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Word: bystreet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1927-1927
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...elevated trains, passersby. On the lookout for anarchists about to bomb subway stations, Patrolman William Burns, wearing official trousers, civilian coat, as he returned to his 4 a. m. beat, gave chase. "Stop!" he bellowed, lumbering after his prey. Scared, the little man he was chasing ducked into a bystreet. "They must be after somebody," he thought. "I don't want to get hit if they start shooting." Patrolman Burns, scenting adventure, shot twice into the air to make an effect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Policemen | 8/22/1927 | See Source »

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