Word: steamor
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...public was torturing itself with the details of the men's suffering. But it is hard for the civilian to understand the way the cold, indeed, but efficient way the military machine functions at a time like this. If the men had foundered at sea in a tramp steamor, the event would not have received half a column. But because it was dramatic, and occurred in a submarine, it was a perfect opportunity for subjective citizens and obscure congressmen to assail the navy. Few there are who would advocate the abolition of the automobile to save pedestrians, but the demand...
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