X-10-U-8

[George Thompson]

In Houston street, opposite the Revere House, a saloon was formerly kept
by Harry Lazarus, the well-known pugilist, and was the place where he
was killed some ten years ago.  The place was called the X-10-U-8, was a
resort for Lazarus' numerous friends and acquaintances.   New York
Times, November 22, 1875. p. 8


seen in Proquest's historical NYTimes

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George A. Thompson
Author of A Documentary History of "The African Theatre", Northwestern
Univ. Pr., 1998, but nothing much lately.

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