Word: conning
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...tried to pluck Justice Stone from the sanctity of the supreme chamber and place him at the head of the Law Enforcement Commission which President Hoover is slowly selecting. Annoyed or embarrassed, Justice Stone protested: "The matter has not been proposed to me nor have I it under con sideration or in mind...
...week with the shaky and harassed Nationalist Government and entered into a signed agreement to withdraw her slit-eyed marines by June 1. It is common knowledge that Japan has financed and favored Marshal Chang, the captor of Chefoo, but it would be news indeed if the Imperial Government con- siders Chang already strong enough to see that Japanese interests and colonists in Shantung come to no harm during the present civil...
...Notes From a Soviet Diary" by Mr. Charles Sanders Pierce are mainly interesting to a student of the new cinema art. On other matters they are notably observant and fair minded, lacking the prejudiced pro or con attitude toward social Russia which characterises the writings of so many modern students and travellers...
...Detroit. Moran inherited the North Side mob from "Schemer" Drucci, who inherited it from "Hymie" Weiss, who inherited it from the late great Dion O'Bannion. The perforated bodies were those of Moran's brother-in-law and co-leader, James Clark; No. 1 Gunman Peter Gusenberg, Con-Man John Snyder, Gorilla Al Weinshank, John May, the man in overalls, and Reinhart Schwimmer. Frank Gusenberg, Pete's "Kid" brother, carrying 20 bullets, lived for three hours after the shooting but gangland's curious code of honor sealed his lips against police proddings. Besides him, the only...
...debate to be caged this afternoon at the Liberal Club on the question of whether power resources should be publicly owned, offers an exceptional opportunity to politically inclined students to familiarize themselves with the pro and con arguments of an increasingly discussed national problem. The speakers at this afternoon's debate are preeminently qualified to present their respective views of the case. Norman Thomas, who upholds the affirmative arguments, has for several years been an active campaigned for the cause of public ownership of natural resources in New York State. His opponent, Professor Philip Cabot served for eight years...