.
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Rhine
Bonn
Bingen
HLS
Julian
Kansas City
Tigre
Fonseca
Amapala
Pacific
Pima
Boldier Singer
Oregon
Isles
Amazon
Pampas
Prince of Rovers
Charles Warren
Fanning’s
Scranton
Puritana
Nature
Providence
U.S. Dental Association
Bristol Tea House
State Street
Child Street
Warren, R. I
American Hosiery Co
Balbriggan
B.h.gladding
Westminster ST. Providence, R. K
Rhode Island
H. Peck
Bristol
R. I
Isaac B. Munro
P. O. Box
Bourn Ste
NEW York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
OLD Colony System
Warren
Drownville
Crownville
Fall River
Newport
Boston
New York
E. G. Allen
A. C. Kendall
W. Fred Fish
Hope Street
EAGLE
John Lake
Providence, R
Ogthapere Mage Yaoghvadt
Dire James M Kimball
Albert L. Calder
Hezehi
Ahconant
Sam’l P. Colt John
Campbell Henry R. Barker
Henry 5. Winship
William R. Dupee
R. A Robertson
TORS
Geo. L. Littlefield Sterns Hutchins
George T. Bias
Roraoxe M. Barns
Olney T. Inman
Gro
P. Wetmore
Warren QO. Arnold
J.M. Addeman
W. T. C. Wardwell
Joseph Banigan
Samuel P. Cult
Joshua M
Addeman
Cyrus P. Brown
Waldo M. Place
James F.scanlon
Bradford St
Bristol, R. T
Spicer Stove Company
The
Waldron Brownell CO
Bradford Street
Central Fish Market
Hoar & Stoughton
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