All posts tagged "prostitution"
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7.4KConnecticutNew Haven, ‘the Wickedest City’ – The Devil and Man At Yale in 1895
In 1895, hundreds of ministers and church leaders came to New Haven for a conference of the Christian Worker’s Association. Little did...
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4.9KBusiness and LaborThe Working Girls of Boston: Immoral Floozies or Honest Toilers?
During the Gilded Age, the working girls of Boston had to contend not just with low pay but with reputations as immoral...
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5.8K1Crime 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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15.3K1Crime and ScandalIn 1919, A Private Detective Nailed the Murderer of Lucina Broadwell
When Barre, Vt., police in 1919 first saw the naked body of Lucina Broadwell in a vacant lot, they immediately suspected her...
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14.5K1MassachusettsWhen 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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23.6KConnecticutHartford’s Sex Workers of 1913: An Intimate Portrait
In 1913, a juicy report on Hartford’s 200 sex workers came into such demand that the city quickly ran out of copies....
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