Thanksgiving Dinner Misfires Bring Quiet Revelations
Tom and Kate Kingsland plan a small Thanksgiving for Cousin Horace, hoping to spark a match with Martha Dinwiddie. When guests stay away, Horace’s presence keeps spirits up as the couple improvises, but Kate’s invitations end up in Horace’s coat. Kate grapples with embarrassment while Horace and Tom salvage the evening with humor and a theater outing.
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Tom
Horace
Kate
Thomas Kingsland
Martha
Canada
Gay
Chicago
Cousin Horace
Martha Dinwiddie
Martha Dinwiddle
Mrs. Kingsland
Chicago Record-Herald
Tail Thief Outwits Farmer In Humorous Exchange
A humorous old Times item recalls a farmer offering a coin toss with heads I win tails you lose. The narrator loses a tail and keeps a head, turning the joke on the farmer in a playful exchange about a Thanksgiving tail incident.
Pro proprietor tests conic slices for forty at dinner
In a Detroit Free Press item a turkey faced stern math as the proprietor, wielding instruments, ponders slice sizes to feed forty guests. His wife asks for help as he admits hours spent on conic section calculations to ensure enough cold turkey remains for lunch.
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Detroit Free Press
Thanksgiving Dinner Joke from New York World
A brief humorous quip attributed to the New York World features a guest询 asking Mr Cloverseed about Thanksgiving guests and the host joking that he has “axed turkey,” playfully rejecting the traditional centerpiece.
Drouth Broken by Rain in Central Mississippi
A two month drought in central Mississippi ended with a single heavy rain last week. The shower arrived too late to help autumn vegetation but relieved districts suffering water shortages. Insurance Commissioner Cole reports a $250 reward offered by the National Board of Fire Underwriters for the arrest and conviction of arsonists believed responsible for three building fires at Magee Simpson county on September 22.
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Mississippi
Cole
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Magee
Simpson County
Mississippi State Work at Experiment Stations
The Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College operates the government and branch experiment stations to improve farming. Since 1888 the station receives 15000 dollars annually and has advanced forage plants cattle breeds and inoculation methods. The McNeill branch began in 1900 and has cleared land, tested fertilizers, crops, and soil, aiming to map soil needs and optimize legume and manure use.
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Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College
McNeill
Sup Eenne
Congress
New Orleans
BE. B. Ferris
Long Leaf Pine
Delta
Brown Loam
J. C. Hardy
Skeleton of mound era woman found near Friars Point
Clarksdale citizen reports Maj. Lamar Fontaine exhumed a mound builder skeleton near Friars Point. He forwarded the remains to Prof. John Kost in Michigan for a critical examination. The skeleton, likely female, was found in a mound on the Brown plantation road and entombed in a pottery coffin.
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Clarksdale
Maj
Lamar Fontaine
Friars Point
John Kost
Michigan
Maj. Fontaine
Brown Plantation
Relics Donated for Archives Collection
The Department of Archives and History receives relics donated by Captain W. M. Harris, brother of General N. C. Harris. The pieces come from headquarters flags of Generals Lee Hill Mahone Harris, including Mahone’s flag carried by his command at Appomattox.
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Department of Archives and History
W. M. Harris
N. C. Harris
R. E. Lee
A. P. Hill
William Mahone
Mahone
Appomattox
Mississippi World Fair Awards State Building Contract
The Mississippi World Fair Commission awarded the Louisiana Purchase Exposition state building contract to J. F. Barnes & Co. of Jackson for 15000 dollars. Barnes will depart next week for St. Louis to prepare for immediate work.
Infant of Mr and Mrs Hargrove falls at New Albany mercantile
The one year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Hargrove slipped from a counter at W B Robbins and Co in New Albany last week striking the back of the head on the floor. The infant was unconscious for hours and may die. The father, left momentarily, is grief stricken.
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Wiley Hargrove
W. B. Robbins & Co
New Albany
Mississippi Cotton Ginned Lagging in Market Readiness
Census Bureau report shows Mississippi ginned cotton totals to Oct 18 at 479,103 bales, down from 559,126 the prior year, a drop of 80,023 bales, indicating slow progress toward marketable shape.
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Census Department
Mississippi
Sparse Statehouse Week Yields Little News
Statehouse activity was light with no major events or announcements. Sheriff settlements with the treasury occurred, but cash receipts were small and unremarkable.
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Statehouse
Rowland
Treasury
World’s Fair Commissioner urges State exhibit at Fair
A large audience at Fri ars Point last week heard World’s Fair Commissioner R. H. Henry advocate a State exhibit at the World’s Fair. The address spurred local readers to consider the idea more seriously and promises a strong exhibit from Coahoma county.
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Friars Point
R. H. Henry
Coahoma County
Revenue Agent Adams Seeks $1.25 Million Tax On Rail Company
State revenue official Adams filed with the Mississippi railroad commission a request to assess the Chicago St Louis and New Orleans Railway Company on its capital stock from 1892 through 1902. The taxes claimed amount to over $1,250,000.
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State Revenue
Adams
Mississippi Railroad Commission
Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans Railway Company
Train Collision at Natchez Lumber Yard Causes Fatality
A switch was opened at the Yazoo and Mississippi line within Natchez city limits last week, causing an extra train to collide. The negro fireman was killed and train service was significantly impeded.
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Natchez
Yazoo & Mississippi
LSU and Ole Miss to Clash in New Orleans Showdown
Football fans from Jackson and across the state converge for the annual LSU versus Mississippi game set in New Orleans on November 21. The match promises a fiercely contested rivalry run this season with railroads offering reduced travel rates for the event.
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Jackson
Louisiana State University
University of Mississippi
New Orleans
Mississippi campaign kicks off early with potential candidate list
Rumors swirl in political circles that a crowded field will form by January when the legislature convenes. Hon J B McCarthy, private secretary to Sen McLaurin, announces his bid for Congress in the Second district to succeed Captain Thomas Spight, the current incumbent.
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Mississippi
J. 8. McCarthy
United States
McLaurin
Congress
Thos. Spight
Widow Schmidt Wins $32,000 Verdict Over Train Accident
In Vicksburg last week the jury ruled for Mrs. Schmidt in the Schmidt v Yazoo & Mississippi alley railroad case. The suit grew from the 1901 death of Frank Schmidt caused by a cross tie failing from a passing train. The widow had sought $100,000.
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Schmidt
Yazoo
Wetherbee Brothers Buy Martin Machine Works
The Martin Machine Works of Meridian has been purchased by C. P. and W. C. Wetherbee of Waynesboro who will assume control immediately and form a new corporation. Plans include improvements and additions to the plant, with the Wetherbees expected to relocate to Meridian as capitalists.
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Martin Machine Works
Meridian
C. P
W. C. Wetherbee
Waynesboro
Messrs. Wetherbee
State cotton sale yields partial treasury remnant
The secretary of the prison board of control remitted 27 102 08 to the State treasury from a recent State cotton sale. Much of the sum came as warrants and did not balance the ledger. Counties seek bidders for county convicts for next year and plan road labor hiring at higher rates due to labor scarcity.
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Prison Board of Control
State Treasury
Treasury
Fire at Tupelo Harley Handle Factory Causes Light Loss
A fire swept the engine room of the Harley Handle Factory in Tupelo last week but citizens kept the main building intact. Damage amounted to about $500, with repairs planned immediately. Merchants in Natchez consider forming a local home fire insurance company with $23,000 subscribed.
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Harley Handle
Tupelo
Natchez
Fire consumes gin and cotton at Egypt Gin and Mill
Last week the gin of the Egypt Gin and Mill Company burned with unknown cause. About twenty five bales of cotton were burned. No insurance was carried on gin or cotton. Yazoo City also notes a Western Union change as J K Woodruff of Nashville becomes manager replacing W B West who resigned.
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Egypt Gin and Mill Company
Western Union
J. K. Woodruff
Nashville
Western Union Telegraph Company
Yazoo City
W. B. West
Prominent planter injured in accidental self shot
D. H. Smith of Claiborne county was seriously wounded last week after an accidental self inflicted gunshot while skylarking with friends. Little girl Lena Patrick died from burns near Laurel last week while playing near a bonfire at farmer O. P. Brown’s residence.
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D. H. Smith
Claiborne County
Lena Patrick
Will Patrick
Farmer O. P. Brown
Laurel
Governor Proclaims Incorporation of Pinola Village
The governor issued a proclamation last week incorporating the village of Pinola in Simpson County, formalizing its municipal status and boundaries.
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Pinola
Simpson County
Route to Add Rural Free Delivery at Crystal Springs
An additional rural free delivery route will be established December 1 at Crystal Springs in Copiah County with one carrier.
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Crystal Springs
Copiah County
Illinois Central promotes Franklin Taylor to Louisville post
Frank Taylor, who has led the Jackson repair shops for months, is promoted to superintendent of shops in Louisville Kentucky. Charles Dawson of McComb will succeed him at Jackson. he is the son of L L Dawson master mechanic of the Louisiana division.
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Frank Taylor
Jackson
Louisville
Charles Dawson
McComb
L. L. Dawson
Louisiana
Collins and Co. charter approved in Marion County
Gov. Longino signs the charter for Collins & Co. domiciled at Ola in Marion County with capital stock of 50 000. W. N. Collins J. S. Byrd and others are incorporators. The governor also approves the McHenry Drug Company charter at McHenry in Harrison County with capital stock 6 000 J H Leggett and C M Leggett are incorporators.
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Gov. Longino
Collins & Co
Marion County
W. N. Collins
J. S. Byrd
McHenry Drug Company
McHenry
Harrison County
J. H. Leggett
C. M. Leggett
Grief and bids for Panama unrest and new Panama
Gen Plaza reports a large Colombian force marching to Panama to subdue the isthmus as Colombia and Ecuador exchange cables of sympathy while the United States recognizes Panama and prepares for canal negotiations. President Marroquin may flee Bogota amid heightened tensions.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Gen. Plaza
Marrogquin
Colombia
Panama
Marroquin
Washington
Boyd
Amador and
Arosamena
Bunan Varilla
United States
New York
Cuba
Gudger
Roosevelt
M. Philippe Bunau-Varilla
Republic of
Bogota
Legation
Were Payrolls Padded in Kansas Legislature Forgery Case
State Auditor Wells received 90 from an unknown man claiming to have defrauded the state last session. The voucher bore Sidney Blakeman’s signature though he was never a legislator employee. The writer admits forging Blakeman’s name to obtain warrants. Officials suspect widespread payroll padding in the last winter session.
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Topeka
Kan
Wells
Sidney Blakeman
Blakeman
Kansas Legislator Indicted Over Salary Attempt
Daniel F. Campbell a Bourbon county representative faces indictment from a Bourbon County grand jury. The charge alleges he attempted to collect $100 from J. W. Weaver the district court clerk for supporting a bill to raise the clerk of the district court salary during the last legislative session.
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Oswego
Kan
Daniel F. Campbell
Bourbon County
Campbell
J. W. Weaver
Kansas City High School Dominates Chicago Oratory Contest
In Chicago on November 14, Kansas City High School swept the event at the preparatory school oratory contest held at the University of Chicago. Howard Hudson won the men’s division with 17 competitors. Miss Lulu T. Hayes took the women’s class against two rivals from high schools in four states.
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Chicago
Kansas City
University of Chicago
Howard Hudson
Lulu T. Hayes
Hospital to Be Built in Omaha With 200 Beds
The Methodist association of Omaha awarded contracts for a partial construction of a new $250,000 hospital in Bemis Park. The facility will hold 200 patients and be among the nation’s most modern in its class.
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Omaha
Neb
Methodist Association of Omaha
Bemis Park
Banded to Fight Vice Meeting Opens in Cincinnati
Cincinnati hosts the thirtieth annual Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention for six days with a large turnout. Reports from secretary Susanna M. D. Fry note 332 unions formed with 9,547 members and Willard Memorial fund receipts of 4138 dollars. Helen M. Barker reports year membership gain of 6,954 and total receipts of 26,177 against 25,299 in expenditures, leaving 778 dollars on hand.
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Cincinnati
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Susanna M. D. Fry
Willard Memorial Fund
Helen M. Barker
Several Southern States Adopt Unbiased History Texts
Charleston November 14 report of the historical committee to the Daughters of the Confederacy indicates that southern schools once used biased Civil War histories, but several states are now employing unbiased textbooks.
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Charleston
D. C
the Daughters of the Confederacy
South
Train Hits 13 Mules Near Shelbina, Missouri
Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad train No. 16 struck a herd of 24 mules owned by C. B. Martin near the Shelbina depot, killing 13 and crippling three others. The train did not stop after the collision.
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Shelbina
Hannibal & St. Joseph
Shelbina A
C. B. Martin
Attempted child theft ends with mob near Twelfth Street
Kansas City reports Kirby Dodge of Clinton Missouri, an engineer, tried to take his child from his wife yesterday afternoon on the west bluff at Twelfth street. He narrowly escaped being stabbed and mobbed by a crowd of local citizens.
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Kansas City
Kirby Dodge
Clinton
Twelfth Street
No news of Hubbard expedition to Labrador
The mail steamer from Labrador brings no news of Leonidas Hubbard Jr. and his party. Settlers believe the expedition perished. Montagnais Indians, who traveled inland, saw nothing of the Hubbard group despite venturing 150 miles inland.
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St. Johns
N. F
Labrador
Leonidas Hubbard, Jr
New York
Outing
Hubbard
Was the Jury Fixed Jefferson City Story
Attorney General Crow probes rumors that the jury in Senator Frank H. Farris’s trial was influenced to hang. Four jurors had voted for acquittal.
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Jefferson City, Mo
Crow
Frank H. Farris
Supreme Court Rules Road Right of Way Must Be Sold Peacefully
Topeka Kansas November 14 The supreme court holds a telephone company must settle with neighboring landowners before using a country road as right of way for its line.
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Topeka
Kan
Supreme Court
Lodge bill seeks removal of duties on Philippines imports
Washington reports Senator Lodge introduced a bill to remove duties on all Philippine imports to the United States except sugar and tobacco. The two taxed items would bear a 50 percent rate of foreign sugar and tobacco duties. In El Paso reports a Cockrell son has become a Mexican citizen and renounced U.S. allegiance.
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Senator Lodge
Washington
Lodge
Philippines
United States
Cockrell
Mexico
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
el Paso
Tex
W. C. Cockrell
Francis M. Cockrell
Missouri
Farmers Face 50000 Damages Suit Over Lecturer Mob
A group of Grundy county farmers accused of mobbing lecturer P. A. Zuin in Des Moines on November 14 are named defendants in a $50,000 damage suit. The incident followed an anti Catholic lecture triggering the action.
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Des Moines
Grundy County
P. A. Zuin
Bryan Plans Visit to Croker in New York and Wantage
William J. Bryan sailed for Europe with plans to spend at least a week as a guest of Richard Croker at Wantage. The itinerary includes a stop in Croker, New York, on November 14.
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Bryan
Croker
New York
William J. Bryan
Europe
Richard Croker
Wantage
Snowstorm General in Illinois Shuts Roads
Bloomington Illinois November 14 Snow began Friday across central Illinois with reports from surrounding counties showing the storm is widespread and disrupting travel though no major damage is reported yet.
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Iinois
Bloomington
Ill
Illinois
Snow blankets Iowa as first fall of season hits
Des Moines reports the first snowfall of the season Friday with the covering extending across most of the state. Weather officials expect lingering cold and continued wintry conditions through the weekend.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Walter Abendroth Found Dead in Noras Springs Slaughter House
The body of Walter Abendroth, owner of the City Meat Market, was found in his slaughter house in Nora Springs Iowa with his throat cut. Authorities say suicide is the leading theory though some insist on murder.
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Nora Springs
Walter Abendroth
Cattleman Denounces Missing Herd After Kansas Transfer
Denver reports Thomas Rae a prominent cattleman bought 1000 head of cattle for 17000 dollars and sent them to A M Lee of Chase county Kansas to fatten and sell. Rae claims Lee and the cattle disappeared and alleges a swindle.
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Denver
Col
Thomas Rae
A. M. Lee
Chase County
Kan
Rae
Lee
First Snow Falls in Eastern Nebraska
A light snow fell over the eastern part of Nebraska early Friday marking the first such snowfall in the region. The report notes the atmospheric conditions and early wintry weather across Omaha and surrounding areas.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
Fire Claims McKee Family Children Near Kiel Oklahoma
A blaze two miles east and three miles south of Kiel Oklahoma killed James McKee’s two young children, a four year old boy and a two year old girl, and destroyed the family home.
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Kiel
James McKee
Here
McKee
Guthrie Jail Holds Postmasters in Stamp Fraud and Raffle Case
Guthrie Oklahoma November 14 Postmaster D Sneeringer of Purdue is jailed for fraudulently using postage stamps and Postmaster C E Cox of O'Neil is jailed for raffle of registered packages as the authorities crack down on postal abuses.
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Guthrie, Ok
D. Sneeringer
Purdue
C. E. Cox
O'Neil
Gas Explosion Wrecks Marion Home Injures Five
A natural gas explosion yesterday wrecked the home of Benjamin Hight at 807 South Nebraska street Marion injuring all five occupants. The fire department extinguished the blaze.
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Marion
Ind
Benjamin Hight
South
Nebraska Street
Hunter killed near Comanche after quarrel during hunt
Ardmore report on November 14 says Hugh Gad die was shot and killed near Comanche. Gaddie and Coleman with a third person were hunting when a quarrel started and both fired.
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Hunter
Ardmore
Lt. T
Hugh Gaddie
Comanche
Bob” Coleman
Gaddie
Coleman
Wealthy Montana Pioneer Herman Klein Dies
Herman Klein aged 61 and a pioneer of Montana has died in Helena. He was among the state's wealthiest men and served as president of the Union Bank & Trust Company in Helena.
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Montana
Helena
Mont
Herman Klein
Union Bank & Trust Company
Court Adjourns Venezuelan Arbitration for Decision
The Hague November 14. The Venezuelan arbitration tribunal has adjourned sine die after all arguments. The court will consider its decision and notify interested parties of the delivery date.
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The
Hague
Venezuelan Arbitration Tribunal
Thanksgiving customs across centuries and generations
The piece reflects on early Thanksgiving in Plymouth with Massasoit and 90 Indians, notes varying dates and months of celebration, and contrasts colonial childhood with 1903 family life. It describes girls knitting to help mothers, boys playing outdoors, dolls made of rags, and the simple home fires and feasts of the era.
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Plymouth
Massasoit
Europe
London
Paris
Uncle Rastus Probes Mose’s Slim Mind
A humorous clipping notes Uncle Rastus wondering how Mose stays so smart. Rastus recalls following Mose and discovering he sits near his wife’s anti fat remedy, in a cheeky exchange typical of a New York Journal humor column.
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Rastus
Turkey
N. Y. Journal
Thanksgiving Poem of a Turkey as the Big Kick
A playful poem notes Thanksgiving gathering with football roles. Half backs and guards join the scene while the turkey is praised as the biggest kick, a lighthearted celebration of holiday and sport.
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Puck
Thanksgiving Turkeys Warmed by Witty Banter
A jurist recalls that even a good thing can overwhelm when Crabshaw jokes about his wife warming the Thanksgiving turkey as Crawford notes the possibility while a year passes.
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Crawford
Crabshaw
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Toronto
Thomas
Mississippi State News
Mississippi Gin Report
Pinola Incorporated
New Republic
Kansas
D.F. Campbell
Gaia
New Yorker
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