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Stolen bag, streetcar pranks spark city caution
The article recounts a robbery at 217 East Platinum Street after a theft of a bag containing $8 and keys. It details police response with Captain Buckner and Detectives Murphy and Larkin, notes hazards from a gang trick greasing rails on Excelsior and West Granite streets, and mentions a related juvenile mischief wave and ensuing patrols. It also covers Gaelic league events, a Manchester martyrs tribute, a secretary change, and a Bayonne arrest in a separate crowd scene.
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Buckner
Murphy
Larkin
Boise
Butte
Udine
West Side
Excelsior Avenue
Be| Fysen Granite
Park Streets
J. P Moriarity
Manchester
League
Ireland
Michael O'Donoghue
Abbie Shea