Shank outlines plan for city coliseum project
Mayor Shank outlined a 50 50 plan to build a five story coliseum with an auditorium for 20000 and showrooms. The city would match stock proceeds toward a cost around 1.6 to 2 million dollars and discuss site options including Greenlawn Park. City officials and chamber leaders advocate private capital along with municipal aid under an act of 1913 to share costs.
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Shank
Chamber of Commerce
Greenlawn Park
White River
Oliver Ave
B. Iles
John B. Reynolds
James A. Daugherty
Coliseum
Henry J. Raymond
Manufacturers’ Committee
Fred Millis
James M
Battle Fears Clash Off New Jersey Coast Tonight
Foreseeable confrontation looms as a Federal flotilla may engage fifteen international rum runners off Seabright New Jersey at midnight. Authorities plan an attack on a smuggling fleet believed to hold about 6 million dollars in liquor. An inshore fleet of auxiliary vessels is being mobilized to push contraband liquor through Federal lines.
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Jersey
United Press
Seabrighet
N. J
New Jersey
Probe Subway Panic Officials May Order More Exits
New York January 7 officials consider adding emergency exits after three investigations into the Lexington Ave subway accident where many were overcome by fumes and hundreds faced danger.
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New York
Jay
Lexington Ave
Southern provinces urged to elect Sun delegate for unification
Chen Chung, southern military leader, urges Sun Yat Sen to call a Shanghai conference of eight southern and central provinces to elect Sun as delegate to Pekin for national unification. Sun refuses unless restored to the presidency of Canton.
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Canton
China
Chen Chung
Sun Yat Sen
Shanghai
Sun
Pekin
McCray Declines In New Charity Board Rift
Governor McCray said he will take no side in the quarrel between Amos Butler head of the State board of charities and Dr. George Edenharter superintendent of the Indiana Central Hospital for the Insane over the institution's conduct.
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State Department
Govenor McCray
Amos W. Butler
State Board of Charities
George F. Edenharter
Indiana Central Hospital For the Insane
Mallory and Lenglen Win Wimbledon All-Comers Semis
Molla Mallory defended American top status by defeating Mrs Beamish 6-2 4-2 in the Wimbledon All-Comers semifinal. Suzanne Lenglen, European champion, beat Mrs Peacock 6-4 6-1 and advances to face Mallory in the final.
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Wimbledon
England
Molla Mallory
Suzanne Lenglen
Mrs. Peacock
Weather Across the Nation Shows Varied Temperatures
The forecast promised unsettled weather with possible thunder showers followed by cooler, fair conditions. Winter weather in Bismarck recorded 44 degrees while Mobile and New Orleans reached 80. Indianapolis sat at 71 as Tampa reported 78 degrees.
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Bismarck
N. D
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Indianapolis
Tampa
Fla
SIMS JESTS ON HOLLYWOOD LIFE AND NEWS
A column of quips notes nostalgia for horse days and jokes about movie money. It teases celebs and athletes, remarks on a California legislator Will Horn iblower, and hints at odd crime and sports turns.
Britain to seek new conference to ban submarines in war
Lieut. Col. L. S. Amery announced in the House of Commons that Britain intends to pursue another international conference to extend the Washington conference results and abolish submarine warfare.
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London
L. S. Amery
British Admiralty
House of Commons
Britain
Washington
Local man fined for tiger charge in raid on Lexington address
Abe Kain of 825 Lexington Ave was fined 200 dollars and costs after a raid on the home of Charles Jourdan at 241 W New York St. Police arrested Kain and his wife for delivering a gallon of white mule.
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Abe Kain
Lexington Ave
Charles Jourdan
New York St
Kain
Sinclair Plant Ablaze at East Chicago
Fire at Sinclair Refining Company plant in East Chicago Indiana was contained by a large firefighting force. Damage totaled under 25000 dollars with the blaze under control today.
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Chicago
Sinclair Refining Company
East Chicago
Ind
Hold-Ups Net $29,000 Payroll at Dominion Textile
Two armed men robbed the messenger delivering the Dominion Textile Company payroll in Montreal on July 7 seizing the $29,000 associated with the payroll. Police launched an investigation and a manhunt followed. Local authorities urged witnesses to come forward with information.
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Montreal
Dominion Textile Company
Mason Runs Late For Work Bond Set In Court
Charles Mason a Black hod carrier was five minutes late for work and bypassed a motorcycle officer. He told the court he wished to be punctual on his busy day. Bond was fixed at 25 dollars from a roll.
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United News
New York
Charles Mason
Mason
President to Use Wartime Fuel Measure in Fuel Shortage
President Harding considers a wartime style fuel conservation plan to shield the public from a coal shortage amid the nationwide mine strike. Priority rights would favor government, railroads, public utilities, essential industries, then private users and non essential sectors.
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Herbert W. Walker
United Press
Columbus
Ohio
Harding
Fuel Administration
Only 53 Days Supply Of Coal For Public Utilities
Washington July 7 Only fifty three days supply of coal is available for public utilities a canvass of June 15 of coal stocks of electrical and artificial gas public utilities showed F R Wadleigh chief of the newly organized coal commission of the Department of Commerce announced today.
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Washington
F. R. Wadleigh
Coal Commission
Department of Commerce
White Sox Owner Summoned In Wisconsin Back Pay Suit
Chicago White Sox owner Charles Louis Comiskey was ordered to appear in court in Milwaukee on July 12 for examination under the state discovery statute. The action stems from a back pay suit filed by players nicknamed Happy Felsch Joe Jackson and Swede Risberg. writs cannot be served until the Comiskeys return to Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Charles Louis Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Circuit Court
John J. Gregory
Happy” Felsch
Joe” Jackson
Risberg
White Sox
Comiskeys
Wisconsin
Indianapolis teacher visits Utah Mormon settlement twins remark
An Indianapolis young woman teaching in a Utah Mormon settlement returns home for the summer. In her class were two girls about 10 years old. When asked if they were twins the reply came that they were "Only our father's side."
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Indianapolis
Utah
Railroad seeks to acquire twenty six miles of line
The C., L and W. Railroad filed a petition with the public service commission to purchase twenty six miles of the Chicago and Indiana Railroad. The company already operates the section it wants to buy, extending north from Brazil.
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The
Public Service Commission
Chicago & Indiana Railroad
Brazil
Hunter Bags Notorious Wolf Black Dog in Wyoming
A. G. Hanson of the United States Biological Survey captured his sixteenth wolf in the Pumpkin Butte country. He killed Black Dog, a notorious wolf that had raided range herds for years.
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Gillette
Wyo
Pumpkin Butte
A. G. Hanson
United States Biological Survey
Fork Used To Kill Evansville Woman In Domestic Tragedy
Ed Williams, 33, is accused of murdering his wife Alberta Williams with a fork in Evansville Indiana. Police found Williams intoxicated in one room and Alberta dying in another after a quarrel explained by their 12 year old daughter. The incident occurred last night and local authorities are investigating.
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Evansville
Ind
Ed Williams
Alberta
Williams
Storm Claims Life, Heavy Damage in Lincoln District
One dead and about $100,000 in property damage follow a storm in Lincoln Nebraska. Wyle Colbert was killed by lightning as waters surrounded homes in a district spanning more than fifty acres.
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Lincoln
Neb
Wyle Colbert
Guard Mobilized After Outbreaks in Illinois
Chicago and several Illinois areas faced disturbances from railway shopmen strikes. Seven National Guard companies were mobilized after mobs, including 1500 shopmen led by over 30 women, attacked homes of Illinois Central Railway workers who refused to join the strike. Theodore Haas’s home had windows broken and an arson attempt, as Mrs. Gabel repelled the mob for twenty minutes.
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Chicago
Illinois
National Guard
Decatur
Tral Railway
Theodore Haas
Haas
John Gabel
Evangelist Mel Trotter Denies Wife’s Paternity Claim
In Grand Rapids on July 7, Mrs. Trotter testified that Rev. Mel Trotter admitted fathering a child by his secretary. The evangelist denies the allegations and fights the suit.
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Grand Rapids
Mel Trotter
Trotter
Most Beautiful Man in Chicago Bails for Wives Support
Absence Chicago July 7 Isadore N Beck will be kept in custody until he furnishes a $1,000 bond guaranteeing support of his wife. Judge Adams fears a lone woman might kidnap him if released without the bond.
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United News
Chicago
Isadore N. Beck
Michigan Blvd
Navy units arrive in Indianapolis for river launch
Commander F R Payne of the local naval reserve said six navy cutters and two whale boats will be shipped to Indianapolis and launched on the White River within two weeks. Crews will be assigned at the organization’s meeting next Monday night.
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Indianapolis
F. R. Payne
Naval Reserve
White River
Ferdinand Dubois County Men Admit Liquor Offenses
Ferdinand in Dubois County faces Federal Court after pleading guilty to manufacture sale and possession of liquor and maintaining a nuisance. Arrests followed failed local warrant service by Dubois County officials. Judge Albert B. Anderson took the case under advisement until the November term.
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Ferdinand
Dubois County
Valentine Fleig
Charles Olinger
Mike Pebelhaer
Albert B. Anderson
Bert C. Morgan
Indiana
Anderson
Minister Defends Church Organ in Debate Challenge
Rev. W H Book of the Tabernacle Church of Christ in Columbus Indiana says he will tell a Tennessee pastor why instrumental music in churches is not wicked. The Tennessean challenged him to debate whether church organs violate scripture.
Two Die In Forest Fires In Western Washington
Two dead and six missing as forest fires devastate western Washington from British Columbia to the Columbia River. Homes and mills destroyed and timber losses top five million dollars.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington
British Columbia
Columbia River
Sailor's Sweetheart Waits in New York City
Police search for ex sailor Frank Faulkner after Agnes Cameron aged 16 from 698 E 139th St Bronx waits in the city. She waited all day at Union Station and was kept at the detention home overnight.
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Sailor
New York
Frank Faulkner
Agnes Cameron
One
Detectives Seek Thief With Wooden Leg
Police search for a thief believed to have a wooden leg. The McLain Artificial Limb Company once advertised from 122 W. Ohio St and later at 209 E. Ohio St. An artificial limb displayed there disappeared from the sign location.
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McLain Artificial Limb Company
Ohio T
Ohio St
Long Service Men Retain Jobs in Shops Amid Strike
Indiana division of the Pennsylvania railroad reports 84 percent of workers with twenty years or more did not join the shopmen strike. Men over 45 marked off may not regain jobs. company rules bar hiring older workers. Eighty-seven new hires and eighty-two returnees. half the workforce on duty. trains running normally. Big Four to pay strikers at Delaware Street freight house. property must be returned or paid for. Mayor Shank remains neutral. Small numbers of strikers return to Brightwood, Anderson, Ansonia, and Sharonville.
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Indiana
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Big Four
Delaware St
Shank
Brightwood
Anderson
Ansonia
Ohio
Sharonville
Jail Best Cure Claim At Hearing On Drug Case
Effie Dean alias Julig Beasley testified before US Commissioner Charles W. Moores that jail is a better cure than City Hospital, recounting two morphine injections daily by Dr. Poole during an eighteen day stay and asking to be placed in jail under a $2,500 bond.
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City Hospital
Effie Dean
Julig Beasley
S. Pine ,Sr
Charles W. Moores
United States
Richard A. Poole
Commissioner Moores
Mayor Shank Leads Drive to Save Open-Air Theaters
The mayor Archibald M. Hall and T. Ernest Malcolm urged continued operation of Brookside and Garfield Park theaters as thousands sign cards supporting the shows. About 3,000 attended Garfield Theater opening. If the council bans funding for professional theatricals in parks over a veto, he may take the issue to court.
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Shank
Brookside
Garfield Park
Archibald M. Hall
T. Ernest Malcolm
Garfield Theater
Tennis Play Delayed By Rain At Woodstock Club
The national clay court championship at Woodstock Club was postponed due to rain. Junior finals between Lott and Reed move to the covered court at Carl Fisher's home, with men's finals rescheduled for Sunday if possible and boys finals tomorrow. The management carried rain insurance.
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Woodstock
Lott
Reed
Carl Fisher
Inferno Damages City Park Stand and Water Works
Fire in Michigan City causes about 10000 dollars in damage to a grandstand at the baseball park and the city water works pumping station. Officials suspect incendiary origin and ongoing investigations.
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United Press
Michigan City
Ind
City Water Works
Privilege Is Limited At Willard Park Pool
Crowds at Willard Park pool prompt Edward McBride, director of recreation, to consider half hour swim limits. No one over 18 admitted to the pool.
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Willard Park
Edward McBride
Arrests Reach 156 In 24 Hour Police Sweep
During the twenty four hours ending at six this morning police arrested 156 men. Thirty three were in the cell rooms for breakfast, the rest out on bond or ordered to court. Ninety two arrests were for not displaying truck licenses.
Smith Goes to Logansport on Strike Probe
Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith traveled to Logansport to review the strike situation after Sheriff John Miller asked Governor McCray for troops. Both officials said troops would not be used unless necessary and were not ready for deployment. Sheriff Miller reported the scene was quiet, and the governor expressed confidence in local citizens to maintain order without state aid.
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Adjt
Harry B. Smith
Logansport
John Miller
McCray
Smith
Miller
Guards Reinforce Loganport Railroad Shops During Strike
Guards patrolling the Pennsylvania railroad shops in Logansport Indiana were reinforced and special deputy sheriffs sworn in to deter attacks on strike breaking workers. Sheriff John Miller said state troops would not be deployed unless trouble grows. He noted strikers have been threatening workers and many men refused to quit work, intensifying clashes between workers, strikers, and the railroad.
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United Press
Logansport
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
John Miller
Rebellion Ends as Copacabana Surrenders
Rio de Janeiro reports Fr Copacabana, the last stronghold of Brazilian insurgents, capitulated after a severe bombardment. Insurgents held out two days before unconditional surrender. some fought to the last man at the fort.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Fr. Copacabana
United Press
Ft. Copacabana
Union Gift Boosts Miners Strike War Chest
The Ladies' Garment Workers' Union contributed 100000 to the miners strike fund after a conference with AFL President Samuel Gompers and UMWA President John S. Lewis. The aid signals cross union support for coal miners' action.
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Garment Workers
New York
Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John S. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
WANTS CITY RATE BOOST FOR INDIANAPOLIS TRACTION
The Union Traction Company of Indiana petitions the public service commission for a 3 cent per mile charge and a 10 cent minimum fare within Indianapolis city limits on all interurban cars except those to Broad Ripple and Ft. Harrison. A similar increase was recently granted to other traction firms.
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The
Union Traction Company of
Indiana
Public Service Commission
Indianapolis
Broad Ripple
Ft. Harrison
Coolidge Warns Against Quick Fixes for All Ills
In Fredericksburg Virginia on July 7 Vice President Coolidge warned the credulous to beware of those who promise instant cures. He said the world lacks patience and people seek rapid institutional changes to bring about a perfect era, a path he urged to avoid.
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Fredericksburg
Coolidge
Women with babes in arms picket Pennsylvania shops
In Columbus on July 7 relatives of 2,000 striking Pennsylvania lines shopmen staged daily pickets guarded by mothers carrying babies. The women taunted exiters as the strike continues and vowed no violence while demanding work for their husbands.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Germany Near Bankruptcy as Reparations Skip July Payment
German officials and financial sources say Germany faces formal bankruptcy as the mark collapses. The Wirth government plans a moratorium and suspension of monthly reparations payments after officials confirm a July 15 installment refusal.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press State
Berlin
Germany
Republic
Wirth
Prohibition Chief Sees 25 Years Until Dry Nation
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes estimates the United States will not be dry for twenty-five years. He cites about 38 million gallons of liquor in federal warehouses and, at medicinal usage rates, that supply will take twenty-five years to exhaust.
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Washington
United States
Haynes
United Press
Gag Rejected in Senate Tariff Vote
Washington July 7 The gag rule on the tariff was defeated in the Senate 45 to 35. Republicans failed to reach the two thirds required for cloture under solid Democratic opposition. Five Republicans crossed bloc Borah Brandegee La Follette Moses Norris voted against cloture.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Brandegee
Connecticut
la Follette
Wisconsin
Moses
New Hampshire
Norris
Nebraska
Cohen Hires On As County Road Viewers
Aaron Cohen, previously dismissed from city employment, is hired by the Marion County commissioners as road viewers. Scott Gehring and Walter Morris join Cohen at $2 a day to view the Mardews road from Bethel Avenue to Sherman Drive.
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Aaron Cohen
S. Illinois St
Cohen
Scott Gehring
Walter Morris
Marion County Commissioners
Mardews
Bethel Ave
Sherman Dr
Children Speak On Strike Support From Across Country
Chicago July 7 telegrams from women auxilaries of striking railroad shop workers show strong resolve for victory. Bert M Jewell union president cites a message from Mrs W J Johnson of San Bernardino California as an example of widespread backing for the union.
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Chicago
Bert M. Jewell
W. J. Johnson
San Bernardino
Cal
Jewell
Women Lead Riots in Striking Shopmen Protest
In Chicago area Burnside Illinois 1000 mob led by wives and sisters of strikers stormed streets and tried to burn a worker's home while women guarded shop centers. Bert M. Jewell union president cited the stakes for children as the motive for action.
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Burnside
Ill
Bert M. Jewell
United Press Today
Railroad strikers charged with interfering with mail service
Railroad strikers at Marshall Texas and Dequincy Louisiana will be prosecuted for interfering with the Government railway mail service. The Post Office Department says they tampered with air brakes on trains carrying mail.
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United Press
Washington
Marshall
Texas
Dequincy
Post Office Department
Plot to Destroy Box Cars in Chicago Fire Scene
J C Molter chief special agent for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad charged a plot to burn hundreds of freight cars in the Chicago manufacturing district after flames damaged one car on a siding. Firemen halted spread and Captain Hubert Classen found evidence of oil poured over rubbish in the car.
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Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
J. C. Molter
Hubert Classen
Evansville Rail Shopmen Strike Quietly Amid Domestic Pressure
In Evansville Indiana 1500 railroad shopmen faced a quiet picket as a worker’s wife reportedly kept him on the job. nationwide Philadelphia system strike reports show 95 percent effectiveness with 98 percent in local Pennsylvania shops, according to local strikers.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Pennsylvania
Rail workers strike slight at Pennsylvania shops
Altoona officials report only forty of the 11,500 men normally employed in the railroad shops are on strike, indicating a minimal stoppage at the Pennsylvania railroad works.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Deputies Sworn to Ease Ohio Strike Clash
In Dennison Ohio Deputy sheriffs were sworn in by Sheriff George W. Shank to prevent a clash between 1,500 striking Pennsylvania lines shopmen and non union workers imported from other cities. In New York 800 Long Island Railroad strikers were paid off at Jamaica and turned in their cards. rehiring would grant them new employee status.
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Dennison
Ohio
George W. Shank
Pennsylvania Lines
New York
Long Island Railroad
Jamaica
Unclear Sightings in City Street Notices
Witnesses report a traffic officer posting a car in a safety zone after police assisted the owner. a woman lifts her dress to check a wrist watch. drunks start a car as a fireman approaches. a vendor sells a hen to a girl with high dressing charges. a traffic officer throws a banana peel into a safety zone at Ohio and Pennsylvanis.
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Pennsylvanis Sim
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