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Audition. In Philadelphia, investigating complaints that someone was screaming in the Shubert Theater at 4 a.m., cops found Night Watchman Hector Williams, 67, singing "My object all sublime" from Gilbert & Sullivan's Mikado to 1,900 empty seats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Dec. 25, 1950 | 12/25/1950 | See Source »

...blaze, discovered shortly after 1:30 a.m. by night watchman Michael J. Lyons, was confined entirely to the laundry room on the ground floor. Most of the loss was to articles of clothing and towels, some of which were scheduled to be used after today's game with Dartmouth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fire Causes Some Damage to Dillon Laundry System | 10/28/1950 | See Source »

Fifteen of the rioters made the only successful invasion of the Radcliffe dorms when they found the door of Bertram Hall open. A night watchman threw the intruders out of the dormitory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '53 Riots in Yard, at Annex | 6/2/1950 | See Source »

...operation, which took about an hour and a half, was interrupted at 2:30 a.m. by a vigilant night watchman who put the quartet to flight. They escaped down a fire escape, howling and whistling in defiance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Four Hide Trays; Union Finds 'em; Freshmen Unhurt | 5/17/1950 | See Source »

After futile efforts (above) to remove the machine, Sergeant James Twomey of the University police phoned its owners, Warren Brothers of Cambridge. The night watchman had no idea how to start the thing, but promised to dispatch a pick-up truck before morning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Night-blooming Steamroller Squashes Conant's Crocuses | 4/18/1950 | See Source »

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