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Died. (Etienne) Alexandre Millerand, 84, onetime President of France (1920-24) ; in Versailles. Son of a wine merchant active in the Commune of '48, he made a reputation as a defender of labor, became the first Socialist Cabinet member...
...headed the Del Commune back to the dam, tied up for the night...
...Commune made her run, smashed into the ice, ground and grated to a sudden stop. Her men rubbed their aching necks, fought to keep their balance. In the galley, chicken soup spattered out of a kettle. On the bridge, Captain Joe brooded: "This just ain't steamboating weather. I ain't seen a bird...
Under the constant pounding, the Del Commune began to stagger. Her joints creaked. With every blow her decks seemed to buckle. She sprang a leak under the stern transom. Given time, she seemed bound to shake herself to pieces. "You just cain't go kickin' this river around this way," murmured one of Captain Joe's copilots. "You just cain...
...noon the Del Commune had traveled only three miles. Her officers took counsel, decided to give up, pointed her battered nose back to Dubuque. When she crept into harbor she was sheathed with snow...