Word: door
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...routine work, proved fraudulent a document with which one Joseph Emile Philipponet, traveling salesman, had attempted to obtain a sum of money from his landlord. Last week the thwarted Philipponet came early to the Prefecture of Police, hung about the draughty corridor until Criminologist Bayle stepped briskly through the door, started upstairs to his beloved laboratory. Stepping forward, Salesman Philipponet fired three times. The great Gaston Bayle swayed, then rolled to the stairs, sprawled, gasped up a mouthful of blood, was dead...
Murdered. Frank Reed Whiteside, 33, treasurer of the Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, landscapist; by unknowns, in Philadelphia. Neighbors heard him answer his door bell, heard a shot fired (through the heart), heard scuffling, fleeing feet. Apparent motive: robbery...
...first fall competition for both the Literary and Business boards of the Harvard Lampoon opens to Freshmen and Sophomores at, 7 o'clock tonight in the Lampoon Building. All candidates are requested to enter by the side door...
...Memphis, Hadley Strange, 18, earning his way through school, testified that as a Prohibition Agent he bought and drank liquor at a speakeasy door. Said the judge: "It is a shame for the United States Government to hire boys like this and send them into alleys to drink whiskey with bums." Agent Strange quickly explained that ordinarily he only tasted, did not drink...
...Grand Rapids, Mich., the city pound manager put a cat into the asphyxial chamber with some dogs. The cat arched its back and spit for a fight. Its fur was bristling. .The manager slammed the chamber door and turned on the gas. The box exploded, injuring human attendants. Another explosion followed a similar experiment. Last week under the same circumstances there was a third explosion. Deduction: static electricity from the fighty cat's fur ignited the lethal gas. Authorities considered having the Grand Rapids Gas Light Co. perform further executions under contract...