Sordid Troubles of the Married Rich
New York reports reveal Howard Gould seeking a jury trial in his divorce petition from Katherine Clemmons Gould. He alleges infidelity with Colonel Cody and actor Dustin Farmum, plus heavy drinking. she counteracts with fraud claims and lists of alleged liaisons across multiple cities.
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New York City
Howard Goulds
Katherine Clemmons
Howard Gould
Gould
William F.cody
Dustin Farmum
St. Regis
New England States
Colonel Cody
Cody
London
Paris
Chicago
Nebraska
Virginia
New York
Japan Policy Shift Cited by Okuma Interview
Tokle quotes Count Okuma saying British representations influenced Japan’s foreign policy after the American battleship fleet visit. The interview discusses how Japan’s stance may have altered due to external diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokle
Count Okuma
Aunt Becky Young Dies in Des Moines at 76
On the forty first anniversary of her marriage Aunt Becky Young the first woman to offer herself as a nurse in the Civil War died in Des Moines Iowa aged seventy six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becky" Young
Becky
Descannes
Iowa
New Jersey Court Ruling Cited in Passaic River Case
Julian sues Mc Intyre and Ryan for 100000 each over branding and testimony about a 16000 gift tied to Justice Davis nomination. Supreme Court upholds New Jersey authority to bar Passaic River diversion to Staten Island and Columbia. Harriman heirs donate 100000 to Columbia University in memory of their father.
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Julian
Jersey
Passaic
United States Supreme Court
Columbia
Orlandy Harriman
Columbia University
More Subways Planned in New York City
The Public Service Commission advertised bids for building subways in sections on a pay as you go plan in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commiasion
New York City
Asquith Heads To Biarritz To Confer With King
Mr. Asquith departed London for Biarritz to confer with King Edward regarding the formation of a new government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asquith
King
Mr. Asquith
London
Biarritz
Edward
Gompers Threatens Labor Rights Over Sherman Amendment
Samuel Gompers testifies before the House Judiciary Committee urging a favorable report on the Hepburn Sherman act amendment. He warns that labor may resort to secret organizing if rights to strike are curtailed and asserts organized labor will endure despite government pressure. He also backs boycott rights but questions federal registration for unions. Telegrams oppose the bill, claiming it will empower Democrats and destroy confidence.
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Washington, D. C
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
House Committee On the Judiciary
Civic Federation Bi
Mrr
Hepburn
Iowa
Labor
Gompers
Organization of Labor
Congress
Holt
Littlefield
Mr. Gompers
Destroyer Tiger Sinks After Night Collision Near Isle of Wight
Thirty six British sailors die when the torpedo boat destroyer Tiger is cut in half by the cruiser Berwick during night maneuvers off the Isle of Wight. Lieutenant Middleton, commander of the Tiger, is among the dead as rescuers pull twenty two survivors from the water amid darkness and heavy footwear.
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Portsmouth
England
Middleton
Tiger
Isla of Wight
Berwick
Neet
Portland
Million for NYC School Repairs Approved
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment of New York City voted one million dollars to repair twenty school buildings reported in dangerous condition.
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Board of Estimate and Apportionment
New York City
Chile invites gunmakers to witness October tests
Santiago de Chile reports the Chilean Government invites leading gunmakers to send representatives to observe October artillery tests. The aim is to acquire a new armament and spur bidding interest.
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Santiago de Chile
Workers Struggles and Labor News Across Territories
The British House of Commons rejected the Workmen's Unemployed Bill while farm laborers in Ireland gain ground in unionization. NZ sees no factory protection law for 32 000 workers in 1896. Printers donate 12 977 79 to Cummings memorial fund. Japanese workers labeled by trade and employer. Dock strike in Calao Peru settled after demands for shorter hours and higher pay. Boston mill chiefs expect wage scale restoration with business revival. Vancouver policeFine eighteen Hindoos 500 each on arrival. Victoria Legislative Council excludes many workers from wage boards.
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Hase of Commons
Ireland
Ere
New Zealand
Cummings Memorial Fund
Calao
Peru
Boston
Muie
Williams
Vancouver
British Columbia
Legislative Council
Victoria
Australia
Lane Defends Railroads Against Pessimism in Interview
Franklin K Lane of the Interstate Commerce Commission urges optimism about railroads. He cites higher per mile receipts and stronger net revenue than in the 1904 05 period, noting the current upswing despite cautions from James J Hill and political events.
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Lane
United States
New York City
James J. Hill
Railroads Seek 300000 Men for Repair Work
Railroads plan to hire 300000 workers within sixty days to repair tracks bridges and shops. Wages range 1.50 to 2.50 daily with board and transport. Managers say Americans will be preferred as laborers amid a shift away from immigrant crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
President Roosevelt Eases Railroads On Commodity Clause
The administration will not prosecute railroads for failing to comply with the commodity clause while awaiting the Supreme Court ruling. The Justice Department will file a test case after May 1, and railroads that own coal mines may be prosecuted for shipping their own coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Chicago Police Chief Cleared in Averbuch Shooting Case
Coroner jury finds Chicago Police Chief George M. Shippy and driver J. Foley justified after King Laza rus Averbuch attacked the chief in his home. Witnesses include Olga Auerbuch sister of the dead man and the chief, plus his wounded son Harry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George M. Shippy
J. F. Foley
Lazaurus Averbuch
Rossian
Morehhan
Olga Auerbuch
Shinpy
Harry
Notable Society Beats and Diplomatic Marriages Stir New York
Paderewski's wife buys four Hoo chickens for 7500 dollars. Mrs Stuyvesant Fish tops New York bridge players. King Victor Emmanuel hopes Miss Elkins avoids a dowry. Mrs Sage appeals for little girts and returns a house. Americans court titled foreigners. Count and Countess Szechenyl arrive in Vienna. Mrs Harry Payne Whitney wins at the Architectural League exhibition. Miss Botha wed in London to R C Hawkin. States pledge to send representatives to Mrs Humphrey Ward dinner aiding children’s playgrounds.
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Paderewski
Stuyvesant Fish
New York
King Victor Emmanuel
Miss Elkins
Sage
Gneland
Countess Szechenyl
Vienna
Harry Payne Whitney
Architectural League of New York
Academy of Fine Arts
Botha
Transvaal
London
R. C. Hawkin
Eighty Club
Humphrey Ward
New York City
Poles to Return Home Over Wages Cut in Mills
In Springfield Massachusetts a mass Polish exodus is reported as a ten percent wage reduction hits Chicopee and Holyoke cotton mills. About seventy five percent of the 4500 workers are Polish with steamship agents saying steerage and second cabin space is sold out for six weeks. Workers say four days of work per week at reduced pay will not cover living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfeld
Mass
Europe
Chicopee
Holyoke
Rowing Star EB A Stevens Emerges At Cornell
Jottings note EB A Stevens a junior law student as a new varsity rowing star for Cornell and coach Courtney highlights rising public interest in yachtsmen. Also mentions Andrew Carnegie’s 500 dollar gift to the American Olympic fund received by Casper Whitney.
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Courtney
Cornell
A. Stevens
College of Law
New Orleans
Louisiana
Otty W. Howard
New York City
Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
Iules
Canary Islands
Columbus
Andrew Carnegie
American Olympic Fund
Casper Whitney
American Committen
New York Conference Reports 160000 Idle Workers Across Nation
Industrial Workers of the World and allies met at Hotel Astor to discuss unemployment. Samuel Stodal cites 5,160,000 unemployed nationwide with states listing high totals. Wages drop about twenty percent. retrenchment and production limits push banks to tighten loans amid a presidential year. Prices for meats and foods rise as panic grips the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Industrial Workers of the World
Hotel Astor
Samuel A. Stodal
Union Square
Mr. Stodel
California
Colorado
Rene
Connecticut
Ohio
Michigan
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Gisbon
Arizona
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Kentucky
Evans' Rheumatism Gone After California Drive
Admiral Evans completes a two hour drive with Lt Evans and Col Torney and reports rheumatism entirely gone. He walks with crutches and regains strength while praising California’s people for their flowers and fruit. At 4 pm General Lauck visits to greet him on behalf of Governor Gillett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paso Robles
Cal
Admiral Evans
Evans
Torney
Army
California
J. B. Lauck
National Guard
Gillett
British Prime Minister Resigns as Asquith Set to Take Over
London reports Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman has resigned as Prime Minister earlier than expected. King George VI summoned H H Asquith in Biarritz to accept the premiership and form a new administration. No other cabinet changes anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henry Campbell Bannerman
Asquith
Riots After Lisbon Elections Stir Turmoil and Deaths
Fierce riots erupted in Lisbon after the elections as troops fired on crowds. Monarchists claimed victory at the polls while Republicans charged fraud amid casualties and unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Boston Bank Closure Stuns City as Assets Liquidated
The National Bank of the Republic, a major Boston institution with 2 million capital and about 15 million in deposits, closed its doors and will be liquidated by the National Shawmut Bank. The announcement surprised many as the move unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National of the Republic
Boston
National Bank of the Republic
National Shawmut Bank
Return of the Duke of the Abruzzi Ordered by King
King Victor Emmanuel ordered the return of the Duke of the Abruzzi to Italy. Brigadier General Vidal, inspector general of the Canadian militia, died at his Ottawa home. Mrs Matilda F Capen, oldest resident of Stoughton Massachusetts, died at her son’s home aged 103 years and 11 months. Clinton C Furniss, nephew of playwright Grace Eddresston Furniss, married Ruth Watts of Mount Sinai Hospital New York City. Senator Stone of Missouri introduced a joint resolution on Philippine Islands neutrality in 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince de Lacan
New York City
Gould
Mme
Anne’Gould
Countess de Castelane
Hella de Talleyrand-Perigord
Prince de Sagan
Paris
Mme. Gould
Sistor
Naid
Helen Gould
Edwin Gould
Duke of the
Abruzzi
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Vidal
Ottawa
Brownsville
Mra
Matilda F. Capen
Stoughton
Mass
Clinton C. Furniss
Grace Eddresston Furniss
Ruth Watts
Mount Sinai Hospital
Senator Stone
Missouri
Philippine Islands
Fire destroys forty four thoroughbreds at Elmdorf farm
Fire of mysterious origin sweeps Elmdorf James B Haggin's Kentucky farm killing forty four horses including thirty three brood mares and eleven suckling colts The loss is estimated at fourty thousand dollars Farm manager C H Berryman doubts night riders caused the blaze and tobacco output from the farm is noted as a factor in prior years
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Eladorf
Lexington
Elmdorf
James B. Haggin
Haggin
C. H. Berryman
Famine in India Drives World Aid Appeals
Reported Indian famine affects about fifty million people with crop failure and an estimated monetary loss of 75 million dollars. The item notes global aid may be requested to prevent mass starvation amid widespread hunger and economic distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Calcutta
Japan Trade With United States in 1907 Exceeds Exports
Official Gazette figures show Japan imported $105,899,189 from the United States in 1907, with China and Great Britain next. Exports to America totaled $65,600,000. Officials say the data reassure peace, and rumors of a Korea plot against Prince Ito are unfounded.
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Tokio
Japan
Official Gazette
United States
China
Great Britain
America
Korea
Ito
Seoul
Senate Raises Pensions for Wives of Fever Research Surgeons
Washington D C The Senate approved a bill boosting monthly pensions to 126 for Mrs Jennie Carroll and Mrs Mabel H Lazear widows of Army surgeons who conducted yellow fever mosquito bite experiments and died. The bill also pensions the widow of Dr Walter Reed, the third victim, as part of the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Jennie Carroll
Mabel H. Lazear
James Carroll
Jesse W. Lazear
United States Army
Congress
Walter Heed
Stamps Worth 100000 Washed Ashore After Sylvia’s Wreck
Postage stamps valued over 100000 were washed ashore on Cuttyhunk Island after the Sylvia wreck. A single box of the stamps washed ashore and was seized by local women, with one woman claimed to hold the entire five cent stamp lot worth 80000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Mass
American Book Note Company
Newfoundland
Cuttyhunk
Inedible fats rules spark complaints in Washington DC
Complaints arise over the requirement that all inedible fats be rendered unavailable for food before shipment. Dr Staddon notes edible grease commands high prices abroad while some European chemists can convert discarded fats into new fats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Staddon
Heroic Penknife Amputation Amid Train Wreck Near St Louis
In a rear end collision near St Louis, five injured, stockman W A McKittrick pinned by left leg. Rev R C Alten of Grove City Pa cut off the crushed leg with a penknife to save him from scalding as rescue failed. McKittrick died later in hospital. Nurse Mrs Kimmo Renner aided with a veil tourniquet and morphine.
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St. Louis
R. C. Alten
Grove ‘City
Burlington
Spanish, Lake
W. A. McKittrick
Brookfield
McKittrick
R. C. Allen
Grove City
Wr. Allen
Mr. Allen
Allen
Wills Police Chief in Court
Terre Haute Indiana arsonist Henry F McDonald opened fire in the Circuit Court room wounding Chief of Detectives William BE Dwyer and several officers before being fatally shot. Prosecutors and deputies returned fire. Dwyer served 26 years on the force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Henry F. McDonald
William BE. Dwyer
McDonald
Sandford
Janes A. Cooper, Jr
Cooper
Harvey V. Jones
Ira Wellman
Sylvester Doyle
A. S. Walker
Dwyer
Seven Missourians Sentenced for Peonage in Federal Case
Seven men from Southeast Missouri were convicted in Cape Girardeau Federal Court for peonage and kept enslaved Black workers. After appeals to the Supreme Court, judgments were affirmed. They surrendered to U.S. Marshal Mersey and were sent to Leavenworth. Fines ranged from 100 to 5000 dollars and prison terms from one and a half to three and a half years.
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St. Louis
Missouri
United States
Mersey
Leavenworth
Kaw
United States District Court
Cape Girardeau
United States Supreme Court
Indiana Republicans name Watson for governor and Fairbanks delegates
The Republican State Convention in Indianapolis named a ticket led by Congressman James E. Watson for governor and instructed its thirty delegates to back Vice President Fairbanks for president. A tariff revision platform was adopted and Watson won on the fifth ballot after a spirited contest. The platform endorses the Roosevelt administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Fairbanks
James E. Watson
Watson
Roosevelt
Johnson Headquarters Open In Chicago
Government Johnson of Minnesota opens presidential campaign headquarters at Grand Pacific Hotel. Frederick B. Lynch, treasurer of the Minnesota Democratic State Central committee, leads the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Grand Pacific Hotel
Frederick B. Lynch
Democratic State Central Committee
No Gold in Canal Zone Says Colonel Goethalst
Colonel Goethalst asserts no gold exists in the canal zone. Pay-as-you-enter cars debut in New York City amid transit changes. The Better Times Association launches a large political postal card campaign. General Bulkeley Wells survives a bombing in Vesturide California. The House of Commons backs self government for Ireland by two to one. Samuel Gompers calls mass labor meetings to protest recent court rulings. The revolutionary commission at Guba grants 1 389 287 of 3 803 395 requested. Franco’s supporters in Portugal declare war on other parties before elections. Winnipeg votes to cut the company controlling its lighting, power and street railways. South Africa’s Premier Diamond Mining Company refuses to renew its deal with the diamond syndicate.
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Goethalst
Canal Zone
New York City
Better Times Association
Bulkeley Wells
Vesturide
Cal
House of Commons
John D. Redmond
Ireland
Samuel Gompers
Labor
Revolutionary Claims Commission
Guba
Franco
Portugal
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Premier
Diamond Mining Company
South Africa
Diamond Syndicate
Died of fright after six years in New Jersey
Arrangements were made at Montclair for the removal to Brooklyn of Dr. Joseph O Connell who died there of heart disease. He had been a police surgeon in Brooklyn and physician to Hugh McLaughlin. His death was attributed to a shock from a threat by a dismissed policeman who had been confronted by Dr. O Connell after testimony he gave at a trial.
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Montclair
Brooklyn
Joseph O'Connell
O'Connell
Hugh McLaughlin
New Jersey School Furniture Company
Trenton
Times
Treasury
Salem County
Gloucester County
Washington Towneship
John Heldman
Ernest Syring
Union Hill
Paulsboro
Charles R. Jiunt
Bordentown
Reese
James N. Torrie
Delanco
Jaco W. Crampton
Trenton School of Industrial Arts
New York City
Monkey Convict Transferred to State Home for Boys in New Jersey
Pietro Barbuza the monkey jailed in Middlesex County New Brunswick for tearing a Sayreville garden and later drunken disorderly conduct has been moved to Jamesburg State Home for Boys. Warden Rogers notes the animal is a frequent offender but needs reform. Hackensack plans a May Memorial Day parade featuring a 4200 pound cannon from Watervliet Arsenal and two pyramids of eight inch balls to mark a grand civic demonstration chaired by Mayor Linkroum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pietro Barbuza
Middlesex County
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Jamesburg
Pietro
Sayreville
Charles Rogers
Hackensack
Watervliet ‘Arsenal
Washington
Fort Lee
Linkroums
Hoboes Freed as Judge Rules Train Theft Not Disorderly
Judge Milton Demareat of Hackensack orders eight hoboes released after ruling that stealing a ride on a West Shore freight train is not a disorderly act. Sheriff Brewster condemns the jail as a costly, overfilled trap for tramps. A Beverly woman defends herself against an attempted assault, grabbing a poker during the struggle. In Flemington residents vote to accept a $10,000 bequest for a public library with a $5,000 lot donation from Hiram E. Deats for the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Demareat
Hackens Sack
Brewster
West Shore
Ridgefield Park
Sher} Brewster
Bergen County
Flemington
William H. Bartles
Hiram E. Deats
Veterans Oppose Return of Confederate Battle Flags in State
Veterans of Joe Hooker Post in Atlantic City send a committee to Trenton to oppose returning Confederate battle flags captured by New Jersey troops. They argue the flags were fairly won and should serve as a patriotic lesson for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hooker
Atlantic City
Trenton
Ancient Greek Paintings Found in Fayoum Rediscovered
American collectors acquire 2000 year old Greek paintings from the Graf collection in Vienna to be dispersed. Found in Fayoum Egypt, they date to Greek Egypt era and retain vivid color despite the centuries. Berlin bank data shows Deutsche Bank in 1907 handled 22.9 billion marks, up 1.5 billion from 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graf
Vienna
Austria
Fayoum
Egypt
Berlin
Deutsche Benk
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Mme.Gould
Vanderblit
Szechenyi
Ormezo
Gladys Vanderbilt
Budapest
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
David McClure
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Tuxedo Park
Mmé. Ruiz
Vanderbilt
Thaw-Nesbit
Robert Eb, Devo
Broadway
Hendrick
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry XK
Fhaw
Chile
Franklin K. Lane
MR. Hill
Jim
Interstates’ Commerce Commission
Mr. Lane
Hill
Jim Dumps
Uncle Sam
Hil
Wall Street
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Rocky Mountains
Gould Copl Road
Admiral Fast
BIG Boston Bank
WIRE
Cleveland
Wheeling and
Lake Trre
East Worth-ninth
Rapfalt
Frederick Schroeder
Leaver Bible Society
Loutaville
Belle Durkee Wan
Pearl Bonnette
Waitefield
John Hoffman
Arthur Maxham
Fayston
Devonreddy
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Gorgele
Here
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Marss
Joseph Oliver
Josaah Holmer
Joseph Prada
Detroit
State Supreme Court
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Minn
Standard Steel Car Company
Hammond
Branflegee
Senate Committee On Forest Reservations
White Mountains
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Wash
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Ohio House of Representatives
Roxbury
Manuel Lefkowith
City Hospital
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Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
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Indiana Railroad Commission
Dalzell
House Committee On Banking and Currency
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M. Lazareff
Hermano Radtke
Amsterdam
Hellane
Chamber of Deputies
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Francis Joseph
Melbourne
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Porto Rico
Fallieres
Stockholm
Christiania
Copenhagen
Rome
Lord Rosebery
Kelvin
Glasgow University
Lord Kelvin
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Paraguayan State Bank
Upen
Asuncion
Paraguay
Cuba
Havana
J. R. Kean
Duma
BUI
Zemstyos
Francisco Limonta
Guantanamo
Brazil
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Fiest
Sea
Wreck
Stockman
Hint
Car
Wills
Johnson Headquarters
Farmer
Beverly
William Baker
Justice of the Peace
Robert Helst
Public
William van Kirk
William Bintiff
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