Word: pere
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...next licks" in the middle of St. Nicholas Avenue. Usually, because they wear their father's prestige as well as his old mitts, their snarls are effective. Last week, when Policeman Harry Gallagher told them to stop playing, their snarls ceased to be effective. Hence Devormer pere was stung into action. Bursting into the midst of the childish argument the- catcher seized Patrolman Gallagher by an arm. He shouted, full of a proud fury: "These kids are all right! They can play ball right here if they want to! They don't get in anybody...
...Devormer, his sons, their toadies, to the police station. Soon he saw Catcher Devormer get in a taxi and set off for the Polo Grounds, saw Catcher Devormer's sons, jeering and sneering, trot back to their home. The judge had given a suspended sentence to the Devormers, pere & fils, had gently advised the brothers to play no more one o'cat in St. Nicholas Avenue, the catcher-father to interfere with no more officers...
Under halting organization is the proposed Chesapeake & Ohio system of the Van Sweringens (C. & O., Nickel Plate, Erie, Hocking Valley and Pere Marquette...
...Lanson Pere and Fils...
...controls Pere Marquette...