Word: ganges
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Atlanta, one Robert Elliott Burns, 38, American legionnaire, broke, held up a grocery store, stole $4. That was seven years ago. Since then, he escaped from a chain gang, became moderately rich, respectable in Chicago as editor of the Greater Chicago Magazine (real estate). Last week, in court, he waited to discover whether he would have to return to chains. His wife, his one time landlady who, he said, discovered his record, forced him into marriage, had disclosed him at last. Reason: She, 51, was jealous of one Lillian Salo...
Capone told Philadelphia officials a yarn about effecting a gang truce for Chicago while in Atlantic City, whereby the Beer Racket would be peacefully divided between what remained of his old mob and that of George ("Bugs") Moran. Chicago officials were skeptical of any such blessing, but, good sportsmen, they congratulated Philadelphia on putting Capone behind the bars for the first time in his notorious career...
...said the Moran gang had a bold plan to "get" Capone himself when he went to Chicago last month to testify in a U. S. court. Chicago police who met Capone's train unwittingly thwarted them...
Bulldog Drummond (Samuel Goldwyn). Another all-talking photograph of an old play is kept from being all talk by the intelligent acting of Ronald Colman. What does the bored British officer with the poetic eyes and the little mustache do when the gang catches him? Does he fight his way out for the sake of the lovely girl whose uncle is held captive in a house where anything might happen? You are quite safe in feeling assured that in all circumstances such an officer will behave as gallantry prescribes. Best shot: the effect of the fall of a spoon...
...agreed. After six months of learning Hearst methods on the New York Evening Journal, Newspaperman Guck was sent to San Francisco to general-manage the Hearst Examiner there. Now he is considered ready and able to represent the Hearst interests in Chicago, fabulous city of world's fairs, gang-wars, tallest buildings, youngest university presidents, blatant mayors, model department stores, bursting progress. Having made a mark on both edges of the continent he now returns to the middle, where he was born 52 years ago. Chicagoans will find him cheerful (Christian Science), fond of checked suits...