Word: arrests
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Israel made no such claim for himself. . . . We three who covered the case, knowing for a fact that we had been sent out on the inquiry the day after Edwards' arrest . . . and that we were sent solely on the strength of Mr. Israel's recognition of the popular appeal lodging in the resemblance to Dreiser's story, felt he alone was entitled to credit as first to spot the idea...
...Berlin. In ruthless, effective Balkan fashion the police of Belgrade proceeded to make Alexander's funeral safe. Over 6,500 suspects and near-suspects were thrown into jail. Lest someone try to take a crack at General Goring every German immigrant in the capital was put under house arrest. Despite incessant rains the carrying of umbrellas was barred. Ditto walking sticks and bouquets of flowers...
...tied them up, had grabbed $150,000 in U. S. money, ignored 1,000,000 in Cuban silver, shut them in the vault. To prove their story they demonstrated that the money had vanished. But the police had seen no suspicious characters coming or going. Mayor Gomez ordered the arrest of Treasurer Curtis, cashier, assistants...
...situation on the stage by the end of Act II. When the hobo begins shooting, he hits a goldfish bowl. The innocent owner of the kidnap apartment, who happens to be the toughest and slickest criminal of them all, walks in and settles everything so well that the police arrest him, shoo the others away...
...only was Bishop Meisser deposed and placed under arrest, but a long list of other pastors was forbidden to preach. Henceforth Bishop Meisser's old diocese would be split in two and the Bishop's duties assigned to two Nazi-appointed commissioners...