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June 12, 2019 62 mins
The dark and violent side of the history of Chinatown, in New York City, during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Also: Police Blotter & Court News (Florida), November 24, 1899. HISTORICAL REFERENCES Troubled Times In Chinatown: Luc, Sante, Low Life (1991), at pp. 127-29; 144-47; 226-29. Tom Lee, Mayor of Chinatown (photo, 1913). Tom Lee, Infamous New York (blog page, 2013). Seligman, Scott, Tong Wars: The Untold Story of Vice, Money, and Murder in New York's Chinatown (2016). Willemse, Cornelius, A Cop Remembers (1933), at pp. 309-14. Gilfoyle, Timothy, A Pickpocket's Tale (2006) (life and times of George Appo and Qimbo Appo). Beck, Louis, New York's Chinatown: An Historical Presentation of Its People and Places (1898). Connors, Chuck, Bowery Life (1904) (falsely identifies Connors as “the Mayor of Chinatown"). Funeral Procession of Tom Lee, Mayor of Chinatown (photo, 1918). Police Blotter and Court News: The Chipley Banner, Chipley, Florida, November 24, 1899. GUEST VOICES Troubled Times In Chinatown: Guest Narrator - Jessica Yuan, host of Asian Madness Podcast. Police Blotter and Court News: Guest Narrator - Erin Fleming, host of Redrum Blonde Podcast. Police Blotter Intro Title Voice - Maria Micklasavage - free-lance voice actor. Judge / Call to Order - Edward LeSaint, free lance actor and voice performer. Judge / Adjournment – Harry Morgan, free lance actor and voice performer. MISCELLANEOUS Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren of the Whispered True Stories podcast. Host Intro – Nina Innsted, the host of the Already Gone podcast. Exit Aphorism - Source: Chinatown (movie, 1974). MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod  of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy SOUND EFFECTS: Freesound.org  Applause Crowd Clapping Crowd Cheering Flaw and Disorder Gavel - 3 Strikes with room reverb Eighties synth beep  Success Jingle Wind Chime Monte 00 ukulele lick SoundEffectsArchive: Traditional Chinese Flute   T-SHIRTS, MUGS, AND OTHER SWAG - NOW AVAILABLE! Just click here!   HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?!   PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES.   ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT! Just click on this PayPal link, to contribute. PAYPAL Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!   HEY!  CONTACT US: E-Mail:  ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren @WhisperedTrue (kit caren)
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