1. Pinkerton's National Detective Agency, Fidelity have hired Pinkerton's to search for Holmes, Page 339.
2. Detective Geyer, man who is in search of finding daughters of Mrs. Pitezel and finds them dead in Toronto, pages 339-370.
3. Communication methods of the time, through letters, newspapers, and others, they were able to spread the in formations to the people faster than having to talk, pages 347-350, 360, ...
4. Law enforcement methods, characters were such hanged due to criminal acts, pages 370.
5. National Newspapers, it was able to spread news about Holmes to the world and to Mrs. Pitezer, page 360.
To fill up lack of historical facts, I have also made a timeline for PART IV.
December 29, 1893 - The jury finds Prendergast guilty of the death of Harrison; then, was sentenced to death.
November 16, 1894 - Holmes is arrested by the Pinkerton Agency and police.
June 1895 - Detective Geyer given the case to find Pitezel's children
June 1895 - Geyer follows the path that Holmes had taken with Mrs. Pitezer's children in his custody, using the children’s written letters as clues.
July 1895 - Alice and Nellie Pitezel's bodies are found in Toronto.
July 19, 1895 - Chicago detectives search Holmes's castle then finds multiple dead bodies and evidence of other murders are found.
August 27, 1895 - The body of Howard Pitezel is found, and his death is placed around October 5, 1894.
September 12, 1895 - Holmes is put in jury for the murders of the Pitezel children; however, founded not guilty.
May 7, 1896 - Holmes was found guilty by a grand jury and hanged at Moyamensing Prison.
November 22, 1896 - Ferris dies.
1901 - The Fuller Building, along with multiple department stores, is designed by Burnham.
August 28, 1903 - After suffering from dementia for quite a while, Olmsted dies.
May 11, 1906 - Ferris wheel is dynamited.
April 10, 1912 - Millet dies on the Titanic.
June 1, 1912 - Burnham passes away after getting into a coma due to depression, diabetes, foot infection, and food poisoning.
January 10, 1917 - Buffalo Bill dies.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Discussion Q's Part 4
1.What makes Geyer suspicious about Holmes and how does he go about finding him?
2.Why do you think Larson included the story of Holmes to go with the story of the Wolds Fair and how did the two stories represent the overarching theme of the Gilded Age?
3. As the book concludes it describes some of the overall impacts of the fair. What do you believe was the most important thing the fair did for the nation as a whole?
4. Although many of the characters at the end of the book died, what were some of their most long lasting contributions to the nation?
5. How do you think the capturing and sentencing of Holmes paralleled the end of the Gilded age and symbolize the start of a new period of prosperity?
2.Why do you think Larson included the story of Holmes to go with the story of the Wolds Fair and how did the two stories represent the overarching theme of the Gilded Age?
3. As the book concludes it describes some of the overall impacts of the fair. What do you believe was the most important thing the fair did for the nation as a whole?
4. Although many of the characters at the end of the book died, what were some of their most long lasting contributions to the nation?
5. How do you think the capturing and sentencing of Holmes paralleled the end of the Gilded age and symbolize the start of a new period of prosperity?
