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Word: shovers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1926-1926
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...then suddenly his smile twisted into agony-sharp, devastating pain arose within him. The doctors said: "Ulcers of the stomach." In the Mercy Hospital "Paddy" Carr suffered, writhed and dreamed. Perhaps he visioned a spunky newsboy laughing in spite of the stench sf the Union Stock Yards, a lumber shover on a schooner coming up; the Chicago River, a sidewalk inspector with ambition, an alderman whose jokes were understandable, a county treasurer who did not annoy the people, a sheriff-elect who was dying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Chicago Hero | 11/29/1926 | See Source »

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