#378 The Ansonia: Only Scandals In The Building
The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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New York Times - The Ansonia
Stokes was sued for child ort by a woman named lucy randolph, who claimed to have given birth to his son. The case quietly went away, as did lucy and her son. Stokes was also a eugenicist, holding the belief that humans should be selectively bred to eliminate undesirable her tary traits. On june seventh, 19 11, lilian graham and ethel conrad chorus girls, had a dispute with mister stokes in their apartment at broadway and eightieth street. Both opened fire on him with pistols, and three japanese men ran in and attacked him by jugitsu methods. He was so badly hurt by
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