Cape Haitien Blockaded and Haitian Vessels Rebel
Reports from Washington state a de facto blockade at Cape Haitien by insurgents. Haitian forces under Firmin seized Petit Goave after fierce fighting, burning the town. thousands homeless as relief teams work to aid victims.
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Washington
Mag
McCrea
Navy Department
Cape Haitien
Killick
Gonaives
Haiti
Firmin
Darling
San Juan
Powell
State Department
United States Legation
Port de Paix
Petit Goave
St. Marc
Toops
Gould Buys Coal Lands in Colorado
George J. Gould through Utah Coal Company has acquired 0,000 acres of coal lands across Huerfano Delta Pueblo Rio Grande Lake and other counties in Colorado. Some land undeveloped others hosting stores and tipples with early development planned. The purchase includes over a thousand acres of anthracite in Gunnison County to supply Missouri River Pennsylvania product.
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New York Times
Denver
Col
George J. Gould
Utah Coal Company
Colorado
Huerfano, Delta
Puebl
Rio Grande, Lake
Gunnison County
Pennsylvania
Rev Martin Carroll Believed Near Death at Sanitarium
Saratoga dispatch reports Rev Father Martin Carroll rector of Saint Vincent de Paul Church Brooklyn, hospitalized since July 23 after a railroad collision reinjury. He aged 63, suffered heart trouble, and doctors say he cannot survive the night. Ankle dislocation and leg amputation below the knee were noted after the accident.
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New York Times
Saratoga
Father Martin Carroll
Church of Saint Vincent de Paul
Brooklyn
Dr. Strong
W. E. Swan
Father Carroll
Peter Hughes
Swan
Atlantic Transport President Arrives From London
Atlantic Transport's President Bernard N. Baker arrived from London aboard the steamship Minneapolis yesterday morning. He said he had seen J Pierpont Morgan but would not discuss the shipping combine or other affairs. Return for postoperative diet soon after landing.
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Atlantic Transport
Bernard N. Baker
Atlantic Transport Line
London
Minneapolis
J. Baker
J. Pierpont Morgan
Index to Departments and Page References
Financial Markets show wheat corn and cotton quotes by grade and price. Amusements arrivals hotels and out of town buyers appear in the business section. Court calendars insurance notes legal losses railroad and real estate listings are on various pages with society and weather notes also featured.
Poland! Poland! Poland! Poland! Pure natural water advert
An advertising snippet proclaims Poland as the source of absolutely pure natural water. The brief line emphasizes purity and global distinction without additional details or context.
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Poland
Burnett's Cocaine Product Claims Health Benefits
An OCR fragment reports Burnett's product alleging cocaine kills dandruff eases irritation and promotes healthy growth of the hair. The text appears part of an old advertisement or medicinal claim, lacking full context or verified medical support.
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Burnett
Democrats Dream Of Maine Win In Next Election
Washington dispatch notes Democrats discuss the chance to elect a congressman in Maine next month. The target district previously held by Reed includes Amos L. Allen now in Congress with 17 803 votes to Lynch 10 040 Parker 1 533 Simonton 135 and scattering. Republicans doubt a Democratic upset against Allen and recall Democrats’ past bets to retire Reed which instead earned him larger margins.
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New York Times
Washington
Maine
Moonth
Reed
Amos L. Allen
Allen
Lynch
Parker
Simonton
Scattering
Congress
Ufe
Child Wife Seeks Divorce in Indiana Case
A Jeffersonville circuit suit seeks to annul the marriage of Wilhelmina McIntyre to William McIntyre alleging the bride was twelve at their April 2 wedding. She also seeks $2,500 damages for an May 29 assault, with farm attachment and restraining order in effect. Magistrate English performed the marriage. license issued by Clerk Carr per parents' instructions.
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New York Times
Louisville
Jeffersonville
Wilhelmina McIintyre
William McIntyre
McIntyre
Bethlehem
Ind
John Kelly
English
Carr
Commodore Tyson Stands by Arrested Captain in Greenwich
Commodore George G. Tyson of the Riverside Yacht Club said he would go to jail with Captain Harry A. Linburg if needed. Linburg was arrested on arborist complaint after an incident at Cos Cob and faced a court appearance with defense by Judge McNall. Linburg was fined $3 and costs for abusive language, breach of peace, and intoxication, with an appeal filed by Tyson.
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New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
George G. Tyson
Riverside Yacht Club
Harry A. Linburg
George W. Brush
Tyson
Judge McNall
Brush
Cos Cob
Ballantine Failure Tied to Bad Investments
Creditors of John Ballantine the Newark brewer reported Saturday that their claims are fully protected by collateral securities and endorsements and that Newark banks face no injury. Assignees said creditors will be paid dollar for dollar. A related investor blamed bad investments, predicting future value in a few years.
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New York Times
Mewark
N. J
John Ae Ballantine
Newark
Ins
Ballantine
Prominent Clergy Attend Ocean Grove Theology School Opener
Prominent clergymen from every section of the country gather at Ocean Grove Tabernacle for the opening of the Summer School of Theology. The session runs through Thursday August 21 with Bishop James N. Fitzgerald of St Louis serving as Dean.
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New York Times
Ocean Grove
Tabernacle
Summer School of Theology
James N. Fitzgerald
St. Louis
Woman Thrown From Horse In Hempstead Injury Report
Mrs. Robert Lount of Hempstead was thrown from her horse and sustained a compound fracture of the left arm along with severe bruising. She was carried to R G Powell’s residence, her husband the physician was summoned, and she was later moved to her Fulton Avenue home.
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Hempstead
Robert Lount
R G. Powell
Fulton Avenue
Engineers' Delegates Confer With Mr Skitt
A Manhattan Railway Company meeting at the Western Union Building between Vice President Skitt and engineers motormen and firemen lasted from 1 30 to 4 pm. The Grievance Committee prepared counter propositions for the brotherhoods and no public details were released pending further talks.
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Skitt
Manhattan Railway Company
Western Union
Youngson
Wilson
Mea
Pacific
Messrs
Mr. Skitt
Messrs. Youngson
Broadway Central Hotel
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Gould Roads
Manhattan Elevated
Broadway Central
Penone
The
Navy recruits complain of mistreatment in Toledo
In Toledo on August 11, a father reports his son and other bright sixteen year olds enlisted by the U S Navy were cuffed and beaten after being sent to Newport. The letter claims poor sour bread and slim food, with several youths hospitalized for injuries under petty officers, calling the trainer a Bowery bruiser.
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New York Times
Toledo
United States Navy
Newport
Firebug's Work at Peoria Incendiary Arrest
In Peoria Illinois on August 11 police and fire crews battled five arson incidents causing up to 25000 in losses with 12000 insured. Edward Flanagan aged twenty was arrested for being the incendiary. crowd fears led to his transfer to the county jail for protection after he offered no comment.
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Peoria
Ill
Edward Flanagan
Flanagan
Man's suicide linked to dramatic cave retrieval in Avon
Burton F. Carrier of Crescent City Florida shot himself in King Philip's Cave on Talcott Mountain. A six day search found his body as a heavy rainstorm hit. An Italian rope rescuer lowered to retrieve the corpse broke, causing the body to fall to the hillside before it was finally recovered and buried in Avon.
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New York Times
Hartford
Avon Village
King Edward hosts privy council and honors war service
London reports a busy royal day with a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace as new ministers are sworn in and the Victorian Order investiture follows. King Edward receives Sir Joseph C. Dimsdale and the London coronation gift of 575000 dollars for the King's hospital fund, plus 20000 penny donations from poor areas. Queen Alexandra awards war medals at Devonshire House to doctors nurses and Imperial Yeomanry Hospital Service personnel in khaki and other uniforms. The Prince of Wales and other royals attend with the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener among spectators and recipients.
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London
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Joseph C. Dimsdale
King’s Hospital Fund
Alexandra
Devonshire House
Imperial Yeomanry Hospital
Prince of Wales
Duke and
Duchess of Devonshire
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Lord Cheylesmore
Water Power Co officers elected at Knoxville meeting
Knoxville water power investors elect New York based leaders Charles H. Treat as President H O Reed as Secretary and Treasurer Henry T Fay as General Manager Robert Morris and F G Thompson named Directors The company plans a 1 000 000 capital damming the Little Tennessee River thirty miles above Knoxville to supply power for East Tennessee with Col Jonathan Bogart endorsing the project and the plan to push completion quickly
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New York Times
Knoxville
Tenn
Knoxville Water Power Company
New York
Charles H. Treat
H. O. Reed
Henry T. Fay
Robert Morris
F. G. Thompson
Messrs. Treat
Reed
Fay
John T. Wilder
R. W. Austin
Luther M. Parker
Little Tennessee
East Tennessee
Johnathan Bogart
Dog Interrupts Service at First Presbyterian Church
In Montclair New Jersey a fox terrier interrupted a sermon by ex President Patton of Princeton at the First Presbyterian Church. The dog walked up the aisle and barked fiercely before being captured and ejected during the prayer. Patton had been interrupted two weeks earlier by a thunderstorm.
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New York Times
Montclair
N. J
First Presbyterian Church
Patton
Princeton
Oneida District Senator Candidate Emerges in Utica Meeting
William E. Lewis of Lewis Watkins & Titus announced his candidacy for the Oneida district senate at a Republican County Committee meeting. He faces Garry A. Willard and Henry J. Coggeshall, with Coggeshall rumored for State Railroad Commission secretaryship. Lewis has held Utica political roles, is tied to Utica Gas and Electric, serves as counsel for Central Railroad, and sits on two banks.
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New York Times
Utica
N. Y
William E. Lewis
Lewis, Watkins & Titus
Oneida
Republican County Committee
Garry A. Willard
Boonville
Henry J. Coggeshall
Waterville
Lewis
Coggeshall
State Railroad Commission
Utica Gas and Electric Company
Central Railroad Company
Warrant Issued For George Jonas In Child Labor Case
Warrants were issued in Camden for the arrest of George Jonas of the Jonas Glass Company Minotola N J on charges of violating the child labor law intercepting telegraphic messages and attempting to prevent an employee from joining a labor organization The glass plant has faced labor trouble since a strike began in April with workers claiming child labor was used to replace them The company has obtained injunctions against the glassmen union.
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Camden
N. J
George Jonas
Jonas Glass Company
Minotola
Glass Company
Glassmen
Poland Poland Poland Water at 3 Park Place
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Poland Poland Poland water and a location 3 Park Place with unclear context. No additional readable details establish a full event or person.
Cotton Duck Company Yields
The Woodberry Mount Vernon Cotton Duck Company drops its demand that the six month old dividend warrant accompany the income bond due August 15. The Stock Exchange had required the unpaid warrant to be attached to the bond for delivery. The company is parent of the United States Cotton Duck Company.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Woodberry- Mount Vernon Cotton Duck Company
Stock Exchange
United States Cotton Duck Company
Four 24 Hour Trains To Chicago Boost Central Rail Link
The New York Central adds four 24 hour trains to Chicago daily along with a new 20 hour service and three slower trains. The railroad bills this as the connecting line between the East and the West.
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Chicago
New York Central
Adv
Strikers and Deputies Clash at Throop Colllery
In Throop near Scranton Pennsylvania a night battle erupted between strikers and armed deputies guarding the Pancoast Coal Company washery. Gunfire silenced the attackers after heavy exchanges, shots struck several village houses, and Sheriff Schadt planned measures to prevent a repeat.
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Scranton
Penn
Throop
Here
Pancoast Coal Company
Ontario and Western Coal Department
Schadt
Depredations by Strikers Threaten Catawissa Valley Farmers
Reports to Brigade Headquarters from Shenandoah describe foraging by strikers in the Catawissa Valley. Farmers face raids, one attacker fired at Lucien Munbeck after tearing out corn. Cavalry may be sent to patrol, and farmers plan a petition for protection. Soldiers in camp feed several hundred women and children, many barefoot, drawing scraps from camp leavings. Mine Workers' Union denies distress while Wyoming coal firms resume limited operations at Mount Lookout.
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Shenandoah
Penn
Catawissa
Gothin
Lucien Munbeck
Mine Workers’ Union
Strikers Injunction Upheld in Empire Bridge Case
Justice Lyon refused to modify or vacate the July injunction restraining Empire Bridge Company striking workers from using unlawful means to persuade nonunion men to quit work. The ruling emphasizes individualized rights to choose employers and to strike peacefully, affirming both employee and employer prerogatives within lawful conduct. The decision notes workers may peacefully argue and appeal to others without unlawful interference.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Justice Lyon
Supreme Court
Walter Lloyd Smith
Empire Bridge Company
Elmira
Ship Plant Bought by U S Government in Wilmington
The Harlan and Hollingsworth shipbuilding plant in Wilmington Delaware was tonight transferred to the United States government. The deal price is reported as 1,500,000 dollars. The move signals a shift to government control of the facility for wartime production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Shipbuilding Company
Wilmington
Del
Harlan & Hollingsworth
United States
Pennsylvania Special Leaves New York for Chicago Overnight
The Pennsylvania Special departs New York at 1 55 P M arriving Chicago at 8 55 A M. The schedule notes an overnight connection and a marked busy travel period between the eastern city and Chicago.
Lackawanna Resort Bureau Links Bureaus for Quick Info
The Lackawanna Railroad Resort Bureau at Broadway and Howard Street coordinates with branch information bureaus at Mt Pocono Delaware Water Gap and Lake Hopatcong to provide visitors with immediate hotel accommodation details.
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Lackawanna
Broadway
Howard St
Mt. Pocono
Delaware Water Gap
Lake Hopatcong
Adv
Travelers save time by checking baggage at Westcott offices
Travelers can save time and trouble by checking their baggage at Westcott offices in New York and Brooklyn. The notice promotes using these carrier locations to streamline travel and reduce costs.
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Westcott’s
New York
Brooklyn
Table d'hote Breakfast On Board Sets Hudson Day Trip Start
A table d hote breakfast on board signals the start for an anticipated Hudson River Day Line Trip. The notice promotes a positive cure for acute Brights disease and mentions Adv. content.
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Poland
Hudsoniver
Injunction Clarifies Scope of Lawful Acts
The court ruling states that the injunction in this action does not prohibit lawful acts of the described character and that those actions may proceed in their proper places as permitted by law. The decision emphasizes compliance with legal boundaries while allowing legitimate activities to continue.
Senator Quay Ready to Help End Anthracite Strike
Atlantic City August 11 Senator M S Quay said he was willing and ready to aid in settling the anthracite mine strike. He would meet miners and operators or both and would consider any suggestion from William J Llewellyn head of the Citizens Alliance of Wilkes Barre as efforts to restore Industrial peace proceed.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
M. S. Quay
New Hampshire Avenue
George L. Llewellyn
Citizens’ Alliance of
Senator Penrose
Philadelphia
Senator Quay
Llewellyn
Ex-Governor Cooke Dies in Connecticut
ExGovernor Lorrin A Cooke of Connecticut died in Winsted at 12 59 this morning after a shock from a Sunday operation He was born April 6 1831 in New Marlborough Massachusetts educated in Norfolk Connecticut and married twice He served in the Legislature 1856 State Senator 1882 President pro tem 1884 Lieutenant Governor 1885 7 1895 7 and Governor 1897 9
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Winsted
Conn
Cooke
Lorrin Alanson -Cooke
Connecticut
New Marlborough
Mass
Levi Cooke
Norfolk
Matilda E. Webster
Josephine Ward
Colebrook
Senate
Broadway Car Fire Sparks Bold Rescue and Robbery
A Broadway streetcar burned after being pushed from Houston Street to Twenty third Street, flames bursting from windows and floor. Passengers were moved to a safe car, but a passenger, Helen Douglas, was mugged of $3 and a ring valued by her as a father’s gift. She reported the crime to the West Thirtieth Street Station.
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Broadway
Houston Street
Twentythird Street
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Helen Douglas
West Thirty-third Street
Twenty-first Street
Sixth Avenue
Sis
Two Women Save Five Men Off Rockaway Beach
Five men from the Four Jacks Fishing Club capsized near Seaside Dock while sailing in Jamaica Bay. Mary McDonald and Mamie Manchester, wives of local residents, rescued the men as their boat tipped, pulling each one from the water and aiding until the other catboat arrived. The group then went to Seaside Dock.
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Rockaway Beach
Mary McDonald
Mamie
Manchester
Thomas. McDonald
Edward Manchester
Edward Joyce
West Twelfth Street
John McGuire
John Coogan
One Hundred and Ninth Street
William Hill
John Hopkins
East Seventy-first Street
Four Jacks Fishing Club
Hammel's Station
Jamaica Bay
Rockaway Inlet
Sheepshead Bay
McDonald
Seaside Dock
Absorption of Winchester Telephone by United Telgraph
The Winchester Telephone Company is merging into the United Telephone and Telegraph Company of Philadelphia. The new entity will control 30,000 phones and add 30,060 more, with plans to enter New York. Officers include R T Barton president and W J Latta as general manager.
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Richmond
Winchester Telephone Company
United Telephone and Telegraph Company of
Philadelphia
New York
R. T. Barton
Winchester
W. D. Bernard
S. R. Caldwell
S. L. Hoover
W. J. Latta
T. J. O'Neill
Hanover
Co. M. Clement
Sunbury
S. H. Hansprough
W. H. Baker
Water Book Ad Promotes Hoff Extract at 3 Park Place
An advertisement at 3 Park Place, New York promotes JOHANN HOFF S EXTRACT claiming it provides nourishment and strength in a small dose and warns to beware of substitutes. The notice emphasizes the product as a superior tonic with strong health claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Park Place
New York
Johann Hoff
President Names Holmes to Supreme Court
The President appointed Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. to the United States Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by Justice Horace Gray's ill health retirement. Gray has not appeared on the bench since his stroke and is at Nahant, Massachusetts. Rumor says another vacancy may arise and Governor Taft could be chosen. Messages from New England greet Holmes's appointment.
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New York Times
Oyster Bay
WN. Y
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
United States Supreme Court
Horace Gray
Gray
Nahent
Mass
Justice Holmes
Washinooter
John C. Spooner
Wisconsin
Taft
Philippines
New England
Retirement of Justice Gray Ends Long Service
The retirement of Justice Gray was expected due to paralysis and advancing age. Doctors advised against returning to duties, and family urged him to retire to avoid crippling the Supreme Court. It is believed the President also urged retirement to ensure a full bench at the next term.
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Washington
Justice Gray
Supreme Bench
Gray
Holmes Considers Supreme Court Nomination Report
Beverly Farms Mass August 11 Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said he would accept a reported nomination to the Supreme Bench if true. He noted his first intimation came from the press and that Senate confirmation is required before resignation from his current position. He hopes the summer home remains his, and he expressed pleasure at the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Beverly Farms
Mass
Supreme Bench of the
United States
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Senate
Ife
Justice Holmes's Career
Boston August 11 Twenty years after Gov Gove Long appointed Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court he became Chief Justice in 1898. Born March 8 1841 in Boston he served as a Civil War captain and brevet lieutenant colonel and later studied law and edited Kent's Commentaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Gove Long
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
Supreme Judicial Court
Gov. Wolcott
Harvard
Massachusetts
Antietam
Railroad ads promote faster service for businessmen
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces a 20 hour train to Chicago leaving New York daily at 1 55 P M. The ad targets the business man with a prompt schedule and emphasizes time efficiency in travel. Park Tilford Acker Mere rall Condit are cited in the promotional material.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Chiicago
New York
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Petit
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Cape ‘Haitien
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D'Assas
Chicaye
Gould
Martin Carroll
Financial Markets
Pa United Service
Weatheroe
Democrats’ Hope OF
Mr. Allen
Kentucky
Commodore Tyson
J. H. Ballantine
NAVY
Firebug
King Edward
Dog Interrupts
DR. Patton
Cotton Duck Company
Wilkesbarre
Wyoming
Mount Lookout
Temple Coal and Iron Company
P. M
Senator Quay Willing
Winsted, Conn
Rockaway
NEW Telephone Company
United Telephone and Telegraph Company
Winchester Company
Gov. Taft
Water, Park & Tilford, Acker, Mererall & Condit
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