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Word: ragamuffins (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1925-1925
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...crimes had Dr. Straton witnessed on a sunny morning while riding through the streets of Chicago. This statement was too much for some of the citizens of that fantastic city who averred that Dr. Straton must have come upon a family argument, or mistaken the antics of some street ragamuffin for a crime. It was too much for the Chicago Evening Post, which promptly offered the Baptist preacherman $100 if he could definitely establish the date and location of the crimes he had observed. Replied Dr. Straton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Atonement | 9/28/1925 | See Source »

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