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...home in Abington, Pa. Lessing Julius Rosenwaldt board chairman of Sears. Roebuck & Co., answered the telephone. The voice he heard was that of a man who had sent him three letters demanding $100,000 on pain of "cruel, ruthless and vicious death" for him. his wife and five children. On another telephone Mr. Rosenwald's family telephoned police who traced the call, then raced to the store from which the voice came. Mr. Rosenwald went on talking. Said he afterwards: "First we talked about the money and tried to effect a compromise, and you know that always takes time...
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