Word: robbers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...entry as he was entering his room at about 8 o'clock last night. The man pointed a gun at the Law Student, and asked for all that he had. At first Selden thought the matter a joke but when he saw the gun he decided otherwise. The robber then grabbed Selden's gold watch and chain, fired at him, and disappeared around the corner of the building...
...last analysis the number of tickets that find their way into the hands of robber barons who run the wildcat agencies depends on: a) the honesty of the theatre treasurers and b) the skill with which speculators "dig" for tickets at the box office through groups of confederates. Mr. Brady himself has admitted that these two sources of conspiracy are hard to squelch...
...Should I prove, by the direct evidence of righteous men, that some prominent citizen is an honest, faithful patriot, no printing press is so mean as to condescend to print it. But should I call a train robber to testify to hearsay that robs a dead man of his honor old Gutenberg immediately hands me his largest, blackest headline type...
...Jennings, former train robber, ex-evangelist, onetime politician and lately realtor of Venice, Calif., testified that he had had conversations with the late Jake Hamon, Republican National Committeeman from Oklahoma, in which Hamon had said: 1) that he bought the nomination of Harding in 1920 for $1,000,000; 2) that the late Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania had received $250,000; 3) that Will Hays, Harry Daugherty and another man had each had $25,000; 4) that the New York delegation had been "very expensive"; 5) that Hamon had expected to become Secretary of the Interior and that...
...this friend hunting for a cigarette, and did not trouble himself further. The culprit was described by the visitor as a dark man, 5 feet 9 inches in height, wearing a light cap and a dark overcoat. He also added that on the way out he heard the robber saying "46 and 47 next" to an accomplice in the hall. This has been the cause of many theories as to the nature of the robbery...