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Thomas ("Three-Finger Brown") Lu-chese. Corallo is known as "Tony Ducks" because he has been tried or investigated for extortion, loan-sharking, narcotics pushing, labor racketeering, gambling, strong-arm tactics and murder, but "ducked" almost all charges. His only significant conviction was for bribing a New York Supreme Court justice to "fix" a prison sentence. Both judge and fixer were given two-year sentences of their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York: Murk from the Reservoir | 12/29/1967 | See Source »

Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of wire less, Senator and Marchese of Italy, builder of station HVJ, great & good friend of His Holiness, fell to his knees, kissed the papal ring. The Pope was smiling, showed traces of excitement. The Mar chese Marconi and entourage entered the small building over a thick red-and-blue carpet. Whimsically His Holiness threw in switches which set electrical devices in motion; he tapped a wireless key, punched a teletypewriter's keys, proceeded to the transmitting room where from a throne he spoke to All Creation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Station HVJ | 2/23/1931 | See Source »

...chese a reuler oer that folk to stande...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PROCTOURES TALE OF GAMBLYN. | 5/4/1877 | See Source »

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