President Roosevelt Voters Day Welcome in New York
President Roosevelt rode a special two car train to Jersey City and boarded the ferry to New York where he greeted firemen and locals during a brief visit before heading to Oyster Bay to vote. Mrs Roosevelt joined him at Madison Avenue and he later traveled to the Second Avenue area. He plans ceremonies in Philadelphia and a future New York visit for the Chamber of Commerce dedication.
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New York
Oyster Bay
Douglas Robinson
Jersey City
Iolanthe
Cortelyou
William Loeb
N. c. Latta
George A. Lung
Secret Service
James 8. Clarkson
Thirty-fourth Street
Second Avenue
Duggan
Kinsler
Philadelphia
Masonic Temple
Rom Miladelphia
Washington
Navy
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelts Oyster Bay Arrival Sparks Large Welcome
President Roosevelt returned to Oyster Bay at 7:20 PM to a surprise crowd of about a thousand. Bonfires, rockets, and fireworks lit the night as he greeted supporters from Sagamore Hill. Two political meetings, one Republican and one Democrat, filled the evening with campaign energy. The president’s escort and trap horses caused a brief stir but the drive to Sagamore Hill was uneventful.
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Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Secret Service
Roosevelt Leaves Virginia on Special Train for Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt travels from Brandy to Washington on a Pennsylvania Railroad special train with Secretary Cortelyou and four secret service agents. He greets crowds at Brandy briefly, recalls a enjoyable Virginia outing, and jokes about his shooting trip. He thanks Virginians for their hospitality and cites visits to Manassas and Cedar Mountain battlefields.
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Roosevelt
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Oyster Bay
Cortelyou
Loeb
Ung
Secret Service
Brandy
Southern Railway
Virginia
President Roosevelt
Representative Rixey
Jim
Freddy Roosevelt Fant
Teddy
Remington
Manassas
Cedar Mountain
Index to Departments in the Daily Issue
The page list outlines sections including Commercial World Amusements Arrivals at hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers Business Troubles Court Calendars Insurance Notes legal Notes Mine Intelligence and Foreign Mails New Corporations Railroads Real Estate Society United Service Weather Report Yesterday's Fires across pages 1 5 6 7 10 11 14 and %.
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Heal Estate
Ladies' Maids on the Pennsylvania Special
A popular Penn Spexs feature highlights the maid service aboard the Pennsylvania Special. The article notes the efficiency and charm of the ladies' maids working in the railcar.
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Pennsylvania
Elkins and Widener Escape as Iron Girder Slips
In Philadelphia on November 3 a large iron girder crashed through scaffolding in front of the Land Title and Trust building injuring several workers and killing one man. William L. Elkins and George D. Widener narrowly escaped, recounting their miraculous survival as policemen controlled a growing crowd.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
William L. Elkins
George D. Widener
P. A. B. Widener
Land Title and Trust Company
Bread and Sawson
Broad Street
Elkins
Mr. Widener
B. L. Taylor
E. c. Lineinger
West
Dauphin Street
John Lendell
Hahnemann Hospital
Edward Costell
James Montgomery
Union League
Scone
Prominent Jesuit Father Villiger Ill in Philadelphia
The New York Times reports Father Burchard Villiger, oldest and one of the most prominent Jesuits in the United States, is seriously ill in Philadelphia with little hope for recovery. Born in Switzerland in 1859, he joined the Society of Jesus, held roles from Superior of missions on the Pacific to rector of Woodstock College, and served sixty three years in the order.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Burchard Villiger
Pather Villiger
Switzerland
Society of Jesus
St. Louis
Howard Cassard to be sold for wharfage in Philadelphia
The steamship Howard Cassard, built to cross the Atlantic in four days and tied up at Essington since June 1809, will be sold for wharfage on Navy Day, Monday 12 by U S Marshal J Robinson. Public interest surrounded her construction as the vessel initially turned turtle on trial and later had the “flyers” fouled cleaned though she did not meet the intended purpose.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic
Howard Cassard
Essington
J. Robinson
Golden Eagle Shot Near Milford by New York Hunter
John Heidorfer of New York, a meat and provision firm manager, with Charles P. Mott, hunted near Milford, Pike County. A shot brought down a rare golden eagle, measuring 6 feet 5 inches wingtip to wingtip. Heidorfer sent the bird to a taxidermist in New York City.
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New York Times
Port Jervis
N. Y
John Heidorfer
New York
England
Scotland
Pike County
Milford
Charles P. Mott
J Hanan Nearly Drowned Off Narragansett Pier
John H Hanan a New York shoe manufacturer nearly drowned at Narragansett Pier when he fell into the water while attempting to board a sailboat. Rescued and exhausted he was taken for medical treatment and continued to Newport after the incident.
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Narragansett Pier
R. I
John H. Hanan
New York
South Pier
Newport
Suits Grow Out of Automobile Crash in Yonkers Case
Judge Martin J. Keogh named William Arthur of Yonkers guardian to sue Union Railway Co. for damages from injuries in a collision between an automobile driven by W B Raymond and a trolley car on October 26. The guardian represents the brothers James George and William Arthur.
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White Plains
N. Y
Martin J. Keogh
William Arthur
Yonkers
James
George
Union Railway Company
W.B. Raymond
Editor Robbed at Home of $1300 in Diamonds
Clinton Iowa November 5 a burglar entered editor C A Fay's home and, with a pistol taken from Fay, forced him to surrender cash and diamonds valued at 1300 dollars before escaping.
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Clinton
Iowa
C. A. Fay
The
Advertiser
Fay
Turkish and Persian and Greater New York Exhibition Ad
An advertisement announces an open inspection from 9 AM to midnight on November 4, featuring Turkish and Persian displays and Greater New York items. It highlights a 30-Tet event every 5 minutes from the ridge and invites gentlemen to inspect the offerings.
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Pers
Greater
New York
Ridge
Not a Comfort Neglected Pennsylvanian Special Ad
An advertisement notes services of a ladies maid on the Pennsylvania Special train. The copy emphasizes added appeal to female travelers and urges readers to consider the enhanced in‑train service.
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Pennsylvania
Government inquiry into Quay campaign circulars
The Attorney General directs District Attorney Holland to report on alleged civil service law violations by Senator Quay and others over solicitation of campaign contributions. The inquiry follows a Knox presidency discussion and aims for a quick, clean case ready for possible prosecution. United States District Attorney Holland will hear government witnesses who received circulars requesting funds, with private examinations and a potential hearing before a U.S. Commissioner if charges are filed.
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New York Times
Washington
Holland
Quay
Knox
Civil Service Reform
Pennsylvania
Senator Quay
Ohio
Republican State Committee
Grand Jury
Philadelphia
United States
Civil Service
Circuit Court
Attorney General
Senator Quay Makes Record Run To Philadelphia Election
Beaver to Philadelphia 377 mile trip by special train to be first voter in town tomorrow. Senator Quay Republican State Chairman fears a close election amid miners strike and Allegheny County split. He marks the hard coal region as the wicked belt and expects uncertain results outside anthracite counties.
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New York Times
Beaver
Penn
Senator Quay
Philadelphia
Allegheny County
Measles Ravage Arctic Coast Natives In Harsh Toll
A whaling steamer report from Herschel Island and the Arctic coast details a rapidly expanding measles outbreak. Captain Newth says at least a quarter of native populations along the coast have died, with pneumonia rheumatism grip and other illnesses following the epidemic.
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San Francisco
Herschel Island
Arctic
Jeannette
Newth
The
Nome
Brooklyn Boy Lost In Chicago
Victor Laughlin, fifteen, vanished from 684 Marcy Avenue Brooklyn on August 4 and is believed in Chicago. His father James Laughlin asks Chicago police to watch hotels and restaurants for his son who may be selling goods as a wandering salesman. a reward is offered for his recovery.
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Specia
New York Times
Ctimcago
O'Neill
Victor Laughlin
Marcy Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Chicago
James Laughlin
Death of Christian Blohm Former factory head dies at 84
Christian Blohm longtime head of the Christian Blohm Willow and Rattan Manufacturing Company dies at 84 after a brief illness. He lived with his grandchildren George and Lillian Berbert at 72S East One Hundred and Seventy-second Street and arrived from Germany thirty years ago. A party at his home preceded his collapse. the physician deemed the death probably due to apoplexy.
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Christian Blohm
Mr. Blohm
Blohm
Miss Berbert
Wanamaker Buys Site for Bethany College in Philadelphia
John Wanamaker purchased the plot on Broad Street in Philadelphia from Jefferson Medical College for 25 000 dollars. The plan is to erect a large Bethany College building with estimated total cost exceeding 300 000 dollars. Bethany College aims to enroll about 500 students annually, led by President Rev Dr Charles A Dickey and Dean Prof F A Wyres, with exploratory visits to Armour Institute and Pratt Institute to inform design.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Jefferson Medical College
Broad Street
Catherine
Christian Street
Bethany College
Charles A. Dickey
Bethany Church
Twenty-second and
Pine Streets
F. A. Wyres
Eastburn Academy
Wanamaker
Dickey
Pelea
Armour Institute
Chicago
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
Murder of American Teacher Montgomery in Philippine Islands
D C Montgomery, superintendent of Oriental Negros Schools, was murdered near Bacolod by six natives armed with bolos and spears while traveling for a consultation with the retiring administrator. Robbery is believed motive. Montgomery leaves a widow who is also a teacher. He sailed to Manila in 1901 with pioneer teachers aboard the Thomas. The War Department confirms his death.
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Manila
D. C. Montgomery
Oriental Negros
Ladrones
Bacolod
Washington
Montgomery
Lexington
Neb
Thomas
War Department
Robbery of Flathead Indian in Plains as $22,000 Vanishes
In Missoula Montana on November 3 a wealthy Flathead Indian named Matchell reported the loss of $22,000 in cash stored in an outbuilding. A visitor dressed as a squaw chatted with Mrs. Matchell while two men looted the trunk and fled on horses. Matchell, noted as the reservation’s wealthiest full blood, had kept the money in an old trunk.
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Mont
Matchell
Plains
Camas Prairie
Southern Railway Mail Filler Arrives Ahead of Schedule
The new mail train from New York to New Orleans arrived at 11:35 PM, fifteen minutes early. The 1,374 mile route covered in 53 hours and 5 minutes, with New York morning papers on sale in New Orleans this afternoon.
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New Orleans
Southern Railway
New York
Burnett’s Vanilla Leader Worldwide Advert
The ad proclaims Burnett's Extract of Vanilla as the world leader and urges using no other. It also promotes Black and White as the finest Scotch whisky on the market.
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Burnett
Hopkins Receives 25000 Gift for Memorial Lectureship
Johns Hopkins University trustees accept a 25000 donation from Dr and Mrs Christian A Herter of New York to establish a memorial lectureship in the medical department. The endowment funds annual lectures by an eminent physiologist or pathologist, with the lecturer receiving the endowment’s income as honorarium. Dr Herter, a former Hopkins student and pathologic chemist, is a noted contributor to clinical pathology.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Christian A. Herter
New York City
Herter
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
New York
Woman jumps from ferryboat in East River tragedy
A young woman who gave her name Olta Westerman jumped from the Kentucky of Greenpoint line in midstream on the East River and drowned. Her body was not recovered. She wore a black automobile coat and claimed distress over her husband. Address listed as 310 West Twenty ninth Street.
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Kentucky
Greenpoint
East River
Olta Westerman
West Twentyninth Street
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Ad Highlights Quality
Advertisement touts Deerfoot Farm Sausages made from tender pork and select spices. Claims high quality with a warning to beware of imitators and invites readers to try the product.
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Deerfoot Farm
Laura Biggar in Jail After Warrant Delay in N J
Laura Biggar Bennett, the former actress, spent the night in the county jail after a delay obtaining a warrant. Sheriff officials argued no warrant existed locally and a New Jersey constable rushed from Asbury Park with the document. She remained in the jail’s witness room under guard while Hendricks and Stanton were returned to cells.
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Freehold
N. J
Laura Biggar
Bennett
Miss Biggar
Frankenstein
Theodore Hlulick
Asbury Park
Hulick
Justice Hulse
Mr. Frankenstein
Hendricks
Stanton
Henry M. Bennett
East Thirty-third Street
Hendricks and
Laura Biggar Bennett
United States
Heisley
7 500 000 Acre Cattle Ranch Planned in Sonora Mexico
W C Greene of New York City and three Americans bought a vast Sonora tract in Northern Mexico covering 7 500 000 acres. The land 125 by 100 miles will be fenced with four strands of wire and hold about 50 000 cattle. An irrigation system and extensive farming are planned. Greene is president of the Greene Consolidated Copper Company at Cananea.
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New York Times
Austin
Tex
W. C. Greene
New York City
Sonora
Mexico
Western Ranch
Greene
Greene Consolidated Copper Company
Cananea
Western Union Ruled Off From Chamber Floor
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce bans Western Union Telegraph Company from its floor after the firm refused to sign a new lease and raise in rent. Chamber officials say Western Union will not be allowed until terms are agreed. The action is tied to the bucket shop fight context locally.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Chamber of Commerce
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Chamber
Saratoga Man Arrested In Brooklyn Abandonment Case
J Colby Harrington 29 of Saratoga was arrested last night at 240 Macon Street Brooklyn by Deputy Sheriff Mece Carthy and Brooklyn Detectives Carroll and Gilpin. He allegedly met Miss Campbell sister of Edward and Oliver Campbell and planned to live with them. taken on disorderly conduct but expected to face abandonment charges. He will be arraigned at Adams Street Police Court this morning.
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J. Colby Harrington
Saratoga
Macon Street
Brooklyn
Mece Carthy
Carroll and Gilpin
Miss Campbell
Edward
Oliver Campbell
McCarthy
Harrington
Adams Street
Petty Officer of the Illinois a Hero
The Navy Department reports that George Walsh, boatswain's mate, saved a landsman named L. Knatz from drowning during repairs on the Illinois at Sheerness England. Acting Secretary commends Walsh for courage and selflessness in saving a life.
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Washington
Navy Department
Usher
L. Knatz
George Walsh
Sheerness
England
Walsh
Pall Mall London Cigarettes Ad Advertisement
Pall Mall London Cigarettes pitched to gentlemen, claiming special recommendation for those who smoke the finest Turkish blends.
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Pall Mall
London
Adv
Jack the Slugger to Be Arrested in Morton Murder Case
State Officer George H. Dunham plans to arrest a suspect he says will prove is Jack the Slugger, the left handed killer of Clara Morton on the McLean Asylum grounds. Five witnesses place the man near the scene and near the chatelaine bag find. The suspect has prior alleged identifications and was seen in Somerville the night Miss McPhee was murdered.
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Boston
George H. Dunham
Waverly
Wewurby
Somerville
Miss McPhee
Miss Morten
Harris
New French airship tested near Bonnières
Pierre and Paul Lebaudy with engineer Juiliot unveiled a steerable balloon. The test near Bonnières reached about twenty yards altitude in a half hour, powered by a forty horsepower motor and moving about twenty five miles per hour. The craft, larger than Santos-Dumont’s balloons, aims for a Paris round trip before public unveiling.
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France
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Paul Lebaudy
Juiliot
Bonniéres
M. Julliot
M. Santos-Dumont
Paris
Eliot Tackles Sunday School Reform Before Methodists
President Eliot of Harvard addressed Boston Methodist preachers criticizing Sunday School methods. He argued children receive only a half hour weekly and lack emotional engagement, urging changes in teaching forms and warning against overemphasis on sacrifice. Clergy defended the faith amid sharp exchange.
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Boston
Eliot
Harvard
Bromfield Street Methodist Church
Brady
Grand Duke Paul’s Disgrace Reveals Royal Banishment
The dismissal from the Russian Army of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch uncle of the Czar was announced yesterday. He wed Baroness Pistolkoff after a three year acquaintance and she divorced her husband to marry him. He faces ten year banishment from the court and will settle in Cannes France.
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ST. Petersburg
Paul Alexandrovitch
Pistolkoff
Ciunnes
France
Rubber concerns merged in three-way Hartford chair
An informal combination of Hartford Rubber Works Indianapolis Rubber Works Company and Morgan Wright Company has been formed. Lewis D. Parker, president of Hartford, is elected president of the Indianapolis and Morgan Wright concerns. The firms keep individuality but operate under Parker with J C Wilson as general business manager.
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Hartford, Conn
Hartford Rubber Works
Indianapolis’ Rubber Works Company
Morgan & Wright Company
Lewis D. Parker
Hartford Rubber Company
Indianapolis
Parker
J.C. Wilson
Hartford Company
Ohio physician dies after morphine habit in New York Hospital
Dr G L Cook a seventy eight year old Ohio throat specialist living with his sister at 340 West Eighteenth Street took a large morphine dose Sunday night and died at New York Hospital yesterday he expressed he wished to die and avoid bothering others His sister Mrs Albert S Hoffman said he had been addicted to morphine and opium for thirty years and had moved to her home when unable to practise.
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G. L. Cook
Ohio
New York Hospital
West Eighteenth Street
Albert S. Hoffman
Tuthill
Paris Royal Shooting Party At Chateau Marais
County and Countess Boni de Castellane hosted King Carlos of Portugal at a shooting party near St Chereon. Returning guests joined Capucines Theatre performers in opera bourres followed by a grand dinner with a long list of aristocratic attendees including the Count and Countess d Houssonville and the Marquis de Breteuil.
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Paris
Boni de Castellane
Carlos of Portugal
Chateau Marais
St. Chéeron
Capucines
Castellanes
d’Houssonville
Marquis de Breteuil
Duchess de Rohan
Duchess de Luynes
Lucien Murat
Gontaut-Biron
Marchioness de Castellane
Stanislaus de Castellane
Luxurious Train to California the Overland Limited
Promotion for a deluxe transcontinental service named the Overland Limited operating via Chicago and North Western Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways. Advertises offices at Broadway addresses and highlights top-flight onboard amenities.
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California
Overland Limited
Chicago and North-Western
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Railways
Broadway
Bettors Bet Thousands on Odell Coler Election at Hoffman House
Bookmakers and bettors packed the Hoffman House with wagers on Odell and Coler. Large sums circulated as odds swung from 2 to 1 up to 6 to 10, with two $15,000 bets by Jacob Field and a $40,000 wager by Joe Wendig on Coler, while George Wheelock placed $20,000 on Odell.
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Odell
George Wheelock
Coler
Frank Farrell
William S. Devery
Joe ” Wendig
Jacob Field
Wall Street
J. Dr. Katz
Joe’ Vendig
Wendig
Abraham Daniels
John Davis
Peter de Lacy
de Lacy
Mex Blumenthal
James Wakely
John W. Gates
Waldorf-Astoria
Twenty-fifth Street
George Ene
Jos
Takirs
Broadway
Ae Odell
Frederick Brooks
Fifth Avenue
Tammany Men
Thomas Healy
Columbus Avenue
Sixty-sixth Street
Wormes & Dale
Lkige
Ike” Thompson
Betting in Wall Street Darkens on Election Odds
Wall Street bettors placed uneven wagers on Odell and congressional results. Odds mostly two to one with large bets from Wissermain Brothers and W B H Niven backing Odell at two to one. Amness Newman and others staked against Odell’s reelection while Van Der Smith & Co. faced Mendham Brothers on a Democratic lower house outcome.
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Wall Street
Wissermain Brothers
Odell
Street & Norton
Coler
W. B H. Niven
Amness & Newman
E. ©. Jurgensenu
van der Smith & Co
Mendham Brothers
Congress
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Mr. Quay
Fee
Arctic Coast
Negros
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Tate
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
the Telegraph Company
Jack the Slugger
Miss Morton
Grand Duke
Paul
Baroness Pistolkoff
Russia
Carlos
Joe
Subway
Park Row
Fortyseeping Street
Fuller
Twenty-third Street
Harlem
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