Word: robber
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...thief entered all unlocked suites, but went no further than the studies. He took nothing but money; and that in sums varying from 30 cents to $30. Out of 26 rooms entered, the robber collected over...
...entire staff was gathered into one room to witness a demonstration when one of the servants threw some fume-producing powder on the open fireplace and rushed out, locking the door after him. When the fumes had reduced the eye specialists to a state approximating to death, the robber appropriated all valuables...
...upshot is predictable. The mythical treasure is not found, but the real one, hidden by a Latin jewel robber, is finally stumbled upon...
...pocketbook containing money and a Corpona typewriter taken from room 133, the thief dashed from the building up Plympton Street and finally made his escape by darting into an alley back of the University Squash Courts. A careful search of the rooms in Westmorly revealed the fact that the robber had succeeded in making off with a large amount of money and several valuable pieces of jewelry...
Complaints are coming from the libraries, especially now when there are examinations and the demand for books is unusually great. The cause of these complaints is found in persons who may be grouped into two classes: the book robber and the book "hog". As regards the first, when a person has the nerve to walk up to the desk and, after forging a signature to a book receipt and writing down any address that enters his head, departs, never to be seen or heard from again, it is time to take drastic action concerning him. The same may be said...