At the turn of the century, this city was controlled by "boy boss" Billy Barnes, Jr.
At the turn of the century, this city was controlled by "boy boss" Billy Barnes, Jr. This city annexed "the Colonie" to its north and grew to house the nation's largest lumber district after Robert Fulton founded a steamboat company that reached this city. Abraham Lincoln compared strong wartime measures to drugs that heal the sick but hurt the healthy in a response to a critical letter written to him by a businessman from here who shares his name from its mayor from 1942 until 1983. This home of the two Erastus Cornings was once known as Beverwyck and was the site of a meeting that proposed a new office of President General to be appointed by the King. Ben Franklin created his "Join or Die" cartoon for a Congress held in this city. For 10 points, name this capital of New York.
At the turn of the century, this city was controlled by "boy boss" Billy Barnes, Jr.
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