Word: elm
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...toward it was the taxi. The sedan driver headed straight for the cab, swerved clear just as the cab's occupants were leveling their machine gun. Brr-rrr-ack ! went a volley. Careening into a wooded lane, the sedan bounced crazily over bumps and ruts, crashed into an elm. The two men leaped out, ran in opposite directions. One peeled off his hat & coat, dropped them. By the time their pursuers reached the spot, both had escaped. Few hours later a farmer explained that for $10 he had unwittingly driven one of them to a trolley in nearby Maywood...
SITE OF WASHINGTON ELM...
...spot designated by a tablet in the highway, stood the giant elm beneath which Washington took command of the Continental Army on July 3, 1775. The elm collapsed...
...Italy Valley. N. Y., natural gas seeped into hollows in the 130-ft. trunk of what was said to be the State's largest elm tree, was ignited by a grass fire, exploded, destroyed the tree, tossed up sparks that burned three barns, two roofs...
...bronzed Farmer Sumnick, coatless and with suspenders over his blue shirt, greeted Governor Roosevelt on the elm-shaded lawn before his large, well-built house. He introduced his wife who wore her hair in the pompadour style of 25 years ago, his eleven sons and daughters. "You've got a regular Roosevelt family," remarked T. R.'s fifth cousin, father of five. A chicken dinner, cooking since 5 a. m.. was served at tables on the lawn. Smacking over it Governor Roosevelt told his host: "I've eaten a lot of meals since I left home but this...