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Wealthy actors and the Chicago crime era noted in 1900s report
In Chicago July 19 a story details actors with vast holdings, naming Mey Irwin, Mrs. Otis Skinner, Lillian Russell, Mme Rosa Olitzka and others with substantial property values. It also covers the Harrison street police station’s demolition, early policing feats, and publicity about racing, fortune tellers, and city reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ren Afinte Assesanie T'S
Beesleg
Mey Irwin
Marshall Stedman
Marie Nelson
May Ryan
Ethel Johnson
Sarah Truax
Winona Winter
Kate Watson
Marion Murray
Lottie Mayer
Vera Berlinger
Annie Buckley
Gertrude Murphy
Lallie Fisher
Knox Wilson
Tony Denier
May de Sousa
Joseph Jefferson
Richard Mansfield
Paris
America
Haviland Company
Chateau Laurier
Ottawa
Quick
Grani Trunk
Toronto
Theodore Haviland
Canada
New York
Chateau St. Louis
Quebec
United States
Harrison Street
Bunko
Tom O'Brien
Hdadle Guerin
O'Brien
Devi's Isle
Guerin
London
Big Dan Coughlin
Harrison Station
Dr. Cronin
George Porteous
Porteous
Bow Street
Mulberry Street