Kell Boasts Roosevelt in Speech at County Fair
The speech criticizes Roosevelt's charges and praises Colonel Roosevelt and leadership, warning that unchecked executive power risks destroying checks and balances. It cites the speaker’s opposition to Haskell, calls for government reform, and asserts faith in American ideals and the Supreme Court as a coequal branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Haskell
Roosevast
Edward H. Warriman
Elt
Oy Gael
United
Fez
Aerroplane Wrecked In First Flight By Cleveland Aviator
At the Garden City aviation field New York Special Allen S. Harkness, a young aviator from Cleveland, wrecked his Antoinette monoplane on a landing attempt after completing the length of the field. He was uninjured.
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New York
Allen S. Harkness
Cleveland
Garden City
Harkness
Pistol Duel Fatal to Two in White Plains
In Lexington Kentucky a pistol duel in White Plains left two men dead, police officer Coursey and Thomas Hanks. An officer attempted to arrest Hanks who drew a revolver and opened fire. Coursey fired as he fell, wounding Hanks, but both died within minutes. Pedestrians fled in fear as bullets flew.
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Lexington
White Plains
Coursey
Thomas Hankseer
Hanks
Gurtis And White To Rage In Air Match
Boston aviation match pits Claude White in a monoplane against Glenn Curtiss in a racing biplane for a $3,000 purse. An anonymous Harvard Aero Club member offered the prize with hopes to raise it to $5,000. The race is set for this afternoon at Squantum Field over the one mile course for speed and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Claude e-White
Glenn Curtiss
Bosat
Prine
Harvard Aero Club
Squantum Field
Mile Marteras
Selaps
Avia
Eastern Hemisphere credited for wonders, says modern engineer
A contemporary scientist argues that modern engineering feats owe debt to the Eastern Hemisphere. He dismisses that claim and cites Hudson River tunnels, the Flagler railroad to the Florida Keys, suspension bridges, aqueducts, and skyscrapers as counterexamples.
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Hemisphere
Hudson River
New York
Flagler
Florida Keys
Norfolk
Let the People Organize in Virginia's Tax Campaign
A Charlottesville Progress editorial urges taxpayers to unite against a Virginia association of treasurers and revenue commissioners pushing constitutional amendments that would grant them an unlimited term. The piece notes many members are Democrats and claim rotation in office in theory, yet questions why voters should not protect their own interests.
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the Revenue of
Virginia
Charlottesville
Outrage at Norfolk Crowd Over Martin Speech
Sensational scene in Norfolk Monday as a largely hostile audience vociferously heckled Senator Martin amid anger over alleged crooked renomination of Congressman Maynard. Martin regained control with forceful, candid remarks, but the crowd’s preemptive booing drew sharp criticism from supporters and Virginia commentators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Senator Martin
Norfolk
Maynard
Maynard Young Controversy Spurs Democratic Inquiry
Lynchburg News reports on the Maynard-Young controversy and calls for a thorough inquiry to uncover all material facts. It notes Senator Martin supported such inquiry, defends his stance against misrepresentation, and criticizes the indecorous conduct of the assemblage amid Democratic concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard-Young
Martin
Lynchburg Ews
N and Its Lottery in Naples
Marie Van Vorst analyzes Naples weekly lotto fever in her September work. The piece portrays how masses pin hopes on prizes, with Saturday drawings delivering collective disappointment and Monday renewed optimism as dreams reset for the next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Marie van Vorst
Seven Die In Massive Landslide At Abanil In
Madrid special report says seven persons were killed and scores wounded in a large landslide at Abanil In. The disaster occurred during heavy rains when a mountainside gave way, sweeping most of the village into the valley. word reached this city on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Abanil- In
Hold Examination for Government Service
In Richmond Virginia L F Carter of the local civil service board opened a clerk examination with only one applicant present. Across the country Panama service reportedly offers higher pay and cheaper living costs than U S government departments. A nurses exam in the city drew a large turnout with many seeking appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Panama
L. F. Carter
Civil Service Board
Fighting Fifth to Hold Reunion in Richmond
Survivors of the Fifth Virginia Cavalry known as the Fighting Fifth will hold their fifth annual reunion at Murphy's Hotel on October 8. P J White president Sam C Shields secretary and treasurer Attorney General Sam Williams and T J Davis head the arrangements with a brass band to provide music. Only about forty members remain, all expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Fifth Virginia Cavalry
Fighting Fifth
P. J. White
Sam C. Sheilds
Sam Wilams
T. J. Davis
Bridegroom to be found dead near Fort Myer Virginia
The body of William H Through twenty one year old electrician from Baltimore was identified by his brother Earl Through of Baltimore Pennsylvania Railroad as the man found near Fort Myer on Tuesday morning Police have not established whether death was murder or self inflicted The brother says the dead man was exemplary and planned to marry soon to a girl in Baltimore Last seen a month ago in high spirits
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Fort Myer
William H. Through
Baltimore
Earl Through
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mauretania Aims To Break Transatlantic Time Record
The Cunarder Mauretania docked in New York this afternoon aiming to set a new Western voyage record. The current best is four days ten hours and fifty-one minutes set last year by Captain Pritchard. Captain Dow leads at top speed with over 2,000 passengers aboard and bets on the record outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic
Dow
Pritchard
William L. Armstrong Dies After Long Illness at 66
William L. Armstrong a former traveling salesman for Richmond concerns died at his Barton Heights home after a six year illness. Struck by paralysis and later two strokes he had been bedbound for over a year. Survived by widow Flora Haile and six children, with funeral set for tomorrow at 8 am from Virginia Avenue home. Pallbearers listed including Dr Ennion G. Williams and Thomas Armstrong.
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Richmond
William L. Armstrong
Richmond Concerna
Barton Heights
Armstrong
News Leader
Secon
Flora Haile
Pearl
Grace
Stella
Messrs
W.H
J. R
T. F. Armstrong
T. H. Armstrong
Baltimore
Virginia Avenue
Dr. Ennion G. Williams
Laula C. Williams
H. A. Hawkins
R. M. Smith
Howard Whitlock
D. C. Ruffin
Thomas Armstrong
T. E H. Hubank
Ninth District Democrats Win Their Rooster Victory
A vivid political quip proclaims the Ninth District Democrats secured exclusive rights to their symbol, vowing no insurgent or rival will share in their celebrated win and crow across Virginia and beyond after Election Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
War on Consumption to Hold December Conference in Virginia
The State Anti-Tuberculosis Association plans a two day December conference in Virginia with experts from across the state and educators invited to join the fight against tuberculosis. The event aims for practical outcomes and will align with plans for the annual meeting drawing delegates statewide. Discussions include building sanatoria at Catawba Sanatorium to cut costs, a major policy focus for the conference. The organization reports strong progress and anticipates new expenditures to boost Virginia’s tuberculosis program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State
Anti- Tuberculosis Association
Virginia
State Anti
Catawba Sanatorium
Catawba
Republicans Split In Seventh District At Charlottesville
In Charlottesville the Seventh District Republican convention adjourned with two factions: Gentry and the Acker Keezer side remain at odds, John Paul of Morrisonville named for Congress, and H. Lupton and C. M. Gibbons named in rival slates. R. J. Walker kept order as temporary chair. Taft administration endorsed and party harmony pledges voiced.
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Charlottesville
Congressional District
L. Harper Zirkle
B. B. Bowman
Shenandoah
W. S&s Gentry
Greene
R. J. Walker
Acker-Keezer
Gentry
John Paul
Morrisonbure
Congress
Hunter N. Kern
Winchester
A. P. Funkhouser
Rockingham
J. L. Borden
Warren
James L. Humbert
T. J. Berry
Page
Ll. Harper Zirkle
Frederick
C. M. Gibbons
Hugh S. Lupton
E. Dulaney Ort
Harrisonburg
Taft
Slemp
Republican Party
Virginia
Policeman W T Capps Dies After Illness on Street
Norfolk patrolman W T Capps, a well known officer, collapsed on Church Street between Main and Plume while on patrol. He received aid at Owl Drug Store and died at St. Vincent's Hospital at 5 20. He leaves a wife and several children.
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Norfolk
W. T. Capps
Church Street
Main
Plume Streets
Owl
Ws St. Vincent's Hospital
Cook Aims to Prove Polar Claim From Greenland
Dr. Cook travels toward Copenhagen aboard the yacht Beauty owned by John R. Bradley. He carries documentary testimony from North Greenland officials and Eskimo associates to support his North Pole achievement claim, with Eskimo partners reportedly convinced of his reach.
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Copenhagen
Cook
Arctic
Greenland
Utah
John R. Bradley
North Pole
Pole
North
Eskimoor
Death Tale From a Southern Magazine
Secretary of War Dickinson relates a colored man plan to save money by moving his brother's corpse. The man asks the Memphis station agent for the fare to fetch a corpse, then proposes a round trip from Kentucky to Memphis to allow kin to view him before returning for burial.
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Dickinson
Darkey
Littl
Memphis
Tenn
Hyuh
Kyuh
Heiress seeks to void Avon marriage in New Jersey suit
A New Jersey suit seeks to annul the August 26 Avon marriage of Miss Helen O'Brien, St. Louis heiress, to Life Guard Jack Howland. Acting for Mrs Rosie O'Brien, the bride’s mother, the firm Durand Ivins Carton of Asbury Park prepared a bill for annullment to be filed in the Court of Chancery alleging duress and unlawful coercion.
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Spring Lake
St. Louis
Howland
New York
New Jersey
Avon
Helen O'Brien
Jack” Howland
Rosie O’brien
Durand, Ivins & Carton
Asbury Park
Court of Chancery
Missee
Committee to Look for Fraud in Second District Primary
A nine member committee is appointed to thoroughly investigate charges of fraud or irregularity in the Second Congressional District primary held August 23, 1910. The panel will examine poll books and ballots with candidates or their representatives, hear testimony, and report after hearings in Murphy's Hotel on October 4 1910. Major R A McIntire elected chairman and the group plans immediate start in Norfolk, visiting counties and cities with alleged irregularities.
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Richmond
Murphy's Hotel
Rocky Mount
Henry P. Adams
Lynchburg
W. E. Carson
Riverton
R. A. McIntire
Warrenton
B. Frank Buchanan
Marion
Edward Echols
Staunton
State Democratic Committee
Norfolk
Monticello
Maynard
Young
Speech by Twain Fails to Amuse at Boston Dinner
In Howells Memories of Mark Twain, an after-dinner Boston audience grows embarrassed and silent as Twain’s Western tale pretends three deadbeats pose as Emerson Longfellow and Holmes. The piece recalls other lesser known Mark Twain career moments.
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Mark Twain
Mr. Howells
Harper's
Boston
California
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Hay crash ends in fatal neck fracture in Virginia
In Harrisonburg Virginia Bob Johnston a colored stable worker rolled from hay into a cement floor last night and broke his neck. Found by his employer in a pool of blood the man was drunk and probably asleep in the hay.
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Harrisonburg
Bob Johnston
Dr. Williams
Women Suffragists Quietly Win Half the Battle in England
Sydney Brooks in Harper's Weekly on September 10 outlines that militant suffragists have won half the battle since adopting forceful methods. He cautions that a harsher phase may follow as the truce with the government ends next November and notes the risk of extreme actions, including potential violence against cabinet ministers if the cause is not resolved.
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England
Harper's Weekly
Sydney Brooks
Yoder Faces Dismissal Over Interfering With Police Charge
Richmond Virginia special report notes Police Commissioner Christopher we Jr was dismissed on a charge of interfering with Major Louis Werner in the line of duty after Commonwealth's Attorney Minetree Folkes said evidence failed to sustain. Editor Adton A. Yoder vowed to pursue a grand jury action as the crowd packed the Ice Court.
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Richmonda VA
Christopher We Jr
Louis Werner
Commonwealth
Minetree Folkes
Justice Crutchfield
Adton A. Yoder
D. C. Richardson
Werner
Doug Gordon
Row in Meeting of Newport News School Board
During a heated Newport News school board session over a teacher hire, Division Superintendent Willis A. Jenkins assaulted Trustee BE Huffman with fists before Trustees Cosby and Harrison restrained him. Jenkins then drew a penknife, opened it, but Cosby restrained him and disarmed the weapon. The conflict stems from a long-standing grudge between Jenkins and Huffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Willis A. Jenkins
BE. W. Huffman
C. V. Cosby
J. P. Harrison
Colonel Hufman
Cosby
Jenkins
Huffman
Jamaica Couple to Wed After Matrimonial Ads
Washington GA Special. The marriage of T. C. Aycock of Wilkes county and Miss Kathleen Callaghan of Jamaica New York will take place Thursday in Augusta Georgia. The match stems from answering matrimonial ads and marks the second such Aycock family union in this county involving Jamaica. A year earlier R. B. Aycock answered a similar ad, exchanged photos, and married in Augusta. The two Aycock men did not know of each other’s plans yet. The first match had Mrs Aycock assist, linking the couples through a school friend in town. The couple have never met prior to the wedding.
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Washington, GA
T. C. Aycock
Wilkes County
Kathleen Callaghan
Jamaica
N. Y
Augusta
Aycock
R. B. Aycock
Usin
Aycocks
Mr. Aycock
Miss Callaghan
Memorial Homes for Col Mosby in Virginia Projected
A movement led by Dr. James W. Wiltshire seeks a memorial home for Confederate guerilla leader Colonel John S. Mosby among his surviving brigade. Funds already pledged with Charlottesville, Virginia as the probable site, with Mosby to have full use. Additional support expected from admirers beyond his circle.
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Baltimore
James W. Wiltshire
John S. Mosby
Charlottesville
Mosby
Wiltshire
The Bigness of Texas and Its People
A Louisville Times quote contrasts two Texas towns Brownsville and Dallas to illustrate Texas size and its cultural impact. An old-time Brownsville conversation shows skepticism toward Yankees and distance, highlighting regional attitudes in a humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Brownsville
Dallas
Bob
Louisville Times
Black Holes of Manhattan Tenements in a Block
The piece cites census figures showing over six thousand people in a single block and over three thousand in thirteen blocks in lower Manhattan. It highlights cramped conditions as a barrier to light and air, referencing Emily Whalen Dinwiddie’s World’s Work article on good tenements for a million people and noting reform efforts to replace crowded tenement housing with healthier structures.
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Manhattan
New York City
Manhattan Island
Fourteenth Street
Bowery
Emily Whalen Dinwiddie
E World
Arizona
Delaware
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
North Dakota
Oregon
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Rhode Island
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming
Calcutta
Bombay
Roosevelt orders Progressive platform for New York state
Theodore Roosevelt, in Oyster Bay, is drafting a labor plank for the Progressive Republican State Convention to be held in Saratoga on September 27. James B. Reynolds, ex-official connected to a White Slave inquiry, visited to discuss labor issues with Roosevelt, who declined to reveal confidential details.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Saratoga
James B. Reynolds
New York
Grand Jury
Roosevelt
Reynolds
Chicago
Roosevelt Seeks Platform Control Amid State Convention
The article notes Colonel Roosevelt aiming to influence the State platform through the convention’s rules committee while Mr. Root contemplates chairmanship. Roosevelt backs his New York primary gains and presses to steer delegates, facing opposition from Vice President Sherman and planning moves across the state.
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Renolds
Roosevelt
Root
Sherman
Jin
New York
Shriners to Meet at Natural Bridge
Acca Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine plan a ceremonial session at Natural Bridge on September 24. A Richmond Shriner delegation travels by special train and will be joined in Lynchburg by others for an elaborate gathering including bridge illumination Saturday night.
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Richmond
Acca Temple
Mystic Shrine
Natural Bridge
Richmond Shriners
Lynchburg
Child Strangled in Cradle in Norfolk Home
In Norfolk a baby boy eight months old, son of Mr and Mrs C T Titus, was found strangled this morning after slipping from his cradle between the mattress and rail. The mother discovered the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Titus
Crippen Trial Resumes as Health Worsens in Court
London inmates Crippen and state that his health is deteriorating as the trial proceeds. The defense wins a point when Professor Pepper concedes the sex of remains in Crippen's residence cannot be determined due to their condition. The judge notes the lack of clear anatomical evidence on the body's sex.
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London
Hawley H. Crippen
Cora
Belle Elmore
Ethel le Neve
Bow Street Court
Crippen
Pepper
Newton
Professor Pepper
Hilldrop
Fifteen Year Old Girl Marries Boarder Husband in Bridgeport
Elizabeth McCabe of Brooklyn seeks charges after her daughter Lillian and boarder Thomas Elliott, both aged fifteen and twenty, respectively, vanished. A Catholic priest confirmed their July 22 marriage in Bridgeport before Elliott’s wife and district attorney. The couple, with a baby, returned home then disappeared.
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New York
Elizabeth McCabe
Bainbridge Street
Brooklyn
Lillian
Thomas Elliott
Elliott
Bridgeport
Con
W. T. Mullen
W. T. Mullen On July 22d. This Morning Mrs. McCabe
Mr. Elliott
McCabe
Vanishing Mr Gould Mystifies Friends
New York special reports Frank J Gould’s sudden return from Paris to the Hotel Plaza puzzled friends. His yacht Atalanta had reached Halifax from Southampton with no sign he was aboard. Helen Gould, custodian of Frank’s children, was away with the children, and Gould was not seen at most hotels, except the Empire where he used the alias L. A. Gould. A July cable noted his marriage to Miss Edith Kelly and a Thames houseboat honeymoon before planned Paris residence.
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New York
Frank J. Gould
Plaza
Paris
Edith Kelly
George J. Gould
Stapleton
Southampton
England
Halifax
Atlanta
Frank Gould
North River
New York Yacht Club
Anchorage
Elgcty-sixth Street
Helen Gould
Frank
Helen
Dorothy
Irvington
N. Y
Catskilla
Gould
Empire
Broadway
Sixty-third Street
L. A
Missouri Justice in St. Charles Horse Trade Case
In St. Charles last week Lester Ingraham traded A.8 Osborn a horse for a motorboat. Hours later Osborn found the horse worthless, removed the engine from the boat, and the horse died while hauling it away. A justice court jury awarded Ingraham the engine and one dollar in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
St. Charles
Lester Ingraham
Osborn
Ingraham
Troy Free Press
Colorado Democrats Meet to Nominate State Ticket
The Democratic State convention in Denver met to nominate the state ticket. Governor Shafroth and Dr. B. L. Jefferson are candidates for Governor. A Denver delegation with 284 votes pledged to Jefferson contends with the “plat form Democrats” who back Shafroth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Denver
Col
Shafroth
B. L. Jefferson
Jefferson
Four Train Collision Kills Four at Station
Western officials on a Norfolk and Western special died in a wreck when the engine rammed a station, sending four men to their deaths and fatally injuring three others. Engineer Woolwine and Fireman Don Roland perished in the cab, Station Agent Hughes died instantly, and several train crew members suffered severe injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocoe
Hughes
Johnson
Maher
Woolwine
Burton
Policeman W W Willis Injured In Danville Stabbing
In Danville Virginia Special Sanitary Policeman W W Willis was stabbed three times on Main Street by Ollie L a young white man he had arrested for drunkenness. The neck throat and face wounds caused heavy blood loss but Willis will recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
W. W. Willis
Main Street
Ollie L
Willis
Land Donated To Save Historic New Rochelle Oak
John H. Trenor, former dancing master to the Vanderbilts, gives to New Rochelle a deed for a twenty by one hundred foot strip around an historic giant oak on Mayflower Avenue. The tree sits at a street center and would be removed without the gift. The street will be widened to seventy feet and the tree will be encircled by a curb flower bed. Hessians fired on patriots from its branches during the Revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mayflower Avenue
New Rochelle
John H. Trenor
Vanderbilts
New York Society
Mr. Trenor
Memphis Mob Hangs Suspects After Tiptonville Raid
A mob of about 200 whites seized two men, Will Sharp and Bob Bruce, from deputies near Tiptonville Tennessee. They were hanged after the alleged entry into Hallie and Callie Downing s room. Sheriff Ines and deputies hid the suspects in Reelfoot bottoms but could not stop the lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Will Sharp
Bob Bruce
Tiptonville
Tenn
Hallie
Callie Downing
Sharp
Downing
Ines
Reelfoot Bottoms
Eskimo Childhood From The Eskimos of Labrador
From The Eskimos of Labrador in Wide World Magazine July issue, an anecdotal glimpse into Eskimo infancy. It notes scarce wealth by their standards, dirt as part of life, and that babies survive cold with minimal clothing while mother’s hood serves as cradle. It also recounts a washing incident and the danger of dogs around their tents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wide World Magazine
Washington Eyes Big Aviation Meet in D C
The Washington Chamber of Commerce plans a large aviation meet in Washington D C within the next month. Several prominent aviators have signified their intention to fly here if the event materializes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Washington Chamber of Commerce
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Kell
WM. L. Armstrong
Anti-Tuberculosis Society
Audenreid
O’briens
Miss O’brien
James McKeon
DR. Cook
Col. Mosby
T. R. 10
Shriners
Grippens
MR. Gould
Hip
Washington
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