“The body,” he said: Philadelphia Public Ledger, July 29, 1895. The article also cites the $36 price.
They found dishes: Franke, 101.
“I last saw her: Mudgett, 33.
A Gauntlet Dropped
The ranks included: Hines, 74–75.
A rising union man: Burnham to Geraldine, February 24, 1892, Burnham Archives, Business Correspondence, vol. 6.
“inaccurate or ‘slouchy’ work: Burnham to Cloyes, January 6, 1892, ibid., vol. 5.
“it seems to me: Burnham to Ulrich, January 6, 1892, ibid.
“You will please dismiss: Burnham to Geraldine, January 6, 1892, ibid.
“Guarded by sentries: Wyckoff, 248.
“ho, boy: Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 278; Wyckoff, 11.
He “was eminently engaging: Anderson, 53.
“the architects of America: Untitled typescript, Ferris Papers, 1.
“cut to the quick: Ibid.
superintendent of sheep: Chicago Tribune, July 14, 1892.
“We are now organizing: Burnham to Davis, November 12, 1891, Burnham Archives, Business Correspondence, vol. 4.
“I think it is pretty well understood: Chicago Tribune, January 5, 1892.
“The time was well spent: Burnham to Margaret, March 15, 1892, Burnham Archives, Family Correspondence, Box 25, File 4.
Late in March: Burnham to Margaret, March 31, 1892, ibid.
“Mr. Davis has not been to see me: Chicago Tribune, April 9, 1892.
The congressmen, Burnham wrote: Burnham to Margaret, March 31, 1892.
“spectacular advertising: Bloom, 120.
“I could tell: Ibid.
The Angel from Dwight
In addition to the specific citations below, for this chapter I relied on detailed coverage of the Cigrand case in the Chicago Tribune and Philadelphia Public Ledger, as well as broader accounts of the case in Boswell and Thompson, Franke, and Schechter.
H. Wayne Morgan’s detailed historical essay on Leslie Enraught Keeley’s alcohol-treatment empire, ‘“No, Thank You, I’ve Been to Dwight,’” in the Illinois Historical Journal, offers a charming look at a bygone rage.
See Chicago Tribune, July 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 1895; Philadelphia Public Ledger, July 27, 29, 31, 1895; Boswell and Thompson, 86–87; Franke, 102–105; Schechter, 48– 51.
In the spring of 1892: Schechter, 48.
Gold was the most famous: Morgan, 149.
the Chicago post office: Ibid., 159–160.
“he was too valuable: Mudgett, 122.
Thousands of people: Morgan, 157.
“passing through the line: Ibid., 154.
“No, thank you: Ibid., 158.
the story Pitezel now told: Schechter, 48, 49.
“a flattering offer: Chicago Tribune, July 30, 1895.
Emeline accepted: Ibid.
“White pique hats: Chicago Tribune, August 7, 1895.
“got to talking: Chicago Tribune, July 28, 1895.
“a handsome blonde: Ibid.
“I told her: Ibid.
“She was one: Franke, 102.
“It was not long: Ibid.
son of an English lord: Schechter, 49.
“I was charmed: Chicago Tribune, July 30, 1895.
Dedication Day
“All over its surroundings: Ulrich, 19.
“Would you object: Burnham to Olmsted, November 20, 1891, Burnham Archives, Business Correspondence, vol. 4.
“a few tents, some horses: Burnham to Buchanan, December 19, 1891, ibid.
“They propose: Burnham to Olmsted, February 5, 1892, ibid.
“unreasonable, unjust: Roper, 434.
“When Olmsted is blue: Rybczynski, Clearing, 247– 48.
“They had picked: Bloom, 122.
“a tolerable idea: Olmsted, “Report by F.L.O.,” April 1892, Olmsted Papers, Reel 41.
“It seemed to me: Olmsted to John, May 15, 1892, Olmsted Papers, Reel 22.
The Paris buildings: Olmsted, “Report by F.L.O.”
“I am having: Rybczynski, Clearing, 391.
“I can only conclude: Olmsted to Codman, May 25, 1892, Olmsted Papers, Reel 22.
A doctor, Henry Rayner: Roper, 439.
“You know that I am: Olmsted to Codman, June 16, 1892, Olmsted Papers, Reel 22.
“every day more or less: Olmsted to “Partners,” July 21, 1892, ibid.
“childish, vulgar, flaunting: Ibid.
“there is nothing in America: Olmsted to Codman, July 30, 1892, ibid.
“The finest combination: Olmsted to John, May 15, 1892, ibid.
“Everywhere the best ornamental grounds: Olmsted to John Olmsted, May 19, 1892, ibid., Reel 41.
“Let us as much as possible: Olmsted to “Partners,” July 17, 1892, ibid. 172. “I think more than ever: Olmsted to Codman, April 20, 1892, ibid.
“The standard of an English laborer: Olmsted to Codman, April 21, 1892, ibid., Reel 22.
“The only cloud: Olmsted to “Partners,” July 21, 1892, ibid.
“I could see them: Bloom, 122.
“I suggest you be more civil: Ibid.
“At present,” he said: Ibid.
“Too fragile: Barnes, 177.
“The wind: Chicago Tribune, April 28, 1892.
“largely on account: Moore, Burnham interview, 8.
“His genius was betrayed: Monroe, Poet’s Life, 103.
“I was urging: Hines, 101.
“I don’t see it that way: Moore, Burnham interview, 8.