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11 Year Old Wins Freckle King at Chicago Fair
Herbert Harris aged 11 won the freckle king title at the Chicago railroad fair after exposing his freckled back. Judge George Minchin counted 1,284 freckles but Harris revealed thousands more to clinch the crown. Sally Brady, 9, of Evanston, won the queen title.
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