Chapter I: Part I: The Evidence

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I. The Story of the Brass Check 13

II. The Story of a Poet 17

III. Open Sesame! 22

IV. The Real Fight 27

V. The Condemned Meat Industry 32

VI. An Adventure with Roosevelt 39

VII. Jackals and a Carcase 45

VIII. The Last Act 50

IX. Aiming at the Public’s Heart 55

X. A Voice from Russia 58

XI. A Venture in Co-operation 62

XII. The Village Horse-Doctor 68

XIII. In High Society 74

XIV. The Great Panic 80

XV. Shredded Wheat Biscuit 86

XVI. An Interview on Marriage 90

XVII. “Gaming” on the Sabbath 97

XVIII. An Essential Monogamist 102

XIX. In the Lion’s Den 110

XX. The Story of a Lynching 114

XXI. Journalism and Burglary 121

XXII. A Millionaire and an Author 125

XXIII. The “Heart-Wife” 130

XXIV. The Mourning Pickets 142

XXV. The Case of the Associated Press 150

XXVI. A Governor and His Lie 154

XXVII. The Associated Press at the Bar 165

XXVIII. The Associated Press and Its Newspapers 169

XXIX. The Scandal-Bureau 176

XXX. The Concrete Wall 184

XXXI. Making Bomb-Makers 191

XXXII. The Roof-Garden of the World 197

XXXIII. A Fountain of Poison 202

XXXIV. The Daily Cat-and-Dog Fight 213