Word: sinkings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bayonne, N. J., John Lewko, 2, was thirsty in the night, arose, went to the sink in the dark, poured himself a drink from a kerosene can there, emptied it at a gulp, was carried screaming to the hospital in his mother's arms, died...
...June 21, 1919, the German fleet lay at anchor in Scapa Flow. Its pride had long since been broken and it lay captive with only skeleton crews of Germans aboard. In accordance with a preconcerted plan, the Germans opened the sea cocks, let their High Seas Fleet sink to the bottom. There were some 74 ships at anchor at the time and many of them sank before the British could beach them...
...only candidate who is thoroughly at home before a camera. His face does not sink into flabby, meaningless lines. When he steps before the camera he becomes an actor. It is hardly too much to say that he is the only first rate camera-actor in politics...
Senator Moses, who voted against the bill, exclaimed: "The nondescript minority has put everything in it except the kitchen sink. The final touch might well be a provision for a Federal Corporation with a capitalization of $1,000,000,000 for the purpose of paying all Federal taxes...
...Would sink a half a dozen Arks...