Oil Case Narrowed Down in Texas Suit Against Waters-Pierce
In Austin the State of Texas v Waters-Pierce Oil Company entered merits review in the Twenty-Sixth District Court. The action seeks forfeiture of the defendant’s Texas permit and penalties up to 5 million dollars, with jurors qualified as the judge ruled on antitrust and presidential history allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
State of Texas
Waters Pierce Oil Company
Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court
Victor L. Brooks
H. C. Piere
H. C. Pierce
Boy 14 Kills Stepfather in Texas Abusive Incident
Isaac Green, a 14 year old, shot Mitchell Williams after Williams allegedly beat his wife. He retrieved a pistol from another room, shot Williams, then rode away on a horse until sheriff Tobin captured him twelve miles away. Green is jailed.
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San Antonio
Issac Green
Mitchell Williams
Williams
Tobin
Tragic Kitchen Explosion Claims Bertha Henry
In San Antonio Miss Bertha Henry sought to please her sisters by lighting a fire for candy. A five gallon oil can spilled fuel onto hot coals, causing a violent explosion. Flames engulfed her and she died from the burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Bertha Henry
Disorder in District Court Ends with Knife Injury to Judge
In Cleburne after Monday night adjournment Judge Lockett reproved several men for mounting the stand. Captain Plumber, a lawyer, misinterpreted remarks and a scuffle followed. The judge was cut in the back with a knife and was taken to a physician to have the wound sewn up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleburne
Juige Lockett
Capt. Plumber
Judge Lockett
Texas Company to Build Line
Galveston reports that President J. B. Cullinan of the Texas Company has increased the oil firm’s capital from 6 million to 12 million dollars and plans to spend 5 million on a Tulsa to Houston pipe line linking with the Port Arthur line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
J. 8. Cullinan
Texas Company
New York
Tulsa
Houston
Port Arthur
Texas Southern Railway Plans Paris to Sabine Pass
Marshall L. E. Walker, president of the Texas Southern Railway, said changes bring in new people but the policy will be carried out as originally planned. The company is chartered to build from Paris to Sabine Pass using modern construction standards.
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Marshall L. E. Walker
The
Texas Southern Railway
Texas Southern
Paris
Sabine Pass
Fostball's Victims for 1906 Record Shown
Chicago Illinois 1906 report lists eleven dead and 104 severely injured from football accidents, comparing to 1995 with eighteen deaths and 149 injuries. The piece notes debruterized football reducing fatalities. A tri weekly mail contract between Seminole and Midlend starts Monday December 3.
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Chicago
Til
Seminole
Roosevelt Ends Panama Voyage Praises Navy and Isles
President Roosevelt completed a seven thousand mile sea journey visiting Panama and Porto Rico and spoke of a pleasant trip. He lauded the United States Navy and expressed deep impressions of Panama and Porto Rico. He indicated the Panama Canal would be a topic in a forthcoming special message.
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Washington
Panama
Isthmus
Porto Rico
Panama Canal
President Roosevelt's Isthmian Canal Journey Ends
President Roosevelt returns to Washington after a historic overseas voyage. He traveled thousands of miles by sea and crossed the Isthmian land bridge inspecting canal work and briefly visiting Panama and Porto Rico, challenging a long held presidential travel tradition.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific
Americas
Isthmus
Republic of Panama
Panama
Porto Rico
Bailey backs Roosevelt on Brownsville soldiers dismissal
Senator Bailey commends the President for dismissing from the army those negro soldiers tied to the Brownsville riots. He declines to discuss political capital or reactions from black leaders who back Taft in 1908. He argues the President was advised by capable legal officials and would have acted similarly if civilians had been white.
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Washington
Bailey
Brownsville
Taft
Supreme Bench
Roosevelt
South
Arthur Ray Found Dead in Birmingham Prison Cell
Arthur Ray who faced execution for the murder of Ike Adams at Flat Top Mines was found dead in his Birmingham cell from a hemorrhage of the lungs.
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Arthur Ray
Birmingham
Ala
Ike Adams
Flat Top Mines
Blizzard Drives Heavy Goat Losses in Sacramento Mountains
A Sacramento Mountains party reports severe slaughter losses among goats near Alamagordo New Mexico. Breeder herd percentages drop sharply with some herds losing up to 60 percent. One owner loses 2,200 of 2,400 goats in the blizzard era, the worst in Sacrament Mountain history. Nearby Texarkana Arkansas Rev. Griggs urged cleanliness and self improvement for African Americans, favoring soap and water over cologne.
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Almagordo, N. ME
Sacramento Mountains
Almagordo
Sacramento
Texarkana
Ark
E. MM. Griggs
D. D
Palestine
Tex
Negro Baptist State Convention
Actress Blanche Walsh Weds William Travers in New Orleans
The marriage of Blanche Walsh to William Travers was announced Monday in New Orleans. The report notes their collaboration in her theater company and marks a union amid ongoing entertainment circles.
Tillman Speech in Windy City Under Guard
In Chicago Orchestra Hall Tillman spoke amid heavy security. Police surrounded him after threats of injunctions and a paid cancellation bid, while a crowd of whites and blacks listened as the South Carolina senator defended his stance on race without incident.
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Chicago
United States
Tillman
Orchestra Hall
South Carolina
Regioes of
Fond du Func
Wis
Dunne
Schuettler
Cotton Goods Jump on New Orleans Cotton Exchange
November cotton surges on the New Orleans market as shorts in major centers are caught off guard. November cotton hits 11.70 per base amid a wild squeeze, while other items like December notes see limited availability. Denison and Dripping Springs organize Good Roads Clubs to promote highway reconstruction under cooperative plans.
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New Orleans
Security Company Enters Anti Trust Suit
The Security Oil Company of Beaumont Texas becomes a party defendant in a federal antitrust case in St Louis alongside Standard Oil and about forty other firms. Process requiring appearance on January 1 1907 was served yesterday through the U S marshal in Beaumont. Also announced a new Baptist church in Whitney to cost 3000 dollars is assured.
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Security Company
Beaumont
Tex
Security Oil Company
St. Louis
Standard Oil Company
United States Circuit Court
District of
Missouri
Security Ol Company
United States
United States Marshal's Office
Whitney
Incomes of Railways Returns From 220 026 Miles
Railway earnings for the past fiscal year rose on lines totaling 220 026 miles. The report highlights revenue growth across major routes and notes gains in passenger and freight activity. Officials forecast continued expansion as networks expand service.
Railways Earnings Jump From Previous Year
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports for the year ending June 30 show total gross earnings of 2 319 700 020 on 220 026 miles, net earnings 787 597 877, and per mile figures of 10 542 gross, 3 580 net. Passenger earnings 618 555 934 and freight 1 640 342 862. Dividends 229 406 598 and taxes 38 902 288.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
25 Hurt In Collision Between Trains In Dwight Alabama
The Fast Mail No 2 northbound and Mobile & Ohio railroad southbound on a Dwight siding were wrecked last night. Both engines and trains were badly damaged and 25 people sustained only slight injuries. Authorities blame a flagman confusion over orders that opened a switch ahead of the northbound train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Dwight
Gompers Acts Indorsed by Labor Congress in Minneapolis
Amid enthusiasm at the American Federation of Labor convention in Minneapolis delegates indorsed President Gompers political policy from the last campaign and urged independent activity while condemning any affiliation with a special party and opposition to a national labor party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Ohio Vote Tally Shows Thompson Wins Secretary Seat
The official canvass of Ohio's late election is complete. Secretary of State results list Thompson, Republican, with 408 066 votes and a 56 290 plurality over Democrat Hoskins who had 351 676.其他 third parties receive smaller totals.
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Ohio
Columbus
Thompson
Hoskins
Hensle
Hughes
Prohibition
Eisenberg
Scattering
Railway switchmen receive four cent pay raise in November
The Texas and New Orleans railway increases pay for all switchmen by four cents an hour effective November 1. The Texas Real Estate and Industrial Association held a two day session in Fort Worth starting Tuesday. A $18,000 fine was levied on the American Sugar Refining Company by Judge Hough in the U S circuit court in New York for rebates from the New York Central Railroad. Hon John J Delchampo, oldest living Mason in Alabama, died in this city aged eighty six. He was born in Savannah Georgia and was active until a hurricane injury last September. The Texarkana Texas Board of Health ordered all Black residents vaccinated at once or leave town as a precaution against smallpox.
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Texas and New Orleans Railway
Texas Real Estate and Industrial Association
Fort Worth
American Sugar Refining Company
Hough
United States Circuit Court
New York
New York Central Railroad Company
John J. Delchampo
Alabama
South
Savannah
Georgia
Board of Health
Texas
Texarkana
Don J. Kelly's 100 Yards World Record Approved
The Amateur Athletic Union of the United States approved Don J. Kelly's 35 second 100 yard record run set in Spokane Washington on June 23. The mark now stands as a world record.
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New York
Don J. Kelly
Spokane
Wash
Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States
California Promoter Meets King Victor Emmanuel in Rome
The Tribuna reports David Lubin of California had a private audience with King Victor Emmanuel in Rome. Lubin promotes an International Institute of Agriculture, a plan the king has taken up.
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Rome
Italy
Tribuna
Victor Emmanuel
David Lubing
California
Lubin
International Institute of Agriculture
Church Doors Battered During Inventory Dispute in France
A hostile crowd attacked a church in Plougestel Daoulus during the inventory of church property. Doors were smashed with axes as the confrontation unfolded.
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Plougestel-Daoulus
France
Peary's Roosevelt Chores at St George's Bay Awaiting Weather
Cable dispatch reports Commander Peary's steamer Roosevelt anchored at St George's Bay Newfoundland after arriving short of coal. The ship remains ready to sail to Port au Basque at first favorable weather change.
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Peary
St. George's Bay
Sydney
S. W
Newfoundland
Roosevelt
Port Au Basque
Chattanooga Line Suspended by Major Routes
Chattanooga line out of service as Nashville Chattanooga St Louis roads suspend operations and other highways remain in poor condition.
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Chattanooga
Memphis, Tenn
Nashville
St Louis
Fall River Textiles Grant 16 Percent Wage Increase
Textile mill workers in Fall River and neighboring southern New England centers win a 16 percent wage raise affecting 30,000 operatives. The gain, restoring 1903 pay levels, was led by M. C. D. Borden and is expected to influence about 100,000 workers across southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and eastern Connecticut.
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Fall River, Mass
M. C. D. Borden
New England
Fall River
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Double Tragedy in Chicago Board ing House Deaths
Chicago report of James H. Delaney and wife Elizabeth Delaney found dead in a LaSalle avenue boarding house. Both shot. Delaney killed in room while Elizabeth shot through the mouth. Police believe a domestic dispute led to the killings. Investigators seek two women and three men tied to the case. Delaney opposed his wife's stage career and theater associations.
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Chicago
Illinois
James H. Delaney
American Shipping Co
New York
Elizabeth Brown Delaney
LaSalle Avenue
Delaney
Not Enough Towboats Halts Coal Shipments in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh a coal shortage of towboats forced suspension of shipments to southern markets. Over three days about 18.9 million bushels were sent downriver, with nearly 20 million bushels in harbor awaiting higher river stages.
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Pittsburg
British Soap Trust Quits in Liverpool Meeting
The working arrangement among the leading UK soap manufacturers, known as the soap trust, was terminated in Liverpool after representatives met and cited the combine’s unpopularity with the trade and public. The arrangement had been in effect since October 1.
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British Soap Trust
Liverpool
Eng
United Kingdom
Soap Trust
Mormon Leader Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Cohabitation
Joseph F. Smith, president of the Mormon church, appeared in district court before Judge Ritchie and pled guilty to unlawful cohabitation. A $200 fine was imposed after his Oct 1 arrest and holding over on charges involving five wives. The complaint cites the May 22 birth of his forty third child to Mary T. Schwartz Smith.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Ritchie
Smith
Georgia Governor halts Rawlings and Mcos in South Georgia
Governor Terre issued orders delaying J. G. Rawlings from December 3 and Alf Mcos from November 30 until December 4 in deference to ministers and conference attendees in Valdosta. After these actions the prison commission will meet to decide the fate of Milton and Jesse Rawlings, sentenced to hang on December 7.
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Rawlings
Valdosta
Terre
J. G. Rawlings
Alf Mcos
South Georgia
Rawlings Bors
Milton
Jesse
Coal Shortage Shrinks Production At South McAlester Mines
Scarcity of railroad cars cripples mining in Indian Territory and Western Arkansas, halting operations several days weekly. Coal shipments lag with towns in Oklahoma and Texas facing fuel famine. rail delays blamed for widespread shortages affecting Austin Waco Bonham Enid and Weatherford Texas and Oklahoma.
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South McAlester
I. T
Indian Territory
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Austin
Waco
Bonham
Enid
Weatherford
Various 1907 News Items Reported From Across The U S
Reports detail Bailey purchasing a horse in Lexington and a 1907 Muskogee congress meeting. Pan Hawaii exposition plans in Honolulu, cold spell fuel use in Carlsbad, four deaths in blizzard, and a US federal building site in Oklahoma City under consideration. Delaney shot by wife and suicide, wage rise at Fall River Iron Works, Stamford Methodist school plans, labor shortages in cotton machinery, melon protection measures, and other regional incidents including fires, robberies, and transport plans.
Four Million Remain for San Francisco Relief Fund
San Francisco relief committees report four million dollars still on hand for refugee aid. They have met to decide uses with donors' wishes guiding actions. Allan Pollock supports a two million dollar hospital funded by part of the relief money, while Herbert M. Law would allocate funds to regular charity groups.
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San Francisco
Cal
Relief Work
Allan Pollock
Herbert M. Law
Relief Committee
Prairie Fires Destructive Across Texas and New Mexico
Reports say a prairie fire swept from Western Texas into Eastern New Mexico burning over a million acres of grazing and homestead land. No NM deaths reported but several feared in Texas. An estimated 60 000 to 100 000 head of cattle were left without grazing on both sides of the boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
N. M
Texas
New Mexico
Electric railway link eyed Fort Worth and Mineral Wells
Rumor persists in Fort Worth that an electric streetcar line will connect Fort Worth with Mineral Wells the health resort. Reportedly Major J. D. Beardsley of Gibsland Louisiana and J Breathwit of Shreveport have secured arrangements and plan to extend the line once Mineral Wells project is finished.
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Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
J. D. Beardsley
Gibsland
Breathwit
Shreveport
infant found in outhouse near Interlocking plant
Police found a white baby girl four or five days old in an outhouse by the Interlocking plant. She was nearly blue from cold and scantily clad but warmed at the Interlocking station where a policeman took her. A permanent home was found with a well to do family seeking privacy.
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Fort Worth
California Wine Association Plans Post January Price Cut
The California Wine Association announces substantial price reductions after January 1 to reclaim market share in key Eastern markets including New Orleans and St Louis. The move aims to push out Eastern competitors from major wine consuming centers.
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California Wine Association
New Orleans
St. Louis
Wage Increase At Fall River Cat Mills
Fall River Mass workers at about seventy companies win a ten percent wage raise. The advance, granted by manufacturers, averts a planned strike as 20 000 operatives will come under the new scale next Monday after meetings voted to resume work if the schedule is accepted.
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Fall River
Mass
Fire destroys frame building in Sulphur Springs
A Friday morning fire leveled a frame building owned by M. Lavelle, housing George Stevens and Company as a general store and eating house. Stock insured for 2000 dollars, with 1000 dollars each in Detroit Fire and Marine and St Paul Fire and Marine. Adjacent brick store owned by J. G. Barrett valued at 237 on building and furniture and 900 on stock. The third Iowa troops monument dedication in Chattanooga drew Confederate veterans and Grand Army comrades. J. B. Porter died of heart failure in front of Fort Worth courthouse, about 40, after arriving from Dallas County for barber work. Charles M. Jacobs contracted by French Government to plan Seine river tunnel from Rouen to Havre. Mexia city assessor D. L. McDonald died after a stroke Tuesday night. he had resided in Limestone County since 1869 and in Mexia since 1891.
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M. Lavelle
George Stevens and Company
Detroit Fire and Marine
St. Paul Fire and Marine Company
J. G. Barrett
Iowa
Chattanooga
J. B. Porter
Court House
Fort Worth
Dallas County
Barber Traile
Charles M. Jacobs
New York
Seine
Rouen
Havre
D. L. McDonald
Mexia
Treasury cash balance hints at gold reserve exclusion
Brief items report available cash in the US treasury excluding a 150 million dollar gold reserve, threats against Mexican President Diaz over Juan Sarabia’s death, a death in Freeport from former Illinois House speaker Howard L. Cronkrite, and other scattered notes on crimes, politics, and disasters.
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United States Treasury
Diaz
Mexico
Juan Sarabia
Howard L. Cronkrite
Illnois House of Representatives
Freeport
C. J. Dennison
Peoria
Colorado Springs
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Republic Ofl Company
Missouri
Chicago
Peary
James J. Kirby
St. Louis
Austin
Tex
Pierce
Richard Heinze
Fullerton
Roosevelt
Burlington
Great Northern
Algernon S. Crapsey
Buffalo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Washington
Congress
Albany
Sharks Bay
Noted tenor Caruso fined for annoying woman at zoo
Enrico Caruso of the Metropolitan Opera was found guilty of annoying a woman in New York's Central Park Zoo monkey house and fined 19 dollars. Magistrate Baker in Yorkville sentenced after a three day hearing. Caruso plans an appeal while his defense says no advances were made.
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New York
Enrico Caruso
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company
Central Park Zoological Garden
Baker
Yorkville
Hannah K. Graham
Caruso
Dittenhoefer
Court of Special Sessions
Potash Syndicate Moves to Raise Prices in US
Berlin reports the potash syndicate met to push an advance on potash prices in the United States as existing contracts with American firms expire next February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
United States
Train Plunges Into River in Corning Yard Disaster
In New York Central yards at Corning a northbound freight collided with an empty engine on the main track. The freight engine and ten cars plunged into the Chemung River. Engineer Samuel Doolittle and Brakeman Edward Spencer were killed while Firemen Drake and Baker were badly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
N. Y
New York Central
Corning
Chemung River
Samuel Doolittle
Edward Spencer
Drake and
Baker
Republic of Co. Quits Missouri With Manager Departing
Information reaches Atty. Gen. Hadhey that the Republic of Co. has practically abandoned the field in Missouri. The company manager reportedly left St Louis days ago to take a position with the Standard in the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic of Co
Missouri
Jefferson City
Atty
Gen
Hadhey
St Louie
Standard
Vanderbilt Edges Carlisle Indians 1 to 0 at Dudley Field
Vanderbilt defeats the Carlisle Indians 1 to 0 in a fierce gridiron battle at Dudley Field in Nashville Tennessee. The tight contest highlights strong defense and a lone score sealing the win.
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Carlisle Indians
Nashville
Tenn
Dudley Field
Vanderbilt
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William Travers
North Fort Worth
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Hariem
Ross Gwin
Katy
Guffey Company
Windy City
Denison
Good Roads Club
Denison Board of Trade
Carpenter Bluff
Dripping Springs
Laer Union
Flagman
Federation of Labor
Shipping Company
Smith Fincd
Mines
Joseph W. Bailey
Lexington
TransMississippi Commercial Congress
Muskogee, LT
Honolulu Promotion Company
Carlsbad
Oklahoma City
James F. Delaney
American Shipping Company
Fall River Iron Works
Stamford
Jerome Duncan
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
R. M. Scott
Collin County
Nashville, Tenn
Blue Ridge Monday
Joe Hess
Ardmore
Hessa
George Eubanks
Albert McAuley
Mart Griffin
McKinney
Dr. Knight
W. C. Ray
L. Tomlinson
Melons
Muskogee
Gulf
Holt
United States District Court
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company
Tip Top
Uno
Long Hornert Inc
St. Charles
Arkansas City
Kansas
William Goff
S. A. Halpin
Dallas
New York Transportation Company
Fantry
Algeciras
Morocco
Andrew J. Caldwell
Kazan
Caucasus
Pennsylvania Railroad
Freezing Wait
Metropolitan Opera Co
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