Congress Convenes For Second War Session In 1917
Washington dispatch reports Congress convened for the second war session as estimates exceed 13.5 billion dollars. President Wilson will address a joint session tomorrow at noon urging a focus on war measures and united support, with both parties deferring to his leadership.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Germany
Wilson
House
Marshall
Senate
Clark
Treasury estimates outline 1919 war costs
Treasury department figures total 13.504 billion dollars for government and war efforts in 1919 with major sums for Military, Navy, Public Works and pensions. Congress resumes with high hopes for war legislation as President Wilson prepares to address the nation tomorrow at the Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Treasury Department
Army officers moved to guard unit in France
A number of American army officers from the first battalion to enter the trenches have been transferred to the national guard unit to direct training of new troops for the front. Later recruits who first met the enemy may join them. This follows Gen. Pershing's announced plan.
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AMER
France
National Guard
Distribution of Red Cross Funds for Six Months
A six month report lists Red Cross funds by country with France at 20,601,240 dollars England 1,066,520 Italy 964,000 Russia 1,359,440 Roumania 1,518,398 Serbia 403,208 Armenia and Assyria 1,000,000 and miscellaneous 113,012.
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Washington
Red Cross
France
England
Italy
Russia
Roumania
Serbia
Armenia
Assyria
Provisional Government Reappears in Russia
London dispatch reports the Russian provisional government, ousted by the Bolsheviks, resurfacing in Petrograd and issuing a manifesto claiming legality and urging Russians to ignore Bolshevik decrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Petrograd
Russia
Mass. Rep. Gillett Serves as Temporary House Leader
Rep. Gillett of Massachusetts fills the role of Republican leader in the House while Leader Mann of Illinois is hospitalized at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore for neuritis. Mann is expected to return after the holidays as diagnosis shows no complications.
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Rep. Gillett
Mass
Washington
Rep
Gillett
Massachusetts
House
Mann
Tlinois
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Von Ludendorff predicts war will not end in a draw
Gen von Ludendorff, ally of Field Marshal von Hindenburg, is quoted at Vienna headquarters predicting the war will not end in a draw but be decided in favor of the central powers.
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von Ludendorff
Amsterdam
Ield Marshal von Hindenburg
Vienne Neue
Prosecution in Means murder case closes suddenly
Concord North Carolina December 3 The prosecution in the murder trial of Gaston B Means charged with killing Maude A King rested suddenly today. The defense was surprised as the prosecution introduced evidence showing Means used the King estate for his benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N.C
Gaston B. Means
Maude A. King
Means
King
No New Priority Orders Planned in Washington
Washington dispatch says no new priority orders planned affecting wool coal war material and general freight. Government will wait to see how railroads pooling committee clears traffic and the outcome of those efforts.
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Washington
Railroads Pooling Committee
Mexican Bandits Capture Agua Legua Mexico
Reports from Laredo state about 300 Mexican bandits seizing the town of Agua Legua on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. The Carranza garrison is said to have surrendered.
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Laredo
Tex
Agua Legua
Rio Grande River
Carranza
Gandy Visits Mother During Washington Trip
Harry L. Gandy former editor of the Lagrange Democrat and current congressman for South Dakota's Third district visited his mother Mrs. W. S. Gandy in Churubusco while en route to Washington.
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Harry L. Gandy
The
Lagrange Democrat
Congress
South Dakota
W. S. Gandy
Churubusco
Washington
Griswold Charts Allen County History By Era
B. J. Griswold former Wayne News cartoonist and Indianapolis newspaper staff writer has authored a history of Allen County. The work summarizes local events, notable figures, and regional development across key periods, reflecting Griswold’s decades in journalism and illustration.
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Allen County
B. J. Griswold
Art Wayne News
Indianapolis
Runaway Wagon Destroys Front Wheel on Main Street
A Shock delivery wagon ran away at about noon on North Main Street and demolished a front wheel. No injuries reported as the team escaped the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Shockman
North Main Street
Fish at Ten Cents Per Pound
Fort Wayne markets offer St. Marys River fish at 10 cents per pound. The sale reflects low prices for local river catches and attracts shoppers seeking affordable seafood.
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Fort Wayne
St. Mary's River
Obituary for Sophia Pasch 82 German native dies in city
aged resident Sophia Pasch 82 dies after long illness at home of niece Mrs Mary Heidloff 508 East Madison street. widow of John Pasch survived by sister Mrs Dora Snyder niece Mrs Mary Heidloff and Mrs William Arndt and nephew Charles Mangold. Funeral at 2 pm tomorrow from residence with interment in Oak Ridge.
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Sophia Pasch
Germany
Mary Heidloff
East Madison Street
John Pasch
Dora Snyder
Fort Wayne
William Arndt
Charles Mangold
Goshen
Oak Ridge
County Clerk Rimpler Authorized Explosive Agent in War Time
Through the Bureau of Mines United States government George H Rimpler as county clerk has been appointed explosive agent in Tikhart county and will issue licenses at 25 cents each. A law requires license before handling explosives and a large supply of literature will be available at his office during the war.
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Bureau of Mines
United States
George H. Rimpler
Tikhart
Rimpler
Goshen and Elkhart Coal Prices Align with Small Reduction
Coal prices in Goshen match the Elkhart schedule with a six cent per ton cut for anthracite due to lower freight costs. County Fuel Administrator Demarest of Elkhart will announce the official price list once prepared and signed after a meeting with a Goshen fuel dealer committee.
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Goshen
Elkhart
Demarest
Court News: Divorces and Business Dispute Filed
Mildred Frees sues Clark Frees for divorce and support alleging cruelty since their Aug 27 1916 marriage and neglect of the home and newborn child. Orris Robinson sues Thomas L. Keeth seeking dissolution of their Elkhart restaurant partnership, an accounting, and a receiver, claiming Keeth took possession on Nov 13 1917 and misused over 38000 dollars.
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Mildred Frees
Clark Frees
Aus
Orris Robinson
Thomas L. Keeth
Robinson
Elkhart
Keeth
Elkhart Boy Suffered Fractured Skull After Auto Collision
Allen Satb, 12, of Elkhart, sustained a fractured skull a paralyzed face and an injured side after being struck and dragged more than 100 feet by a car owned and driven by Dr. J. M. Garrison of So. Gend. He was riding a bicycle at the time of the crash.
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Allen Satb
Elkhart
J. M. Garrison
So. Gend
Card of Thanks for Daniel Ganger
We thank friends and neighbors who kindly assisted during the illness and after the death of Daniel Ganger. Mrs. Daniel Ganger and Family.
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Daniel Ganger
Moose Beat Elkhart Lodge At Island Park Grid
The Goshen Junior Moose defeated the Elkhart lodge yesterday at Island Park Gridiron before a fair sized crowd by the score of 19 to 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Junnior Moose
Elkhart Lodge
Island Park
Russian Conference Reported With Prince Leopold
Russian representatives arrive in Berlin for talks with Prince Leopold as Bolshevik envoys engage in high level discussions amid ongoing postwar diplomacy.
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Berlin
SHS Bolshevet
Byng Regains Ground as Cambrai Attacks Continue
British forces under Gen. Byng push back after German assaults near Cambrai, marked as the heaviest breach since Ypres. Berlin claims 6,000 British prisoners and 100 guns seized while Italian fronts see heavy combat and Allied position improves. Bolsheviki officials seek talks with Germany on a general armistice as Bulgaria opens negotiations with the Bolsheviks.
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Byng
Cambrai
Ypres
Berlin
Trotzky
Petrograd
Russia
Bulgaria
Gouker Couple Marry in Camp Shelby Message
Mr and Mrs Frank Gouker of 612 Fast Madison received a telegram from their son Paul Victor Gouker a conscript at Camp Shelby noting his marriage on Saturday afternoon to Miss Maude Schaefer of South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gouker
Fast
Madison Street
Paul Victor Gouker
Camp Shelby- Hattiesburg
Maude Schaefer
South Bend
New Rail Schedule To Take Effect In Two Weeks
Burton W. Butler local agent for the Qs. B. & N. IL. announces a new schedule will be put into effect in about two weeks. Several changes are contemplated in the Winona schedule. A complete list of changes will be published when official time cards arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton W. Butler
Qs. B. & N. IL. Railway
Winona
Goshen Set for Health Official Visit
Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state board of health, will arrive tomorrow morning to confer with Goshen physicians during a tour of Indiana cities.
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J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Goshen
Dr. Hurty
Indiana
Funeral for Mrs. Schlotterbach Held at Waterford
Funeral services for Mrs. Peter Schlotterbach were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Waterford Christian church.
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Schlotterbach
Peter Schlotterbach
Waterford Christian Church
New G M Branch timetable called a big disadvantage
The Middlebury Independent labels the revised timetable for the G. and M. Branch as a big disadvantage at that location.
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Middlebury Independent
No Democrats After Jan 1st 1918 State House Order
The Republican state administration declares that after January 1 1918 no Democrats will be employed at the state house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Weather outlook shows heat with scattered rain early week
The forecast calls for higher temperatures with scattered rain on Monday and Tuesday. Afterward the weather turns fair and colder with cooler nights and drier conditions.
Willhide Undergoes Operation for Appendicitis in Chicago
William A. Willhide underwent an operation this afternoon at a German hospital in Chicago for appendicitis.
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William A. Willhide
German Hospital
Chicago
Council Meeting Tonight in Regular Session
The common council will convene in regular session tonight to discuss municipal matters and voting items. Members are expected to review agenda topics and take possible unofficial stances on local issues.
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Common Council
Ford Sold to Goshen Man by Kelly Motor Co
The Kelly Motor Co sold a new Ford to F. G. Michael of Goshen, marking a recent vehicle sale and adding another entry to local commerce records.
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Kelly Motor Co
Ford
F. G. Michael of
Goshen
Young Wakaru sa man serves in France with Battery 1
A 23 year old son of Mr and Mrs David Firestone of Wakaru sa enlisted in the United States army and is now stationed in France as a member of Battery 1 Eighth regiment coast artillery American expeditionary forces.
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David Firestone
Wakarusa
United States Army
France
Eighth Regiment
Coast Artillery
American Expeditionary Forces
War Tax Details for Rinks Bowling Halls and Dances
Washington informs South Bend revenue office that skating rinks bowling alleys and dance halls must pay a war tax on each admission fee as theaters do. No tax on free entry only venues may charge later for skates or dances after guests enter.
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Washington
South Bend
Internal Revenue Office
Society Notes From Philomathians and Beacon Lights
The Philomathians meet tonight at Mrs A Z Vail's home on East Jefferson Street. The Alert Bible class meeting is postponed one week. Beacon Lights meet tonight at Mrs D A Sanders' home.
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Philomathians
A. Z. Vail
Jefferson Street
Alert Bible
D. A. Sanders
Will of Andrew Wise filed for probate
The will leaves the entire estate to widow and two sons Mervin and Harvey Wise with the widow to secure it on her death. Mervin Wise is named executor. Document dated September 21, 1916.
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Andrew Wise
Mervin
Harvey Wise
Quarantine Placed on 313 East Parl Street Residence
The home of FE G Jones at 313 East Parl Street is quarantined for scarlet fever. Jones recently arrived from Warsaw to take charge of the Goshen Gas Company.
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FE. G. Jones
East Parl Street
Mr. Jones
Warsaw
Goshen Gas Co
Daughter born to Lansing couple with notable relations
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Caniff of Lansing Michigan. The mother is a daughter of U S Marshal Henry Behrendt and is known in Goshen. Mrs Jacob Dem bufsky is her aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Caniff
Lansing, Mich
U. S
Henry Behrendt
Goshen
Jacob Dembufsky
Inmate George Slater Hangs Self at Allen County Infirmary
George Bud Slater, an inmate at the Allen County infirmary, hanged himself Sunday evening employing suspenders as a rope. Earlier a few weeks prior, Slater attempted to cut his throat.
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George
Bud) Slater
Allen County Infirmary
Slater
Automobile driver killed by Erie train near Yuntington
Francis Street, 22, was killed when his car was struck by an east bound Erie train near Yuntington. His body was not found until several hours after the collision.
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Francis Street
Yuntington
Erie
Edwin Cox Granted New Hearing in Petit Larceny Case
Edwin Cox was given another hearing this morning in city court on petit larceny charges. Final action will be taken on the case Wednesday morning.
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Edwin Cox
Coal Stolen From Warsaw Gas Plant
Police report a large quantity of coal has been stolen from the Warsaw Gas Company plant. Investigators seek leads and clues to identify the culprits and recover the missing coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw Gas Co
Fort Wayne Dealers Set to Use Sugar Cards
Fort Wayne dealers will begin using sugar cards as a new system. The move aims to streamline transactions and standardize pricing for local customers. The program shifts handling from cash to card based payments in the city.
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Fort Wayne
Dedication program at First English Lutheran Church
The First English Lutheran church filled all services yesterday with reconsecration and sermons by Rev Walther and C. W. Siffert of Millersburg. The large choir in new vestments performed beautifully with violin solo by Miss Carrien Miller and vocal by Mr Woolpert. Organ master Holtkamp received praise for his work with the choir. Evening services at 7 20 feature special addresses and music with public invited.
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Carrien Miller
Woolpert
Holtkamp
Mortuary notices from Elkhart area deaths
Belnap Arabelle Belnap 70 widow of Capt David Belnap died of heart trouble at home in Elkhart after stroke two months earlier. She moved to Elkhart in 1862 and lived there 40 plus years, worked in post office with her father. Survived by daughter son mother and grandson. Clara E Lloyd 535 years? died at home in Elkhart, survived by husband one son two brothers three sisters. Loreng V Leonard 65 died at Elkhart home of heart trouble, survived by wife one daughter three sisters one brother and grandson. Paul John Culp infant son of Mr and Mrs John Culp died at home Elkhart. parents and one brother survive. Edgar Strge infant son died at parents’ New Paris home.
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Belnap
Arabelle Belnap
David Belnap
Elkhart
Beltnap
Brush
Lloyd
Clara E. Lloyd
John O. Lloyd
Leonard—Loreng V. Leonard
Culyp
Paul John
John Culp
Edgar Strge
New Paris
Joseph Kaufman Among French Allies in France
Joseph J. Kaufman, coast artilleryman with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, is pictured with French soldiers and American comrades. His father, P. J. Kaufman, editor of the Wakarusa Gospel Teacher, shares the photo. Ralph Wise, near Wakarusa, attached to base hospital No. 19, unexpectedly recognized Joe’s voice across the line.
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Joseph J. Kaufman
P. J. Kaufman
U.S. A
France
Kaufman
Naniman
Joe
Ralph Wise
Wakarusa
No. 19
Red Cross Seeks Volunteers for Surgical Dressings
The surgical dressings department asks volunteers to work in the court house work room each weekday afternoon from 1 30. Major Grayson P Murphy in France stresses Red Cross must supply standard dressings in millions and urges women to help.
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Surgical
the Red Cross
Court House
Grayson P. Murphy
Red Cross Commission
France
Red Cross
America
Changes in Police Force Temporary Night Patrolmen Appointed
Samuel Landon and Bert Deardorff formerly of the Lyric theatre become night patrolmen in Goshen police force until the new council is organized on Monday night January 7 1918. They fill in due to Officer Vinton Y Knapp’s critical brain illness and Officer Charles Vredinzburg resigning to become a meat cutter in Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Landon
Bert Deardorff
Lyric Theatre
Goshen
Vinton Y. Knapp
Charles Vredinzburgh
Elkhart
No. 10 Farm Betterment Club Program Dec. 5
The No. 10 farm betterment club will present a Wednesday evening program on December 5 featuring Dr. Yoder speaking, plus music and readings. Carrier Bros. of New Paris advertise Ford automobile heaters installed as a specialty.
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No. 10
Farm Betterment Club
Dr. Yoder
Ford
Carrier Bros
New Paris
Sugar limit set in Indianapolis by food officials
Indianapolis December 3 Special. Indiana food director H. E. Barnard acting for Federal Food Administrator Hoover issues a limit on sugar sales. Retail grocers are ordered not to sell more than two pounds to any single customer during this week due to the sugar crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
H. E. Barnard
Indiana
Hoover
Hearing Date Not Fixed for Goshen Gas Co Rate Petition
The Indiana state public service commission has not set a hearing date for Goshen Gas Co to seek authority to raise rates. The case remains without a scheduled date and continues under review by the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana State Public Service Commission
Goshen Gas Co
Bristol man E W Virgil killed in car wreck
Everett W Virgil twenty four year old Bristol resident died in a Sunday morning crash when his auto rolled six miles north of Bristol. Passersby found his body trapped under the mangled car. He was born in South Bend and worked in Elkhart. Funeral service set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. from his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett W. Virgil
Bristol
Virgil
South Bend
Arcadia
Elkhart
December Session Opens for Elkhart County Board
The December meeting of Elkhart County Board of Commissioners began this morning. It will be the last regular session under the current board. Fisher retires December 31 and is replaced by Edward Iffert. Holdover Ablmoi Leer and W. E. Griner remain. A petition to move Mishawaka orphanage inmates to a Fort Wayne school was approved. The Fair store lands the county infirmary groceries meats and dry goods contract. L. Simon & Co. to supply shoes and clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Elkhart County
FE. E. Fisher
Edward Iffert
Ablmoi Leer
Middle
W. E. Griner
Miss Williams
Vergin M
Lucinda R. Fenton
Indiana Deaths Report Multiple Fatalities Across State
Dated entries note two year old Guy King dying in Anderson from swallowed cathartic pellets. Worker Isaac Stevens, 10, Big Four railway agent in Elizabethtown Ohio, dies in Lawrenceburg after a passenger train collision. Mrs. David M. Pence, 52, of Whitley County, succumbs to breast cancer. James Fallon, 46, a Mishawaka resident, dies in German Hospital Brooklyn after treatment at Battle Creek sanitarium. he was involved in the vulcanizing business in Mishawaka.
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Guy King
Hubert Wing
Anderson
Isaac
Stevens
Big Four Railway
Elizabethtown
Ohio
Lawrenceburg
David M. Pence
Whitley County
James Fallon
Mishawaka
German Hospital
Brooklyn
N. Y
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Officers Elected for Howell Post No. 90 G A R
Howell Post No. 90 G A R held a regular meeting and elected officers for the year. Commander W. Bitner Sr Vice Commander B Hutchinson Jr Vice Commander W Stover Quartermaster John W Cornell Surgeon David Barringer Chaplain Samuel J Taylor Inspector Emanuel Exner Officer of the Day Thomas Twiford Org. of James Adjutant S B Whisler Delegates David Barringer and Reuben Lutz Alternates Wm Stover and George Loy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell Post No
Bitner, Sr
D. B. Hutchinson, Jr
Wmn. Stover
Q. M
John W. Cornell
David Barringer
Samuel J. Taylor
Emanuel Exner
Thomas Twiford
P. I—S
Whisler
Adjt
C. W. James
D. Barringer
Reuben Lutz
Wm. Stover
George Loy
Bank cashier and salesman buy interest in Goshen Lightning Rod Co
Claude E. Cornell a cashier at City National Bank and R M Lehman a traveling salesman have purchased an interest in the Goshen Lightning Rod Co of Amasa G Heavens. Mr Cornell will retire as cashier on January 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude E. Cornell
City National Bank
R. M. Lehman
Goshen Lightning Rod Co
Amasa G. Heavens
Cornell
Champion Corn Grower Dominates Tippecanoe Contest
Russell Small of near Lafayette won top honors in the Tippecanoe county boys corn growing contest by producing 92.6 bushels per acre this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Small
Lafayette
Tippecanoe County
Election of Officers for Knigits of Pythias
Election of officers for the ensuing term to be held Tuesday December 4th. Perry A Yoder C C he ky 2b
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythias
Perry A. Yoder
C. C
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Associated Press
Capitol
Provisional Government
Agua Legua, Mex
Court News
Superior Court
Goshen Moose
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Prince Leopold
Gen. Byng
Leopold of Bavaria
Hattiesburg
Weather Forecast
Laurel Firestone
Hangvs
Infirmary
First English Lutheran Church
Mortuary Record
Met
E. W. Virgil
Auto
Turtle
of Board of County Commissioners
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