Word: murders
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Chicago, one Campbell McCarthy, waited in a death-house to be hanged for murder. He had only one meal left to eat on earth, and that he knew would be a good one-chicken. Suddenly the jailer came to his cell and told him his execution had been stayed. Mr. McCarthy's face brightened, then fell. Said he: "Captain, lemme ask you one favor. Lemme stay in here tonight, Boss, and eat ma meal. Lemme eat that chicken just like I was going...
...move!" Near Leghorn, squadristi (gunmen) riddled a railway coach which they thought contained Roberto Farinacci, Secretary General of the Fascist Party and "big personal friend" of Benito Mussolini. Signer Farinacci, having chanced to miss his train, escaped death. Foiled, the squadristi vowed that he had ordered them to murder numerous Masons at Florence (TIME, Oct. 19) and had then punished several of their number for doing...
Despatches from Sofia announced the murder of Danoso Tzankov, brother of the Bulgarian Premier, Alexander Tzankov. The two Tzankovs are known to have been estranged, and Alexander's reputation for ruthlessness was recalled. Danoso was "shot while walking in the street with his wife"; his murderer is said to be "unidentified"; and the object of the crime, "unestablished...
...reported that the delegates greeted him with formal bows and stark official courtesy. This was made necessary by the fact that Emile Vandervelde, the Socialist Belgian Foreign Minister, had announced that he would under no circumstances shake hands with Mussolini, whom he considers personally responsible for the atrocious murder of the Italian Socialist, Matteaotti (TIME, Oct. 19 et. ante), who was the close friend of Minister Vandervelde. It was felt that a scene could be avoided only by invoking an attitude of rigid formalism on the part of all present...
...forever following the maids around and remaking beds because of fancied wrinkles. Her husband was simply a necessary adjunct. He kept the house in operation with money, as the furnace kept it supplied with heat. He did not realize his helplessness until one day he was suspected of murder. His wife lied to detectives and upbraided him cruelly. All she was worrying about was notoriety. Mr. Craig abruptly recognized her unhappy egotism, smashed her pet mantel ornament in the fireplace, and walked firmly out of her life...