Rumors flew throughout the city that some of the protesters were killed, although there is no evidence to support this.

Rumors flew that the mills would not be re-built, so most residents moved to other towns with mills, notably Port Hadlock, turning Seabeck into a virtual ghost town.

Rumors flew around the town that Nicholson was in fact prepared to burn it down.

Rumors flew throughout the day across the countryside about the British troop movements.

Rumors flew after Stompanato's death that the mob held Connery responsible ; the actor allegedly laid low until things blew over.

Rumors abounded that Sennett would be returning to film production ( a 1938 publicity release indicated that he would be working with Stan Laurel of Laurel and Hardy ), but apart from Sennett reissuing a couple of his Bing Crosby two-reelers to theaters, nothing happened.

" Two Decca recordings from 1946 pairing Paul with The Andrews Sisters (" Rumors Are Flying " and " It's a Pity to Say Goodnight ") exist today to well affirm such comments.

Rumors of Russian expansion into the Hindu Kush and a Russian presence in Tibet prompted the Viceroy of India Lord Curzon to appoint Younghusband, by then a Major, to serve as British commissioner to Tibet from 1902-1904.

Rumors abounded that the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, which by then had taken over the stadium from the city of Minneapolis, had deliberately let the Met go to seed in order to aid the push for the Metrodome.

Rumors from other radio operators range from a Soviet preemptive strike to terrorism.

Rumors are also often discussed with regard to " misinformation " and " disinformation " ( the former often seen as simply false and the latter seen as deliberately false, though usually from a government source given to the media or a foreign government ).

Rumors spread that the studio, Fox Searchlight, had forced changes on Romanek that seriously altered the film from how he had intended it.

Rumors dating from the 1970s claimed that groups of " hippies ," some including teenagers, were licking the psychoactive toads to get high.

Rumors spread through the South that 30, 000 Northerners were descending on Kansas, and in November 1854, thousands of armed pro-slavery men known as " Border Ruffians ," mostly from Missouri, poured over the line in an attempt to steal the election to Congress of a single territorial delegate.

Rumors of cannibalism and fear tactics were used as tools by the Efiks to keep the European traders away from trading directly with groups outside the coast.

Rumors ranging from the total closing of Geauga Lake to closing everything except the water park to scaling back the rides area even more were rampant.

" Rumors, Bargains and Lies " is an episode from the fourth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5.

Rumors abounded that Fox was considering moving its programming from WBFF to WUTB.

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Rumors surfaced that he was also shot in the face due to swelling of his cheeks but it was merely from an altercation in LA.

Rumors from Iraq said that Speicher was captive, walked with a limp, and had facial scars.

Rumors were that the marital disintegration resulted from her husband's decades ' long philandering and ultimate abandonment.

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Rumors appearing on various Catholic or sedevacantist websites and magazines alleged that Malachi Martin had Jewish ancestry on account of ancestral descent from Iberian Jews migrating to Ireland and Great Britain in the 15th century, and alleged him being an Israeli spy because of his first name, Malachi, after a Hebrew prophet and his extensive travels in the Levant.

Rumors of the plague's presence abounded in the city, quickly gaining the notice of authorities from the federal Marine Hospital Service stationed on Angel Island, including the Marine Hospital Service's head in San Francisco, Joseph J. Kinyoun.

Rumors have circulated about Idiagon dying from poisoning, however these rumors remain unsubstantiated.

Rumors of a forthcoming merger between the two leagues combined with an improved contract offer from the 49ers moved Brodie to stay put in San Francisco, however, and a multi-year deal paying Brodie $ 900, 000 over several seasons was instead inked.

According to Yevgeni Borisovich Pasternak, " Rumors that Pasternak was to receive the Nobel Prize started right after the World War II was over.

Rumors and more at the time indicated the Deering was a victim of piracy, possibly connected with the illegal rum-running trade during Prohibition, and possibly involving another ship,, which disappeared at roughly the same time.

Rumors alleging that Diocletian's death was merely being kept secret until Galerius could come to assume power spread through the city.

Rumors that he had bribed the board and concern that he would be likened to Jack Dempsey, who had received negative publicity for failure to serve in World War I, led Greenberg to be reexamined, and he was found fit to serve.

Rumors of Falk's dementia plagued the actor in the final years of his life and exacerbated when, in late April 2008, Falk was photographed by paparazzi looking disheveled and acting animated in the streets of Beverly Hills.

Rumors spread about his incredible strength – a strength that was the size of his temper.

Rumors circulated in the Federation that the Enterprise's broken hull was displayed on Romulus, to boost the morale of Romulan fleet academy students.

Rumors that Larry Wachowski was transitioning gender spread in the early 2000s, though neither sibling had spoken directly on the subject.

Rumors spread that the deaths were a deliberate act of revenge for an Israeli shopper that was stabbed to death by a Palestinian in Gaza four days earlier.

Rumors surfaced in early 1994 that Cobain suffered a drug overdose and that Nirvana was breaking up.

Rumors circulated at the time claiming that the reason for the name change back to ‘ Sav-on ’ was due to " Osco " having the same pronunciation as the Spanish word " asco " ( oss-ko ) which means " nausea " or " disgust ", a considerable factor within southern California ’ s heavily Hispanic market.

Rumors of cash payments were floated, but no evidence was ever found to support the claim.

Rumors circulated that the accident was, in fact, a deliberate act of revenge for the stabbing of the businessman.

Rumors abounded as early as the team's second season that the Lightning were on the brink of bankruptcy and that the team was part of a money laundering scheme for the yakuza ( Japanese crime families ).

Rumors that the band was originally known as Dragonslayer, after the 1981 movie of the same name, were denied by King, as he stated, " We never were ; it's a myth to this day.

Rumors had been circulating in the press for several weeks that Presley, who had begun his career at Sun Records, was ready to move to RCA Victor to help launch him nationally.

Rumors of a David Lee Roth reunion re-emerged and on January 3, 2006, Roth explained during an interview that he spoke to Alex Van Halen the previous week and a reunion was " inevitable ".

Rumors floated that Smohalla was preparing for battle.

Rumors were that the change was to happen September 1.

Larry Howe of Vicious Rumors was considered as a replacement.

Rumors say that an English translation was made in the 15th century by an unknown scribe, but the consensus is that they exist only in manuscript form.

Rumors abound the real reason for the marriage was for Ike Turner to avoid paying alimony and child support to Lorraine Taylor.

Rumors and speculation about the 1958 and 1963 conclaves may have received added attention because it was under the Popes who were then elected that the Second Vatican Council was held and its decrees were implemented.