Word: roughnesses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...rough Riff Robin Hood is the protagonist in "The Desert Song", a tuneful expose of Mohammedan love-technique now on view at the Majestic Theatre. Yelept "The Red Shadow" (rhymes with "go, snow, or know") this brigand leads his turbaned tenors to several well-earned choral triumphs over Post 13 of the Moroccan Legion...
...Scarface Al") Capone, ganglander, ousted from his Chicago home, rejected by Los Angeles, still seeking residence (TIME, Dec. 19). "Do I stay or do I get out?" asked Capone. Chief Quigg announced: "If he's just here to have a good time and doesn't start any rough stuff, I won't bother him." Rumor said that Capone would buy a Miami night club. Capone said: "I've been hounded and pushed around. . . . I'm orderly." Sunshine seekers wondered if Capone's presence in Miami would mean machine gun fights or bigger, better bootlegging...
Playing in a stinging cold wind on rough ice in Southboro last Saturday, the freshman hockey team defeated a strong St. Mark's sextet by a 1-0 score. The only score made was netted by P. A. Watts...
...Batchelder '31 made several flashy runs down the ice, but the rough surface made it hard to control the puck...
...Pieces of eight" has become a byword in connection with Treasure Island. The coins displayed are dated in the 1690's and are the crude money of which Stevenson wrote. Instead of being minted, the silver coins were cut from the end of rough silver bars, and stamped with a design in the center. The edges remained irregular...