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1 story matching bootlegg
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:bootleg, boot, booth, booti, bootno, boo
- A Local Bootlegger Arrested
An officer catches a man red-handed in a tent near the gas house, highlighting the ongoing tension of the era's restrictive alcohol laws.