Masterforger in Philadelphia Stock Forgery Case
A sensational Philadelphia forgery case centers on Benjamin H. Gaskill who died recently. Investigators found certificates for small stock holdings raised to hundreds, with Gaskill’s estate showing far more shares than the firm books. The scheme touched Philadelphia Traction, United States Steel, and other rail lines, revealing a large fraud worth tens of thousands to over a million dollars.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin H. Gaskill
Gaskill
Benjamin H. Gaskill & Co
Philadelphia Traction Company
United States Steel Corporation
J. C. Miller & Co
Oan
KE. O. Miller & Co
Stock Exchange
Giskill
Caskill
Philadelphia Traction
Traction Company
United Railways of
New Jersey
Frankfort and Southwark Street Railway Company
Dream Testimony Shocks Murder Case in St Louis
Chief witness Jaques Starke refused to testify against John J. Sehneider charged with second degree murder in the Mutzburg saloon killing. A nolle prosequi was entered before trial after Starke claimed a dream reenacted the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Charles Mutzburg
Jaques Starke
John J. Sehneider
Nolle Prasse
Mutzburg
Starke
Torture claimed in Chicago strike clash at union HQ
Edward Rickett a non union teamster with National Express Company was attacked by four alleged strike sympathizers outside the teamsters union headquarters. He was knocked down and three fingers of his right hand were broken while finger nails were torn off, leaving him unconscious in the street. little progress was reported toward settling the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edward Rickett
National Express Company
Rickett
Teamsters
Akron Bank Run Deepens As Depositors Withdraw
The run on Akron Bank, Akron, Ohio, began Saturday afternoon and continued Monday. An official's daughter reportedly withdrew her deposit triggering rumors that sparked the withdrawals. About $500,000 has been withdrawn since Saturday afternoon. Officials are not restraining the run. The bank shows a $40,000 surplus and $250,000 capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Second National Bank
Mitchell land frauds grand jury case in Portland
In Judge DeHaaven's court in Portland a grand jury proceeding on the United States against United States Senator Mitchell was called. Much of the first session was occupied with hearing excuses from potential jurors seeking to avoid jury service.
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Mitchell
Portland
Ore
United States
Sioux City Stock Quotes Reported Tuesday Prices
Sioux City market quotations list cattle names and prices with Butcher steers at 4.15 to 5.00 dollars and Top hove at 5.20 dollars, showing market activity for livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Butcher Steers
Top Hove
Minister Attempts Self-Inflicted Death in Illness Fit
The Rev. J. B. ddateh, an aged minister of the Church of God in IxXempton Indiana, tried to end his life by cutting the arteries of both wrists on Sunday morning. The act followed brooding over his wife's death and was attributed to temporary insanity.
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IxXempton
Ind
J. 8. Ddateh
Church of God
Grand Rapids Attorney Shuts Self In Insomnia Crisis
Grand Rapids Michigan early Tuesday, wealthy attorney William M. Graham shot himself amid insomnia and a nervous breakdown. The incident occurred in Grand Rapids residence, with local authorities responding to the suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, Mich
William M. Graham
Equitable Basis: Germany and France Agree on Morocco Conference
Paris reports an international conference on Morocco is nearly assured after talks between Premier Rouvier and German ambassador Prince Radotin. Both governments aim to define the conference scope and settle on international reforms and commercial privileges while preserving Morocco's sovereignty and political status quo.
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Germany
France
Paris
Morocco
Rouvier
Prince Radotin
Foreign Office
Tunis
Tornado devastates farms in Dane and Iowa Counties Wisconsin
A young unidentified German farmer was killed on Charles Colling’s farm near Blue Mounds as a tornado tore through Dane and Iowa Counties Sunday evening. Buildings damaged and many stock losses reported. telegraph lines down. Prairie du Chien reports cannot yet estimate total damage. storm lasted ten minutes with 1.8 inches of rain and stock losses but no human fatalities announced.
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Blue Mounds
Wis
Charles Colling
Dane
Iowa
Farneveld
Biune Mounds
Prairie du Chien
Officers Disgusted With Role as Military Police
A June 15 meeting at Krasnoye Selo near St. Petersburg drew several hundred officers protesting constant use as police. General Reichbinger ordered dispersal as illegal. Officers claimed faithfulness to the emperor but said the role isolated them and likened it to being butchers.
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London
St. Petersburg
Reuter Telegram Company
Krasnoye Selo
Reichbinger
Death Toll Rises to Twenty-Eight After Western Maryland Collision
The death tally from the Western Maryland Railroad wreck near Patapsco station Sunday evening climbs to 28 with the death of James Benner, a railroad laborer from Catoctin Md, who died at the city hospital.
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Baltimore
Western Maryland
Patapscot Station
James Benner
Catoctin
Tragedy in California: Pasadena drug-store manager and wife found dead
C. E. Thaisis, Pasadena drug store manager, and his wife were found dead in a ranch house near Glendale on Monday night. A bullet in the man's forehead and another in the woman's breast indicate the manner of death.
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California
Los Angeles
Cal
C. E. Thaisis
Pasadena
Glendale
Roosevelt Cousin Elfrida Weds London Man In Boston
Boston society witnessed the marriage of Orme Clark of London and Miss Elfrida Roosevelt cousin of President Roosevelt at Emmanuel Church on Monday afternoon. Bishop Lawrence officiated as a large gathering of prominent Bostonians looked on.
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Boston
Orme Clark
London
Elfrida Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Emmanuel Church
Lawrence
Explosion on Hudson River Sidesclaims two deaths
A boiler blast near the Hudson River on the upper west side Sunday caused multiple casualties with two confirmed dead and debris showers from shattered steel and steam clouds reported in the vicinity.
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New York
Hudson Hiver
Upper West Side
Detroit Ordered to Charlestown Navy Yard for Repairs
Word reached the Charlestown navy yard that the United States cruiser Detroit has been ordered to the local yard to be placed out of commission and repaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Boston
Charlestown Navy Yard
United States
Outrage in a Church in Libeau Russia
During Friday services ten men entered a Libeau church and fired revolvers at the pastor, who was dangerously wounded. Police investigations begin as the community seeks safety and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libeau
Russia
Banker Burns Sentenced to Eight Years for Embezzlement
Orus M Burns a Mt Pelier banker pleaded guilty to embezzlement of bank funds in Toledo Ohio on Friday and received an eight year prison term.
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Toledo
Orus M. Burns
Mt. Pelier
Mrs. Rogers Case In Vermont Court Gains Writ Of Habeas Corpus
Moloney, attorney for Mrs. Mary M. Rogers, said Judge Wheeler of Brattleboro granted a writ of habeas corpus for Mrs. Rogers. The writ is returnable at Windsor within two days.
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Rogers
Rutland
Chicago Brokers Fair Falls to Receiver Monday
Chicago Mason & Co a prominent board of trade commission firm went into the hands of a receiver Monday. The firm is said to be involved to the extent of 70000 to 80000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lyfe, Mason & Co
Board of Trade Commission
Three plenipotentiaries named for Washington peace talks
Washington discussions outline tentative appointments for Russia and Japan with M Nelidoff likely chairing the Russian team. Marquis Ito may be replaced by Yamagata if ill. Conference planned mid August. Armistice terms to be proposed by the president with limited truce, signed in the field by leaders, expected to be approved in St Petersburg.
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Washington, D. Cs
Russia
Japan
Washington
M. Nelidoff
Iniasion
Marquis Ito
Yamagata
Pan Armistics
Sineviteh
Oyama
White House
St. Vetersburg
George von Lemgerke Meyer
United States
Whey
Wepherns
Husevelt
Massachusetts
Lily
Meyer
Harvard University
Boston Common Council
Boston Board of Aldermen
Eleven Negroes Dead on Southern Train Shooting
Griffin police report eleven black men dead after a Saturday night shooting on a Southern excursion train. Two Griffin men of bad repute held as suspects. Authorities say a prolonged street fight over a craps game sparked the violence, spreading from Atlanta to Griffin before the fray ended.
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Atlanta
Griffin
Hayes
Big Frank Dying: Old Time Bank Burglar McCoy Near Death
Homeless and dying in Bellevue Hospital is Frank McCoy known as Big Bank, a famed partner of Jimmy Hope who died recently. McCoy, once linked to the Manhattan Bank robbery and the 1872 Beneficial Savings Bank raid in Philadelphia, says he has restitution for his share of the latter theft.
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Jimmy Hope
New York
Frank McCoy
Big Bank
Bellevue Hospital
McCoy
Manhattan
Sayings Bank
Philadelphia
Three Killed in Quarrel Among Fishing Party
In Poplar Bluff Missouri a quarrel among fishing party members on the Dan River ten miles south of town left three dead. Charles Booth, Charles Vanderpool, and Cleveland Barrett were shot. Booth died on the scene, Vanderpool died minutes later, and Barrett was hit by a stray bullet while trying to intervene.
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Missouri
Poplar Bluffs
Dan River
Here
Charles Booth
Charles Vannerpool
Cleveland Barrett
Booth
Vanderpool
Barrett
Prince Karl May Be King of Norway Rumor
Copenhagen Daily Mail correspondent reports Swedish riksdag members likely to back Prince Karl as Norway King if Norway dissolves frontier fortifications and signs an arbitration treaty with Sweden. Meantime on Lake Superior a dense fog precedes a collision between steel freighters Etruria and Amera Stone ten miles off Presque Isle. Etruria sinks after damage, crew escape.
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Prince Karl
London
Copenhagen
The
Daily Mail
Riksdag
Oscar
Norway
Sweden
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Etruria
Amera Stone
Presque Isand Light
Lake Huron
Thaw Pays $75,000 Divorce Settlement in New York
Charles HH Thaw of New York allegedly gave Frances Rush, former chorus girl, a 75000 dollar check. Rush obtained a divorce from Thaw on statutory grounds here Friday, with Thaw offering no defense as Judge Akers granted the divorce.
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New York
Charles HH
Thaw
Frances Rush
Akers
Tragic Train Deaths Stop trio youths near Joplin area
Three young men from Joplin and Cherryvale died when struck by a train four miles west of here on Sunday. Carl Drennan, 17, Joplin. Carl Phoenix, 20, Cherryvale. Joplin companion William Malone escaped with injuries. The youths were found sleeping beside the track with heads on the ties.
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J.as Aniams
Colo
Carl Drennan
Joplin
Carl Phoenix
Cherryvale
Kan
Here
William Malone
Wreck in the Yards near Oklahoma City
A St. Louis and San Francisco Railway passenger train bound for St. Louis partially wrecked in the yards at Oklahoma City on Sunday. Engineer Wrinkley and ironman William W. Fisher were killed, and Express Messenger Jewell was badly hurt.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
St. Louis and
San Francisco
St. Louis
Wrinkley
William W. Fisher
Ireman
Jewell
Arnold and Andrews Hanged in Colorado for Denver Murder
Frederick Arnold aged 20 and Newton Andrews aged 21 were hanged at the state penitentiary in Canyon City for the murder of Mrs Amanda Youngblood in Denver two years ago. Also notes New York heat causing deaths and prostrations among residents, including Miss Josie Kouard.
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Arnold
Andrews
Canyon City
Colo
Frederick Arnold
Newton Andrews
Iriday
Amanda Youngblood
Denver
New York
Josie Kouard
Upper East Side
New York City
Subway Boiler Explosion Injures Dozen in New York
In New York a boiler explosion at an air compressing plant for subway construction at One Wandered and Sixtythird Street and North River injures more than a dozen people, with at least one believed to be fatally hurt.
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New York
North River
Supreme Court Split Over Davenport Cedar Rapids Charter Ruling
The Supreme Court divided evenly on two city charter cases from Davenport and Cedar Rapids. Lower courts had opposing rulings on taxing railroad properties at full value for municipal purposes. Davenport was 100 percent, Cedar Rapids 25 percent. Three railroads involved Milwaukee Northwestern appealed. Cases had lingered over a year as justices could not agree.
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Supreme Court
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Christnay
District Court
Scott County
Linn County
Milwaukee Railroad
Northwestern
Milwaukee Road
Lightning Kills Local Lad Near Port Dodge
Charles Sheker, a 6 year old boy, was struck by lightning while returning home with two companions near Otho and Port Dodge. He died instantly from a head wound as his clothing tore away. The two other boys escaped injury, though knocked to the ground by the shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sheker
Port Dodge
Des Moines
Otho
Sheker
Stab At Home Sparks Near-fatal Injury In Des Moines
Ole Cunningham, brother-in-law, hacked Herb Martin in a domestic quarrel at 807 South Fourth Street in the old Whitechapel district. Martin, recently released from a five year penitentiary term, was slashed across the face and chest within a half inch of a major artery. The incident stems from a prior shooting of Martin's wife in Des Moines about seven years ago.
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Herb Martin
South Fourth Street
Whitechapel
Des Moines
Martin
Ole Cuningham
Married four times and not W J Gower's legal wife
The Marshalltown probate reveals Lillian May Gower, previously married four times, was not legally Mrs Gower when he died. She had separated from three prior husbands but never filed for divorce. all three husbands are alive. It is believed fear of estate disclosures may have driven her to suicide.
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W. J. Gower
Marshalltown
Lillian May Gower
Mr. Gower
Crower
Man Found Hanging in Box Car at Chicago Yard
S. G. Narger of Randolph was found suspended from rafters in a Chicago Evie railroad yard on Monday. The body dangled by four handkerchiefs tied together, with the name tattooed on his right arm. Narger worked as a farm hand for M. W. Sells near Randolph and had left the farm Saturday.
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S. G. Narger
Randolph
Evie
Chicago
Harger
M. W. Sells
Farmer Tubbs Killed by Lightning Near Charles City
Warvey Tubbs a farmer four miles west of Charles City was instantly killed at 8 40 pm Wednesday when a bolt struck him on the head as he and two others hurried toward shelter from a storm while plowing corn near his home.
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Warvey ‘Tubbs
Charles City
Tubbs
Iowa Firms Dominate State Institution Supply Contracts
Iowa firms captured nearly all contracts awarded by the board of control in Des Moines on Monday for state institution supplies. They competed with outside firms in the bidding process.
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Iowa
Towa
Bord of Control
Des Moines
Brakeman Bernard Ballard Killed in Alton Crash
Bernard Ballard of Maple Grove, a brakeman on the Northwestern Itairway, was crushed between cars and killed instantaneously in a Monday evening incident at Alton.
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Alton
Bernard Ballard
Maple Grove
Osceola man falls from pole near Fort Madison
G Bloming of Osceola was climbing a pole for the American telephone company when he plunged about 85 feet near Fort Madison. He suffered a concussion of the brain and was taken to Santa Fe hospital. His condition and chances of recovery are uncertain.
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G. Bloming
Osceola
Fort Madison
Santa Fe Hospital
Aged Woman Mary Gray Adjudged Insane
An 88 year old woman Mrs Mary Gray residing on a farm southeast of Ida Grove was adjudged insane by county commissioners and committed to the Cherokee asylum. The proceedings were held Wednesday.
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Mary Gray
Ida Grove
Cherokee
Whurndiy
Iowa Supreme Court Rules on Liquor Sale and Saloons
The Des Moines ruling states basement and second story saloons cannot operate legally under Iowa law as their view from the street is blocked. In Dallas County, the court bars sale of beverages labeled as certain to contain alcohol, ruling any drink containing alcohol is intoxicating regardless of dilution.
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Iowa
Supreme Court
Des Moines
Polk County
Federal Building
Dallas Canty
Hopple
Nicholsowas
Mayor Announces Free Marriage Ceremonies Initiative
Marshalltown mayor O Ta Tugledue proposes free marriage ceremonies to aid couples, claiming ministers and justices monopolize the service with high fees. The plan follows a city move giving preference to allied men in employment and aims to offer a trusted, fast matrimonial knot by the mayor himself.
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Marshalltown
O. Ta. Tugledue
Lis
Webster City man sues contractor for damages
Julius Christianson of Webster City sues W. J. Kaus for 10 000 damages in district court claiming injuries from a faulty platform on a concrete bridge near Cedar Falls while working for W. J. Falls the cement contractor. Attorneys Klincker and Heary Bros. & Kelleher represent Christianson.
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Julius Christianson
Webster City
W. 1
Kaus
Julius Cabistiatson
District Court
Wy DL
P. J. Klincker
Denison
Heary Bros. & Kelleher
Fort Dodge
Christianson
Mr. Falls
Cedar Falls
Paus
Kidnapped Sweetheart Case Tangles Des Moines Father
Rafael Solari brought home his eloping daughter to Des Moines after a thousand mile chase. They were captured in Chicago where plans for a wedding were underway. Bearmund, aged 25, was charged with kidnapping and held on $500 bond awaiting district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Rafael Solari
Seafael Beurmund
Chicago
Bearemmund
Bearmund
What Cheer Lad Claims Smallest Boy in State
What Cheer disputes Eldora’s claim of the smallest boy with 17 year old William Humes Jr. a farm youth of near What Cheer weighing 39 pounds and 39 inches tall. The rival claim centers on Ruben of Eldora at 18 years old and under two pounds difference, alleged by friends to dwarf the What Cheer youth.
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Eldora
Ruben
Teleha
Teo
What Cheer
Kidora
William Humes, Jr
Tornado in Central Iowa Destroys School Church and Homes
A Hancock County tornado Sunday night wrecked the Dane public school and a church, tore the roof from the poor house, and damaged many windmills. No inmates were injured. A heavy rain storm and high winds swept through the region, affecting Allshalltown area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock County
Dane
Wits
Last words before Des Moines man falls to death
Barney McCord spoke his final words as he warned a companion during a daring stunt on an eighty foot smokestack at Capital City Gun Light Works Des Moines. He lost his grip and fell fifty feet to the cement pavement below dying instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney McCord
Capital City Gun Light Company
Des Moines
Virgil White Disappears After Suspected River Death
Deep mystery grips Des Moines as Virgil If. White, renowned young lawyer and son of Governor candidate Ford White, is feared drowned after being seen near the Des Moines River Sunday night. Authorities pursue clues to determine fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil White
Virgil If. White
Des Moines
Ford White
Does Moines
Flood Worsens in Muscatine as Mississippi Rises
A Muscatine special reports the flood situation worsening as the Mississippi River climbs seventeen inches in 24 hours. Crest not yet reached with the high water mark of recent years reportedly surpassed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Mississippi
Prominent Banker James Morgan Dies in Neola
James Morgan president of the Marin ers and Merchants' State Bank in Neola is dead from tuberculosis at an advanced age. A longtime resident since 1883 he was largely active in the local mercantile trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Morgan
Mariners and Merchants’ State Bank
Neola
Ife
Plan a New Gag Plant in Eagle Grove
The Citizens' Light, Heat and Power Company proposes a fun gas plant to be run alongside its electric light plant. Construction on the gag plant has begun, aiming to showcase an innovative addition to the utility operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Grove
Citizens’ Light, Heat and Power Company
Lineviteh and Allies in War and Politics Roles
A fragmented report lists General Lineviteh with long service from 1850, noting his actions in Turkish war and Manchuria, then command in Siberia during the Russo-Japanese era. It also profiles Henry Frick and Henry Trick with industrial power, Ambassador Meyer, and engineers like John S. Stevens, plus General Maximovitch governing Warsaw and Maeterlinck and Bangs commenting on literature and theater.
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Delphian
Wisconsin
Chicago Brokers Fair
Southern
Big Frank
Hawkey
News OF the Week
Fort Hodge
Cupid
Painter Walla
Lineviteh
St. Petershiny
Benette
Maneuv
Auropaling
Ceneral Lilevitety
Ise
Linewitch
Cuuetsus
Manchuria
China
Peking
Linevitchy Wits
Wheele
Markey
Henry Clay Vrick
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Frick Coke
Ds-Critirmian Tmenry Orcs
Cap. Hegie Steel Company
Ylurious
Financial Enterprises
Trick
West Overton
Somestead
John S. Stevens
Philippine Commission
Minneapolis
Sabine Wass
Denver and
Rio Grande
St. Paul
Canadian Pacific
Duluth
South Shore
Athinity
Spokane Falls
Northern
Issa
Creat Northern
Rock Island System
Constantine Maximovltek
Warsaw
Maximovitch
Maurice Maeterlinck
Bald
John Kendrick Bangs
Puck
Core Opera Purpoges
Joun BF
Stevens
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