Taft Accepts Nomination Before Large Cincinnati Crowd
William Howard Taft accepted the Republican presidential nomination before a packed crowd in Cincinnati, delivering a concise speech outlining reforms and calls for continued Roosevelt era policies. The event featured Senator William Warner and a broad display of party leaders as Taft urged unity, tariff revision, and vigorous action against trusts.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
William_ Howard Taft
Taft
Friends
Taft Mansion
William Warner
Mis-souri
Grand Army of the Republic
Bir
Warner
Chicago
Senator Warner
Transcontinental line to Butte completed
The last spike joining Butte Montana and Chicago marks completion of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul coast extension. Passenger trains from Chicago are expected to run into Butte by September.
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Butte
Mont
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Mexico Deports 600 Chinese Arriving at Salina Cruz
Mexican federal authorities ordered the deportation of 600 Chinese nationals who arrived at the port of Salina Cruz from Oriental ports a few days ago. The action reflects immigration controls and enforcement at the southern Atlantic coast port.
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Mexico
Salina Cruz
Oriental
Washington Welcomes 2400 Newlyweds in June Visit
June visitors to Washington include 2400 newly married couples from across the nation. The report also notes marriages in Philadelphia London and Chicago, a bankruptcy filing in Trenton listing a $3 gold engagement ring, and various social and political notes on women’s rights and public figures.
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Washington
John
Stetson
Philadelphia
Santa Eulalia
Chicago
W. T. Power
New York
Esther Redmond
John E. Redmond
London
Misa Sophia Kluber
Trenton
N. J
Albertina Isaacson
Victorian
Spain
Alfonso
Martha Sfughes Cannon
Utah
California
Kill a Wife and Self in Cleveland Tragedy
Peter Sendak shot his wife and then killed himself with the same revolver in Cleveland Ohio. Earlier the same day he attempted to kill his three children who escaped by locking themselves in a room. Addison Thomas Dead prominent Newport social and military figure dies at home after a long illness at age sixty three. Major H I McCrea found dead in his Pullman berth en route from Washington to Pittsburgh. Complain of Too Much Rain Now: Western New York endures heavy rains damaging hay and wheat crops.
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Peter Sendak
Cleveland
Ohio
Addison Thomas
Newport
R. L
McCrea
Washington, D. C
Pitttsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
H. I McCrea
United States Navy
President McCrea
New York
Jasko Roberts Accused of Fraud Over Tombstone Claim
Creek Indian Jasko Roberts allegedly forged a tombstone scene in Oklahoma City to prove his two children were dead. The children are alive. He sold their lands and is sued by the purchaser. Roberts is a fugitive.
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Taft
America
Tat
Jasko Roberts
Oklahoma City
Okla
Hias
Roberts
Ho Janeiro
Brazil
St. Ann
Paranahuba
Matto Grosso
Million Copies Planned for Tatts Speech Acceptance
One million pamphlets will print Matt's acceptance speech as Republican Presidential candidate for general distribution across the United States.
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Tatts
Matt
United States
Hoy Burned at Stake in Greenville Texas
In broad daylight a seventeen year old Black youth who assaulted Viola Delancey three miles from Greenville is burned at the stake by a mob. Authorities failed to protect the prisoner as 5000 to 6000 gathered, overpowered guards, and carried out the execution in the public square.
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Greenville
Texas
Ted Smith
Viola Delancey
Miss Delancey
R. Ws. Delancey
Nis
Caddo Creek
Rt. L. Porter
T. D. Montrose
Hoemsell
Jealous Wishaw store owner kills self after wife forced from home
Stephen Joshua a Wishaw Pennsylvania store proprietor saturated his bed with kerosene and set it ablaze then fired three bullets into his head, dying instantly. He had driven his wife from the house and sent their two children away with $1600 and the deed to the property. Authorities say he was extremely jealous of his wife.
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Sulcido
Stephen Joshua
Wishaw
Joshua
Ohio Banker Surrenders After Embezzlement Charge
Henry W. Gazell surrendered at Cleveland police headquarters confessing to the embezzlement of about $32,000 from the Farmers and Merchants Bank. He drove to the station in an automobile and was released on $8,000 bail.
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Henry W. Gazell
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Cleveland
Ohio
Salem heiress buys the Seven Gables estate for settlement work
Miss Caroline Emmerton of Salem Mass purchases the celebrated House of the Seven Gables and a large adjoining tract. She plans to use the property in settlement work.
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Caroline Emmerton
Salem
Mass
Hawthorne
Powers Dead In Bunker Home New Maine Representative
Congressmen Llaw ellyn Powers, representative for Maine's Fourth District, died at his Bunker Hill home in Houston Maine after being forced to leave Washington for Brookline Massachusetts due to a grip attack. The Kaiser’s yachts planned to race in Marblehead Massachusetts on August 1, 1909 against three American racers.
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Powers
United States
Llawellyn Powers
Maine
Houston
Washington, D. C
Brookline
Masy
Imperial Yacht Club of
Kiel
Germany
Marblehead
Mass
Labor and union activity around the world notes
Reports show a railway trainmen school in Chicago a Mayaguez Porto Rico cigar makers union a Women’s Labor League in Lia Crogse New Jersey and a Wheeling labor agents group planning self protection unions in the near future Paris streets blocked by labor unrest Montana federation set to meet near Billings Photo Engravers union adopts new action label and Louisiana federation formed in Shreveport Trades Council president in Walla Walla candidate for street commissioner Pittsburg horenders union reorganizing and proposals for affiliate walters organization.
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Chicago
Mayagues
Porto Rico
Lia Crogse
Wia
Wheeling
W. Va
Paris
France
Montana State Federation
Bill Inge
Photo Engravers' Union of North
American wins London Marathon as Dorando collapse shocks crowd
J J Hayes of the United States crosses first in the London marathon amid Dorando’s collapsing surge and a disputed finish. Mefferon of South Africa is second, Forshaw and Welton of the United States follow. Officials later uphold Hayes as the winner after protests.
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London
England
Windsor
Princesa of Wales
Great Stadium
Shepherd's Bush
America
United States
Dorando
Hayes
Mefferon
South Africa
Forshaw
Dornado
Italy
T Mefferon
Lord
United Kingdom
Porando
Ito
Hefferon
Street Car Thief Secures 1900 in Chestnut Car Heists
A man choked bank runner Joseph A. Vaughy on a Chestnut Street trolley, took 1900 dollars, then fled into a department store. He escaped police, leaving a chatlet and checks totaling 625 dollars still in the bag. The incident occurred in Philadelphia, and the thief’s identity remains unknown.
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Philadelphia
Joseph A. Vaughy
Chestnut Street
Snowstorm Sweep Hits Swiss Alps Stranding Tourists
Heavy snowfalls in the Swiss Alps drive American and other tourists from high elevations toward lower areas. Numerous accidents are reported as travelers face peril and authorities issue cautions for mountaineers and visitors.
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Alps
Switzerland
No Beers Company to Close De Beers Mine in South Africa
The No Beers Company will shut the De Beers diamond mine in South Africa to retrench until American trade revives. The firm says there are enough diamonds for a normal two-year supply.
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No Beers Company
de Beers
South Africa
Hughes Open to Second Gubernatorial Term at Saranac Inn
At the Saranac Inn in New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes declared he would accept renomination for governor if the Republican Party wished it. He emphasized his willingness to serve again if the party desired.
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Hughes
Saranac Inn
N. Y
Charles Evans Hughes
English Olympic sport wrap includes Rose Sheridan Gotch and cricket match
World of Sport notes Ralph Rose won a shutout and Martin Sheridan took the discus at the English Olympic games. Frank Gotch announced retirement from wrestling at Houston. Philadelphia Cricketers lost to Hampshire by an inning and 36 runs at Southampton. Jockey Shaw rides in Germany amid favorable results. Highball Gratted clocked 2.09 in a race with Amy Blouks at Peoria. London observer Morton FC Tiant impressed by Shamrock and White Heather prompting orders for a 23 meter cutter hull.
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Ralph Rose
Martin Sheridan
Frank Gotch
Houston
Teday
Chicago
Philadelphia Cricketers
Hampshire County
Southampton
England
Shaw
Germany
Highball
Amy Dbiouks
Peoria
Ao 157
Galt
Morton FC Tiant
London
Shamrock
White Heather
Guido
Hase Ales
Millions of Germs in Cracked Dishes Warned by Government
Washington experts report cracked mugs and chipped plates harbor millions of bacteria. Tests led by Dr. Harvey Wiley found 23 organisms in restaurant chinaware, with counts from 86 to 14.58 million per square inch, urging public hygiene and avoidance of cracked dishware.
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Washington
D. C
Bureau of Chemistry
Harvey W. Wiley
New York
Chicago
District of Columbia
Seerorf Wilson
Wiley
George W. Stites
Timc Dry Stiles
Sensational Murders and Motives of a Hot Summer
A series of murders and related killings unfold across multiple states from June to July. Notable cases include Andrew Bergen Cropsey in Bath Beck Brooklyn shooting his wife, Mrs Ottiliee Eberhard amid family tragedy in Coalburg New Jersey, and the Rev G B D Prickett shot by Archibald Herron in Metuchen. Other incidents feature Hazel Drew found murdered near Troy, Dr N H Wilson killed by poison in ale, and John Klevent, a church member, shooting his wife and himself. Across these events jealousy revenge and despair drive violent acts.
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Andrew Bergen Cropsey
Bath Beck
Brooklyn
Ottiliee Eberhard
Coalburg
N. J
Gustavus Eberhard
New York
G. B.D. Prickett
Metuchen
Archibald Herron
Hazel Drew
Troy
N. Y
N. H. Wilson
Philadelphia
Porson
John Klevent
Seston
Church of the Most Holy Trinity
John H. Blackmeyer
West-One Hundred and Forty-fourth Street
Lena Winnett
Stapleton
Sarah Koten
Martin W. Auspitz
East Ninety-third Street
Frederick Rosalage
Union Avenue
Private gold shipments pass Entebbe to King Leopold domain
A London Daily Mall dispatch from Entebbe reports two gold shipments valued at $300,000 leaving the IClo mines for King Leopold in the Congo Independent State. The Congo region is described as largely inaccessible to foreigners with vast gold potential in Tturi province.
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London
England
London Daily Mall
Entebbe
Uganda
Iclo
Leopold
Congo
Tturi
Notable Docket of Early 20th Century Notices
Senator Platt comments on lifespan to ninety. Baron Schuppenbach named Imperial Consul-General in New York. Prof Frederic Roehrig, Orientalist and composer, dies in Pasadena. Governor Sbuchtel bans horse betting in Colorado. Oyster Bay mayoral policy noted. Waldorf Astor seeks House of Commons seat. Astor aims for American citizenship. Libbey denies $105,000 gift to Toledo Art Museum. funds for a new building and $50,000 in public subscriptions.
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Platt
Baron Schuppenbach
Chicago
New York City
Frederic Louis Otto Roehrig
Pasadena
Cal
Sbuchtel
Clorado
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Waldorf Astor
William Waldorf Astor
House of Commons
Astor
Eod Libbey
Toledo
Ohior Art Museum
Tran Levs
Dogs to Guard Luxembourg Museum in Paris
The Luxembourg Museum in Paris hires terriers as night alarms. Secretary M Dujardin Benumetz of Fine Arts selects dogs to act as safeguards for the museum alongside humans, with recruitment already under way.
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Luxembourg Museum
Paris
Min
M. Dujardin Benumetz
The
Fine Arts
Labor unions and worker strikes span nations and states
Reports show Kalamazoo has thirty labor organizations and Aberdorn musicians formed a union in Tacoma. The Malliver Spinners Union celebrates fifty years in Massachusetts while Italy’s union membership drops from 240689 in 1902 to 204071 in 1907. German labor colonies offer work, and 50 Woonsocket weavers resume after four days on strike. Kansas City heads six international unions with 200000 members. Kansas and Tennessee federations call for woman suffrage.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Aberdorn
S. D
Demon
Tacoma
Wash
Mall Miver
Mass
Italy
Nottingham
Tilland
Woonsocket
Montrose Woolen Company
Kansas City
Stx International
Dahor
State Federation of Labor of
Kansas
Tennessee
Americans Dominate Olympic Games Victory At London
Queen Alexandra distributed medals as the United States led in track and field at the London Olympic closing ceremonies. American athletes won the 110 metre hurdles and the 1600 metre relay, contributing to a final tally of 114 1 3 points for the U S and 124 2 3 for other nations.
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United States
United Kingdom
Sweden
Canada
South Africa
Germany
Italy
London
Queen Alexandra
Queen of
England
A. 3. Shaw
F. C. Smithson
W. M. Rand
J. C. Garrela
Smithson
Grenadier Guards
Irish Guards
Royal Bar
Duchess of Rutland
Catherine
Duchess of Weathinster
Lady Desborough
Gisley
Windsor
King Edward Sends Theag Branches Wrapped With Union Jack
The text notes that branches were handed to each man and sent by King Edward, with the Union Jack wrapped around them as part of the presentation.
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Edward
National Officials Plan Welcome for Returning Athletes
New York City reports plans to honor victorious American athletes upon their return. Addresses of welcome will be delivered by President Roosevelt Governor Slughes Acting Mayor Mc Cowan and others as part of the homecoming ceremony.
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New York City
Caesar
Roosevelt
Slughes
McCowan
Walker Back in Slartford After Mexico Capture
William F. Walker, an embezzler with a multi‑state case, was extradited to Connecticut from a Mexican camp about 100 miles south of Ensenada. He faces a state prison term of 16 to 20 years after pleading guilty to stealing millions from the Savings Bank of New Britain and the Connecticut Baptist convention.
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Itford
Conn
William F. Walker
Savings Bank of
New Britain
Connecticut Baptist Convention
Thomas F. Egan
Deepartment
Enganada
Mexico
Walker
Waller
Shumway
Wethersfield
Democratic National Committee Chooses Mack for Chairman
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo is elected chairman at a long conference with William Jennings Bryan and John W. Kern. The committee names include Dr. E. L. Hall as vice chairman, Urey Woodson as secretary, Charles N. Haskell as treasurer, and Henry Watterson to head the press bureau.
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Chicago
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
Wiltams
Bryan
Marse
Henry Watterson
Kentucky
New York
E. L. Hall
Nebraska
Urey Woodson
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Malden Man and Port Henry Resident Die In Auto Crash
J E Dodge of Malden Mass and Lockwood Reed of Port Henry were killed when their car went off the road six miles west of Port Henry. C E Titus of Syracuse survived unhurt after the vehicle plunged into Muddy Brook and burned following the crash during a provisioning trip to their camp ten miles away.
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J. E. Dodge
Malden
Mass
Port Henry
Plattsburg
N. Y
Lockwood Reed
C. E. Titus
Syracuse
Dodge
Muddy Brook
Reed
Three Women Take Husbands' Mail Routes in Lockport
Mrs N H Maynard Mrs A H Bradford and Mrs William Bolton were appointed sworn as women mail carriers in Lockport and Gasport to fill their husbands' routes while away on vacation. They report to the post office each morning to sort mail alongside male carriers with no public complaints so far.
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Lockport
N. Y
Maynard
A. H. Bradford
William Bolton
Lockport and Gasport
Ubven
Washington
Horror of a European War Depicted in Berlin Bulletin
Berlin reports a General Staff bulletin under General Blume warns a modern European war could field 4.79 million German troops. Costs nears 1.5 billion dollars annually with heavy indirect losses. If multiple powers join, Europe faces severe drain and massive casualties.
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Berlin
Germany
Porto Rico Celebrates Tenth Anniversary of Landing
San Juan Porto Rico marked the tenth anniversary of the American troops landing at Guantanamo. Governor Post and officials led the observance in Ponce with a parade banquet and public bat.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Guanteno
Post
Rngular
Pones
Around the Bases in 1900s Baseball Gossip
The Crooklyns suffered losses to Gerun. Jake Stahl praises leaving New York. Highlanders show a higher winning percentage than the Cardinals. Neal Wall improves. Detroits Schmidt aims for another world series. Joe Lake works hard. Marty Howell is cautious with a strong mind at the plate. Mathewson pitches well since a slump, Bobby Wallace handles rapid contact, and major league and minor league clubs hunt bunt material.
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Crooklyns
Gerun
Jake Stahl
New York
Highlanders
Cardinals
Neal Wall
Schmidt
Detroits
Joe Lake
Marty Howell
West Mathewson
Bobby Wallace
Ritter
Roosevelt Accepts Presidency Of Peace and Arbitration League
President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay accepts the honorary presidency of the Peace and Arbitration League. The league grew from the North Carolina Peace Congress and aims for adequate armament and effective arbitration. Stevenson Seeks Governorship in Illinois as a Democratic nominee.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Peace and Arbitration League
North Carolina Peace Congress
Increase in railroad rates favored by James J. HI
Newsy items note James J. HI favors an increase in railroad rates. Heat drives Charles Burnham of Brooklyn to death by his own hand. Fleet officers and men enjoyed a Honolulu sightseeing day. NYC police begin a campaign against unnecessary noises. French Parliament adjourns delaying income tax old age pensions and death penalty bills until autumn. Justice Olmsted opens a spanking room in New York Children’s Court. Indiana Republicans push for a mines bureau. King of Serbia gains coalition ministry after victory. Madrid sees former Spanish premier Marquis Vegi de Arnie dive at an event. Timely showers relieve Maine’s worst drought.
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James J. HI
Charles Burnham
Brooklyn
Honolulu
New York City
Justice Olmsted
Children’s Court
Bureau of Mines
M Mining
King of
Servia
Vegi de Arnie
Chamber of Denuties
Madrid
Maine
Glidden soars to 4200 feet in Boston balloon flight
Charles J. Glidden of Boston lofts the balloon Boston from Glidden field and lands safely at Petersburg fifteen miles away after about an hour aloft. Women in Annapolis gain voting rights in bond issue election. they helped defeat the $40 000 issue. A messenger, James A. Baughn, is robbed of $1900 on a streetcar to the Treasury. thief escapes. A horse-thief gang releases Bill Hazard from Bassett jail and escapes. Two drownings occur when wrestlers fall into the Grand Rapids canal during noon break. The Esperantists Congress ends at Chautauqua with $2500 in individual subscriptions for the next international congress in the United States. A baseball injury kills William Weekman at a hospital in Elizabeth. Roosevelt to decide on disciplinary action for eight cadets at West Point. Governor Floyd visits Portsmouth for a silver service presentation to the New Hampshire battleship. A Summer Camp drowning at Mombasha Lake and a G A R parade dispute at Mount Vernon ends with a split veteran march.
Arion Singer Viessin Die at Berlin Outpost
Brooklyn Arion Choral Society member Jacob Schrumpf died in Berlin after illness. News items report a flooded Loetschberg tunnel drowning 25 workers near Berne, plus naval reserve moves in Hawaii and a swindler known as Willis Skinner fleeing Berlin.
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Arion
Viessin
Frankfort- On- Malin
Germany
Jacob Schrumpf
Brooklyn Arion Choral Society
Berlin
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North Adams
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Empire Trust Company
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International Congress of Esperantists
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Elizabeth
Willam Weekman
Military Academy
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Portsmouth
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Charles M. Floyd
Manchester
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Mombasha Lake
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Mount Vernon
Ind
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Loetschberg
Berne Alps
Manwaliah Naval Reserve
Hawaii
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Ploanchette Swindler
Willis J. Skinner
William E. Scott
Aldershot
M. Blerot
Teheran
Persia
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Tabriz
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W. R. Cromer
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Fron Haggerston
International Arbitration League
Commonn After Meat Trust
American Meat Combine
Ambassador Riddle
St. Petersburg
Kislovodsk
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