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Boston con man preys on messengers with wardrobe swap
A smooth confidence man using aliases like Philip Landry robs messenger boys in Boston by arranging clothing deliveries to staged addresses. He poses as a Standard Oil ex-official and a wholesale baker, deposits five dollars for a blue serge suit, and vanishes after getting a cashing check. Police hunt the suspect, named Landry Pope Towle, with East Dedham Street detectives aiding.
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Boston
West Newton Street
Summer Street
Philip Landry
Samuel Parker
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Standard Oil Company
George A. Pope
West
Canton Street
Murray Dennis
Pope
Landry-Pope