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New York Attitude Toward Rockefellers Arrest and Twain
Our New York letter notes that despite sensational newspaper talk about Rockefellers arrest and Mark Twains Europe trip, locals show little interest. City life lacks hero worship and luxury, valuing people by worth rather than wealth. Grover Cleveland’s visit last year drew crowds, yet wealth brings little pleasure in this brisk metropolis.
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