WALL STREET EXPLOSION.
• L :.. . • . • ••• V i 7 ;> 'y. • - AN ALLEGED " CONFESSION." . -■ ————— • *,:■ f*: .V* . " : WASHINGTON, . Mftft't'iii The authorities announce that the confession of a man giving the name of Thu»bers, -who declared in London that he participated in the Wall Street explosion of 1920, must be a hoax, because Thurbers was incarcerated in the Californian Penitentiary on the day of the explosion. A :
The Wall Street explosion caused a great sensation. at the time, but toe culprits have never been traced. A.' waggon packed with explosives blew up while standing in Wall Street. It was- thought that a time fuse or similar contrivance was . used. A number of' people were in» jured.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18663, 20 March 1924, Page 7
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111WALL STREET EXPLOSION. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18663, 20 March 1924, Page 7
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