Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Enhanced ReCast - HOTH13 - History of Tammany Hall series

We continue our audio book series with Gordon Comstock reading chapter 32 of Gustavus Myer's History of Tammany Hall.

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Chapter Headings in this episode:

Chapter 32 - The Sway of Bribery and "Honest Graft," 1903 - 1905 


District Attorney William T. Jerome











William Randolph Hearst - newspaper magnate








California Senator George Hearst - father of William R. Hearst











John J. Murphy 











James E. Gaffney - later to become the owner of the Boston Braves, 1912 - 1915 (fourth from the right)





Charles F. Murphy (Gordon mispronounced his last name) - on the left






"Little Tim" Sullivan 











New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad 







Charles S. Mellen - railroad robber baron 

















"Honest Graft" and the good D.A. Jerome  



John 8:37 - 44 







Other relevant information:


Thomas F. Byrnes











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