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Christmas Day Tramps Inspect Seattle Rich and Poor Reactions
Two disguised hoboes named Dusty Dan and Bleary Bill roam Seattle on Christmas day. They beg at luxury homes like Col Blethen and J W Cline, face cold refusals, but find real charity at Ballard and Turrell households and in Belltown taverns, highlighting stark class contrasts and urging reader mercy.
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Dan Dean
Will Windom
Dusty Dan
Dan
Breary
Bill
Col. Blethen
Col
A. J. Blethen
Alin
Nner
M. D. Ballard
Highland Drive
Dante
Clise
Seattle
W. T. Whitney
H Drive
Mr. Whitney
George Turrell
Highland Place
James and Boren
Mr. Lippy
St. Paul
Daniel
Mrs. Lippy
Cieary Hill
Macdougalls
Lippy
Lippy's
J.B. MacDougall
Mrs. MacDougall
All Eaye
W. D. Hofius
Bleary Bill
Reader
Sweet Charity
Belltown