Ward & Watson vanish from Minneapolis leaving creditors
Ward and Watson of the arbitrage system have disappeared from Minneapolis. They sent a clerk to insert notices, then left notes indicating they would travel to Chicago and St Louis to open new offices. Their desks were broken open, contracts and letters destroyed, and only unpaid bills remain. The firm had guaranteed 60 percent annual returns to investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward & Watson
Minneapolis
Franklin Syndicate
New York
Ward
Chicago
Watson
St. Louis
Grocers to Fight Trusts Forming Interstate Association
About sixty wholesale grocers from Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory met in Kansas City to form an interstate association. The group will join the National Association of Wholesale Grocers and aims to curb trusts without fixing prices or dictating terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Commercial Club Rooms
Territories
National Association of Wholesale Grocers
Tuttle's Money Found in a Tub in Ohio Case
Green Springs residents react to new twists in the Tuttle poisoning inquiry. Insurance funds of 200 dollars from a building loss were reportedly handed to Miss Ortha Sheets, who said she passed the money to Tuttle the day he died. An investigation traced the funds to a tub of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Springs
Ohio
Tuttle
Ortha
Alexander Harmon
Clyde
Colorado ranch foreman found dead after runaway team
George H. Sawyer, foreman of the Veto ranch, was found dead in a pasture southeast of Gelden, Colorado. He had driven to Denver for supplies, and on his return his team ran away, throwing him out and injuring him. His frozen body was discovered three days later, surrounded by coyotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
George H. Sawyer
Veto Ranch
Gelden
Colo
Sawyer
Denver
American paints bitter travel tale from Pretoria exile
An American who fled Johannesburg after facing consular impotence writes to The London Times. He laments disrespect for American status in Pretoria, nonrecognition of his passport, and unbearable conditions abroad, noting the US consul could not protect him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
London Times
Johannesburg
United States
Pretoria
Rich Ore Fields Discovered Near Wingham Claim
Herbert B. Pearse of Auix Alaska reports the Lord Hamilton syndicate purchased a showing of ore at the edge of Wingham owned by J. Clay. Nene The YY overhead surveyed the vein for a week, stripping eight feet to reveal a four foot vein. Fifty tens are in sight, likely fifty ounces to the top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert B. Pearse
Auix
Alaska
Lord Hamilton Syndicate
Wingham
J. Clay. Ier Nene
Soldier to Be Electrocuted in Ohio Court Ruling
In Common Pleas Court at Sandusky Ohio Judge Backhued overruled the motion for a new trial for David Wirtzett an inmate of the soldiers home who recently murdered farmer Frederick Blarcke near the Gomme and sentenced Winger to be electrocuted May 11 190?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Sandusky
Ohio
Backhued
David Wirtzett
Frederick Blarcke
Gomme
Winger
Syndicate to Build Two Street Railroads in Honolulu
A syndicate led by Tom J and Albert Jokuser, Cleveland street car magnates, plans two street railroads in Honolulu on Oahu Island where the Hawaiian capital is located. The project signals major urban transit growth for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Tom J
Albert Jokuser
Cleveland Street Car
2 Street Railroad
Dishonest Official Sentenced For Bank Fraud
William Weir, president of the defunct Ville Marie Bank of Montreal, was convicted of furnishing a false statement of the bank's affairs to the Government and sentenced to two years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Weir
Ville Marie Bank of Montreal
Chinese Six Companies donate 34000 to San Francisco board
The Chinese Six Companies decided to donate 34 000 to the State Board of Trade in San Francisco to demonstrate their wish for closer business relations between China and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinese Six Companies
State Board of Trade
San Francisco
China
United States
Dates for Encampment Set at Chicago in 1900
The thirty fourth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will be held in Chicago August 28 29 30 and 31 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Chicago
Rick Will Oppose Carnegie in Steel Rival Move
Pittsburg rumor says H Cc Frick plans to retire from Carnegie Steel management and take head of a rival concern, potentially shifting control and competition in the steel industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick
Carnegie
H Cc. Frick
Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel Company
Six Hundred in 3 Wild Panic at Reading Fire
A factory fire at Nellie and Horst’s heiery in Reading, Pennsylvania endangered the lives of GOO girls. One body was found burned beyond recognition, about sixty people were injured, some fatally. Property loss is estimated around $200,000 with $150,000 insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Nellie
Muskrats Cause Canal Break Near Trenton
Muskrats have breached the Delaware and Raritan canal bank near Trenton New Jersey forcing the canal to be emptied for repairs. Local authorities report the damage is substantial but no injuries are listed as crews prepare to drain sections and assess the extent of the dawasze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Ravages of Gulf Storm Devastate Texas Fishing Craft Lost
Reports from Texas gulf coast detail extensive storm damage with missing fishing craft and crews. Bodies found in St Charles Bay. thousands of sheep and hundreds of cattle drowned. Brundrett loses over 3000 sheep. Refugio Aransas hail rains. Lamar town severely damaged as wind and hail destroy homes, uproot trees, and wreck roofs. Geese and ducks killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
James Sanders
St. Charles Bay
Gulf
George A. Brundrett
Refugio
Aransas
Lamar
Widow Belle Harrison Retrieved After Two Weeks’ Captivity
Mrs Belle Harrison of St Louis, missing several days, was found on a suburb streetcar in a faint condition from chloroform she says was administered throughout her absence. She claims a man and woman abducted her in a carriage, drove her to the country, imprisoned her in a dungeon, and forced her to sign a document feared to contain a silence pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Harrison
St. Louis
Quieter November Amid Warm Weather and Holiday
Bradstreet's commercial review notes November looks irregular and dull in distributive trade due to warm weather and a holiday. The month remains quieter than October but compares favorably with last year’s period when favorable weather boosted seasonal goods trade. Wheat shipments for the week reach 3,699,400 bushels, up from 3,085,677 last week, with exports since July 1 totaling 107,088,850 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
Goshe
Isuzt-Us
Boykin Boy in Mississippi Murders Two Brothers
At State Line Mississippi five year old Edmund Boykin shot and killed his brother Roderick eleven and wounded Tom thirteen after demanding an airgun. The incident occurred when he retrieved a small shotgun and fulfilled his threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Line
Miss
Edmund
W. H. Boykin
Roderick
Tom
Deputy Dressel Ends Life in Minn Office
United States deputy revenue collector Charles Z. Dressel shot himself in the private room of Dr. Lapoint in Lesueur Minnesota. He had told Dr. Lapoint of trouble with his government accounts when the doctor stepped out briefly and Dressel fired a revolver. Death was instantaneous as the bullet entered his mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Z. Dressel
United States
Dr. Lapoint
Lesueur
Minn
Lapoint
Dressel
Women Defend Football at North Central Kansas Meeting
In Manhattan the North Central Kansas Teachers association faced a clash as a young minister attempted to force a resolution condemning football. The ensuing dispute saw women in attendance defend the sport through speeches and a vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Central Kansas Teachers’ Association
Manhattan
Farouch
Soldiers Try to Kill Two Policemen in San Francisco
In San Francisco a unit of the Twenty-ninth United States regiment attempts to assassinate Policemen Alexander and Stanton after driving them from a troublesome saloon. The incident centers on a violent confrontation with black volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Twenty-ninth United States Regiment
Negro Volunteers
Alexander
Edward Stanton
Hat Making Combine Could Create National Trust
A proposed nationwide hat manufacturers combine appears set to form with $15,000,000 in capital ready to acquire all hat making plants. The plan has been under consideration for some time and is likely to become a reality.
Par cels Post Treaty Signed With Guatemala
President McKinley and Postmaster General Smith sign a parcels post treaty with Guatemala, sealing a pact similar to existing treaties. The agreement takes effect January 1 and names Laga Arriaga as Guatemalan minister involved in the negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McWinley
Smith
Laga Arriaga
United States
Guatemala
Wages Raised for Burnham Sanda Munger Factory Workers
The Burnham Sanda Munger Dry Goods Co of Kansas City announced a voluntary wage increase for its SGU factory workers by 5 to 12 percent, effective immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnham-Sanda-Munger Dry Goods Company
Kansas City
SGU
Cannibals Reported Murder At Admiralty Islands
Information from the steamer Warrimes of Australia details the atrocious killing of a white man and subsequent body devouring by treacherous cannibals of the Admiralty Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrimes
Amstralia
Admiralty Islands
Six Die In Denver Ri o Grande Train Wreck Near Salida
A collision between two passenger trains on the Denver and Rio Grande near Salida Colorado left six people dead and several others injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver and Rio Grande
Salida
Colo
Perseus
Demons Battle in Ohio Penitentiary Cage
A violent fight broke out in the Ohio penitentiary cage at Columbus between Frank O Neil of Cleveland and Otis Hurley of Dayton. O Neil, who killed Guard Lauderbaugh, was stabbed multiple times by Hurley with a wire dagger. Hurley says self defense, was paddled and had good time canceled, and vows to strike again when possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
Frank O'Neil
Cleveland
Lauderbaugh
Otis Hurley
Dayton
Hurley
O'Neil
O’neil
Kansas Corn Crop Reaches Record Yield in State
The Kansas Board of Agriculture reports 225,183,432 bushels of corn this year, second only to 1889, with winter wheat at 42,815,471 bushels. The combined home value of wheat, corn, and oats stands at $80,888,622, up $13,384,621 from 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Tragedy in Odessa Nebraska: Densmores and Lane Die
A baffling double tragedy unfolds in Odessa Nebraska with Mrs F L Densmore a Chicago transplant and Fred Lane dead. Mrs Densmore is believed poisoned while Lane died from a self-inflicted bullet. The two families shared a double house and the husband told a neighbor Lane killed the wife before taking his own life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Densmore
Chicago
Fred Lane
Odessa
Neb
I. L. Densmore
Red Lane
Densmore
Lane
Runaway Train Reaches 150 MPH On Canadian Pacific Line
A runaway Bruce division Canadian Pacific train near Toronto topped 150 miles per hour before braking failed and the locomotive James Maloney struggled to control it. The train descended a mountainside and halted after climbing an opposite grade.
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Bruce
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Toronto
James Maloney
Train Collides With Trolley in Chicago Fatal Crash
A Wabash suburban passenger train and a cross-town electric car collided at Thirty-first and Stewart in Chicago. Forty people were crushed or bruised as the car splintered along the road. The motorman, injured at his post, died two hours later.
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Thirty-first
Stewart Avenue
Chicago
Dallas Boy Shoots Girl in Store Tragedy
In Dallas Texas Roy Morton fourteen killed Nora St Clair eleven with a Winchester rifle. The shooting occurred in the father’s store after the girl playfully pointed a toy pistol at him. He grabbed a rifle and shouted I’ll fix you and fired ending the life of the young girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Roy Morton
Nora St. Clair
Monk
Fast Trains in Collision at Bushnell Nebraska
Union Pacific transcontinental trains collided near Bushnell Neb injuring many and causing fatalities. Fifteen passengers were killed or injured as one train, refueling, was struck by the other. Firemap Doone is reported fatally hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushnell
Neb
Union Pacific
Doone
Eads Heir Gives 2000 For Public Welfare In St Louis
J Eads How grandson of James B Eads and a millionaire has donated 2000 to be expended for the public welfare in St Louis. His relatives have long urged him to accept the fortune but he has not. The gift is intended for charitable public use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
J. Eads How
James B. Eads
St. Louis Bridge
Prominent Macabee Chief Clerk Ends Life in Port Huron
L A Root, until recently chief clerk of the Knights of the Maccabees, committed suicide at Port Huron Michigan by swallowing carbolic acid. He left a note asking his wife’s forgiveness for ending his life. Root had resigned his position because of nervous debility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Root
Knights of the Maccabees
Port Huron
Mich
Root
Wealthy Texan Louis Schinska Found Murdered in Dallas
Louis Schinska, a wealthy Dallas resident, was found dead in front of the county courthouse. The victim had a crushed skull and a disfigured face, with pockets empty, indicating robbery as the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Schinska
Dallas
Texas
Strike at Berwick plant over wage cut impact
The American Car and Foundry Company plant at Berwick Virginia adopted a new work system cutting men's earnings by half. The change triggered a strike involving 250 car builders, signaling significant labor unrest over pay structure and productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Car and Foundry Company
Berwick
Collision Sinks Coffee Steamer Lassell at Quarantine
In New York harbor a collision with the Friesland of the Red Star line sank the Lassell, a coffee steamer held by health authorities for bubonic plague aboard. The incident occurred at quarantine, amid heightened sanitary measures.
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Quarantine
New York Harbor
Lassell
Red Star Line
Friesland
Brooklyn Mother Slays Daughter Over Fears of Starvation
Mrs. Annie Glennan of Brooklyn killed her 6 year old daughter Mary, attacked her other child, and attempted suicide to fear husband would not find work and family would starve. Police report details a tragic domestic homicide and failed self-harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Glennan
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mary
Nebraska Senator Hayward Dies From Apoplexy
Nebraska City mourns as Senator Hayward dies at Brownsville after being stricken with apoplexy while addressing a Modern Woodmen picnic. He collapsedAug. 15 and never regained strength, ending a noted public career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
Nebraska City
Neb
Brownsville
Prairie Sails for Havre with Paris Exposition Exhibits
The U S auxiliary cruiser Prairie sailed from Brooklyn for Havre carrying the first shipment of the U S Government exhibit for the Paris exposition. En route she will stop at Norfolk and Baltimore to load additional cargo, then proceed to Havre with about a dozen carloads of structural iron for the machinery building and materials for educational social and economical exhibits along with photographic charts and maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Havre
France
Norfolk
Baltimore
New York
United States Machinery Building
Philadelphia Upholstery Weavers Strike for Higher Wages
About 800 union upholstery weavers walked out in Philadelphia closing 26 mills and leaving nearly 8,000 workers idle. They demand a 55 hour week and 10 cent overtime, seeking a roughly 25 percent wage increase. The Orinoco and Century mills with about 700 weavers have signed the new scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Paterson
N. J
Orinoco
Century Mills
Attempt to End Life Foiled by Police
Thomas Keating, 29, son of a wealthy Chicago family, was taken into custody by St. Louis police while attempting to cut his throat with a razor. He was placed in the city hospital observation ward after declaring he had no one to live for. A month earlier he escaped in a delirium from St. John's hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Keating
Chicago
St. Louis
Wheating
Keating
St. John’s Hospital
Lone Bandit Robs Express Car Near Branchville
An unknown masked white man held two messengers at gunpoint in a Southern Express Company car near Branchville on the Southern Railway, forcing them to surrender 1700 dollars in cash. He left eight thousand dollars in another safe untouched, accomplishing the robbery without aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Express Company
Branchville
D. C
Southern Railway
Boat Sunk in Delaware River Collision Near Chester
During a fog the schooner Clara from Cape May New Jersey to Philadelphia with a sand cargo, anchored near Chester Delaware was run down by the steamer Ericsson from Philadelphia to Baltimore. The vessel was cut in two and three sailors were drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Cape May
N. J
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Chester
Baltimore
Ericsson
Wreck Near Isleta injures many on train collision
A rear end collision between south bound Los Angeles passenger train No. 2 and a local freight handled by J. K. Miller near Isleta twelve miles south of Albuquerque New Mexico caused serious injuries to many passengers who were cut and bruised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Los Angeles
J. K. Miller
Isleta
Albuquerque
N. M
Baldwin Hotel Site Sold to James L Flood
The San Francisco Examiner reports that I. J. Baldwin has sold the Baldwin Hotel site to James L. Flood for 1 425 000 dollars. Flood will immediately begin erecting a modern building at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
San Francisco Examiner
I. J. Baldwin
Baldwin Eotel
James L. Flood
Flood
Consolidation of New York Telephone Firms Formed
Three companies The People's Telephone Corporation The Wink erbocker Telephone Company and the American Telephone Telegraph and Cable Company merged at a directors meeting in New York to form a consolidated telephone group with shared assets and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham Telephone
People’s Telephone Corporation
Wnickerbocker Telephone Company
American Telephone, Telegraph and Cable Company
New York
Mrs Cook Fatally Hurt in Georgia Trap Incident
Mrs. Cook, aunt of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., was thrown from a trap in Macon Georgia and sustained injuries from which she cannot recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
E. J. Cook
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Macon
Self-Defense Plea Frees Ardmore Editor Suspect
Clarence B. Douglas, a newspaper correspondent, was charged with killing editor James Williams in Ardmore, Illinois, in June 1897. The court sustained a self defense plea and found him not guilty and discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence B. Douglas
James Williams
Ardmore
I,l
Lumber Combine Formed to Control British Columbia Trade
The Kootenate Trade lumber combine has been organized to control the lumber business of British Columbia. Its capital is $500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kootenate Tfale Lumber Combine
British& Columbia. & Ig
Congress Opens Fifty sixth Session in Washington
The fifty sixth Congress of the United States met and organized on Monday marking the start of its session with leaders and committees set to begin work on legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Fifty-Sixth Congress of the
United States
Market Prices Across U S Cities and Commodities
Cattle hogs and sheep quoted across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with price ranges for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and clover seed. Notable figures include Chicago hogs 3 00 to 4 25 and New York wheat No 2 red 72 to 74 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Congress At Work General Henderson Elected Speaker
Washington correspondence reports the opening of the fifty second Congress with Senate leader Frye Maine and House clerk McDowell presiding. Prominent figures arrived early as Roberts case loomed, and General Henderson proceeded to the Speaker's private office to meet with House leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lvnth Congress
Senate
Frye
Maine
House
McDowell
Congress
Roberts
Gen. Henderson
Congress Opens After Hobart Death Amid Speaker Ballot
In a tense dawn session Representative Richardson and Democratic leaders move to seat Mr. Roberts as a petition of millions floods the hall. Henderson secures Speaker in a roll call as Senate opens its first session of the new Congress with Hobart’s death cast as pall over proceedings and oath administered to new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representative Richardson
Tennessee
Roberts
New York
Maj. McDowell
Elouse
McDowell
Henry Couden
Michigan
Jay
Virginia
James D. Richardson
Ridgely
Kansas
John Cy Bell
Colorado
Wilson
Idaho
Francis
New Lands
Nevada
Henderson
Bielardseon
Bell
Newlands
Richardson
Senate
Hobart
Marble
Frye
Maine
Milburn
Quay
Burrows
Rep
Mich
Jones
Dem
Ark
Congress
Sewall
Judge Chambers Sees Samoan Settlement Unity in War and Trade
Judge Chambers of Alabama and Chief Justice for Samoa lauds the settlement of the Samoan question. He states that England Germany and the United States stand united and invincible in both war and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Chambers
Alabama
Samoa
England
Germany
The
United States
Santo Domingo halts sale of late President Heureaux estate
The minister of justice blocks the sale of Heureaux’s real estate as government property. In San Francisco Buddhists move to build a temple, signaling religious development nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
President Heureaux
San Francisco
Congress Promises to Be One of History's Talkative Sessions
Washington observers predict a notably vocal session driven by elections and major issues. Bills on currency reform, ship subsidies, Nicaragua canal, naval cuts, and trusts will dominate debates. Legislative action may reshape Hawaii Porto Rico Alaska and the Philippines while preparations for forthcoming matters intensify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roberts
Nicaragua
Henderson
Payne
Ure House
Senate
Friends
Congress
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Alaska
Cuba
Philippines
Nicaragua Canal
China
Thawaii
Secretary Long Urges Navy Expansion And Reforms
Secretary Long calls for a larger navy with three armored cruisers three protected cruisers twelve gunboats to raise the United States naval power. He seeks reorganizing the bureau of construction and repairs, a naval reserve, remote commissary stores, and expanded hydrographic work. The Kentucky battleship is due December 24 with many vessels under construction. total project cost about 62.57 million dollars and navy costs rise to 74.23 million dollars this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
United States
Lene
Cervera
Manila Bay
Philippine
Asiatic Squadron
War Department
Bureau of Construction
Naval Academy
Naval
Naval Reserve
Cavice
Guam
Sitka
Hydrographic Bureau
Kentucky
England
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Russia
Promises of May Visit Amid Varied News
Dewey plans a Chicago stop on May 1 as floods devastate Texas with hundreds of cattle drowned. The torpedo boat destroyer Viper of London earns a successful test. A 70 pound bristled seal is shot in Mamaroneck harbor New York. Desperado Bill Honnycutt and Joe Pritchard killed each other near Lenoir North Carolina during a pursuit by Pritchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Viper
London
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Desperado
Bill” Honnycutt
Joe
Pritchard
Lenoir
N. C
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Bessemer Herald
Sherman & Hand, Publishers
Ee Bessemer, Eis
Grocers
Alashgerd
Turkish
Armenia
Kostur
Nebraska
Congress AT Work
Dewey
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