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Mail Box Robber Band Is Nabbed In Boston
A Boston police raid led to the arrest of James Wolseley 24 William Gordon 21 and Edith Nelson 22 as opium dens were found at 28 and 30 Yarmouth streets. Officers recovered a trove of stolen mail checks and tools, suggesting a broad mail theft operation. Also noted were raised checks and multiple aliases used by the ringleader Dana. Postal officials praised Inspector Jennings and Letter Carrier Hyman for their roles. The article closes with a brief note on decades of rising U S condensed milk exports.
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Boston
James Wolseley
William Gordon
Dana
Jennings
Edith Nelson
Yarmouth Street
Dano
Hyman
Gordon
W. E. Bresnahan
Burke
Station 2
Bank of Boston
Essex Trust Company of Lynn
First National Bank of Boston
I. E. Brewster
Robert F. Cushman
Milk Street
National Shawmut Bank
H. J. Butt
L. L. Barber & Co
Lincoln Street
Columbian Bank of New York
Boston Brock Light Company
J. J. Steinder
New York Life Insurance Company
Citizens’ Central National Bank of New York
Louis F. Fetzner
Duane Street
New York
Enterprise National Bank of Charleston
D. C
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company
Union National Bank of Newark
N. J
Exchange National Bank of
Atcchison
Kan
Union National Bank of Philadelphia
Mastside State Bank of
Minneapolis
Union Savings Bank &Trust Company of
Cincinnati
Essex Trust Company of
Lynn
Middleboro National Bank
City National Bank
Henry H. Rogers
Fish
Caleb Southbridge
Dante
Teddy
Mansfield