Iowa Supreme Court Invalidates Transient Merchants Law
The Iowa supreme court ruled the transient merchants law unconstitutional in the case State against L. M. Osborne and W. A. Tuttle from Warren County. The ruling voids license and bond requirements on Marshalltown Buggy Co for selling at Indi ada. The opinion held the law protected resident merchants, discriminated against nonresidents, exempted farm dealers, and applied only to cities.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
L. M. Osborne
W. A. Tuttle
Warren County
Marshalltown
Indianola
Supreme Court
Road gravel plan advances in Eagle Grove
Eagle Grove business and professional men along with local farmers are pooling funds to gravel key streets and leading roads in Wright county. They expect to raise 5000 to 10000 dollars to extend the paved streets from the edge of town outward, with township cooperation to cover several miles beyond.
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Eagle Grove
Wright County
Fatal Explosion at C N W Round House in Eagle Grove
Cal Kist of Eagle Grove died after a piston explosion at the C N W round house blacksmith shops. Workmen were repairing a piston, and a hot piston filled with water exploded, fatally injuring Kist who died within two hours at Eagle Grove hospital.
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Eagle Grove
Cal Kist
Eagle Grove Hospital
Des Moines Area Hit by Cold Snap Damage to Corn
Des Moines reports that much of Iowa corn remains immature after freezing and cold weather. Dr. Chappel of the weather bureau notes extensive damage statewide with northern crops unripe and southern corn largely damaged while still immature.
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Des Moisines
Chappel
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Young Joy Rider Evades Police With Horse Ride
Mason City reports Gertrude Johnson a 10 year old girl again took W. C. Belding’s horse and buggy and rode around the city with her small fox terrier. Police pursued after the horse vanished at about 7 o clock and found her resting in a carport at 41:30. This marks the fourth such incident in six weeks.
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Mason City
Gertrude Johnson
W. C. Belding
Dot
Sister saves life after man attempts suicide in barn
Audubon man Walters, formerly a bartender in Sioux City and Des Moines, tried to hang himself in a barn here. His sister found him and cut him down just in time to save his life. He has lived in Audubon for years when not employed elsewhere.
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Audubon
Sumn Walters
Sioux City
Des Moines
Audubon Businessman Killed Blocking Freight Car
Audubon junior businessman J. F. Tramp, 23, member of J. F. Tramp & Tramp of Audubon, was killed in the firm yards when he attempted to block a freight car and was run over by its wheels. The incident marks one of the city’s noted early casualties among rising local merchants.
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Audubon
Ben. F. Tramp
Grinnell College Enrolment Draws Students From Many States
The 1915 16 directory lists Grinnell students from sixteen states and two foreign countries. Iowa provides the largest group, Nebraska follows with twenty one, Minnesota third with event. Wisconsin, Hindis, South Dakota, Missouri and Montana also show strong turnout. A student hails from China and one from Norway.
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Grinnell
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Missouri
Montana
China
Norway
Child Labor Law Hits Hard on Sioux City Poor
Sioux City Houghton, a local officer and charity bureau secretary, says the new child labor law protects children but imposes hardships on many poor families by removing breadwinners. He notes children under 14 are barred from work and required to attend school while efforts to aid affected families continue.
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Sioux City
H. du. Houghton
Ant
Houghton
Charity Bureau
Indicted for Murder in First Degree in Davenport
Carl Ruebling, wealthy Scott county farmer, indicted for murder in the first degree for the April killing of his wife. The elderly couple owned a major local farm. no witnesses, Ruebling claims self defense after his wife allegedly attacked him with a butcher knife.
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Davenport
Carl Ruebling
Scott County
Rueblings
Ruebling
Plan to Evade Law: Iowa Breweries Move Across Border
Des Moines reports state dairy and food commissioner W. B. Barney says Iowa liquor interests plan an interstate transfer system to ship alcohol from border states after prohibition. Dav enport's brewery will relocate to Rock Island and Dubuque's plant to East Dubuque after Jan 1 to serve Iowa commerce.
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Des Moines
W. B. Barney
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Iowa
Dubuque
Davenport
State House
Rock Island
East Dubuque
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge Convention in Waterloo Report
Six hundred delegates and many visitors will attend the Odd Fellows grand lodge annual convention in Waterloo October 18 to 23. About 5,000 are expected for the October 20 parade with Marshalltown members arriving by special train and bringing a band. Russell Lamson hotel to serve as headquarters. Meetings run at the Pythian temple Rebekahs at the Masonic temple with degree work in the opera house and armory.
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O. O. F. Grand Lodge
Waterloo
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
Marshalltown
Russell-Lamson Hotel
Grand Lodge
Pythian Temple
Masonic Temple
Opera House
Armory
Chas Miller Dies After Long Illness in Waverly
Waverly resident Chas Miller a Democratic representative from Bremer county and longtime editor of the Waverly Democrat died at his home from internal cancer after a prolonged illness. A former foe of the medical profession he eventually sought a physician in his own case but was told the prognosis was hopeless. Born in Buchanan county fifty four years ago he was a prominent Iowa Democrat and leader in the National League of Medical Freedom.
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Waverly
Charles W. Miller
Bremer County
National League of Medical Freedom
Waverly Democrat
Buchanan County
Iowa
Lynch Death Settlement Hits Nine Thousand Dollars
The Chicago Great Western Railway agreed to pay $9,000 to the heirs of Joseph A. and Joseph T. Lynch for deaths at a Green Mountain grade crossing on September 2, 1914. The elder faced $15,000 and the son $20,000 claims before the out of court settlement.
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Marshalltown
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Joseph A
Joseph T. Lynch
Lynches
Green Mountain
Lynch
Joseph A. Lynch
Treasure Found in Old Shack by Keokuk Farmer
Albert Nevins uncovered a tin box in an abandoned farm shack near Keokuk containing over 200 in silver and bills. The treasure’s owner remains unknown, with neighbors recalling a reclusive resident named Philip Kincaid who once lived there with a large Newfoundland dog.
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Keokuk
Albert Nevins
E& Vins
Philip Kkincaid
Boy Burned To Death In House Fire Incident
Five year old Jerald Slaughter died from burns in a kerosene heater blaze in a living room between here and Minden. Brother Jester, age three, was fatally injured and sister Esther severely burned on hands and face. Father Oscar Slaughter was burned rescuing the children. house suffered little damage.
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Douglas
Jerald Slaughter
Jester
Esther
Here
Minden
Oscar Slaughter
Saved 2000 Girls Towa City J W C T U Achievement
Two thousand girls in Towa saved from lives of sin and nearly 1900 outcast babies given homes under Christian parentage, an achievement cited by Jowa W C T U members at a four days convention.
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Towa City
Towa
Jowa W. C. T. U
Soldier Seeks Pardon From Fort Madison Veteran
Civil war veteran Henry Furry, 70, has lived at Fort Madison for 29 years serving a life term for murder. He petitions Gov Clarke for a pardon as he receives a government pension and back remittances totaling nearly 3000 dollars, with monthly adds of 30 dollars. Governor Clarke will review the case for possible parole consideration.
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Fort Madison
Henry Furry
Clarke
Board of Parole
Furry
Child Falls Under Train Near Rockdale
Walter Harris seven years old fell under an Illinois Central westbound freight near Rockdale while attempting to board. He lost his right leg left foot and right arm and is reported in a hopeless condition in hospital.
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Pduhuque
Walter Harris
Ilinois Central
Rockdale
First Woman Auditor Named in Iowa County
Miss May Freeman becomes Iowa's first woman county auditor after appointment by the county board following the death of her brother former Auditor W. J. Freeman from a paralytic stroke.
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Iowa City
Miss May Freeman
Iowa
County Board of Supervisors
W. J. Freeman
Colo Banker Dies Suddenly at Dinner Table
John Niland president of the Colo Savings Bank died suddenly of heart disease while seated at his dinner table. He had been in his usual health earlier that day. He is survived by a widow and five children.
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Colo
John Niland
Colo Savings Bank
Burglar Shot by Des Moines Homeowner
An unidentified black burglar was shot and killed by P. R. Y Dean after being surprised in a Des Moines dining room. Dean fired four shots, with a fifth hitting the intruder as he tried to escape through a kitchen window. The body was found nearby. this marks the second fatal burglary in six weeks.
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Des Moines
P. R. Y Dean
Mr. Dean
Merchant Kills Miner in Chariton Case
Albert Yates a storekeeper jailed for shooting miner Dick Reese after an earlier clash. Yates said Reese had been drinking and caused trouble. Reese attempted to force entry. Yates fired through the door, hitting Reese in the abdomen and causing death. Reese leaves a wife and two children in Colorado.
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Chariton
Dick Reese
Albert Yates
Yates
Ile
Reese
Colorado
Inheritance Tax Fight Over McHugh Estate
County Attorney Murphy and Attorney General Cosson pursue collateral inheritance tax from the McHugh estate valued at about 700000 with 30000 due. Mrs McHugh left her entire estate to a Battle Creek banker who lived there in later life. The will, contested by two grandsons, was upheld as valid after extended litigation. Now state and county seek the due tax.
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Ida Grove
Murphy
Cosson
McHugh
Rob Williams Postoffice Robbery by Auto Bandits
The Williams post office was robbed by auto bandits who dynamited the safe. They took $65 in money and $165 in stamps, caused $150 damage to the safe and building, and fled in an automobile with no clues to their identities.
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Rob Williams
Old Man Dies From Fright in Sioux City Accident
Cass Craemer aged 72 died shortly after being frightened by a fast moving auto in Sioux City. He suffered from heart trouble and was carried from the street into an office building where he expired minutes later.
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Sioux City
Cass Craemer
Craemer
Iowa City Native Miller Arrested as German Spy
Percy G. Miller of Iowa City, a Canadian mine owner, was arrested at Porcupine Canada on spy charges. The American consul seeks his release and a birth certificate proving his Iowa birth has been sent to Canadian authorities. He is the son of N. T. Miller of the U.S. Post Office in Washington and nephew of Oxford pioneer Robert Miller.
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Iowan Heid
Iowa City
Percy G. Miller
Canada
Porcupine
Miller
Iowa
N. T. Miller
United States Post Office Department
Washington, D. C
Robert Miller
Oxford
State Health Board Expands Tetanus Anti-Toxin Access
The Iowa state board of health distributes tetanus anti-toxin at cost across 400 stations, joining existing diphtheria and typhoid anti-toxins. Urgent calls have come from Wilton Junction due to several severe lockjaw cases in the area.
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State Board of Health
Iowa
Wilton Junction
U S Warns Turkey Over Armenian Atrocities Message Sends
Washington cables Ambassador Morgenthau in Constantinople to inform the Turkish foreign minister that American public sentiment is stirred by Armenian massacres. The note warns of strained relations if killings continue, but stops short of a formal protest or breaking diplomatic ties. Secretary Lansing noted no representations were made to Germany on the matter.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Constantinople
United States
Turkey
Lansing
Germany
Wilson Supports Woman Suffrage in New Jersey Vote
President Wilson declares he will vote for amending New Jersey’s constitution to grant woman suffrage. He emphasizes personal conviction rather than party leadership and notes anticipated benefits. Cabinet members Garrison and McAdoo and secretary Tumulty also express support.
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Washington
Wilson
New Jersey
War Garrison
the Treasury
McAdoo
Joseph P. Tumulty
Charge Fraud at Polls
Minneapolis on election day saw bitter clashes as wets and dries fought to maximize turnout. Frank E. Aid of Cincinnati claimed the wet side won by 8,000 to 19,000 votes, while Rev. George B. Safford accused illegal voter transports and mass violations of law by the wets.
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Minneapolis
Frank E. Aid
Cincinnati
Wet
George B. Safford
Grant Auto Racer in Critical Condition after Fire
New York Oct 9 Harry Grant noted automobile driver is seriously burned after his racing car caught fire. He remains in precarious condition and death is reported as likely within hours.
Conscription Debate Echoes From England Visit
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson arrived aboard the liner New York and asserted conscription in England is about a certainty, but he predicted no serious results. The remark comes as tensions rise and public opinion responds to the looming military measure.
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England
New York
Sir Johnston Forbes- Robertson
Winter Storms Hit Baltic Provinces Halt Riga Campaign
Severe snow storms sweep the Baltic provinces as field Marshal von Hindenburg’s push toward Riga and Dyinsk stalls. Weather cripples movement and disrupts operations in the ongoing campaign described from Petrograd reporting.
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Baltic
Petrograd
Marshal von Hindenburg
Riga
Dyinsk
Allies fire 2,000,000 shells for western offensive plan
Berlin Oct 8 the military expert Herr Stegemann of Berne reports that the allies have fired about 2,000,000 shells in preparation for their offensive movement against the Germans on the western front.
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Berlin
Herr Stegemann
Berne
Arabic Case Is Ended President Wilson Wins Demands
Washington reports that Germany disavows sinking the Arabic and promises to indemnify American lives lost. Count von Bernstorff states Germany will pay indemnity and accept stringent submarine orders to prevent future incidents while Secretary Lansing releases the formal letter detailing the concessions and desire to negotiate compensation.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
Johann von Bernstorff
United States
Lansing
Count von Bernstorff
Schneider
Mr. Lansing
J. von Bernstoref
Greece Premier Venizelos Resigns Amid War Policy Rift
London reports Premier Venizelos of Greece has resigned after King Constantine said he could not back the ministry. Venizelos had defended an allied landing at Saloniki and denied plans to plunge Greece into war. A confidence vote followed, signaling a clear break between the ministry and the king.
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London
Venizelos
Greece
Constantine
Saloniki
Forty One Hits Made on Last Day in Baseball
Boston and San Francisco squads combined for 41 hits on the season finale. The Giants defeated the Boston club 15 to unknown score as both teams swung freely in the closing NL games in Boston.
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Boston
Bostons
Giants
Chicagoan Dies of Shock as Wife Jumps From Window
Chicago on October 9 reports Mrs. Robert B. Prebie died from injuries after she leapt from a fourth story window to flee a fire. Her mother, Mrs. A. M. Hosmer, was killed in the blaze.
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Chicago
Robert B. Prebie
A. M. Hosmer
Republican Color Ban Shrinks Louisiana Negro Voter Tally
In New Orleans on October 8 the Louisiana Republican convention excluded black voters by holding sessions in a venue inaccessible to Negro men, effectively reducing African American participation in the party.
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New Orleans
Republican Party of Louisiana
Persians kill British Consul in Ispahan
Berlin reports the British consul at Ispahan Persia and the consulate guards were killed by Persians. The telegram was received by the Lokal Anzeiger from Constantinople on Wednesday.
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Berlin
Ispahan
Persia
Lokal Anzeiger
Constantinople
Bulgars Defy Russia as Ultimatum Faces Backlash
Sofia reports Bulgaria rejects Russia's demand to sever ties with the central powers. Bulgarian King Ferdinand stands firm while Serbia also seeks passports. Greek King Constantine and Dutch envoy handle diplomatic shifts as Berlin aims to consolidate its Balkan position and push toward Constantinople.
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Bulgaria
Constantine
Greece
Near East
Ferdinand
Russia
Serbia
Macedonia
Berlin
Vienna
Constantinople
Balkan Peninsula
William
India
Asia
Naval program to add fast battle cruisers
Washington officials announced a congress action to include fast battle cruisers in the naval program. The move follows a White House conference with President Wilson Secretary Daniels and Chairman Padgett of the house naval committee.
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Washington
Wilson
Daniels
Padgett
House Naval Committee
White House
Terre Haute
Ind
James Gossom
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Interstate Commerce Commission
Auburn
Neb
Church Howe
Sheffield
England
Montreal
Canada
Palermo
Italy
Antwerp
Belgium
Chicago Saloons to Close Sunday Under Mayor Order
Chicago on Sunday ready for closures as Mayor Thompson enforces the state Sunday closing law. He announced to the city council that corporation counsel's opinion prevents existing ordinances from overriding the statewide ban, asserting duty to enforce the act.
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Chicago
Thompson
Corporation Counsel
Haiti Treaty Ratified by Haitian Chamber of Deputies
Washington October 9 The Haitian chamber of deputies ratified the new treaty with the United States by 75 to 6 and awaits action by the upper house according to advices from Rear Admiral Caperton.
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Washington
Haitian Chamber of Deputies
United States
Caperton
Wreck Kills Fifty Mexicans Near Maltalata
A Vera Cruz to Mexico City passenger train wreck near Malt rata kills fifty and injures about twenty. Dispatches to the state department report the disaster occurred Tuesday with multiple fatalities.
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Washington
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Maltrata
State Department
New Soo Canal Freight Record Set in September
The Soo Canal at Sault Ste. Marie Michigan reports a new high monthly freight total of 10,979,451 short tons moved through the American and Canadian canals in September. The record highlights growing traffic via the Great Lakes waterway.
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Soo Canal
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
The
Soo
Republicans Make Gains In Quiet New Haven Town
Republicans gained in New Haven area town elections as wets and drys nearly drew. Of 63 votes on the liquor license question five towns flipped sides, with both sides gaining in the close race.
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New Uaven
Conn
German Austro-Hungarian Drive Into Serbia Begins
London reports a large Austro-German thrust into Serbia with 400000 troops massed along three rivers. Bulgaria gifts passports to Entente envoys awaiting a war declaration. French army corps reaches the Serbian frontier as Bulgaria moves toward war.
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Sofia
Entente
London
Serbia
Berlin
Dvina
Danube
Save
Cologne
Varna
Munich
Roumania
Bulgaria
Greece
Constantinople
Athens
Liman von Sanders
Turkey
Philippopolis
Ferdinand
Bell Denies All Charges In 1914 Election Conspiracy Case
Indianapolis mayor Joseph E. Bell testified he had no knowledge of wrongdoing by anyone in the 1914 primaries registration sessions and general election. He denied giving $11 to James Gibson on election day and said $500 received from Lucius O. Hamilton was part of a $3,070 payment credited to the treasurer’s reports for himself and Thomas Taggart.
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Indianapolis
Joseph E. Bell
Bell
James
Bud"’) Gibson
Lucius O. Hamilton
Thomas Taggart
W. H. Eichhorn
Wheat records smash with record US harvests in year
The crop reporting board estimates the 193? crop at 1 002 000 000 bushels, a new US record. Oats total 1 517 000 000 bushels, beating forecast by 109 000 000. Barley reaches 287 000 000 bushels, with gains in multiple grains.
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Washington, Dct
United States
Crop Reporting Board
Department of Agriculture
Machinists Win Their Fight for Higher Wages
Washington naval yard machinists win wage increase starting October 9 with new scale raising daily pay by 8 to 96 cents. The action reflects a successful wage dispute outcome at the yard.
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Washington
Washington Navy Yard
Diver Sinks French Cruiser Off Rhodes
Dispatches from Athens report a French auxiliary cruiser torpedoed and sunk on September 9 while anchored off Rhodes by a central powers submarine.
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New York
Athens
Rhodes
Gas Explosion Kills Three in Marshall Garage
Three men Aaron Jones Ed Houston and Robert Slusser perished in a natural gas blast at an automobile garage in Marshall on October 7. A worker struck a match to light a cigar igniting the gas.
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Marshall
Aaron Jones
Ed Houston
Robert Slusser
Prize Cattle Killed in Hoof and Mouth Epidemic
Lake Forest Illinois October 7 two hundred and four Holsteins and Guernseys part of a prize herd belonging to Arthur Meeker were killed due to hoof and mouth disease. The cattle valued at thirty thousand dollars.
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Lake Forest
Arthur Meeker
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