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Sweat Shops and Reform Pulse Through Brooklyn Letter
Broadbrim's New York Letter surveys sweat shop conditions from Bowery to East River, detailing crowded tenements, forced contractor work, brutalized workers largely of Polish Hungarian and Russian origin, and calls for sanitation laws. It covers political fights in Brooklyn over the Charities bill, reflecting reform vs spoils, and ends with praise for the Washington Arch dedication and a note on rising transatlantic travel.
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