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Domestic News
August 2, 1883
The News And Herald
Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Eva E. Britton, claiming to edit 'The Hurricane,' is in New Orleans soliciting subscriptions, drawing disgust from residents who previously subscribed without receiving copies, accusing her of swindling while staying at expensive hotels.
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Eva Britton's Little Game Played Out.—The New Orleans Daily States has been overcome.
"Eva E. Britton, who claims to be the editress of a paper called The Hurricane, is in town to solicit subscriptions for her journal. This is not the first time this sharp, precocious girl has visited New Orleans, but it is to be hoped it will be the last. There are several hundred good natured people in this charitable town who remember Eva's former visit with emotions of deepest disgust. They are benevolent individuals who subscribed to The Hurricane without ever getting a copy of it, not that they wanted to read it, but they desired it simply as a guarantee of good faith. Men who collect money and fail to give its promised equivalent are generally looked upon as swindlers and confidence sharps, and sometimes go to the penitentiary as a reward for their smartness. Does this frighten you, Eva, dear, or do you simply claim to be a little beggar? If you are the latter why do you stop at the most expensive hotels in every town you invade, and spend for your own enjoyment enough money every day to keep a small family in comfort for a week?"
"Eva E. Britton, who claims to be the editress of a paper called The Hurricane, is in town to solicit subscriptions for her journal. This is not the first time this sharp, precocious girl has visited New Orleans, but it is to be hoped it will be the last. There are several hundred good natured people in this charitable town who remember Eva's former visit with emotions of deepest disgust. They are benevolent individuals who subscribed to The Hurricane without ever getting a copy of it, not that they wanted to read it, but they desired it simply as a guarantee of good faith. Men who collect money and fail to give its promised equivalent are generally looked upon as swindlers and confidence sharps, and sometimes go to the penitentiary as a reward for their smartness. Does this frighten you, Eva, dear, or do you simply claim to be a little beggar? If you are the latter why do you stop at the most expensive hotels in every town you invade, and spend for your own enjoyment enough money every day to keep a small family in comfort for a week?"
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Eva Britton
New Orleans
The Hurricane
Subscription Scam
Swindling
What entities or persons were involved?
Eva E. Britton
Where did it happen?
New Orleans
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New Orleans
Key Persons
Eva E. Britton
Outcome
several hundred people subscribed without receiving copies of the hurricane, leading to disgust and accusations of swindling.
Event Details
Eva E. Britton is in New Orleans soliciting subscriptions for her journal The Hurricane, her second visit, previously taking subscriptions without delivering papers, accused of being a swindler who stays at expensive hotels.