5. Summary of conditions: Vice conditions in this city are extremely bad. Gambling, bootlegging and prostitution are very much in evidence. At the leading hotels and looming houses the bell hops and porters are pimping for women, and also selling booze, Regarding violations of the law, these prostitutes and pimps solicit without any fear of the police, as they will in, variably remind you that you are safe in these houses.
6. Open houses of prostitution: Fourteen.
102 North Boulder Street. Entrance in rear. Madame a well built woman, and two girls rooming here. Was directed by the madame to the front room facing North Boulder street, for improper relations with girl about thirty years old. Her price $3.00.
Over 322 East First street. The madame not being in, three girls "hustling" here. Was solicited by a light haired girl to go to bed. This girl's price $3.00; she is about twney-two years old.
318 1/2 East First street. Madame Nell Russell. Two inmates. Was solicited by one of these girls to go to bed. Price $3.00.
320 1/2 East First street. The madame told me her girl was out, and instructed me to return later and hire a room, and she would have the girl come to the room; also being told that the girl's price was $3.00.
20 1/2 East First street. Madame and one girl, This girl is about seventeen years old, who told me she makes good money here, and also "hustles" on the streets; her price to go to bed $4.00
405 1/2 East First street. Rooming house. I was solicited by a young girl, very slender. Going upstairs, I was taken to her room. The madame, Maud Fleming, asked no questions. The girl's price was $3.00. This same house was raided by the police about two hours afterwards, for gambling. Two gamblers were shot, one dying a few hours after.
Empress Rooms, East First street near Main. The madame told me to wait a minute, later directing me to a room in rear of house. In the room were three girls, one of them remarked to take my pick. Price $3.00. The madame offered to let me a room if I picked up a girl on the streets.
Queen City Rooms Detroit near East First street. Five inmates rooming here. The madame was out when I called, but was solicited by a woman about thirty years old to go to bed. She informed me that the madame and four girls were out riding horses. This house is over a livery stable.
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5. Summary of conditions: Vice conditions in this city are extremely bad. Gambling, bootlegging and prostitution are very much in evidence. At the leading hotels and looming houses the bell hops and porters are pimping for women, and also selling booze, Regarding violations of the law, these prostitutes and pimps solicit without any fear of the police, as they will in, variably remind you that you are safe in these houses.
6. Open houses of prostitution: Fourteen.
102 North Boulder Street. Entrance in rear. Madame a well built woman, and two girls rooming here. Was directed by the madame to the front room facing North Boulder street, for improper relations with girl about thirty years old. Her price $3.00.
Over 322 East First street. The madame not being in, three girls "hustling" here. Was solicited by a light haired girl to go to bed. This girl's price $3.00; she is about twney-two years old.
318 1/2 East First street. Madame Nell Russell. Two inmates. Was solicited by one of these girls to go to bed. Price $3.00.
320 1/2 East First street. The madame told me her girl was out, and instructed me to return later and hire a room, and she would have the girl come to the room; also being told that the girl's price was $3.00.
20 1/2 East First street. Madame and one girl, This girl is about seventeen years old, who told me she makes good money here, and also "hustles" on the streets; her price to go to bed $4.00
405 1/2 East First street. Rooming house. I was solicited by a young girl, very slender. Going upstairs, I was taken to her room. The madame, Maud Fleming, asked no questions. The girl's price was $3.00. This same house was raided by the police about two hours afterwards, for gambling. Two gamblers were shot, one dying a few hours after.
Empress Rooms, East First street near Main. The madame told me to wait a minute, later directing me to a room in rear of house. In the room were three girls, one of them remarked to take my pick. Price $3.00. The madame offered to let me a room if I picked up a girl on the streets.
Queen City Rooms Detroit near East First street. Five inmates rooming here. The madame was out when I called, but was solicited by a woman about thirty years old to go to bed. She informed me that the madame and four girls were out riding horses. This house is over a livery stable.
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