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W. H. Flint
August, 1896: A Heat Wave Spawns a Crime Wave in Gilded Age New York
"[V]iolent crimes such as murder and assaults spike in hot weather, and the hotter the weather the worse the crime..."
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W. H. Flint
| July 27, 2022
The Business of Blackmail in Gilded Age New York
On William d'Alton Mann, prolific gossip columnist and profligate blackmailer.
By
W. H. Flint
| April 12, 2022
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