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Using this space to see if an article might be written about Chuck Connors.

Chuck Connors (died May 11, 1913), known as the "Mayor of Chinatown. Was a Vaudeville actor. Led tours of Chinatown during which tell fabricated stories about the supposed dangers of Chinatown including slavery and murder. He would also take his patrons to the apartment of his friends Georgie Yee and Blonde Lulu, which he told his patrons was an opium den. In on the grift, Yee and Lulu would pretend to be opium addicts sedated by the drug. [not sure if this source is accptable]

Connors hosted a yearly Chinatown Ball with his girlfriend Pickles.

He died of heart disease at the age of 61 at the Hudson Street Hospital and was buried at the Calvary Cemetery.

Research dump:

Some preliminary sources, not all of which meet Wikipedia requirements: Blog post Book written by Chuck Connors

There is an obituary from the NYT that states the following:
 * At his funeral, there was a procession of 63 coaches carrying mourners and 6 coaches carrying floral arrangements. The procession started at 6 Doyer St where Connors lived, to the Church of the Transfiguration. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery. Notable attendees listed.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Sacramento Union:
 * died of "heart trouble" at the Hudson Street Hospital
 * This source said the procession started at his sister's house in the Bronx; died at age 61
 * Connors led "sightseeing parties" in Chinatown
 * He appeared on the vaudeville stage


 * Died of heart disease at the Hudson Street Hospital
 * Known as the Mayor of Chinatown
 * died at age 61
 * Connors led "sightseeing parties"

The Tea that Burns:


 * The publisher of the Police Gazette gave Connors a rent-free apartment at 6 Doyers Street