Harry Thaw

a. was the defendant in a lurid sex and murder case.
b. was executed for his role in the Haymarket bombing.
c. hosted an unpopular party for New York socialites in 1897.
d. was the hero of Alger’s Ragged Dick.
e. was the meat packing leader in Chicago.


ANS: A

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