Washington notes on Garfield and naval roster shifts
Secretary Garfield returns from inspection through Hawaii and the public land states, last seen June 1. Rear Admiral Evans retires, Goodrich to lead as senior rear admiral. Colorado grounded at Lip Lip Point requires a thirty day dry dock stay as inquiry is ordered. Justice launches inquiry into the theatrical trust under Acting Attorney General Russell.
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Washington
Garfield
Interior Department
Hawaii
Public Land
Evans
Goodrich
Navy Yard
New York
Colorado
Lip Lip Point
Puget
Department of Justice
Charles W. Russell
W. H. Boarstram
Buster Miller
Assistant Secretary Bacon to vacation in Rocky mountains region
The Assistant Secretary of State Bacon plans a Rocky Mountains vacation with hunting and fishing on the itinerary. Several notable deaths and achievements are noted: Capt. Charles K. Jackson, 71, long Great Lakes sailor, at Algona Michigan. Col. H. C. Vanleuren, 65, clerk of the house judiciary committee, in Washington. p C Ayres, 65, president of First National Bank Coffeyville, died at Stonewall Colorado. George R. Estabrook, prominent Iowa Republican, died in Marshalltown. Dr. Albert J. Bushong, 52, former St Louis Browns and Brooklyn catcher, died in Brooklyn.
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Bacon
Rocky Mountains
Charles K. Jackson
Great Lakes
Algona
Mich
Charles Jerome Edwards
National Association of Underwriters
Los Angeles
Col
H. C. Vanleuren
House Judiciary Committee
Washington
Ninth
Iowa
P. C. Ayres
First National Bank of
Coffeyville
Kan
Stonewall, Colo
George R. Estabrook
State Republican Committee of
Marshalltown
Albert J. Bushong
St. Louis Browns
Brooklyn
Bushong
King” Kelly
Multiple Criminal Incidents Reported Across States
A series of crimes and legal actions unfold from Huntington to Chicago. A black suspect looms under guard after rescue from a mob in Huntington. John S. Howard is jailed in Billings for aiding an abduction. State Bank Examiner W. E. Gordon flags a 15000 dollar banking shortage at the Bank of Afton. Omer Benedict is jailed in Oklahoma City on criminal libel charges urged by Gov. Haskell. A Columbus double murder prompts police to detain John Newkirk amid motive tied to a dog bite incident. Sicilian Vincenso Ciampa linked to threatening letters demanding 1000 dollars from grocer Benedetto. In Chicago, a meeting of stationary engineers injures a dozen, amid expulsions and a scuffle. In Cairo Illinois an armed band robs riders from a resort tram, injuring several. John Livasy of Lehigh Iowa survives a suicide attempt tied to child grief. Paducah civilians, 75 strong, raid the jail seeking Will Hornsby suspected of assault. he is not found. Mary Cassidy of Chicago, in a temporary insanity episode, kills her husband and then wounds herself, now hospitalized in precarious condition.
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Huntington
L. L
John S. Howard
Billings
Mont
Ernest Huston
Miss Bauer
W. E. Gordon
Thomas W. Reynolds
Bank of Afton
Vincenso Ciampa
V. Benedetto
Chicago
Benedetto
Black Hand Society
Matthew Comerford
St. Paul
Stationary Engineers' Union
Union
Engineers
Osman Na Nizami Pasha Named Turkish War Minister
Reports say Osman Na Nizami Pasha was appointed minister of war in Turkey to replace Rodjeb Pasha who died suddenly of apoplexy. Other items note a Copenhagen printer strike settled, J B Lloyd awarded Ecuadorian citizenship for Guayaquil sanitation work, 1800 attendees at Dresden Esperanto congress, US Major Paul F Straub present, Stetin Vulcan yard lockout ended with riveters returning, and Prince Henry of Prussia seeking a patent for an automatic glass screen cleaner for autos.
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Osman Na Nizami Pasha
Rodjeb Pasha
Copenhagen
Interior
J. B. Lloyd
American Marine Hospital Service
Guayaquil
Dresden
United States
Paul F. Straub
Vulcan
Stetin
Prince Henry of
Prussia
the Kaiser
Sins and Sinners
A grim roll of calamities and crimes from across the nation. Drownings occur in the Niagara river near Buffalo and Chester residents perish while swimming. Fires kill firemen in London. Duels, overdoses, suicides, and a series of arrests mark a troubling tableau of danger and violence.
Universal peace union meets at Peace Grove Mystic Conn
The Universal Peace Union held its forty second annual gathering at Peace Grove Mystic Connecticut. The report notes other items including a Connecticut and national news roundup with fires in Greene Iowa a fatal railway crash in Woodinville Washington and a new Baltimore afternoon paper the American Star.
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Universal Peace Union
Peace Grove
Mystic
Conn
Merchants’ Association of Manila
Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Africa
Mine Workers of Iowa
Oskaloosa
The
American Star
Baltimore
Baltimore American
Felix Angus
Mystery of Monster Theft Solved Sparks Suspicion
Chicago August 25 government officials say the $173000 United States subtreasury theft may be solved with the arrest of George W Fitzgerald once an assorting teller for Assistant U S Treasurer William Boldenweck. Others believed involved are being identified as investigators press the case.
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Chicago
United States
George W. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
William Boldenweck
Washington
Fire Wipes Out Town in Nevada Blaze
Reno Nev Aug 25 Hazen a railroad town forty miles east of Reno was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon Loss estimated at 125000 Special trains rushed to the scene to fight the blaze and aid the homeless taken to Fallon
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Reno
Nev
Hazen
Fallon
Explosion in Repair Shop Destroys Car in Marshalltown
In Marshalltown Iowa on August 25 a mobile repairer searching under the touring car of J M Slusher ignited leaking gasoline with a lighted match. The resulting explosion and fire completely destroyed the automobile.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
J. M. Slusher
Felton Merchant Killed by Winnipeg Limited Train
Train crews report Bob Woods of Felton killed when struck by the Winnipeg Limited on No 548 local freight between here and Crookston in Barnesville Minnesota on August 25.
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Felton
Barnesville
Minn
Here
Crookston
Bob Woods
Winnipeg Limited
Cholera Toll Rises Across Russia in Weeks
Official cholera tally for the week ending Aug 20 records 1,143 cases and 517 deaths in Russia. Since then cases reached 2,024 and deaths 900, with more fatalities reported nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Russia
In Sight of Old Age Pensions Promise
The piece notes that hundreds of thousands of elderly people in villages and towns await January when a new old-age pensions bill could end the fear of the workhouse. It urges minimal criticism and concentrated effort to secure passage for the sake of the poor elderly.
Stage Robberies Near Cody and Yellowstone Park
News from Billings Montana reports a Cody Meeteetsee stage robbery twenty miles from Cody Wyo four masked men took money and valuables after disabling telephone lines about 2000 dollars taken and a posse pursues them. At Yellowstone Lake Hotel a Lone bandit who robbed sixteen stage coaches near Sprank Creek canyon and 120 people has escaped with a cavalry search following the trail four miles south where it vanishes in a swamp. The desperado fled on foot and is at large awaiting capture.
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Billings
Mont
Cody-Meeteetsee
Cody
Wyo
Buffalo Bill
Babe Left At Pulpit Shocks St. Louis Crowd
In a Union mission pew a young woman placed an infant before speaker John M. Hutcherson and fled. Hutcherson admitted paternity and said the mother is Cora Thompson. The child was taken to an asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
John M. Hutcherson
Union Mission
Hutcherson
Cora Thompson
Cuban Election Dates Set for November Fourteen
Oyster Bay Aug 26 Charles F Magoon governor of Cuba announced after a谈 with President Roosevelt that Cuba will hold presidential and congressional elections on November 14 and inaugurate the new president on January 28 1909. He said the dates were agreed upon after a full discussion of the situation.
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Magoon
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Cuba
Charles F. Magoon
Sagamore Hill
Meteorite narrowly misses Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill
A falling meteorite, about the size of a brick, struck deep into the turf behind the Sagamore Hill barn near Oyster Bay on August 26, narrowly missing President Roosevelt’s home. The event was witnessed from nearby, with no reported injuries.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Markets Report From Grain and Live Stock Centers
The latest quotations list grain and cattle prices across St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Sioux City and South St Paul. Wheat oats corn and flax are shown with various grades and cents per bushel or hundredweight, along with hogs sheep and veal calf ranges and stocker figures.
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St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Negro murderer found hanged with bullet wounds near Louisville
Nearo Huna and Shot. Louisville, Aug. 26. Vance Williams, the colored man said to have killed EB G Brown at his home a few nights ago, was found yesterday hanging from a tree limb one mile from town with three bullet holes in his chest.
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Louisville
Vance Williams
EB. G. Brown
Boy Accused of Train Wrecking Near Buford
Lawrenceville Ga August 26 Louis Coxey eleven years old was arrested charged with wrecking the Southwestern limited near Buford Sunday in which Engineer Dewbury and his colored fireman were killed.
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Lawrenceville
Louis Coxey
Southwestern Limited
Buford
Dewbury
Thresher accident maims leg near New Hampton
Waterloo Iowa Aug 26 Frank Stather owner of a threshing machine was repairing the device when his foot slipped into the cylinder and his leg was mangled below the knee. He was working near New Hampton at the time.
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Thresher
Waterloo
Iowa
New Hampton
Frank Stather
Her Little Slip
A departing guest recalls a delightful visit while the hostess laments that a storm kept their best people away.
Idle Curiosity Provokes Hospital Inquiry
A humorous line features an unnamed speaker asking why hospitals are being contacted. The other character Snigglebat claims he will pay five dollars today or break a leg, prompting a quip about which leg would be broken.
Brown & Co. Failure Shocks New York Stock Market
The A O Brown & Co brokerage firm failed with losses estimated over 1 million dollars. Delivery on only 277000 of 700000 shares traded Saturday, brokers impatient for stock, banks refusing to certify checks, and John W. Rhoads named as assignee as the market reeled from the collapse.
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A. 0. Brown & Co
New York
A. O. Brown & Co
Stock Exchange
Buchanan
Thomas W. Lawson
John W. Rhoads
D. W. Noel
Hope of Peace with Venezuela Dims After Note
The Venezuelan foreign minister Jose de Jesus Paul sent a second note to The Hague stating Venezuela’s dismissal of Dutch minister M. de Reus was purely personal due to his perceived incompetence. The note lists alleged grievances against de Reus and ends any hope for a peaceful settlement between the Netherlands and Venezuela.
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Holland
The
Hague
Netherlands
Venezuela
Jose de Jesus Paul
M. de Reus
Gov Folk Narrow Escape Forces Speech Cancellation
Gov Folk of Missouri avoided serious injury when his car near Sullivan Indiana narrowly avoided a crash with a heavy farm wagon and plunged down a steep embankment. He was badly frightened and declined to speak at the Sullivan court house that evening.
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Sullivan
Ind
Gov
Folk
Missouri
Merom
Court House
Former Pastor Kills Self in Mills Hotel
Rev. Albert E. Trick a former Chicago Presbyterian pastor, half blind and critical of the church and America’s focus on Success Pleasure and Gold, shot and killed himself in a Mills hotel room yesterday in New York.
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Kills Self
New York
Till
America
Albert E. Trick
Mills Hotel
Chicago
Barn Fire Destroys Murphy Farm in Lakeville Minn
A barn owned by Michael Murphy in Lakeville Minnesota burned to the ground along with four horses hay harnesses and eleven stacks of grain. Estimated loss runs to four thousand dollars.
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Lakeville
Minn
Michael Murphy
Frost destroys about a third of local corn crop
Fergus Falls Minnesota reports frost in recent nights has damaged roughly one third of the corn. The lower portions of nearly all fields are ruined.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Trains Cut Man's Body Along Soo Tracks Near Almena
A man’s body was found on the Soo track east of Almena Wisconsin with evidence that several trains passed over him. Remains were scattered along the track for about twenty rods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almena. Wis
Soo Track
Here
Tax Assessor Quip Sparks Fiscal Debate
A debate arises as a character mocks tax avoidance and notes the assessor fixes taxes. The exchange hints at public finance scrutiny and satirical attitudes toward taxation in a historical setting.
A Juvenile Sage Dialect Sketch
A fragmentary juvenile speaking line contrasts wild desire for fun with parental prohibition. The speaker teases about knowing what constitutes a good time and implies defiance of prudent guidance. The tone is informal and regional, capturing a playful street voice.
No Clue on Fire Rampage Riders in South Dakota
Aberdeen S D Aug 26 reports say no identification of the desperadoes who started fires in Lowry and Akaska. Authorities expect an arrest soon as mounted men were seen fleeing Lowry. Six buildings burned in Akaska and four in Lowry. losses are fully insured. sheriffs and county authorities remain vigilant.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Lowry
Akaska
Alaska
Farmers’ State Bank
Hamilton Held On Forgery Charges In Duluth
George Hamilton is detained in the county jail awaiting grand jury action on fourteen or more forgery charges. He is suspected of sending an infernal machine to Sheriff August Beck in Houghton county Michigan, a device that narrowly failed to explode. Two express messengers identified him as the sender of the box to Beck from Iron River Wisconsin.
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Duluth
George Hamilton
Houghton County
Michigan
August Beck
Michigan County
Sheriff Beck
Iron River
Wis
Fireproof Bank Building Collapses in Tyler Minnesota
The new First National Bank fireproof brick and concrete building in Tyler collapses while workers remove framing for the roof. One laborer injured but not seriously. The structure was wrecked and the event occurred August 26 at Tyler, Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Tyler
Tyler, Minn
Train kills three men in Canadian Pacific work scene
Winnipeg dispatch reports paymaster Alex Milton of the eastern section of CPR double-tracking near Kenora killed with two assistants when a train struck them last night. The workers were surprised by the oncoming train sixty five miles east of Kenora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Alex Milton
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kenora
Omaha Kid Pinched for Liquor Sales to Minor
Oscar Gardner known as the Omaha Kid, former lightweight boxing champion, ran a Minneapolis saloon and was arrested yesterday on a warrant sworn by Joseph Kerrot’s father for selling liquor to a minor.
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Minneapolis
Oscar Gardner
Joseph Kerrot
Doughnut Fire Lit By Frying Lard at Booths Restaurant
In St Paul on August 26 Mrs J J Booth drifted doughnut making caused a blaze when lard she was using ignited. The fire damaged the building and its contents with estimated losses around 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
J. J. Booth
Lindsay Withdraws From Montana Gubernatorial Race
In Helena on August 26, a conference involving Senator Joseph M. Dickson led to William Lindsay of Glen dive withdrawing from the Republican nomination contest at the convention scheduled for September 17.
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Lindsay
Helena
Mont
Joseph M. Dickson
William Lindsay
Glendive
Threshers Poisoned in Sioux Falls Coffee Incident
Members of the Ben Hughes threshing crew in Sioux Falls South Dakota were poisoned with two narrowly escaping death. Investigators suspect the toxin was in the coffee though the source remains a mystery.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Ben Hughes
Drownings After Boat Upset in Lake Winnipeg
Winnipeg August 26. Joseph Houston Jr provincial constable and Bruce Burn drowned when their boat capsized in a whirlpool on Lake Winnipeg. They and two companions were swept under and lost.
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Winnipeg
Joseph Houston
Bruce Burn
Lake
Women released on bond in Ohio murder case
Des Moines Iowa August 26 Mrs Morris Stein and her mother Mrs Mary Bayard were freed on bonds of 1000 each after being held on suspicion of involvement in the Stein Porter murder mystery at Loudenville Ohio.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Morris Stein
Mary Bayard
Loudenville
Ohio
Horse's Kick Fatal in Minnesota Hardware Merchant
Minneapolis reports a fatal accident when W. L. Gardner, 47, hardware merchant, was kicked in the groin by a horse Sunday night as he prepared to go to church. Gardner died Monday night from injuries.
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Minneapolis
W. L. Gardner
Murdered for Money in Wolsey Mill
James Stewart, a Brookings resident, was killed in a Wolsey mill last night. Robbery appears to be the motive. One suspect was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
S. D
James Stewart
Brookings
Wolsey
Fourth Poet Faces Meter Rules for Payment
Four poets struggle with strict constraints as they are paid per word. One poet notes the challenge of sticking to meter while earning a single dollar for each word, highlighting the tension between rhythm and compensation.
Man Must Work Collage Dialogue Dawns
A fragment shows a man asking where another goes and answering to work. A man inquires about the wife’s wellbeing, suggesting domestic strain or routine labor. The line hints at working-class life and daily grind.
Manilow Offer and Consent Sparked Family Borrowing
In a social exchange LT asked for her hand last night and her father not only gave consent but also borrowed $10 from the speaker. This details a domestic matter involving familial approval and a small loan among acquaintances.
Chelsea Wall Collapse Kills Several Workers
A forty five foot brick wall in Chelsea square collapsed burying about thirty workmen. Eight were killed and twenty injured with eleven taken to naval hospitals. Contractor M Gordon arrested for manslaughter after the inspector ordered work stopped five minutes before collapse.
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Chelsea
Mass
Chelsea Square
United States Marine and Naval
M. Gordon
Gordon & Seergal
Independent packing firm formed to cut beef prices
Chicago reports a new independent company, the Chicago Stock Yards and Transit Company, formed to rival the Union Stock Yards and Transit. It plans to open a large packing plant and cattle pens and aims to drop prices when competition begins around October 1 benefiting cattle raisers, butchers, and consumers.
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Chicago
Chicago Stock Yards and Transit Company
Union Stock Yards and Transit Company
H. W. Rockwell
Union
Ellis to Take Purdy's Job in A G Appointment
Taft believes Wade H. Ellis of Ohio will accept the post as assistant to the attorney general to succeed Milton D. Purdy, who is promoted to a Minnesota federal judgeship. The view followed a conference between Ellis and Taft in Hot Springs Virginia.
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Taft
Ohio
Hot Springs
Wade H. Ellis
Milton D. Purdy
Minnesota
Ellis
Rob Postoffice Safe Blown at Waukegan Heist
Burglars cracked the Waukegan Illinois postoffice safe early yesterday and stole all money stamps and valuables. Police estimate the haul at about $1 000 to $2 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Ill
Waukegan, Ill
Farle Arrested for Assault on Wife in Monroe Area
Kerdi nand P. Farle, artist of affinity fame, was arrested at his home near Monroe on a second degree assault charge alleged to involve his wife around Aug. 16, twelve days after the birth of their child in Middletown area.
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Middletown
N. Y
Kerdinand P. Farle
Affinity Fame
Monroe
Wateree Bridge Washes Away In Camden Tragedy
A Wateree bridge at Camden South Carolina was washed away during the day. A man and a boy were swept from the structure and have not been seen since. The incident occurred as flooding streamed along the Wateree River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Camden
Wateree
Safety razor causes barber's suicide in St Louis
In St Louis on August 25 W. Confee a barber, despondent over business decline blamed on customers use of safety razors and killed himself with his own razor by slitting his throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Confee
Coniee
Fleet Prepares to Sail for Melbourne
Sydney reports Rear Admiral Sperry commander of the American fleet and other admirals back aboard ships. Arrangements are being completed for departure to Melbourne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Sperry
Melbourne
Man Found Dead In Chicago Hotel Self-Administered Poison
A man about forty, registered as J. M. Krewer of Chicago, was found dead in his downtown hotel room last night from self-administered poison. The death occurred the evening of August 26. Authorities are investigating the circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. M. Krewer
Equipped for Battle in Double Life Remarks
A rugged exchange features a speaker praising a man’s combat readiness while others joke about his split allegiance. The dialogue paints a portrait of a tough, paradoxical figure navigating two contrasting personas.
Multitude Joke Sparks Lesson in Brooklyn Classroom
A Brooklyn teacher asks a boy to define multitude. The student replies that a multitude is what we get when we multiply, turning a classroom moment into a lighthearted math joke.
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Brooklyn
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John Cassidy
Niagara
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Joseph Thompson
W. A. Wishard
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Lulu V. Frazier
Countess Szechenyi
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Budapest
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