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...President had picked an opportune minute to rap the Senate, for the reputation of Francis J. Heney is unpleasant in several particulars. California papers were quick to retell the story of "San Francisco's reign of terror." A rich man, Adolph Spreckles, animated by vanity or patriotic zeal, employed the man years ago. Heney secured the confessions of a number of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco. Holding these confessions like blades of Damocles he "ruled" the city in accordance with the instructions of Client Spreckles. It became a "government by injunction." Tsar Spreckles, said the Los Angeles...
...right of the Portone di Bronzo, across the square (Piazza San Pietro), stands a welfare institution conducted by Americans (K. of C.) for Italian children. Ferdinand Tuohy, correspondent of The New York World, telegraphed to his paper that Pope Pius XI would visit and dedicate this institution on Wednesday, April 9. Impossible...
Some while back, there appeared in Charles D. Gibson's Life a two-page cartoon which struck terror into the heart of the observer. It depicted a hideous reptile crawling across the map of the U. S. Its tail was securely planted in San Francisco. Part of its belly burdened New York. One lugubrious paw had Chicago in its clutch, another Los Angeles. An outstretched limb had already grabbed Albany, the giant fore paw overshadowed Washington. Of the face of the beast there could be no question. It was the heavy-hanging face of William Randolph Hearst...
During the war, Mr. Hearst owned the following newspapers: San Francisco Examiner New York American New York Evening Journal Chicago American Los Angeles Examiner Boston Evening American Atlanta Georgian Atlanta Sunday American Washington Times Wisconsin Evening News Boston Advertiser Chicago Herald & Examiner...
Washington Herald Detroit Times Seattle Post-Intelligencer Oakland Post-Enquirer San Francisco Call-Post Los Angeles Herald Rochester Evening Journal Rochester Sunday American...