Word: sisterly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...transfusion of this power from the ship to the city's distributing stations was altogether practicable. But if the ship were sent, might not a precedent be set?civilians being the importunate souls they are?that would keep the Lexington dashing up and down the Pacific Coast, and her sister the Saratoga up and down the Atlantic, turning on "emergency" power every time a river ran low? Washington's Senator Wesley Livsey Jones persuaded Secretary Adams that Tacoma's situation was really growing grave. Secretary Adams said he could not let the Lexington help out unless Tacoma would promise...
...months ago Mrs. Fleming, with her sister and brother-in-law, moved into the trim white house next to Alloway's town hall. Soon word went around that the newcomers were not pure white. Righteous citizens gathered in front of the house, yelled imprecations, threw stones wrapped in paper saying "Get out!" Children tagged after Mrs. Fleming jeering, "Nigger woman! Nigger woman...
...Sister Theoneste! Sister Theoneste...
...kept Harding in the locker building under observation, and at 6 o'clock, not satisfied with his condition, called an ambulance and took him to the Stillman Infirmary. There the boy's condition improved and Dr. Richards went to the theatre to deliver the theatre tickets for Harding's sister. Dr. Browder, who was with the player, became convinced shortly before 9 o'clock that Harding's condition was critical Richards was summoned and it was discovered that Harding was bleeding inwardly and that he probably had a ruptured spleen...
...Richardson to assist him, and Dr. Browder, when an immediate operation was deemed necessary. Arrangements were made for a blood transfusion, and Dr. Richards operated. It is reported that had the operation been postponed an hour it would have been impossible to save Harding. His mother and sister were called in time to see him before the operation, and the blood transfusion was made immediately afterward. It was found that the spleen...