Social Pathology, Social & Public Welfare
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Mississippi Outlaws and the DetectivesMississippi Outlaws and the Detectives - Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the DetectivesIn presenting to the public another volume of my detective stories, I would call the attention of the reader to the fact, that these stories are literally written from facts...
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A Treatise on the Police of the MetropolisA Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis - Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their PreventionPOLICE in this Country may be considered...
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Notes of an Itinerant PolicemanNotes of an Itinerant PolicemanA number of the chapters in this book have appeared as separate papers in the Independent, Harper's Weekly, the Critic, Munsey's Magazine, and in publications connected with McClure's Syndicate; but much of the material is new, and all of the...
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The Origin of Finger-PrintingThe Origin of Finger-PrintingThe following pages have two objects: first, to place on record the genesis of the Finger-print method of personal identification, from its discovery in Bengal in 1858, till its public demonstration there in 1877-8; secondly, to examine the scanty suggestions of...
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Gamblers and GamblingGamblers and Gambling Philadelphia Henry Altemus Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part, and also his coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore...
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Sober by Act of ParliamentSober by Act of ParliamentIt is a truism that men of all shades of opinion are desirous to promote sobriety. It is the raison dtre of the teetotaler and the declared aim of the publican. The advocate of prohibition and the man who would...
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The Preaching Tours and Missionary Labours of George Müller (of Bristol)The Preaching Tours and Missionary Labours of George Müller (of Bristol)Before the perusal of this book is entered upon, it seems desirable that I should myself state to the reader, what led me to undertake these missionary tours. It may be well to refer...
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In Jail with Charles DickensIn Jail with Charles DickensThe numbers in the right margin refer the page numbers of the original printed book, they appear just where the corresponding page begins, e.g., the original page 113 contains the text between the labels p. 113 and p. 114 in...
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Curious Punishments of Bygone DaysCurious Punishments of Bygone DaysIn ransacking old court records, newspapers, diaries and letters for the historic foundation of the books which I have written on colonial history, I have found and noted much of interest that has not been used or referred to in...
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The Menace of ProhibitionThe Menace of ProhibitionMost writers, in viewing the question of Prohibition, have followed along a beaten track. They have confined themselves generally to consideration of moral, economic, and religious phases of the subject. While I have not entirely ignored these phases, I have chiefly...
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Drugging a Nation: The Story of China and the Opium CurseDrugging a Nation: The Story of China and the Opium CurseThese chapters were originally published during 1907 and 1908 in Success Magazine. Though frankly journalistic in tone, the book presents something more than the hasty conclusions of a journalist. During its preparation the author...
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The Opium MonopolyThe Opium Monopoly We first became interested in the opium traffic during a visit to the Far East in 1916. Like most Americans, we had vaguely heard of this trade, and had still vaguer recollections of a war between Great Britain and China, which...
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The Dangerous Classes of New York, and Twenty Years' Work Among ThemThe Dangerous Classes of New York, and Twenty Years' Work Among Them You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported...
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A Vindication of England's Policy with Regard to the Opium TradeA Vindication of England's Policy with Regard to the Opium Trade [Pg v] [Pg 1] Again there has been a debate in Parliament on the opium traffic:[1] again has the same weary series of platitudes and misrepresentations been repeated, and no one has taken...
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Within Prison WallsWithin Prison Walls - being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New YorkMany years back, in my early boyhood, I was taken through Auburn Prison. It has always been the main object of interest in our...
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The Children of the PoorThe Children of the PoorTo my little ones, who, as I lay down my pen, come rushing in from the autumn fields, their hands filled with flowers for the poor children, I inscribe this book. May the love that shines in their eager eyes...
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Neighbors: Life Stories of the Other HalfNeighbors: Life Stories of the Other Half [Pg vii] [Pg viii] [Pg ix] [Pg 1] You get the money, or out you go! I aint in the business for me health, and the bang of the door and the angry clatter of the landlords...
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The Crime of the Century Or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry CroninThe Crime of the Century; Or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry CroninThis volume is not intended as an addition to the criminal literature of the country. It has not been published solely for the pleasure of those who delight in devouring morbid tales...
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Second Thoughts are Best: Or a Further Improvement of a Late Scheme to Prevent Street RobberiesSecond Thoughts are Best: Or a Further Improvement of a Late Scheme to Prevent Street RobberiesNothing is more easy than to discover a thing already found out. This is verified in me and that anonymous gentleman, whom the public prints have lately complimented with...
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VivisectionVivisectionThe first of the Essays following appeared in "Scribner's Monthly," in July, 1880; and immediately became honored by the attention of the Medical Press throughout the country. The aggressive title of the paper, justified, in great measure, perhaps, the vigor of the criticism bestowed....
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