Word: gambler
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...young girl's lover. The old countess was called Pique-Dame (Queen of Spades) because years before as Belle of St. Petersburg she had attended masquerades in such a costume and because-this was only whispered about the court-she knew three cards by which a gambler could infallibly make his fortune. The soldier, Heran, loved Lisa, the granddaughter, but he had no money. The countess's secret preyed upon him and he hid himself one night in her room, sneaked out when she was alone, threatened her, until, from shock, the old lady died...
Gambling. George Michael Cohan is an actor who, in the character of a hoary and vindictive gambler, by making improper proposals to a mercenary trollop, can cause middle-aged ladies to murmur happily with approval, although one would expect them to clap tippets to their ears...
...Francisco. William or Jake Fleagle (alias Holden), 35, 5 ft. 11 in., well-dressed professional gambler, for a train robbery at Martinez and a bank robbery at Lamar, Col., in which four men were killed. Reward: $17,000. Warning: "Desperate...
Hyman Biller (alias Gill Biller), 42, 5 ft. 4 in., 140 lb., brown eyes, scar on left forehead, wanted for the murder of Arnold Rothstein last year (TIME, Dec. 24). A gambler and bookmakers' cashier, Biller frequents race tracks...
...Grover Aloysius Whalen; at Greenwich, Conn. Longtime friend of Mayor James John Walker, his college mate at St. Francis Xavier College and New York Law School. Mr. Warren was broken in health since he "resigned" last year (TIME, Dec. 24) after failing to solve the still unsolved killing of Gambler Arnold Rothstein...