The Brass CheckPART II THE EXPLANATIONReading editionChapter navigation71 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterINTRODUCTORYPART I THE EVIDENCEChapter I · THE STORY OF THE BRASS CHECKChapter II · THE STORY OF A POETChapter III · OPEN SESAME!Chapter IV · THE REAL FIGHTChapter V · THE CONDEMNED MEAT INDUSTRYChapter VI · AN ADVENTURE WITH ROOSEVELTChapter VII · JACKALS AND A CARCASEChapter VIII · THE LAST ACTChapter IX · AIMING AT THE PUBLIC’S HEARTChapter X · A VOICE FROM RUSSIAChapter XI · A VENTURE IN CO-OPERATIONChapter XII · THE VILLAGE HORSE-DOCTORChapter XIII · IN HIGH SOCIETYChapter XIV · THE GREAT PANICChapter XV · SHREDDED WHEAT BISCUITChapter XVI · AN INTERVIEW ON MARRIAGEChapter XVII · “GAMING” ON THE SABBATHChapter XVIII · AN ESSENTIAL MONOGAMISTChapter XIX · IN THE LION’S DENChapter XX · THE STORY OF A LYNCHINGChapter XXI · JOURNALISM AND BURGLARYChapter XXII · A MILLIONAIRE AND AN AUTHORChapter XXIII · THE “HEART WIFE”Chapter XXIV · THE MOURNING PICKETSChapter XXV · THE CASE OF THE “A. P.”Chapter XXVI · A GOVERNOR AND HIS LIEChapter XXVII · THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AT THE BARChapter XXVIII · THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND ITS NEWSPAPERSChapter XXIX · THE SCANDAL-BUREAUChapter XXX · THE CONCRETE WALLChapter XXXI · MAKING BOMB-MAKERSChapter XXXII · THE ROOF-GARDEN OF THE WORLDChapter XXXIII · A FOUNTAIN OF POISONChapter XXXIV · THE DAILY CAT-AND-DOG FIGHTPART II THE EXPLANATIONChapter XXXV · THE CAUSES OF THINGSChapter XXXVI · THE EMPIRE OF BUSINESSChapter XXXVII · THE DREGS OF THE CUPChapter XXXVIII · OWNING THE PRESSChapter XXXIX · THE WAR-MAKERSChapter XL · OWNING THE OWNERSChapter XLI · THE OWNER IN POLITICSChapter XLII · OWNING THE ASSOCIATED PRESSChapter XLIII · THE OWNER AND HIS ADVERTISERSChapter XLIV · THE ADVERTISING BOYCOTTChapter XLV · THE ADVERTISING ECSTASYChapter XLVI · THE BRIBE DIRECTChapter XLVII · THE BRIBE WHOLESALEChapter XLVIII · POISON IVYChapter XLIX · THE ELBERT HUBBARD WORMChapter L · THE PRESS AND PUBLIC WELFAREChapter LI · THE PRESS AND THE RADICALSChapter LII · THE PRESS AND THE SOCIALISTSChapter LIII · THE PRESS AND SEXChapter LIV · THE PRESS AND CRIMEChapter LV · THE PRESS AND JACK LONDONChapter LVI · THE PRESS AND LABORChapter LVII · THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND LABORChapter LVIII · “POISONED AT THE SOURCE”Chapter LIX · THE PRESS AND THE WARChapter LX · THE CASE OF RUSSIAChapter LXI · “BOLSHEVISM” IN AMERICAPART III THE REMEDYChapter LXII · CUTTING THE TIGER’S CLAWSChapter LXIII · THE MENTAL MUNITION-FACTORYChapter LXIV · THE PROBLEM OF THE REPORTERChapter LXV · THE PRESS SET FREEChapter LXVI · A FRAME-UP THAT FELL DOWNPrevious chapter ←Part 1 — Chapter XXXIV · THE DAILY CAT-AND-DOG FIGHTNext chapter →Part 2 — Chapter XXXV · THE CAUSES OF THINGSAll chapters and sections (71)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsINTRODUCTORYParts1Part 1 · Chapters12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334Parts2Part 2 · Chapters353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061Parts3Part 3 · Chapters6263646566221◇← CHAPTER XXXIV THE DAILY CAT-AND-DOG FIGHTCHAPTER XXXV THE CAUSES OF THINGS →