Iowa Leads Nation in Farming Wealth and Production
Iowa boasts the highest shares of cultivable land with 96 percent farmed and a history of no crop failures. It leads in corn oats grass seed and popcorn production, exports heavy livestock values, and ranks top in farm wealth, dairy, swine, poultry, and per capita wealth with strong savings and auto ownership.
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Ames
Iowa
Towa
Sac
Ida
New York
Texas
United States
Commonwealth
No More River Racing In Dubuque Excursion Boats
Excursion steamers will skip Mississippi river trips this coming summer in Dubuque. Despite no accidents, several near misses prompted two major boat companies to stop sailing from the same port to reduce unsafe speed risk.
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Dubuque
Mississippi River
Clean Life Campaign in Clinton Reaches 1000 Enlisted
More than 1,000 boys in Clinton have joined a clean life campaign conducted by the YMCA with W. S. Sylvester, a state boys' leader. Clubs formed in all schools. factory workers to be organized by the leader.
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Clinton
W. S. Sylvester
Suicide death of John Henry Jessen near Irwin
John Henry Jessen a 75 year old man near Irwin killed himself by hanging after brooding over ill health and lack of news from his two sons with the German army. He leaves eight sons and daughters.
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Irwin
John Henry Jessen
Jessen
Not To Prosecute Boy Slayer Declared By Centerville Parents
Centerville parents of 14 year old Carl John, slain by a brick, decline to prosecute 15 year old Johnny Jones. District court expected to take charge and send Jones to the state reformatory. The lad has long been without parental care.
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Centerville
Carl Johnson
Johnny Jones
Jones
State Reformatory
Hawkeye Highway Meeting Set for April Fifth
Fort Dodge hosts the fifth annual Hawkeye Highway Association meeting on April 5 with representation from thirteen Iowa counties. The event gathers regional officials to discuss interstate road cooperation and future funding plans.
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Fort Dodge
Hawkeye Highway Association
Many Accredited Schools in Iowa City Area
Iowa City Iowa now has seventy high schools on the accredited list of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The association, with colleges from sixteen states, is among the strictest in entrance requirements. Five more schools were added Belle Plaine Colfax Lyons Spirit Lake and Storm Lake.
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Iowa City
Iowa
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Belle Plaine
Colfax
Lyons
Spirit Lake
Storm Lake
Good Roads Meeting in Des Moines Persuades Route Change
Two hundred farmers from Warren Monroe and Marion counties gather in Des Moines to push the Daniel Boone trail from Des Moines to St Louis via Carlisle Pleasantville Knoxville and Albia. Speakers include Governor Clarke Paul Beer Gardner Cowles Harvey Ingham Lafayette Young and Henry Slack supporting the good roads movement.
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Des Moines
Warren
Monroe
Marion
St. Louis
Carlisle
Pleasantville
Knoxville
Albia
Governor Clarke
Paul Beer
Gardiner Cowles
Harvey Ingham
Lafayette Young
Henry Slack
Des Moines Elects John MacVicar Mayor in Drawn Race
Complete returns show a split contest between liberals and anti-liberals with John MacVicar elected mayor two and a half to one over Royal. Newly elected officials include councilmen Thomas Fairweather John W Budd Harry B Frase and Ben Woolgar.
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Des Moines
T Fallweather
Frase
Budd and
Woolgar
Good Government Club
John MacVicar
Royal
Good Roads Train Moves Des Moines Support Grows
Governor Clarke returns from eastern Iowa on the good roads special train amid strong crowds. He says opposition will fade as people understand a plan for county referendums to decide road construction and use. Boosters should include small towns and cities and talk openly to overcome misunderstanding.
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Des Moines
Clarke
Iowa
Boosters
Revolver Battle With Horse Thief Near Altoona
A running revolver battle near Altoona ended with a robber fleeing the barn of Elmer Baker after exchanging shots with Harley Baker. County officials aided by the M P A of Bondurant and Rising Sun search the Des Moines to Dallas County line area by automobile for the suspect.
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Altoona
Elmer Baker
Harley Baker
M. P. A. of Bondurant and
Rising Sun
Des Moines
Dallas
$200 Paid for Iowa Champion Bushel of Corn
The publishers of an Iowa farm paper paid $200 for Iowa’s champion bushel of corn. The yellow dent variety won first at the Iowa corn show in Ames last winter and is praised as the state’s best. Grower Wyne W. Polk of Sidney produced the prize bushel.
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Ames
Iowa
United States
Wyne W. Polk
Sidney
Explosion May Prove Fatal In Iowa Falls
Sherman Acuff suffered likely fatal injuries when a carbide gas tank exploded in his barn while he tested an improvement. He lay unconscious with a fractured skull as family and neighbors arrived after the blast.
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Iowa Falls
Sherman Acuff
Acuff
Charles City Banks Hold Vast Deposits in City
Banks in Charles City report total deposits of 3,785,765 dollars, about 442 dollars per resident. This marks a 933,039 dollar rise in five years and a 57 percent increase over ten years. One bank holds over 1.5 million in deposits.
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Charles City
Plans for New Union Depot in Clinton by Four Railroads
Definite plans have been made to construct one of the largest union stations in the state in Clinton. The Chicago & Northwestern Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroads will unite in the project.
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New Union Depot
Clinton
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee & St.Paul
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Yegemen Visit Two Towns in Milwaukee Line Band Burglary
Yegemen using an automobile, likely members of a long standing Milwaukee line gang, broke into several business houses at Jamaica and Panora recently. They secured considerable plunder and escaped.
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Perry
Milwaukee Line
Jamaica
Panora
River Captain Celebrates 100th Birthday
Keokuk reports John Reid Williams the oldest Mississippi river captain just marked his centennial. Williams has steered river traffic for about seventy years and says he could still pilot a steamer through the river’s winding channels.
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Keokuk
John Reid Williams
Captain Williams
Churches Raise Large Sum in Des Moines Campaign
In Des Moines the Churches of Christ contributed about $100,000 to a fund for educational missionary and benevolent work. The donation accompanied a two week quiet campaign by the Men and Millions team among Christian church members.
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Des Moines
Churches of Christ In
Disciples
Movement for Better Dairying Gains Momentum in Iowa
The movement expands as three new dairy testing associations are formed, bringing Iowa to twenty statewide. Roland Independence groups joined earlier, and more associations are expected to launch this summer to promote better dairying through testing.
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Ames
Roland
Independence
Paving for Lincoln Highway in Marshalltown Budget
Marshalltown city council approves first budget of the season detailing four and a half miles of concrete paving. Nearly two miles lie on the Lincoln highway with a six inch one course pavement per Lincoln Highway association. This marks the city's first one course concrete pavement.
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Lincoln Highway
Marshalltown
Lincoln Highway Association
Coal Mines Will Not Close In Iowa
Des Moines reports that Iowa coal mines will continue operating as operators and miners bargain over a new wage scale after the two year contract expired. Operators cite stored coal and anticipate a 15 cent per ton rise in mining costs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ed Smith
Iowa Coal Operators’ Association
Rock Island
Billy Sunday Plans Kansas City Revival Campaign
Billy Sunday will launch a revival campaign in Kansas City on April 30. The tabernacle is finished and seats and fixtures are in place occupying a full block at Admiral Boulevard and Virginia Avenue. About fifteen carloads of lumber were used for construction. Sunday is currently in Baltimore.
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Kansas City
Billy Sunday
Tabernacle
Admiral Boulevard
Virginia Avenue
Billy
Baltimore
Fire damages formerPostmaster Tanner store in Iowa City
Fire of unknown origin damages the former Postmaster Frank Tanner store building and stock of vehicles and farming implements in central Iowa City. Firemen fought to save the surrounding block. estimated loss $6,000 with partial insurance.
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Iowa City
Frank Tanner
Iowa Medical Society to Meet in Davenport May 10 12
The annual Iowa Medical society meeting will be held in Davenport from May 10 to 12. Noted speakers include Dr. J Rilus Eastman of Indianapolis and Dr. Alexander Lambert of New York City. President is Dr. W B Small of Waterloo.
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Davenport
The
Iowa Medical Society
J. Rilus Eastman
Indianapolis
Alexander Lambert
New York City
W. B. Small
Waterloo
Aged Couple Elopes and Marries in Charles City
Nora Springs reports Charles F Ludwig aged 77 and Electa Sullivan aged 62 eloped to Charles City where the elderly couple were wed. The bride is a wealthy widow and the groom a retired farmer of means.
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Nora Springs
Charles F. Ludwig
Electa Sullivan
Charles City
Des Moines Chosen for Meeting
The Des Moines district annual conference of the United Evangelical church will be held in Des Moines in 1917. Rev. J. G. Walz was re elected presiding elder and will be stationed in Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moines
Marshalltown
United Evangelical Church
J. G. Walz
Cedar Rapids
Baby Burned to Death in Kitchen Fire
Clinton Margaret Schreiner aged 2 died after her clothes caught fire while playing with an oil stove at home. Parents were away from the residence at the time of the accident.
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Clinton
Margaret Schreiner
Struck by a Train In LeMars A 76 Year Old Injured
H B Mansfield, 76, was struck by a freight train on the railroad bridge north of LeMars and seriously injured. His right arm was crushed and he may have internal injuries.
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LeMars
H. B. Mansfield
Joy Riders Pay State Auto Taxes
The state automobile department reported 133000 automobiles registered for 1916 with April 1 as the last day to avoid a 10 percent penalty. About 6000 applications arrived by mail in one day and offices were crowded for number plates. At $10 per car, the department has collected 3132000 in fees and the auto fund’s annual distribution will be made by the state treasurer tomorrow.
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State Automobile Department
Waite Confesses to Poisoning Victims in Dual Personalities
New York March 30 Dr Arthur Warren Waite confessed to killing his mother in law Hannah Peck with disease germs and his father in law John Peck with arsenic. He said a second “evil” self dominated him when the crimes were committed explaining the murders as reactions of a split personality. He spoke to District Attorney Swann and assistants in a private ward room while his wife Clara was mentioned.
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New York
Arthur Warren Waite
Hannah Peck
John &. Peck
Swann
Mancusco and
Brothers
Walter R. Deuel
Doctor Waite
Mr. Brothers
Lut
Clara
Waite
Grand Rapids
District Attorney’s
Peck
Raymond C. Schindler
Doctor Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Airships for Mexico Planned by U S Signal Corps
Cant. V. Clark an aeronautical engineer and Lieut. Thomas DeWitt Milling have received orders to go to Washington to inspect purchase and test new aeroplanes destined for expeditionary forces in Mexico.
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Mexico
San Diego
Cal
Cant
V. Clark
Signal Corps
Thomas DeWitt Milling
Washington
French General Killed at Verdun in World War I action
Paris reports General Largeau a young French brigadier killed in action at Verdun. He previously distinguished himself in Africa serving with the Marchand expedition.
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Paris
Largeau
Verdun
Africa
Marchand
Du Pont Plant Wrecked by Explosion Near Uniontown
An explosion wrecked the Oliphant plant of the Du Pont Powder company eight miles from Uniontown Pennsylvania on March 31. Four men were injured two seriously with no cause yet assigned.
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du Pont
Uniontown
Oliphant
The
du Pont Powder Company
Empress of Midland Sinks. All Crew Rescued
The British steamer Empress of Midland, a 2224 ton steel vessel built in 1907 and owned in Newcastle, sank today near London. All crew members were saved.
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London
Newcastle
No Pact on Dardanelles Reported in Duma
In Petrograd on March 430 the Foreign Minister Sazonof stated there is no agreement among the Entente allies to neutralize the Dardanelles. The remark came during a Duma session as officials discussed wartime diplomacy and naval routes.
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Petrograd
Dardanelles
Duma
Sazonof
Congress to Decide on German Submarine Actions After Sussex Attack
Washington reports that President Wilson would fully inform Congress before any steps risk breaking diplomatic ties over attacks on the Sussex and Englishman. A German disavowal and reparations would follow if a U boat harmed the Sussex, with von Bernstorff linked to leadership changes. In Boulogne, a coroner’s jury found the Sussex struck by an enemy torpedo as Americans aboard suffered injuries and shock.
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Washington
Congress
Germany
United States
Count von Bernstorff
von Tirpitz
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
White House
Whitman
Boulogne
Sussex
Dover
George Crocker
Fitchburg
Mass
Joshua D. Armitage
New York
Wilder Penfield
Hudson, Wis
Pence Dies. Wilson Adviser Passes After Illness
Thomas J. Pence secretary of the Democratic national committee and President Wilsons political adviser died at his Washington home after months of illness from pneumonia. Senate Republicans accepted the administrations border protection assurances easing Mexican crisis tensions.
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Washington
Thomas J. Pence
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
Senate Republicans
Italian Ministers Decorated in Paris War Conference
President Poincare awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor to Italian Premier Salandra and Foreign Minister Sonnino in Paris. The honors followed their arrival for the allies war conference with the Entente powers.
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Paris
Poincare
Salandra
Sonnino
Italy
Roosevelt Loses Salt
New York April 1 John B Roosevelt aged millionaire cousin of Theodore Roosevelt lost his suit on Thursday for the annulment of his marriage to Edith Hammersley Briscoe Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
New York
John B. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Edith Hammersley Briscoe
Taggart Visits Wilson at White House With Kern
Indiana Senator Taggart called at the White House to pay respects to President Wilson. He was accompanied by Senator Kern on the March 30 visit.
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Taggart
Wilson
Washington
Indiana
White House
President Wilson
Senator Kern
German U-boat Campaign Sinks 70000 Tons Shipping
London March 30 Telegraph reports German submarine program begun March 15 has sunk 70000 tons of shipping in less than two weeks.
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London
Telegraph
German stowaway derails British steamer Matoppo near Lewes
The British steamer Matoppo was seized by German stowaway Ernest Schuler who forced the captain to cabin and claimed bombs aboard. After terrorizing the crew and disabling wireless, Schuler surrendered near Rehoboth and was arrested in irons at the Lewes customs house as authorities searched for bombs aboard the ship bound for Vladivostok with war munitions.
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Lewes
Del
Matoppo
Russia
Ernest Schuler
Federal Customs House
Sandy Hook
Vladivostok
New York
Schuler
Rehoboth Bay
Delaware
Maritime, Exchange
Delaware Breakwater
Federal Coast Guard
Rehoboth
German officer Hans Tauscher arrested in conspiracy case
Captain Hans Tauscher husband of opera singer Mme Jo Hanna Gadski was arrested in New York on a federal warrant. He is charged with taking part in a September 14, 1914 plot to blow up the Welland canal in Canada. Tauscher heads Tauscher Arms and represents Krupp Gun Works in America.
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New York
Hans Tauscher
Mme
Johanna Gadski
Department of Justice
Welland Canal
Canada
Tauscher
Horst von der Goltz
Bridgman Taylor
Tower of London
Tauscher Arms Company
Krupp Gun Works
Essen
Germany
Wilson aid to wed heiress in White House romance
Announcement from the White House says Miss Alice Gertrude Gordon heiress and former ward of Mrs Woodrow Wilson has engaged to Dr Cary T Grayson navy surgeon and president aide The Gordons are wealthy and the late Mr Gordon a famed bridge builder This is the fourth White House romance since Wilson became president with his daughters brides.
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Washington
White House
Alice Gertrude Gordon
Woodrow Wilson
New York
Cary T. Grayson
United States Navy
Miss Gordon
Immigrant Bill Wins Again in House Vote
Washington April 1 The Burnett immigration bill, vetoed twice by Taft and Wilson, passes the House again by 308 to 87. The chamber rejects Representative Sabath of Illinois’ proposal to strike the literacy test.
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Washington
House
Senate
Taft
Wilson
Sabath
Illinois
Pullman Shops Strike Ends in Chicago
Five hundred workers at the Pullman car works end a two week strike after agreeing to a two cent wage increase from 20 to 22 cents per hour. The workers return to their jobs in Chicago on April 1.
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Pullman Shops
Chicago
Pullman Car Works
Train Robbers Take Mail in Shreveport Heist
Train robbers boarded Texas and Pacific mail train No. 23 at the station as it pulled out. They bound two mail clerks and seized two pouches of registered mail.
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Shreveport
Texas & Pacific Mail
Carnegie Kin Leaves $10,000,000 Will for Five Children
The will of Mrs. Lucy Carnegie sister in law to Andrew Carnegie is filed for probate in Pittsburgh. It leaves a ten million dollar estate to her five children with the estate centered in Pittsburgh dated March 81.
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Carnegie
Pittsburgh
Lucy Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Italians Regain Positions Near Goritz Heights
Rome reports the Italian war office says infantry repelled Austrians from heights northwest of Goritz that had been retaken by Austria on Sunday.
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Rome
War Office
Goritz
Wrecks on Lake Shore Line Kill 27 Near Amherst
Cleveland March 31 state federal and railroad investigations opened into the Amherst Ohio double wreck that toppled the Twentieth Century flyer and two other Lake Shore trains. Twenty six bodies recovered and many injured as survivors describe the fogbound crash and rescue scenes.
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Cleveland
Lake Shore
Amherst
Twentieth Century Limited
Chicago
New York Central
Gensarab
A. S. Ingalls
Garver
Lorain County
Packard
Heffernan
Public Utilities
Belknap
Ellis
McAdams
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Elyria
Lorain
New Governor of Paris Appointed
Paris April 1 General Dubail was named military governor of Paris and commander of the army protecting the capital succeeding General Maunoury who retires at his own request due to ill health.
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Paris
Dubail
Maunoury
Greeks Allied with Germans in Corfu Submarine Run Scandal
Discovery in Corfu of an elaborate network supplying information and materials for submarines. About forty persons were arrested as authorities seized the operation and investigated its reach within the island’s Greek community.
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Paris
Corfu
Edwards Found Not Guilty in Immoral Transport Case
Chicago March 31 William Rufus Edwards a millionaire St Paul lumber man was found not guilty by a federal jury on the charge of transporting Ada Cox to St Paul for immoral purposes.
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Edwards
Chicago
William Rufus Edwards
St. Paul
Ada Cox
Dutch Liner Sunk with All Crew Safe
The Dutch miner Duiveland of 1297 tons was sunk near London on March 81 by a submarine or mine. All crew members were saved. The vessel hailed from Rotterdam.
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London
Duiveland
Rotterdam
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Egypt
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Teuton
U. S
Gadski
Welland
Dr. Cary. Grayson
Ohio
Ernst
Herman Hess
Dora Roseberg
Toronto
Arpad Hellai
Walter Easton
Philadelphia
Raisin Obdah
Malcines Binnce
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Gustav Walyi
First Evangelical Church
Thaddeus Street
Detroit
Fred Weazer
J. H. Hearn
Gallipolis
D. Fruichtman
B. BE. Aish
Olmsted Falls
R. Thomas
Gyorgi Ojinci
Unknown Swan
Pullman Porter
H. White
Edward Leroy
Bruce Bromley
Mhlllsville
Jennie Dreymmer
Charles Nelson
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