Iowans at Reunion Showed Veterans Courtesies on Trip
Des Moines reports seven hundred Iowa Civil War veterans attended the Vicksburg reunion. Captain J. O. Stewart says railroads and government aided comfort, with Southern locals welcoming the group. The Iowa contingent organized transport, tents, and dining setups, aided by Mississippi troop waiters and boy scouts, all avoiding tips as health remained excellent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Vicksburg
J. O. Stewart
South
Captain Stewart
Chicago
State of
E. J. C. Bealer
J. C. Palmer
Stewart
Lange
Mississippi
May Oust Glenwood Mayor Prep for Ouster Proceedings
Indictment charging Glenwood Mayor Frank Wallace with graft via city material sales upheld by Judge Thomas Arthur. Wallace’s demurrer over Glenwood’s special charter city status denied. Ouster proceedings will be instituted with District Judge Charles Sutchinson of Des Moines to hear the case.
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Glenwood
Frank Wallace
Thomas Arthur
Glenwvood
Charles Sutchinson
Des Moines
Logan Condemns Hazing At Harris Grove Meeting
The Harris Grove Farmers Club adopted a resolution condemning hazing and calling for its prohibition. The Willow Valley club plans a future Magnolia meeting to consider hazing issues for state schools, with rumors that legislative candidates will be asked to state their position.
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Logan
Harris Grove Farmers Club
Willow Valley Club
Magnolia
Death of Mrs. H. D. Kennedy Prominent Evangelist’s Wife
News reaches from Chicago of the death of Mrs. H. D. Kennedy wife of the noted evangelist who has led revival meetings in several Iowa cities in recent years. She died in a Chicago hospital.
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Perry
H. D. Kennedy
Iowa
Chicago
Old Liberty Bond Worth Millions Kept By Family
Waterloo E C Foster a county treasurer deputy holds what is believed to be the oldest unredeemed liberty bond in the United States. Issued in 1783 with a $200 face value and payable in 1786, it has been passed through three generations and, compounded at six percent annually, is now worth about $326000.
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Waterloo
E. C. Foster
United States
Foster
Two Men Die In Omaha Car Crash
T S Perkins of Sioux City and I A Schick of Omaha are killed when their car skidded and overturned in a fifteen foot embankment in north Omaha. Both bodies were found pinned beneath the vehicle. Perkins is believed to have been driving. A telegram from Perkins' wife in Sioux City urged him to meet her at the Martin residence.
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Sioux City
T. S.perkins
I. A. Schick
Omaha
Perkins
Teresram
Red Cross War Fund Drive Tops Million in Iowa
Des Moines reports put the June Red Cross war fund drive in Iowa at about 1.6 million dollars. Percy W. Hall, state auditor, said only 440 thousand had detailed reports so far. He urged rapid filing for audit by Henry P. Davidson as delegates discussed chapter accounting and monthly reporting.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Red Cross War Fund
Percy W. Hall
American Red Cross
Hall
Henry P. Davidson
New York
Camp Dodge Field Events Show Regiment Victory
Camp Dodge reports the 350th regiment field results with Company G leading 15 points. Private Bahr of H wins the fifty yard dash, Simmons of G and Hesselschwedt take second and third. EH M and G sweep centipede, G wins shuttle and three legged races. Supply defeats D 12 to 6 in football.
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Company G
Company D
City May Buy Water Plant In Des Moines Vote
After talks between the city council Des Moines Water Company officials and attorneys, voters are likely to choose among three options in next spring election. The alternatives are city purchase of the Water company plant a new city plant or continued service by the present provider.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Water Company
Boone Is In Campaign At Northwestern Hotel
Boone and soldiers on furloughs from Canada and British army members attended a rousing YMCA fundraising meeting at the Northwestern hotel. Harvey Ingham editor of The Des Moines Register spoke on YMCA needs in army cantonments for Boone Story Greene and Carroll counties.
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Boone
Canada
Northwestern
Story
Greene
Carroll Counties
Harvey Ingham
Des Moines Register
Clear Lake High Purchases Liberty Bond Drive
Clear Lake High School and eighth grade students pooled donations to buy a one hundred dollar Liberty bond. Teachers joined with students in a week long subscription totaling 2500 dollars with all contributors sharing in the interest and principal. Superintendent H W Chehock notes the rapid fundraising effort.
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Clear Lake
H. W. Chehock
Clear Lake Schools
Woman and infant drown after leap from Mississippi levee
Mrs. Clarence Keckler, holding her five month old child, leaped from the Mississippi levee at Muscatine and both drowned. Authorities speculate a pending divorce from her husband prompted the tragedy.
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Clarence Keckler
Missippi Levee
State Economists Meet in Grinnell
The Iowa State Association of Economists and Sociologists held its second annual meeting in Grinnell with a large attendance of delegates from across the state. Instructors from nearly every educational institution in Iowa attended the gathering.
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Grinnell
Iowa State Association of Economists and Sociologists
Promotion for Dubuque Native Maurice Connolly
Former Congressman Maurice Connolly of Dubuque has been promoted from captain to major while serving as adjutant at the Chanute aviation field in Rantoul Illinois. He was once the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate and served as Dubuque postmaster at enlistment.
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Dubuque
Maurice Connolly
Chanute Aviation
Rantoul
Connolly
United States Senate
Civil War Check Restored to Illinois Doctor for 1862 64 Service
Owing to a wartime clerical error Dr. A W Trout of Illinois receives an $8000 Washington check for services in 1862 and 1864 with the Seventieth Illinois and 145th Illinois infantry. He will apply the funds to a liberty bond after an honorable discharge. He did not know of the money.
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Perry
A. W. Trout
Washington
Seventieth Ilinois Infantry
One Hundred and Forty-fifth Illinois Infantry
Trout
Woman in Men's Clothing Escapes In Omaha Air
Ivy Naser an 18 year old wife of Lollie Naser left her sick baby in a hospital and disguised herself as a man to flee Fort Dodge. She told Omaha police she feared her husband would kill her. Arrested in Omaha in men’s clothes, she registered at a hotel as Ira Naser.
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Fort Dodge
Ivy Naser
Lollie Naser
Omaha
Ira Naser
Coal Hearing Sought On State Coal Situation
A 15 mayor meeting behind closed doors in Governor Harding's office led to a resolution urging a public coal hearing in November. T A Potter called the conference and will represent the Iowa League of Municipalities at the hearing with attorney Clifford Thorne. A three member committee including John MacVicar M B Snyder and R S McNutt was appointed to aid Harding in gathering information. The meeting included one representative from each congressional district and the league's executives.
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Des ‘Moines
W. L. Harding
T. A. Potter
Mason City
Iowa League of Municipalities
Harding
League
Clifford Thorne
Gov. Harding
John MacVicar
M. B. Snyder
R. S&s. McNutt
W. R. Law
Waterloo
J. J. Ford
Teachers Must Fight Too At Home For Child Welfare
Miss Julia Lathrop head of the children's bureau urged Des Moines educators to protect maternity and infancy and keep women from entering industry during wartime. She warned against neglecting babies and called for a prejudice free mindset to prevent children growing up in hate. President Henry Suzzallo urged democracy and world citizenship through American schools and national character.
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Des Moines
America
Julia Lathrop
Children’s Bureau
Department of the Interior
Washington, D. C
Commonwealth
United States
Death of Civil War Veteran Colonel Henry Blood in Keokuk
Keokuk reports the death of Colonel Henry Boyden Blood an advanced aged Civil War veteran and railroad builder He aided construction of roads in Cuba and much of the Missouri division of the Burlington He also furnished a horse to President Lincoln at Gettysburg marking a notable wartime connection
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Keokuk
Henry Boyden Blood
Blood
Cuba
Missouri
Burlington
Lincoln
Sheriff Dilley Asked to Resign in Sioux City
Sheriff Dilley has been asked to resign amid an alleged escapade at Cherokee last fall and reports of a large overcharge for feeding prisoners. The move adds to courthouse turmoil in Sioux City as officials consider his fate.
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Dilley
Sioux City
Honeymoon Tragedy Ends in Acid Suicide
Harvey Vandrin, recently married two months, died from an acid dose taken amid personal crisis. He had been in ill health and consulted doctors in Rochester whose verdict left him despondent.
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Boore
Harvey Vandrin
Vandrin
Rochester
Submarine Torpedo Sinks Finland Victims in War Zone
Washington report confirms Finland torpedoed in the war zone. Two naval armed guard members die, two army enlistees die, and four civilian crew members die. A third naval seaman is missing. Vice Admiral Sims adds no new details beyond earlier notice of the attack and the ship reaching a European port under her own steam.
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Washington, D. C
Finland
Naval Armed Guard
Sims
Navy Department
U S Aid for Better Housing Report Endorsed by Wilson
A National Defense Council housing committee report urges quick government aid to housing with financial support and a permanent authority to administer funds. The White House has approved the plan, aiming to remove housing barriers that hinder war work.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
National Defense Council
Committee On Housing
Wilson
Italians Beaten As Udine Falls To Austro German Forces
Rome reports Udine captured by Austro German troops after joint advance from Carnia Alps. Italian retreat continues with cavalry contact at the vanguard and rear-guard actions destroying bridges over the Isonzo to slow the advance toward the Fugliamento river.
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Berlin
London
Udine
Fugliamento
Carnie Alps
Rome
War Office
Isonzo
Milk price cuts sweep Midwest dairies into Chicago retail limit
Chicago reports that Bowman Dairy will sell milk at 12 cents a quart retail starting Thursday and sets wholesale price at 3 dollars per hundredweight. Kee Chapell Inter Borden Farm Products followed with price reductions as farmers seek the October 8.42 payout in many districts. Distributors may struggle to source milk at the lowered price across Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin within a 100 mile radius of Chicago.
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Chicago
Bowman Dairy Company
Kee & Chapell
Inter
Borden Farm Products Company
Borden Company
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
U S to rush aid to Italy in critical hour
The United States will redirect coal supplies and other goods from other destinations to 25 ships already provided to the Italian government. The move aims to support Italy’s fighting forces and civilian population during a critical hour.
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Washington
United States
Italy
Drop in canned goods prices predicted by food administration
Near Washington November 3 An immediate price drop for canned vegetables is forecast as the wholesale license system takes effect. Dealers who paid low spring prices can sell below current market levels. Licenses may be forfeited for excessive profits.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
Miners to Reap Benefits in New Pay Agreement
Washington November 3 coal miners in nearly all coal producing regions will gain higher pay under the recently concluded agreement. Central competitive field miners receive increased wages, signaling broader gains for workers in the industry.
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Washington
United States
New York City Granted Authority to Buy and Sell Food
New York City authorities receive permission from John Mitchell state food commissioner to buy and sell food and fuel. Materials will be purchased in train load lots and sold to retail dealers immediately.
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New York City
New York
John Mitchell
Andrews, Educator, Dies
Elisien Benjamin Andrews Civil War veteran and former Brown University president dies at 73 in Providence Rhode Island. He also served as chancellor emeritus of the University of Nebraska and spent his career in higher education.
Montreal Exchange Closes Amid Market Ruin Fears
Montreal November 1 The stock exchange failed to open as brokers faced ruin risks from unfavorable markets. Unofficial word cites widespread danger to brokers and financial instability as the reason for the closure.
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Montreal Exchange
Montreal
Stock Exchange
Five-Pier Munitions Fire Kills Sailors and Destroys Supplies
A Baltimore blaze at five piers destroys shells and munitions bound for General Pershing and a British ship. Three sailors are dead and 35 missing, with authorities citing German agents. One suspect named John W. Hitt erman was taken into custody as federal investigators pursue the case.
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Baltimore
Department of Justice
General Pershing
Brownley
Michael J. Hand
John W. Hitterman
Geddes Says Submarine Losses Reach High Levels
Sir Eric Geddes in Parliament reveals that 40 to 50 percent of German submarines in the North Sea Atlantic and Arctic waters have been sunk. He notes British and American patrols have intensified and that last quarter saw as many submarines lost as in all of 1916.
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London
Eric Geddes
Edward Carson
Admiralty
North Sea
Atlantic
Arctic
Lost U S Ship Sunk U boat
An Atlantic Port reports the American steamship Lewis Luckenbach was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine on October 11. Naval gunners had fired on the enemy sub three hours earlier, sending it to the bottom. J B E McNell of Plainville Mass a crew member and seven others including a French pilot are reported missing and given up as lost.
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Atlantic
Lewis Luckenbach
Luckenbach
Washington
J. BE. McNell
Plainville
Mass
Armed Guard
Hertling Named German Imperial Chancellor
Amsterdam reports Count George von Hertling Bavarian prime minister has been appointed German imperial chancellor. Former Chancellor Michaelis becomes Prussia's prime minister. Hertling is noted as a reactionary junker with a pan German stance and long years in politics.
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Michaelis
Prussia
Amsterdam
George von Hertling
Count von Hertling
United States
Transport Finland Torpedo Hit Returns to Port Under Steam
The transport Finland was torpedoed while returning to the United States but reached a foreign port under its own steam. No crew details were provided and no casualties were reported in the brief dispatch.
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Washington
Finland
United States
Girls Pick Big Apple Crop in Duquoin
Nov 3 report shows Guy Beauman hiring girls to harvest his apple crop due to labor shortages. Dressed in overalls, the workers completed the task efficiently, enabling Beauman to realize about $15,000 in revenue from the harvest.
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Duquoin
Guy Beauman
Beauman
Government Plan Sends Gold Pieces to War Savings
Washington reports new gold pieces are doomed for Christmas gifts. The government will replace five dollar coins with five dollar war savings certificates to stock Yuletide gifts.
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Washington
Marines Next to Go Revealed by Navy Secretary
Secretary of the Navy Daniel says Marines will be the next units to deploy after reviewing the Marine Corps at Quantico Virginia. He indicated preparations are underway and stated plans are in place for immediate deployment.
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Washington
America
Daniels
Marine Corps
Quantico
Germans Try Fraternizing With Russians Halted by Lithuanian Fire
Petrograd reports German attempts to fraternize with Russians were thwarted by Lithuanian artillery fire. The war office confirms continued hostile actions across the front.
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Petrograd
War Office
Foes Lose Patents License For Salvarsan Drugs In US
The Federal Trade Commission issued regulations to license enemy owned patents and copyrights for American use. About 20 000 patented and copyrighted articles affected including salvarsan and substitutes for anesthetics. Medical experts met to discuss licensing drug manufacture as a national defense aid.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Commission
Pacifist Leader Bigelow Whipped by White Robed Group
Herbert 3% Bigelow, pacifist leader, was seized by men in white robes near Florence Kentucky. He was stripped and whipped with a blacksnake whip, ten lashes administered after a reading blaming Belgium’s women and children. He was left near Cincinnati and hospitalized after arrival.
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Cincinnati
Herbert
Bigelow
Florence
Ku Klux Klan
Belgium
Curb Put On Cold Storage
Washington demands special regulations for cold storage as food administration limits distribution of key commodities under license starting November 1.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
Pershing's Chauffeur Gassed in Bomb Incident
Cablegram from Hoboken dated November reports Eugene Maxson, a Pershing staff chauffeur, severely gassed by a bomb. He is hospitalized and reported recovering.
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Pershing
Hoboken
N. J
Eugene Maxson
Maxson
Notice to Army Slackers Strengthens Selective Duty
Washington November 3 General Crow der notified all governors of amendments to the selective regulations which will insure practically immediate army duty for all slackers convicted of failing to register.
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Washington
Crowder
Kerensky Bans Front Death Sentences
Petrograd reports Premier Kerensky telegram prohibiting death penalties at the front until further orders, as Rabotchaya Gazeta reproduces the text. The moratorium reflects a shift in wartime discipline amid ongoing conflict.
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Petrograd
Novy. 2
Rabotchaya Gazeta
Kerensky
Lonely stenographer leaps to death in Grand Rapids
Miss Othel Peters a Michigan Trust Company stenographer leaped from the company building on November 2 in Grand Rapids Michigan. Authorities say she had threatened to end her life because of loneliness.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Othel Peters
Michigan Trust Company
Allies Aide Italy as Kaisers Generals Die on Bain sizza
Washington reports English and French troops rush to bolster Cadorna on Tagliamento as allied veterans join the Italian front. Thirty thousand German soldiers including two generals slain in the Bain sizza plateau battle. Austro German forces claim 180000+ prisoners and capture Taglamento bridgeheads with hundreds more guns taken.
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Washington
Cadorna
Tagliamento
Mackensen
Carnie Alps
von Krobatin
von Hindenburg
Italy
Isonzo
Bainsizza
Berlin
Expect Big Christmas Mail
Washington reports the post office department and railroads will handle a surge of Christmas parcels sent by mail and express. Praeger announces a twofold Christmas mailing plan: one November 15 for troops in France and sailors abroad, and another for homes and cantonments here. Citizens are urged to mail early to ease railroad transportation burdens.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Express
Praeger
France
US Senators survive second London air raid experience
United States Senators William S. Kenyon of Iowa and John B. Kendrick of Wyoming escaped unharmed in their second London air raid. They had attended a dinner at the Athenaeum club previously, and later were awakened by bombardment while staying on the seventh floor of their hotel. Eight persons were killed and 21 injured in the latest raid, according to official reports.
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London
United States
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
John B. Kendrick
Wyoming
Athenaeum Club
New Gold Strike Reported In Alaska
Vancouver reports a stam pede from Dawson to Big Creek Alaska where a new gold deposit is claimed. The information comes from William A. Couse who traveled from Alaska with details of Big Creek flowing into the Yulon 20 miles above Sel kirk.
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Vancouver
B. C
Dawson
Big Creek
Alaska
William A. Couse
Yulon
Selkirk
Woman Roosevelt Foe Dead in White House Row
Mrs. Minor Wall Morris, the woman whose forcible ejection from the White House during President Roosevelt's first term sparked a national uproar, was burned to death in a rooming house.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Minor Wall’ Morris
White House
Detained Scandinavian ships clog Buenos Aires port
Many Scandinavian vessels remain in port at Buenos Aires on November 2 as sailing is blocked by missing allied permits. Reports allege cargoes are consigned to blacklisted firms, halting trade and causing congestion.
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Buenos Aires
NY Private Killed In Unusual Camp Doniphan Accident
Joseph Hayes of New York, a private in the Third aero squadron, was instantly killed at Camp Doniphan Oklahoma on November 1 when he was struck by the running gear of an ascending airplane after being knocked from a motorcycle.
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Camp Doniphan
Okla
Joseph Hayes
New York
Third Aero Squadron
More Men for Airmen Force at Camp Gordon Plan
The National Army orders transfer of fifty thousand soldiers to the aviation corps. This raises the air service strength from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand men.
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Camp Gordon
National Army
Aviation Corps
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J. C. Stewart
Vicksburg, Miss
RED Cross
Conference of Mayors
T.A. Potter
U. S. Children’s Bureau
State Teachers
M. Konovaloff
M. Konovalol
Commerce and Industry
Ilonzo
Caderna
British Admiralty
United States Navy
Hertling
Marines
John Gordon
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cassin
Admiral Sims
H. S. Bigelow
Kentucky
Franco
Kaiser
Aattle
Railroads
Kenyon
Kendrick
Yukon
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