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Dope on the Dopesters and High Society in New York
A reflective column critiques narcotics peddling among school children and outlines new fake publications and coded tips in the drug trade. It compares opulent society circles with idle rich fleeing to the Bahamas or Bermuda, and notes the rise of royal dance hall swindles luring working girls to socialites.
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New York
Florida
Bermuda
Sutton Place
Park Avenue
Bahamas
Havana
Sadie Guitzberger
Filatbush
Baron Georgio Suriani
Italy
Europe