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The Man With the Squeegee.
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Profile of Stanley Norris, nee Stanislaus Naruszewicz who is an expert window-cleaner. He is a fatalist and a Pole and despite the fact that an average of …

Bowery Bum
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Composite profile of a derelict that has found his way to the Bowery, named John McGoorty. It is impossible to dramatize Mr. McGoorty. He is not, …

Victoria Woodhull’s Campaign
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Russel Crouse on Virginia Claflin Woodhull, the first woman to run for President, and her historic 1872 campaign.