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Ragged beggar family moths Wall Street tale of Georgie
A New York reporter chronicles Corabelle Knapp Floyd Knapp and their children living as a traveling alms troupe. They travel through 32 states selling stories and staged affection for money. An arrest follows for using a three year old boy to beg while the mother dreams of songs and a better home.
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Dorothy Ducas
Wall Street
Colorado
New York
Rockefeller Plaza
New York Society For the Prevention of
Edward Stein
Hoboken
Stein
Lackawanna Station
Thirtythird Street
Agent Stein
Corabelle Knapp
Corabelle
Floyd Knapp
Metropolis
Ehseer
Harry L. Barck
Matherville
Home For
Knapp
Ber
Mathee
Knapps
Harold
Floyd
Glenn
Georgie
Audrey
Vincent Pisarra
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
East
Chicago
Public School
West 34Th Street
Mrs. Knapp
Beloit
Wisconsin
Daddy Knapp
Mathersville