Word: racketeered
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Petty thieveries, unintentional borrowing, wilful destruction of valuable portraits, fraudulent representation of works of art of Fogg, a racket of passing worthless checks on parents and friends of Harvard students, and the recently exposed racket of stealing and selling fine books from many libraries, Widener included; such is the lot which has fallen to Harvard and Harvard men during the past year. The University in the last twelve months has been subjected to an increasing number of these criminal actions, several a which have had not only a serious financial effect, but also done irreparable damage...
...arrest in Boston of Dr. B. B. Clark, suspected book thief who later described to police inspectors a book racket of thefts totalling $500,000 has definite bearing on the situation of losses at the Harvard College Library, and new developments in the case it is hoped will enable Harvard authorities to stem the losses of books that take place yearly...
...that he was highly incensed this morning when he read the false accusations that were made against him in a certain journal. His afore mentioned scruples forbid him even to mention the name of his maligner. He will jest let that go. The statements concerning his running a "racket"--even the mere word is repulsive-- are wholly false. There need be no formal denials and no explanations. In the hearts of his followers the Vagabond is already exonerated...
...Wisconsin Legislature last week passed a bill requiring that, to collect the State's bounty of 50? per rattlesnake, snake-hunters must produce not only the rattle but at least one-half of the rattlesnake. Occasion for the measure was a racket: hunters were cutting off rattles, turning snakes loose to grow more. More dangerous than rattling rattlesnakes are de-rattled, silent rattlesnakes...
...steerage ticket to the U. S. From Manhattan he headed west to Chicago, thence to Oshkosh, Wis., where, he made a small competency and reputation in the clothing business. At 39, he branched out for himself, bought a Chicago nickelodeon (primitive cinema theater) and broke into the entertainment racket. From that out, his rise was picturesquely, Algeresquely steady. Motion Picture Patents Co. tried to freeze him out. Laemmle fought back tooth & nail with loud-barking publicity, many a lawsuit (289 in less than three years), lived to see his enemies scattered by legal mandate, his own fortune secured...