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Article: THE SHAME of MINNEAPOLIS; "Whenever anything extraordinary is done in American municipal politics, whether for good or evil, you can trace it almost invariably to one man. ... In Minneapolis, Doc Ames was the man." - Journalist Lincoln Steffens, 1903, "The Shame of Minneapolis.".(VARIETY)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- January 8, 2003
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Byline: Peg Meier; Staff Writer
Doc Ames was evil. That was abundantly clear in an expose of Minneapolis city politics 100 years ago this month.
Ames was the mayor - a schmoozer who turned into a greedy, lying, cheating, hard-hearted creep who took bribes from everyone from cops to prostitutes. He appointed his brother - just as corrupt - as police chief. The two sullied the name of Minneapolis.
Right after Minneapolis citizens ousted those crooks, a famous New York City journalist wrote about the scandal. His name was Lincoln Steffens, and his article was titled "The Shame of Minneapolis." It ran in the nationally known McClure's Magazine in ...