Assassins At Large as Calcutta Violence Surges
In Bombay July 2 reports say Lieutenant Ayers of the Commissariat Corps was shot leaving Ganeshkid Governor's reception on June 22. Plague Commissioner Rand was wounded. Threats against Europeans circulated amid native unrest. Turmoil and grave risk persist as natives confront British forces.
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Bombay
Ayers
Commissariat Corps
Ganeshkid
Rand
Tipfié
Commissioner Rand
Rioting in Calcutta Suburb Ends After Compromise
In Chilporo the mob surrounded twenty four native police and heavily injured many officers. Rioters seized Europeans, cut telegraph lines, and attacked mosques over rent disputes. A compromise on plague measures and land surrender halted the violence, but fears for European safety persist as officials are absent and troops refrain from offensive action.
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Calcutta
Chilporo
India
Irregulars Suffer 120 Killed in Metsovo Battle
Reports from Constantinople say 400 Greek raiders clashed with Ottoman troops near Metsovo. The Greeks suffered 120 killed and 90 captured, sent to Jarjina in Epirus.
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Constantinople
Metsovo
Jarjina
Epirus
Boy Dies of Hydrophobia in Indiana
Special Dispatch reports in Greenfield Indiana that eight year old Charles Helbig son of Louis Helbig a glassworker died in convulsions from hydrophobia after being bitten by his uncle's dog a month earlier. The dog was deemed mad after biting others and was killed. The family and dog were transported to Chicago for Pasteur treatment.
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Commercial Tribune
Greenfield
Ind
Charles
Louis ‘Helbig
Chicago
Pasteur
Bequests to Hebrew Hospitals Unearth Bequests in Will
By Mayer Lehman will filed for probate bequests are made to Hebrew Hospital and Orphans Home in New Orleans and to Hebrew and other charitable institutes in New York City. The Home for Infirm Hebrews of New Orleans receives 3000 dollars and the New York Hebrew charitable institute 24000 dollars.
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New York
Mayer Lehman
Hebrew Firmary and Hospital
Hebrew ’ and Orphans’ Home
New Orleans
Hebrews of
Hebrew and
New York City
Freight Wreck Delays Lake Erie Train at Celina
A Lake Erie and Western passenger train collided with a freight at Celina Ohio delaying service for hours. The engine and several freight cars were wrecked but no injuries were reported. Traffic was halted for an extended period after the 12 noon arrival.
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Commercial Tribune
Lima
Lake Erie and Western
Celina
Trafic
Indiana Woman Injured in Texas Train Wreck
A northbound Missouri, Kansas & Texas passenger train collided with a Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe local at a Celeste crossing near Houston. The sleeper and one coach wrecked. injuries included Mrs. Mack of Indianapolis with arm and face wounds, Mr. Marshall of Whitewright with leg injury, and an unnamed man badly hurt likely to die.
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Houston
Tex
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Celeste
Marshall
Whitewright
Mack
Indianapolis
Ind
War on saloons in Muncie targets factory districts
The Committee of One Hundred, formed last week to push reform, moved to close twenty or more saloons in Muncie Indiana factory districts. Charges under the Moore saloon law were filed against Roy Kluff and John McGuggan as two saloons have already been shut down.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Committee of One Hundred
Roy Kluff
John McGuggan
Eye witness recalls shanty boat murder near Rome
P H Robinson, 60, claims to have witnessed the alleged killing at Rome. He stood on the bank and saw three men talk, a struggle, one man knocked down and dragged into a boat, which then pulled away. His account corroborates Rose's tale.
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West Union
P. H. Robinson
Rome
Young Rose
Ohio Campaign Plans for Streamlined Republican Committee
Harry M. Daugherty, Ohio Republican State Central Committee chairman, will meet President McKinley in Can ton and Major Dick in Cleveland to discuss timing of a June or July committee meeting. Reports say the Executive Committee will shrink to seven or nine members to speed campaigning and have each member devote full time to the effort.
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Special Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Columbus,co
Harry M. Daugherty
Republican State Central Committee
Canton
McKinley
Ohio
State Central Committee
Cleveland
Major Dick
Congress
Hanna
Masked burglars ransack Tiffin home. $180 stolen
Mrs Elizabeth Bauman and sister Miss Anna Bauman tied and beaten by three masked intruders who searched the house for money and threatened to kill. They escaped in a rainstorm with $180 from a purse. police have not yet captured them. The suspects included a man nicknamed Butch Huffman who served time for a prior assault.
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Commercial Tribune
Tiffin
Elizabeth Bauman
Miss Bauman
Butch” Huffman
Girl 13 Commits Suicide With Arsenic Near Greenville
Lil lie Watson aged 13 killed herself by arsenic near Greenville Thursday morning. She remained conscious after ingestion and denied taking any poison until death, though an inquest found otherwise. No cause for the act is known.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Lillie Watson
Greenville
Suspect Edward Phillips Freed on Five Thousand Bail
Edward Phillips, jailed on charges of complicity in the murder of Fireman Frank Redmond during a botched robbery, was admitted to $5,000 bail. He and Carl Harvey are held as accessories. It is believed Phillips informed officials leading to James Burton’s arrest and a potential Tennessee pardon for transfer to stand trial.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Ind
Edward Phillips
Frank Redmond
Carl Harvey
Phillips
Colbert
Columbus (O.) Penitentiary
James Burton
Tennessee Penitentiary
Burton
Tennessee
Mound Digging in Adams
Thomas Daulton dug into a mound on Alfred Pierce s farm near Manchester and secured a wagon load of relics including arrowheads hatchets and various earthenware articles He also uncovered several skeletons of a prehistoric race.
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Commercial Tribune
West Union
Thomas Daulton
Alfred Pierce
Manchester
Oldest Ohio Methodist Preacher Dies at Home
Rev. Cornelius D. Bettelle, the oldest Methodist minister in Ohio, died at his Columbus home tonight at age 9 mentioned in report.
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Ohio
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Cornelius D. Bettelle
Chapman Hard Cause Mine Trouble In Strike Settlement Hint
Chapman faces tough issues over mine operations affecting Hanna as talks move toward possible settlement of the strike. Both parties weigh concessions and timelines amid ongoing labor dispute dynamics.
Ohio Bolters 50 000 Strong Leader Attacks McLean
Chicago dispatch notes a miners strike looming in Ohio and ties Senator Hanna and Democratic gubernatorial candidate H L Chapman to potential arbitration. Chapman runs large coal interests in Jefferson County and pays very low wages, while Hanna reportedly favored wage increases. Operators propose Hanna and Chapman as arbitration committee members to represent mine operators in talks with United Mine Workers.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Hanna
H. L. Chapman
Ohio
Chapman
Jefferson County
United Mine Operators of America
Gold Democrats and Populists weigh Columbus conferences
Cleveland observers report mixed sentiment as gold Democrats and Populists prepare for state conferences in Columbus on July 10 and August 10. Chairman B. H. Holding critiques McLean as unfit for office and says no independent ticket likely. many bolters undecided about fielding a slate.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Cleveland Democrats
Gold Democrats
Columbus
H. Holding
Perry-Payne
State Committee of the National Democracy
Holding
John R. McLean
McLean
United States Senate
Judge Hough
Hillsboro
Croker Plans Return to Lead Tammany Campaign
Richard Croker, in London, says he will return to New York to manage Tammany Hall's campaign for next autumn's elections. He communicates with Tammany leaders and helps arrange the preliminaries. He predicts a Tammany victory as tariff delays hurt business and reformers and Republicans struggle to form a united front.
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New York
London
Richard Croker
Tammany
National Reform Press Association Convention Tackles Fusion
At Nashville Tennessee on July 2 the National Reform Press Association opened with debates on how the party can escape post election troubles. Anti fusion speeches dominated with calls for reconciliation and a national convention after adjournment to adopt the Omaha platform. Speakers blamed the Democratic party for current woes while urging changes to force the National Committee to bow to popular demands.
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Nashville
Tenn
National Reform Press Association
Jesse Harper
Illinois
Metsinger
Ohio
Democratic Party
Allen
Butler
Taubeneck
Simpson
Texas
National Committee
Vincent
Indiana
Bert Schilling
Committee On Union
Dead Behind His Plow in Kentucky Farm Killing
John Wilson, a farmer near the Ousley County line in Booneville Kentucky, was assassinated while plowing his field. A bullet through the heart ended his life. no arrests were made. The case recalls a five years earlier when Garrard Baker’s father was killed and Wilson, once charged, was released after a court fight. Baker, then 12, is said to have sworn vengeance.
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Commercial Tribune
Booneville
John Wilson
Ousley County
Garrard Baker
Wilson
Hunt for trainwreckers threatens Royal Blue Flyer III derailment
Detectives, led by Detective John Stanley of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad, pursue suspected train wreckers after a switch at Byers Station was opened. Engineer William Conley halted the Royal Blue Flyer III in time, preventing a possible disaster.
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Commercial Tribune
Chillicothe, CO
John Stanley
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad
Byers
William Conley
President McKinley Heads to Canton for Restful Visit
President McKinley left Washington at 7 10 PM for Canton Ohio to visit his aget mother and rest for several days. Mrs McKinley Assistant Secretary and Mrs Day Mrs Saxton and Miss Mabel McKinley accompanied him aboard the Hazelmere Pullman car. Canton will be reached by 10 30 AM tomorrow and he will return to Washington Tuesday.
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Washington
McKinley
Canton
Day
Saxton
Mabel McKinley
Porter
Robbery attempt at Bedford Bank mirrors Chagrin Falls break in
Early today thieves attempted to crack the Bedford Branch of the Produce Exchange Bank in Cleveland using electric current methods. The same Chicago scientist claim links to an Akron safe opening inspired the plot, but authorities cut power at midnight stopping the effort. The attackers damaged the safe, melted the combination knob, and left wiring, tools, carbons, and wire on the floor. No money was taken.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Bedford
Produce Exchange Bank
Chicago
Akron
Chagrin Falls
Falls Dead at Work In Lorain Ohio
Anton Schmitz contractor and builder died instantly while moving houses away from the Lorain and Cleveland electric line. He suffered heart disease as his sledge rose to strike a wedge and fell hitting his forehead. His wife, en route to the scene, was thrown when the frightened horse bolted, injuring her and wrecking the buggy.
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Commercial Tribune
Lorain, O
Anton Schmitz
Lorain
Cleveland Electric
Schmitz
Grace Wilson Injured In Chicago Bicycle Accident
Miss Grace Wilson 21 daughter of Wes Wilson of Covington Kentucky was injured when a bicycle collision with an express wagon at Chicago avenue and Pine street. She is staying at the Mentone Hotel Erie street and Dearborn avenue and is expected to recover. The wagon driver reportedly spurred his horse and drove away after the crash.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Grace Wilson
Wes Wilson
Covington
Chicago Avenue
Pine Street
Mentone Hotel
Erie Street
Dearborn Avenue
J. G. Johnson
Wilson
Judge Sets Aside Will In Hutchins Estate Distributes to Heir
Cleveland July 2 Judge Dissette set aside the will of Wm Hutchins directing that all property valued at 100000 go to heir at law Isaloma Davis an Isonien daughter. The will had left the estate to charitable institutions and Miss Davis was left 500. Hutchins died within ten months of making the will and under Ohio law bequests must be made one year prior to death.
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Cleveland
Dissette
Wm. Hutchins
Isaloma Davis
Miss Davis
Hutchins
Ohio
Dara
Chased Across States Two Men Accused in Express Theft
Special Dispatch reports John Lowrey and James W. Pattert of Celina arrested in county jail on charges of robbing an express office. The Hobbs Indiana burglary yielded three money order books and twenty orders for 20 to 50 dollars cashed at Union City and Ansonia. Two orders found on the suspects. 45 and 20 dollars. They resisted arrest.
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Commercial Tribune
Wapakoneta
Hogle
United States Express Company
Toledo
John Lowrey
James W. Pattert
Celina
Hobbs
Ind
Union City
Ansonia
Indiana
Ohio
Cincinnati Agent Arrested in Richmond Over Convict Goods Law
Wm H Porter of Cincinnati, agent for the Frankfort Chair Company, was arrested in Richmond Indiana on five counts for violating the Indiana convict goods law after complaints by local businessmen. He pled not guilty and was released, with plans to appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court to test the law’s constitutionality.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ind
Cincinnati
Frankfort
Kentucky
Indiana
Ose
Supreme Court
Currency Commission Debate Shapes White House Plan
Washington July 2 The President leans toward sending a special currency message to Congress next week but faces Senate opposition. Indianapolis Sound Money leaders urge a private commission to investigate the currency question and publish conclusions for possible administration action.
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Washington
Congress
White House
McKinley
Canton
Indianapolis
Pressent
Gage
House
Senate
H. H. Hanna
Jumping John Revivalist Stirs Blanchester Congregation
Rev John Hall a Mennonite preacher known as Jumping John due to his jumping in sermons has sparked local unease in Blanchester Ohio. He reportedly prayed that calamity strike the city to spur salvation drawing citizen concern.
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Commercial Tribune
Blanchester
John Hall
John
Royally fashioned duchess ball features near all European royal houses
London July 2 at Devonshire House a grand fancy dress ball drew nearly every European royal family. Guests wore nineteenth century and earlier period costumes including Charles V, Marie Antoinette, Louis XIII, and Margot styles. Attendees included the Prince and Princess of Wales and other high nobles.
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London
Duke
Duchess of Devonshire
Devonshire House
Piccadilly
Europe
Elizabeth
Duke of Devonshire
Charles V
Germany
Prince
Princess of Wales
Duchess of York
Duchess of
Connaught
Tian
Victoria
Schleswig-Holstein
John Hay
Hay
Lord Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
Asquith
Horace Farquhar
Countess of Warwick
Prince of Wales
Knight Hospitaller
Malta
Henry Troi
Heat and despair claim five Chicago lives in July heat
Five Chicagoans ended their lives today as the heat and grief drove them to suicide. Gus C Barthman, 53, lost his job at the stockyards and shot himself at 20 Elburn Ave. Arthur P C Hook, 51, former manager of Union Nut and Bolt, killed himself at the Greenwood Hotel amid suspected insanity from the heat. John Hampton, 45, shot himself at his sister’s home on South Humboldt. William Tooley, recently at the Great Northern Hotel, died by self infliction after news of his wife. An unidentified body is also reported from Toronto.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
H. J. Walruff
South
Humboldt Street
I . Cleveland
Wm. Tooley
Great Northern Hotel
Toronto
Little Patsey Flannigan Sentenced Eleven Years
Patrick Flannigan known as Little Patsey was sentenced to eleven years in Sing Sing by a White Plains judge for the Yonkers Savings Bank robbery on April 12. He was captured in Ohio after the heist in which $4400 was stolen and cashier Wally O'Connor faced a gun during the robbery.
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New York
Patrick Fannigan
Little Patsey
Sing Sing
White Plains
Flannigan
Yonkers
Wally
O’connor
Ohio
Shooting in Springfield Ends with Kershner Escape
In Springfield Ohio on July 2 N G Kershner ex board member escaped injury when George Shanks of James Leffel Water Wheel Co fired five shots at him from a revolver. A bullet killed Kershner’s horse. Shanks was arrested for shooting with intent to kill and refused bail amid threats.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
N. G. Kershner
Board of Public Affairs
Kershner
Low Reed
Lagonda Avenue
George Shanks
James Leffel Water Wheel Company
Shanks
Baby Crushed After Runaway Buggy Incident
In Cleveland on July 2 a one year old died when a baby buggy rolled from Swan Street embankment after a six year old let go the reins. The infant suffered a fatal skull fracture. Dr. Krause attended but could not save the child.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Swan Street
Joseph Kavisha
Kavishe
Wife Murderer Receives Life Sentence in West Virginia
Ronceverte West Virginia July 2 The jury found E. 8 Shue guilty of murder in the first degree for killing his wife after one hour of deliberation and sentenced him to life confinement in the penitentiary.
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Commercial Tribune
Ronceverte
W. Va
Shue
Potter resigns captaincy of Shaw Guards in Wapakoneta
WAPAKONETA OH July 2 Captain Will E Potter of Company L Shaw Guards Second Regiment C N G has forwarded his resignation to Colonel Kuert. His successor will be First Lieutenant John Hoegner of this city.
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Commercial Tribune
Wapakoneta
Will E. Potter
Shaw Guards
C. N.G
Kuert
John Hoegner
Panic on a Ferry Causes Fatal Injuries in Jeffersonville
On the City of Jeffersonville ferry at 7 pm a frightened horse in a buggy caused a panic. Edgar Beard of Long Run Kentucky suffered a fractured skull and probable fatal injuries after being kicked multiple times while trying to reach the lines. Miss Nannie Kohn of Long Run escaped unharmed as others narrowly avoided harm.
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Commercial Tribune
Jeffersonville
Ind
City
Edgar Beard
Long Run
Beard
Nannie Kohn
Printer Drowns Himself Afraid Mind Failing
Frank F. Forbes a printer was found dead in Paint Creek Chillicothe Ohio after drowning himself. Relatives live in Dunkirk New York. He had been failing mentally for some time and reportedly feared insanity.
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Printer
Commercial Tribune
Chillicothe
Frank F. Forbes
Paint Creek
Dunkirk
N. Y
Silver Vein Found in Cheat Mountains Farm
Silver discovered on Marshall Canfield’s farm in the John Run Valley Cheat Mountains. The vein runs about fifteen feet wide and the quartz resembles material found at Granite Col.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheat Mountains
Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Marshall Canfield
John Run
Col
Catholic groom to wed Miss Tessa Cracknell in Toledo
Joseph D. Batch, a charter member and state secretary of the A P A, plans to marry Miss Tessa Cracknell tomorrow night at the Church of the Good Shepherd in East Toledo. Rev Father Barry will perform the ceremony. Batch says he will resign from A P A leadership and withdraw from related groups, anticipating criticism from some members.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Joseph D. Batch
Tessa Cracknell
Council
Order of Zodiacs
Inner Circle
A. P. A. Order
Order of the Zodiacs
Wool Held in Texas Looms for Higher Prices
About 2,000,000 pounds of May clip wool in the San Antonio area are held at Kerrville Concho Comstock San Antonio and other spots awaiting price increases. Shipments from Texas towns go directly to New York and Boston with current prices 8 to 9 cents and a possible rise to 10 cents or more. The highest price paid was 9 1 2 cents for 40 000 pounds by C W Standart.
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Commercial Tribune
San Antonio
Tex
Kerrville
Concho
Comstock
del Rio
Standart
Spofford
C.W. Standart
New York
Boston
Caves Collapse Report Sparks Ross County Alarm
In Chillicothe Ohio on July 2 investigators attribute sudden earth disturbances near Bainbridge to caves giving way. Vast cave networks cause fissures, uprooted trees, and a one mile wide area of concern as residents watch and crowds gather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Chillicothe
Bainbridge
Waylaid by Strikers at Crescent Mill
Cleveland July 2 The Crescent Sheet and Tin-Plate Mills strike over the Amalagamated Association scale grows tense. Harry Russell, a nonunion worker, was beaten by strikers and left in dangerous condition. James Kilroy was attacked at the mill gate but saved by the Secretary and brought to safety. Company officers vow the plant will not become a union mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Crescent Sheet
Harry Russell
James Kilroy
Blaine's Idea Endorsed Cited by Senator Lindsay
Senator Lindsay quotes this paper to endorse Blaine's idea. The endorsement signals political support and aligns the paper with Blaine's proposal ahead of upcoming votes. The piece emphasizes backing from a prominent figure to bolster Blaine's plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Lindsay
Tariff Debate Delays Move to Pass Reciprocity Bill
In Washington the Senate debated the rocity clause as Senator Lindsay cited a Commercial Tribune report showing Buenos Aires officials reacting to reciprocity terms. The chamber delayed action on the Tariff Bill with amendments planned and opposition wary of timing while talks continued.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senate
Lindsay
Kentucky
Senor
Carlos Lix Klett
Blair
Argentine
England
France
Germany
Ishonens
Italy
Europe
Gray
Morgan
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