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| 1904 | 2 |
2 stories matching foss
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:fossen, fossey, fossil, fossati, fosb, fose
- Turf War at the Eleventh Street Bridge
A boatman is harassed and detained by police for the crime of competing for ferry passengers.
- Power Company Wires Block Ships on Thea Foss Waterway
When high-voltage wires blocked a sailing ship from the city dock, a newspaper reporter dropped the story the moment they learned who owned the infrastructure.