The Archive · 1925

Bomb-throwing Fever

The popular sport of the season seems to be the making and throwing of bombs. It will be recalled that several months ago, an explosive was placed on passage oat, an a result of which a terrible fire was started, which quickly spread to a number of vessels, some three large boats of the same type and several smaller craft being, bumed to the water line, a number! of passengers meeting their death. The motive was revenge, the owner of the first boat having failed meet a demand that a large sum of money be paid to. a. cert criminal gang. This bomb-throwing fever has broken out again. Ser in explosion oc-Theatre, the company of actors who w the time being the inten victims. Only one person was killed, but several re injured badly. Following that, the police found a bomb in a residence, whos owner is supposed to have just completed its construction. The next day another. wa placed at the entrance of a dwelling, but no great amount of damage resulted from the explosion.

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