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Millionaire Hobo Observes Unemployed Life in Europe
James Hadsow of St. Louis, dubbed the millionaire hobo, traveled Europe by steerage and penny lodgings. He describes lodging houses, surveillance, and cheap meals in Berlin Vienna London and England's Salvation Army barracks while noting the plight and resilience of homeless workers.
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James Hadsow
St. Louis
Europe
Mr. How
Penny Hotel
How
Berlin
Vienna
Geneva
Italy
London
Great Britain
England
Salvation Army