Naval Advisory Board approves new cruisers built per contract
The Naval Advisory Board reports the Atlanta Boston and Chicago cruisers meet contract specs and can be completed. It estimates finishing costs versus contract prices, notes present value and plan to use Roach yard resources. Secretary Whitney refers the matter to proceed with Roach’s yard completion and a board meeting is set for Monday.
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Naval Board
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Mr. Roach
Chester
Penn
John Roach
Whitney
Naval Advisory Board
Roach
Hhe
President's plan may shift Indian supply system
A confidential source says President Cleveland will propose major changes to Indian administration. The plan would replace civilian contract awards with army officers purchasing and distributing supplies while preserving civil authority.
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Wasu Hinaton
Congress
Cleveland
Spearalney and
Quartermaster’s
Army
Personal History of Portland New Appointed Collector
Washington October 22 The President appointed General Samuel J Anderson collector of customs of Portland Me Born in Portland December 11 1824 He graduated Bowdoin class 44 Dane Law 47 He studied law admitted 1844 alderman 1814 county attorney Cumberland 3 years and term Supreme Court judge Davis surveyor of port under Buchanan Maine legislature 1865 and 1868 chaired Maine delegation at Democratic National Conventions 1876 1880 as Hancock supporter President of Portland and Ogdensburg railroad since 1868 also receiver 1884 editorials say Cleaves had large support against him
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Samuel J. Anderson
Portland
Bowdoin
Dane Law School
August Haines
Cumberland County
Davis
Supreme Court
Buchanan
Maine
New York
Hancock
General Hancock
Tilden
Congress
Ore
B. Reed
Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad
Walton
Bion Bradbury
Port of
Nathan Cleaves
Mr. Stradbury
General Anderson
Yenpocenty
J. . Bass
Bangor Commercial
Judge Cleaves
Sherman to speak in Virginia on tariff and elections
Senator Sherman of Ohio arrives in Washington en route to Virginia for two or three speeches. He will speak in Petersburg and Richmond, and stay with Senator Mahone in Petersburg. Sherman defends his Ohio remarks, says he supports fair elections and honest counts, and notes misrepresentation over the bloody shirt issue. He declines further New York engagements due to election duties.
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Washington
Sherman
Ohio
Virginia
Ohio Republican Association
Ebbit House
Petersburg
Richmond
Mahone
Pawels
Secon
Charleston News and Courier
Georgia
New Cos
Eet
Blaine
Black Jack Logan
Logan
John Sherman
Notions of Urgency Mistaken Amid Steady Progress
The speaker argues that action is not yet required as progress continues smoothly. They claim the publicans show no need for intervention and suggest the situation is under control, with the sense that imminent change is unlikely.
Hill will win New York in close race say Rochester insider
Hon George Rains of Rochester says Hill will be elected with a tight contest. He claims all Democrats back Hill and asserts administration support for the ticket. He notes loyalty of Cleveland to the nominee and mentions rumored cabinet donations but is unsure on details.
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Washington
Sherman
Empire State
George Rains
Rochester
N. Y
Rains
Hill
Cleveland
New York
South
Logan
New England
Linois
Missouri
Blaine
Blae Jack
Liie
President endorses New York Democratic ticket with 1000
The Graphic reports from Washington that the President signed a $1000 endorsement to support the New York Democratic State Central Committee’s campaign expenses. It notes similar $1000 contributions by Manning and Whitney, with additional liberal subscriptions from Colonel Lamont Fairchild Judge Maynard Treasurer Jordan and others.
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Manning
Whitney
Lamont
Fairchild
Maynard
Jordan
President Cleveland Opposes Reciprocity Treaty With Mexico
The National Republican reports that President Cleveland opposes ratification of the reciprocity treaty with Mexico and all reciprocity treaties. He favors a free raw material tariff and admits raw materials from North American countries free of duty. He plans to address these tariff views in a forthcoming message to Congress.
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Washington
National Republican
Cleveland
Mexico
Congress
Telephone suits against Bell patents considered
Washington October 26 three petitions seek equity suits to vacate Bell patents owned by American Bell Tele phone Company The petitions from Global Telephone Company and Washington Telephone Company are referred to Interior for report and advice Secretary Lamar will summon interested parties to appear before him and the commissioner of patents to determine if the government has the right to initiate such a suit and whether the facts warrant its bringing Proceedings will be public.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Bell
American Bell Telephone Company
Global Telephone Company
Washington Telephone Company
Department of the Interior
Secretary of the Interior
Commissioner of
Two Candidates Named for Assistant Treasury Secretary Post
The historical note cites two candidates for the vacant assistant secretary of the treasury post after Hon. Charles E. Coon’s resignation. Judge McCue, the treasury solicitor, and A. B. Youmans, the chief clerk, are discussed as viable options. Debate focuses on regional representation since Manning and Fairchild are also from New York.
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M NaTton
the Treasury
Charles E. Coon
Judge McCue
A. B. Youmans
New York
Manning
Fairchild
Coon
Fourth Class Postmasters Appointed in Maine New Hampshire and Vermont
The postmaster general named fourth class postmasters in Maine including Solon C B McIntire Windsor J C Becheldax Naples Samuel Leavitt East Dixfield H W Puller Berwick Horace B Tibbitts Kittery Point Thomas Clarkson Feonquit F Cousins Cape Porpoise Allison B Wal York Corner George Plaisted Edgar R Dow Princeton Joseph Lawler Whitneyville Charles H Sullivan Woolwich Bradford G Potter Winterport Jennison Grant in New Hampshire East Manchester Nathan Faneccantervale Reuben W Weeks Hollis Levi C Whiteher Amherst W W Sloan Danbury John C Webster Fitz William Thomas B Burns and in Vermont Tunbridge Cornelius Noyes Island Pond Louis A Woodbury.
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Washington
Maine
Solon
C. B. McIntire
Windsor
J. C. Becheldax
Naples
Samuel Leavitt
East Dixfold
H W. Puller
Berwick
Horace B
Princeton
Joseph Lawler
Whitneyville
Charles H. Sullivan
Woolwich
Bradford G. Potter
Winte Tdors
Jennison Grant
New Hampshire
East Maverhill
Nathan Fanecantervale
Reuben W. Weeks
Hollis
Levi CG
Whiteher
Amherst
W. W. Sloan
Danbury
John C. Webster
Fitz
Rice Growers Protest in Washington Hearing
The secretary of the treasury held a hearing with Southern rice producers who oppose the New York collector's decision to set the duty on broken or granulated rice at 2 percent ad valorem instead of two and a half cents per pound. The protest reflects concerns over how the duty rate impacts sales and industry competitiveness.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Gravely and Banister in Martinsville Shootout
In Martinsville Virginia on October 24 George N Gravely Republican county committee chairman and Joseph Banister a colored Democrat exchanged fire. After both fired their revolvers Banister knocked Gravely down despite being shot. Gravely was arrested. Political differences sparked the confrontation.
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Martinsville
George N. Gravely
Republican County Committee
Joseph Banister
Banister
Gravely
Divorce Granted to Hartland Woman After Cheating Affaire
In Hart Troop Hartland Judge Stoddard granted 73 year old Mrs Eme line Mallison a divorce from Elisha J Mallison 75 with 250 alimony after his infatuation with widow Mary Rice led him to leave. The couple had lived happily until recently and the husband admitted wanting a younger smarter woman.
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Hart Troop
Conn
Stoddard
Superior Court
Emeline Mallison
Elisha J. Mallison
Hartland
Mary Rice
Granville
Mass
Brakeman Taken With Smallpox In Port Tuano
Port Tuano reports J. D. Kimball a brakeman on the Portland and Rochester road contracted smallpox this evening. He was moved to the post-house by order of Dr. Smith the city physician. The Mayor ordered the house he left guarded by police.
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Port Ttuano
J. D. Kimball
Portland & Rochester
Smith
Kimball
Explosion at Pettit and Swatz Grocery in Mexico Missouri
Terrific explosion reported at Pettit and Swatz grocery in Mexico Missouri around 1 o'clock today. No further details on casualties or damages provided in readable text.
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Missouri
St. Louis
Pettit & Swatz
Mexico
Fire destroys property after gunpowder explosion
Morning fire razed about two dozen structures valued at roughly $50,000. Officials traced the blaze to the detonation of three kegs of gun powder, which caused the rapid collapse of multiple buildings and left substantial losses in the district.
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Stout
Brother shoots in court after sister’s brutal assault
In Indianapolis a 17 year old Meinhart Huendling opened fire in a criminal court room targeting Harrison Taskel, the man accused of assaulting Helen Huendling a German girl. Taskel was wounded and alive, with death expected. Huendling was seized and jailed awaiting a preliminary hearing. The incident follows the sister’s escape attempt after being lured into a room and assaulted.
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Indianapolis
Criminal Court Room
Harrison Taskel
Helen Huendling
Meinhart Huendling
Taskel
Huendling
Helen
Hris
The Broken Heart That Ended In Toronto Death
Annie Davis, a young Toronto woman under 20, died from grief after learning her fiancé Frank Arnold wed another woman in Hamilton. She had previously attempted suicide and ingested paris green in despair, and had been found in a well during her decline.
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Toronto
Annie Davis
Frank Arnold
Frank
Hamilton
Arnold
Miss Davis
Paris Green
Pennsylvania Bigamist Eloigned by Cross-State Marriages
Isaac Herdman, 32, once jailed for bigamy in 1884, married Annie Brown 24 in Easton after already wed to Annie Travers 14. He then enticed Lizzie Delaney, 16, to Newark where a minister wed her while drunk, amid unclear reports of additional wives.
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Easton
Penn
Pennsylvania
Isaac Herdman
Bloomfield
N.J
Annie Brown
Annie Travers
Miss Brown
Lizzie Delaney
Newark
Herdman
Lizzie
Anti Chinese torchlight procession in Wyoming meeting
A large crowd joined a torchlight procession and anti Chinese meeting in Wyoming on October 25. Delegations from nearby towns participated with about two thousand in line. A banner depicted labor chained to monopoly, with slogans attacking Chinese labor and urging liberty and strikes. The march ended at the opera house where leading labor agitators spoke.
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Statrir
Wash
New Castile
Opera
Cottage Collapse Buries Four At Wabash Avenue
A two story frame cottage at 1425 Wabash avenue toppled while being moved back on the lot. Four people were buried, two died. A workman named Hillman was killed, another unidentified man also perished. Owner A Kimball was injured, Mrs Lizzie Hope suffered a crushed collar bone and a broken leg. The structure had been raised on screws to allow a brick basement but collapsed suddenly without warning.
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Curcanco
Wabash Avenue
Hillman
A. Kimball
Lizzie Hope
Pepper mint oil boom hits Lyons as exports rise
Lyons New York October 23 The pepper mint oil market shows an unusual boom this week. Wayne county supplies a large share of the world's stock and this year’s production is very large. The advance comes from heavy orders by essential oil importers in Berlin Paris and London. Immense quantities of oil are used in Europe for cholera treatment this year, with thousands of pounds held by farmers for higher prices.
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Lyons
N. Y
Wayne County
Berlin
Paris
London
Europe
Ottawa Deficit Revealed in Dominion Finances for Year
Ottawa reports a deficit of 2,357,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, contrary to promises of a surplus. Sir John A. Macdonald had pledged annual treasury surpluses but failed to deliver, marking a fiscal shortfall in Dominion finances.
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Ottawa
Joan A. Macdonald
A Frozen River a Public Highway Bannor October 24
Last winter two horses owned by John F. Woodman of this city fell through the ice on the Penobscot river where the Kennebunkage Ice way was forming. Woodman claimed $1000 and was awarded $621. The judge charged that the river was a public highway and the jury sustained that point.
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Bannor
John F. Woodman
Penobagee
Kennebunkage
Woodman
Emery
Killed by a Calf Banner Story
Aaron Starrett of Warren led a calf by rope when it bolted. Starrett was thrown onto rocks, his head striking a rock with skull fracture. He died almost instantly at the scene.
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Banner
Aaron Starrett
Warren
Mr. Starrett
The Great Powers Struggle Over Bulgaria and Turkey
A sweeping survey of the Eastern question notes how Bulgaria Bulgaria and Serbia threaten the balance of power. It cites Russian Austrian and German roles and the shifting alignments amid Britain France Italy and Turkey. It also covers Denmark France India and Morocco news and domestic British election fever.
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Servia
Bulgaria
Roumania
Greece
Austria
Russia
England
France
Germany
Milan
George
Wisermen
Milan 18
Protectorate demands rise over Morocco cruelties in Gibraltar
Reports from Gibraltar describe brutal Moroccan authorities actions as foreign residents urge intervention. A British Englishwoman suffers severe lash injuries, then is cared for by an English hostess. Petition for protectorate grows amid international concern.
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Gibraltar
Morocco
Refreshing Statements Made in Washington by a Converted Cannibal
In Washington, at a dioces an conference of colored Methodist Episcopal preachers, Professor A E Solador, described as a distinguished cannibal, claimed he previously ate missionaries. He said he was born a cannibal and lived for years on roasted missionaries and boiled rice before becoming a missionary for thirty five years. He claimed human flesh tastes similar to monkey or squirrel with notes on a constrictor.
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Marquis of
Lorne
Mun
Brentford
Scotland
Prin Cors
Marinis
Pall Mall Gaiety
Eliza Armstrong
London
British Privy Council
Kiel
Frenerick Roberts
Foreign Office
Lord Salisbury
Russia
Lord Beaconsfield
Constantinople
Washington
Colored Methodist Episcopal Preachers
A. E. Solador
Fiji Islands
Exportable Wheat Stocks Hit California 395000 Tons
The Produce Exchange reports October 16 California had 700000 short tons of wheat in state, including 28000 tons from Oregon. Of this, 200000 tons for consumption and feed, 70000 for China and Central America exports, 40000 for next year, leaving 395000 short tons available for export to Europe.
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Produce Exchange
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Europe
Oregon
China
Central American
Woman Disowned for Odious Marriage Wanders Pittsburg
Mary Barclay, daughter of a Connecticut mill owner, traveled west with three children and begged aid after being disowned by her father for refusing a forced marriage. In ragged want, she and her kids slept in barns and washed clothes to survive while seeking humane help and a mayoral intervention.
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Squirrel Hill
Mary Barclay
Humane Society
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New York City
Philadelphia
Mystery Woman Found Dead at Cleveland Beach
Ten days after Mrs. James Quayl vanished, her body was discovered on a beach east of Cleveland. The bereaved wife, once wealthy and chronically ill, had shown deep unhappiness amid domestic strain and ailing kin. Authorities suspect suicide amid mental distress and recent family stress.
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Cleveland
James Quayl
Reverend Smoll Remarries Amid Parish Controversy in Reape
In Reape Pennsylvania on October 24, Rev. B Small, a widower with eleven children, secretly marries Miss Amelia Dietrich aged 23 against the father’s consent. The enraged cleric’s flock voted him out, prompting appeals to the district synod of the Lutheran Church while he sustains a modest rural farm and four congregations.
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Penn
B. §. Small
Klinesville
Amelia Dietrich
Hirch
Rey
Miss Dietrich
Jess
Boston's Tribute to Grant at Tremont Temple
Boston honors General Grant with a crowded Tremont Temple ceremony led by Mayor Hugh O'Brien. The program featured a funeral march, poems by Miss Impell Guiney, readings, hymns by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, and an eloquent oration by Rev. Beecher's associate. The speaker contrasted Grant's tenacity with earlier generals, noting costs and leadership in the Civil War.
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General Grant
Tremont Temple
Commonwealth
Hugh O’brien
Howard M. Dow
J. W
Grant
Gettysburg
Antietam
Richmond
Washington
Aghuing
M. J. Savage
Memorial exercises praised by City Council for hall use
The proceedings closed with singing and the City Council passing votes of thanks to Mr Beecher Miss Guiney Mrs Howe and others and to the Tremont Scropte trustees for their hall during the memorial exercises.
Appeal for clemency in Louis Riel case
A London committee seeking mercy for Louis Riel the condemned Canadian rebel leader urges immediate action. A memorial to Queen Victoria requesting clemency is nearly finished and a public meeting of sympathizers is planned to press for a commutation.
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London
Louis Riel
Canada
Riel
Chinamen in the Northwest and the $50 Fee
Word reaches Ottawa that several Chinese sneaked into the Canadian northwest from Seattle in defiance of the Chinese immigration act. They settled in Brandon and are being urged to leave, but the government lacks power to deport without payment of the $50 fee per Chinaman.
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Seattle
W. T
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Dominion
Brandon
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Uygobington
British Columbia
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In His Father's Arms Maxwell Faces Interview With Father
October 24 in Sr. Lovuis office the accused murderer Maxwell and his English contact Samuel N. Brooks met in a moving session. The aged father Lovuis and Maxwell, once separated by tragedy, embraced tearful reunion as both men whispered privately and left under guard.
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Sr. Lovuis
Samuel N. Brooks
England
Maxweijl
Disasters On The Lakes Rattle Marquette In Fierce Gale
Vessel masters report unprecedented Lake Superior storm with 40 to 60 mph winds and heavy snow. The steam barge C Baldwin searched for consorts Grace Whitney and Wureka after separating Monday night. Thirteen men aboard the two barges are feared lost as crews struggle through perilous conditions.
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Marquette, Mich
Lake Superior
C. Baldwin
Detroit
Grace Whitney
Wureka
Baldwin
Crafty clairvoyance ends in tense Arkansas mob scene
In Lirrie Rock Arkansas a hunter John Harris disappeared in Dunklin county Missouri. Beadle, his trapping companion, returned alone claiming Harris would return in spring. A local spirit medium accused Beadle of murder, prompting a mob to threaten him. Bones found later proved no crime, and Beadle was released while the medium fled danger.
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Lirrie Rock
Ark
John Harris
Dunklin County
James Beadle
Beadle
T& Alone
Harris
Terrible Revenge of a Negro Boy Be cause He Was Punished
In Marton Alabama on October 22 a fourteen year old Black boy Henry Huntley killed his sister, 20, with a shotgun after she whipped him. He stood as she passed, shot her in the abdomen, then walked away. He was later captured and jailed.
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Marton
Ala
Henry Huntley
Conkling Declines Speaking on Race Republican Meeting
William Freeeman, a colored Republican worker in New York, asks ex-Senator Conkling to address a colored ratification meeting. Conkling notes years of political inactivity, but thanks the writer and says he may speak in the future if called, staying firm on his beliefs for all races.
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New York
William Freemen
Conkling
Freeman
America
Serious Result of a Mistake by a Pittsfield Lady
Moses England a leading Pittsfield business man lies dangerously ill after his wife mistook ammonia for brandy and gave him a dose in the dark. He swallowed one swallow, then realized the error. Proper remedies were given and doctors expect recovery despite his severe illness.
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Pittsfield
Pittsrend
Mass
Moses England
Nail famine hits market after twenty year strike
Pirrssurne reports a nail shortage sparked by a long strike with prices rising to 3.10 per assortment. Dealers in Williams boro and New Castle, Penn send small lots, but shipments are scant and supplies remain tight.
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Williamsboro
New Castle
Penn
Logan and Sherman Hear the Rambling of Chariots Toward Washington
Washington dispatch details Logan and Sherman as rival presidential hopefuls in 1888, with Logan actively building a Southern delegate machine and expanding influence in the North. Sherman’s secretive bid faces Logan’s organized campaigns, especially in the South, aided by loyal lieutenants and Southern officeholders.
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Washington
Vincent's Correspondence Reveals Federal Suspensions
Telegraphic letters from Judge Vincent to Attorney General Garland and to President Cleveland document his protests after suspension. Garland cites no permission to act due to the President’s absolute suspension, while Cleveland supports the Attorney General’s despatch. Vincent plans to travel to Washington within four days to present his case and asserts his upright record.
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N. M
Vincent
Washington
Garland
Cleveland
Ral
Weent
Car Collision and Explosion Injure Pedestrian in St Louis
A streetcar collision occurred at Eighteenth and Washington streets in St Louis at 11 o clock tonight causing an explosion. The crash demolished several cars and left no clue to the perpetrator, with authorities investigating the incident as it unfolds.
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St. Louis
Eighteenth Street
Washington Street
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