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Borough Street stock scheme unfolds under city hall threat
In a tense city hall scene, rival financier Charles Wainright and boss Horrigan maneuver to secure a perpetual Borough Street railway franchise. Gibbs and aldermen await votes while Horrigan orders police readiness. Bennett, the incoming mayor, stands firm against graft as personal leverage tightens.
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Charles Wainright
Scott Gibbs
Borough Street
Dick Horrigan
Phelan
Horrigan
Wainright
Dallas
Perry Wai
Cynthia
Bennett
Alwyn
Horrgan
Newman
Wainrigt
Thompson
Board of Aldermen
Borough Street Railway
Reform
Garrisons
Gibbs
Mrs. Bennett
V—Gibbs
Vi—Bennett
Perry
Wainwright
Alderman Roberts
Solid Thirteen
Roberts
Harry Garrison
Bennet
Williams
City Hall
Aldermanic Chamber
Betle
Russia
Mr. Horrigan