Cisco's Municipal Grafters to Buy
A report notes Cisco's municipal grafters plotting a purchase, detailing a decisive move by a figure labeled Nemesis of Counterfeiters who never procrastinates and acts.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
7
Burns the Sleuth of San Francisco civic graft case
William J. Burns, famed sleuth for the United States government, leads a campaign against San Francisco graft, tracking Abe Ruef and city officials. He resigns from the secret service to work publicly in California, operating openly with his own small army to corner land thieves and corrupt promises.
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United States
Byrne
Secret Service
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Burns
California
The
Golden Gate
William J. Burne
Detective Burns Unmasks San Francisco Grafters
Francis J. Heney hires detective Burns, a former U S secret service man, to gather evidence against Abe Ruef’s bribery ring. Burns exposes pardoned convicts and bribing supervisors, leading to numerous indictments and sweeping reform that ends public mockery of his methods.
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Maestretti
Ruef
Burns
G. M. Roy
Schmitz
Morris Golden
Oklahoma
Lonergan
Boxton
Heney
San Francisco
Detectives Triumph in Costa Rica Counterfeit Case
A pioneering detective from Columbus, Burns, rose from tailor’s son to government secret service, cracking major counterfeiting rings. He intercepted Taylor Briddell letters, exposed forged notes, and traced Costa Rican notes to a New York factory and a Long Island City widow. His success halted a regional revolt and earned praise from Langdon and Wilkie for his methodical, decisive style.
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Burns
Columbus
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
United States
Burne
Kendig & Jacobs
Cigarmakers
Lancaster
Taylor and Briddell
Philadelphia
Wilkie
New York City
Costa Rica
Newburg
N. Y
Long Island City
Ricardo de Requisens
Frederico Mora
Bill Brockway
James Courtney
Bradford
San Francisco
Foley's Honey and Tar Endorsed for Coughs and Lung Trouble
A. A. Herren of Finch Arkansas testifies Foley's Honey and Tar is the best remedy for coughs colds and lung trouble and that it has cured consumption in early stages. He says no one who uses it remains unsatisfied and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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A. A. Herren
Finch, Ark
Foley
Dr. Shoop
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