All posts tagged "gambling"
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5.4K1Crime and ScandalA Fake Priest Gets a New England Mob Boss Out of Prison
Ray Patriarca ruled as the New England mob boss for 25 years from his Coin-O-Matic “vending business” on Atwell’s Avenue in Providence....
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14.2K1MassachusettsWhen Massachusetts Abolished the State Police
In 1875, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts abolished the state police department. It was only 10 years old, the first state police force...
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18.4K2Crime and ScandalBoston Corners, The Naughty Town That Massachusetts Lost to New York
Look closely at a map of Massachusetts and you’ll notice the southwestern corner doesn’t square off. It’s as if someone chopped off...
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13.1K2MassachusettsThe Puritans Burn the Book of Sports
Merrie Old England used to spend Sunday afternoons the way we do now: enjoying sports. King James actually encouraged his subjects to...
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12.0K1ConnecticutAdam Worth, the Dandy Who Stole Georgiana From J.P. Morgan
In 1876, a British dandy whose real name was Adam Worth stole Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire, from Junius Morgan, who planned...
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14.2K20MassachusettsLewis Tappan, the Man Who Hired Abe Lincoln to Spy on Sinners
Lewis Tappan hated slavery as much as he hated people who didn’t pay their debts. In 1841, he found he could do...
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