Word: ransoming
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...weeks ago his uncles agreed to talk. To a list of 13 questions put to him by newshawks, Uncle Edward gave brief staccato answers over the telephone. He admitted that he had not succeeded in establishing direct contact with the kidnappers, denied rumors that he had already paid a ransom. "We are waiting for news," said...
...from a car behind, Factor & friend were spirited away in the gangsters' automobile. The friend was dumped out not long after. Until in the Lindbergh case they historically overstepped the mark, the nation's kidnappers had for the most part confined themselves to snatching each other. Ransom was paid, the victim released and nobody, including the police, was much the wiser. Jake the Barber was one of the few underworldlings left with appreciable means. He has peddled spurious stocks on two continents-in dry oil wells, flooded Florida land, non-existent glass casket companies-since he professionally laid...
...taken into the O'Connell family's confidence. In Albany their word is law. They were going to get their boy back in their own way. Up to late last week they had not gotten him. Ransom asked: $250,000. Banker. The courtesy of a sick old gentleman, neither brewer nor swindler, resulted in his kidnapping at Alton, 111. one night last week. At 9 p. m., August Luer, 77, and his wife were preparing to retire when two men and a woman appeared at their door, said they wanted to communicate with one of the Luers...
Kidnapped for $250,000 ransom was John J. O'Connell Jr., 24, nephew of Albany County, N. Y., Democratic Bosses Edward J. and Daniel P, O'ConnelL...
...1/25th of the student body who call themselves liberalists and contribute to the college about nothing but destructive criticism and adolescent judgment-for instance, asking that one of their number be made one of the trustees was one of their brilliant ideas, a 19-year-old trustee! MARY ELIZABETH RANSOM...