Word: bagged
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Alfred F. Reilly, a cigaret lighter manufacturer, who had lost two patent case decisions in District Court, said he paid a total of $39,850 to the Judge's friend, William J. Fallen, who had already pleaded guilty to being Manton's "bag-man." During the payments Judge Manton reversed the unfavorable District Court decisions...
...Bald, melon-headed John L. Lotsch, former Brooklyn banker and thriving patent lawyer until sentenced to prison on a bribery conviction of his own, testified that he procured $50,000 in loans for Judge Manton (later repaid) and paid $5.000 more to Bag-Man Fallon. Lotsch always got favorable decisions from Judge Manton. In addition, Lotsch's bank received deposits from receivers Judge Manton had appointed-one of whom, Milton C. Weisman, is law partner of Democratic Congressman Emmanuel Celler...
...German, not British, understanding with the Soviets, and there were inspired ghoulish stories that the Communists had proposed to the Nazis a partition of Poland. But while Comrade Stalin maintained an enigmatic silence the British were taking it for granted that the British-French-Russian alliance was in the bag. They even announced that Kliment Voroshilov, top-ranking Soviet General, friend of Stalin and Molotov and Commissar for Defense, had been invited to attend British Army maneuvers next fall...
Some of the hints follow: remove all old addresses and place new ones on tags specially furnished by the company; include a declaration of value with name, college address, home address; put complete address inside each trunk and bag as well as on top; check all knots and locks. Tags and labels will be furnished free...
With his customary bull-in-china-shop finesse Mr. Dies managed to kick the chairman of the Republican National Committee, redheaded John Hamilton, out of the subversive bag. Mr. Hamilton, it seems, had been in correspondence with Facist Campbell to the extent of sending him a copy of the Republican National Committee list when he asked for it. Another potent Republican was revealed to be Mr. Campbell's correspondent. Chairman Dies introduced a letter from paunchy, cigar-smoking Banker Felix McWhirter, treasurer of the Indiana Republican State Committee, who asked Mr. Campbell if any of three persons were...