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...confusion of the world press. In London, the Daily Mail fell overboard, estimated the value of the loot at $2 million. U.S. papers wildly reported that two socialite women were under suspicion, and that the Duchess had stored part of her million-dollar collection in a safe-deposit vault. The Duchess regretfully denied that one: ". . . It was stupid. I've been kicking myself all over the place." The Duchess was asked to describe the basis on which she selected jewels to match her costumes. She said: "A fool would know that with tweeds or other daytime clothes one wears...
...world, has been looking for a place to hide. Last week, in the heart of Kansas, he found it. In Eureka (pop. 3,803), Babson bought a dilapidated three-story Main Street building occupied by a beer tavern and roomers. He intends to construct vaults underneath it, deposit in them the voluminous records of his wealthy clients...
...Safe Deposit. In Manhattan, L. F. Lozon got stuck in an office phone booth, finally got out, found that everyone else in the place had been held up and robbed...
...stashed away in many safe deposit boxes all over the U.S. It was too bad that he could not get into the U.S. to get the cash right away. A number of Montrealers lent money to the Count to tide him over. Then last July, the Count suddenly vanished...
...Dunning had borrowed on collateral supplied by Sigmund Janas, president of Colonial Airlines, which flies to Montreal.) In return Dunning was to get 10% of the supposed cash. But, said the FBI: Count Navarro was really Abraham Albert Sycowski of Poland, a slick confidence man. There were no safe deposit boxes...