Word: wealthiest
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Strenge, the chief of police, has a sister, a widow, and a pretty niece, both of them looking for suitable husbands. Ripphard, the wealthiest man of the village, who has been courting the widow, transfers his affections to the wealthier and prettier niece, using the power of his money to force her uncle, the chief of police, to consent. Naturally enough the wilful and pretty niece falls in love with one of the three suspects, the widow bestows her affection on another, and a pretty mix-up ensues...
...York City, which contains four and onehalf millions of people, representing every race, tongue, and clime, the greatest problem of government is to keep up a thoroughly honest and efficient police force. Could such an organization be maintained there, New York City, the most cosmopolitan and the wealthiest community in the world, would be an orderly, safe, and law-abiding place. As New York is the biggest city in America, its police force should be the best, because the police are the medium through which the ignorant foreign immigrants receive their first impression of American law and government. The Slav...