How the Other Half Lives · Character
Alderman Mullins
A local politician or alderman mentioned in the text.
minor
Also known as Mullins
First appearance: xviii the reign of rum
Alderman Mullins shows up with force in IV: The Downtown Back-Alleys. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mullins built a tenement barrack on his lot and knocked down John Wood, leading to Wood's vengeful construction of a wall that blocked light and air from Mullins's tenements.
Alderman Mullins first appears in 0022 xviii the reign of rum.
In IV: The Downtown Back-Alleys: Mullins built a tenement barrack on his lot and knocked down John Wood, leading to Wood's vengeful construction of a wall that blocked light and air from Mullins's tenements.
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