Misfortune on Cleveland's Millionaires' Row

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Affairs, infidelity and betrayal. Multiple affairs to remember ; Adventures in the Cross family bedroom ; The four wives of Dan Hanna ; Ellena Topliff's scandalous affair -- Tragedies on the avenue. Amasa Stone's frightful misfortunes ; Extermination of the Potter family ; The horrifying suicide of of Charles Crumb Jr. ; Corrigan family catastrophes -- Bending and breaking the law. The search for Josie Blann ; The doctor and the swindler -- Business in the gilded age. An attack of brain fever ; Cleveland's streetcar wars ; Violence in the mills ; Ida Tarbell, the Rockefeller nemesis ; The incredible electricity rivalries ; The demise of Guardian Trust.;"Extreme wealth could buy a mansion in Millionaires' Row but not immunity from unsavory business dealings or shameful behavior. May Hanna gave her millionaire ex-husband's hired Pinkerton detectives the slip to sneak out of the country. To escape financial embarrassment, James Potter, the manager of a prominent Euclid Avenue apartment building, gave his family cough medicine laced with poison, killing his entire family including himself. Married to a Millionaires' Row doctor, the infamous con woman Cassie Chadwick posed as Andrew Carnegie's illegitimate daughter and forged a fake $5 million check. Author Alan Dutka delves into sixteen tales of anguish and deceit that offer a startling perspective on Cleveland's super-rich."--Back cover. Affairs, infidelity and betrayal. Multiple affairs to remember Adventures in the Cross family bedroom The four wives of Dan Hanna Ellena Topliff's scandalous affair -- Tragedies on the avenue. Amasa Stone's frightful misfortunes Extermination of the Potter family The horrifying suicide of of Charles Crumb Jr. Corrigan family catastrophes -- Bending and breaking the law. The search for Josie Blann The doctor and the swindler -- Business in the gilded age. An attack of brain fever Cleveland's streetcar wars Violence in the mills Ida Tarbell, the Rockefeller nemesis The incredible electricity rivalries The demise of Guardian Trust.