BOMB OUTRAGE
MINISTER’S HOUSE WRECKED RESULT OF PROHIBITION ACTIVITIES By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. (Rec. April 20, 5.5 p.m.) New York, April 18. The home of the Rev. Littleton Smith, a Presbyterian minister in Buffalo, New York, was destroyed by a bomb. The outrage is ascribed to bis prohibition activities. The minister, his wife, and children were absent at the time. The building was completely wrecked. Mr. Smith was a very active “dry” crusader, and gave effective aid to Federal agents, helping them to conduct many raids resulting in a large number of arrests. He received letters threatening his life, but continued at work, taking the precaution to house his family with friends. Mr. Smith gained a nation-wide reputation for his activities, and recently engaged in a controversy with the local Mayor over the question of prohibition enforcement. The Federal authorities, who are dependent upon Mr. Smith’s aid, began an immediate investigation of the bombing, and the Department of Justice in Washington has been requested to send more agents to Buffalo to intensify the work of enforcement.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 177, 21 April 1924, Page 6
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178BOMB OUTRAGE Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 177, 21 April 1924, Page 6
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