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Cincinnati Greenback revival or familiar banner reissued
A Cincinnati convention rebrands the old Greenback party as a revived labor-aligned movement. It demands nearly unlimited paper money, abolition of national banks, and a revised sub treasury plan with free silver and government real estate loans. Veteran leaders from Weaver to Seitz push the banner, betting on a broader rural west south support but facing a decisive election.
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Cincinnati
Greenback Party
Farmers’ Movement
Genen Weaver
Delamatyr
Colorado
Seitz
Ohio
Brooks Fights Amendments That Weaken Regulation Bill
Representative Brooks at odds with Senate committee amendments that reverse the bill’s regulatory aim. The changes reportedly open door to wholesale bottle traffic and drop license fees for third class cities. He urges opposition to such legislative tactics and calls for reform in methods to keep ballots and markets from machine influence.
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Brooks
Senate
Two Views on Smoke Consumption Drive Anti Smog Efforts
The piece outlines two attitudes among large fuel users toward smoke consuming tech. Proponents push improved stokers showing practical smoke reduction, while a loading house, once skeptical, now supports smokeless stacks and warns legal action may follow if compelled. Public opinion and moral influence propel reform toward eventual abolition of smoke.
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Alwady
Eastern papers push for West Indies coal station debate
The passage notes Admiral Gherardi’s failure to secure Mole St Nicholas and Haitian leaders’ refusal to cede territory, spurring Eastern editors to urge a West Indies coal base. The New York Sun favors Samana Bay, arguing its harbor value rivals Mole St Nicholas and its trade routes equal, questioning revival of a stalled Grant era plan.
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Gherardi
Mole St Nicholas
West Indies
New York
Samana Bay
Susana Bay
Mole St. Nicholas
Congress
Need for coaling stations in future naval policy
The discussion centers on establishing coaling stations for fleets as essential, citing Esmeralda at Acapulco as evidence while noting war would expose stations to capture. Proximity of Comissioan island to Nassau Cuba or Key West makes any side vulnerable, and fortified posts at Samana or Mole St Nicholas would face enemy seizure. In peace, the urgency remains doubtful until naval interests grow.
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Acapulco
Nassau
Cuba
Key West
West Indies
United States
Samana
St. Nicholas
Kentucky Wants Cautious Revisions to Its Constitution
The piece argues Kentucky’s old Constitution is fundamentally sound while warning against sweeping changes. It notes the new draft is chaotic and risks weakening key provisions to benefit politicians and corporations. It urges retaining the current framework with targeted, merit-based amendments only.
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Kentucky
Bourbon
Courier- Journal
Pennsylvania
Distinguishing legitimate business from gambling in insurance ethics
A reader asks whether betting on games and horse racing and a life insurance policy are alike. The essay argues that business carries risk but remains legitimate when both parties gain and loss is not guaranteed by chance. It explains insurance motives, averages, and why life policies differ from gambling bets.
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Tritone
the Inquirer
Inquirer
Life Assurance and the Risk of Death
The passage states that life assurance takes on common risks and accepts a portion of profit as premiums to compensate those risks. It notes death as the principal risk inherent to human effort and describes life insurance as a legitimate service for those wishing to guard against its chances.
Road work can yield permanent highways with earnest effort
An Ohio writer argues rural road improvement can be permanent without new laws or large spending. Lowered hills filled, hollows leveled, culverts built, and drainage extended over years cut road costs through reduced wear and taxes. State aid should reward standards. failure of past road bills should not stop persistent local action and public education on economic value.
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Ohio
Country Gentleman
Pennsylvania
Charleston and Alaska voyage plans thwarted by Chilean actions
The Charleston's chase by a Chilean vessel upsets the Senate Territories Committee plan to use the ship for an Alaska voyage to study establishing a Territorial Government. Insurgent Chileans are blamed, and a Chilean feint at Acapulco influenced perceptions about the Itata and Esmeralda.
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Senate Committee On Territories
Alaska
Senate
Four Hundred Presidential Souvenirs Proposed for Exhibition
The souvenirs from the Presidental trip are said to total four hundred and a contemporary suggests displaying them at the World's Fair. Framed as a product of political industry, they would likely be unique and attract interest.
Tax question perennially bounced to commissions
It notes a Pennsylvanian fiscal pattern where each Legislature passes tax issues to a revenue commission, which then hands it to a future legislature. The current commission is urged to act, but even by precedent this process is unlikely to settle the tax question.
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Revenue Commission
British Seals Protection Proposal Not Received
In England it is asserted that Mr Blaine's communication proposing a method for protecting the seals was not received by the British Ministry. Dear Lord Salisbury, our own David Bennett Hill patented the plan of not receiving inconvenient communications some time ago, and this infringement cannot be allowed.
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England
Blaine
Lord Salisbury
David Bennett Hill
Hill-backed opposition stalls Pennsylvania ballot reform
The New York World, now aligned with David Bennett Hill, opposes immediate ballot reform in Pennsylvania. The Hill faction resists the reform proposal, creating political friction and delaying action.
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New York World
David Bennett Hill
Pennsylvania
Hill
Cartoon depicts Blaine and secretary over saw work
A political cartoon this week shows Blaine and the Secretary in a scene where the Secretary is sawing wood. The central figure holds a saw in a way that suggests the artist questions Blaine’s knowledge of sawing or mocks the honest, useful occupation itself.
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JupGce
Blaine
Farmers Back Eight Hour Plank With Farm Doubts
The Tuk proposition to insert an eight hour plank in the Cincinnati platform is likely to gain farmer support if it applies to others. Farmers consent to eight hours for other industries but keep farms on a twelve hour schedule during busy seasons.
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Tuk
Cincinnati
President fails to find successor for pensions post
After a shift from Atlanta to Oregon, the President has not secured an acceptable successor for Green B. Baum as Commissioner of Pensions. The remark implies ongoing search and uncertainty about leadership continuity.
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Atlanta
Oregon
Green B. Baum
Jersey mosquito not terrors for Presidential family at Cape May Point
The Philadelphia Ledger denies reports that the Harrison family would skip the Cape May Point cottage this season. The Ledger, serving Cape May Point real estate interests, confirms no postponement by the Presidential family after their nationwide trip.
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Harrison
Cape Maay Point
Philadelphia Ledger
Cape May Point
Britain Seeks Reciprocity Treaty With Brazil
Reports say Great Britain is pursuing a reciprocity treaty with Brazil. Democratic organs seize on the item to attack prior claims that reciprocity with Brazil would not reciprocate, highlighting partisan debate over the potential agreement.
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Great Britain
Brazil
Giants Season Threatens To Shrink To Pigmy Size
The fortunes of the baseball season threaten the New York Giants, implying a dramatic downturn in their performance and prospects as the campaign unfolds.
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New York Giants
Public interest ad for cannibal show at Newington Butts
A 1690 advertisement notes a man who eats live fowl at Islington and another act at Stand-up Dicks in Newington Butts near Southwark. It claims a performance on St James day with feathers bones and garbage, with admission priced at 2 pence.
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Islington
Newington Butts
Southwark
Ballot Reform Bill Misused in Pennsylvania Policy
In Washington Post commentary, the reform measure for Pennsylvania ballots is criticized as badly handled, likened to being misused as a deposit in a bank, underscoring flawed implementation and political handling of the bill.
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Washington Post
Pennsylvania
Talk of the Town: Baseball and Art in One Column
A lively column blends talk of baseball learning with social notes. Pittsburg readers follow a man’s comic effort to master the sport via game reports and depictions, then tour Pasadena to view Murillo paintings retouched for age. Also covered: Opera figure Locke’s finances, a Carmen mix‑up with Bohemian Girl costumes, and local library gains with 11,139 volumes circulated in two months.
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Stevenson
Carnegie Library
People Who Come And Go In Pittsburgh
A stream of visitors in Pittsburgh includes HH Jeffrey, a London socialite bound for Chicago, noting Scotch antipathy to Andrew Carnegie. Ex-Postmaster General W Horatio King praises American postal services. Theodore D. Wilson and E. D. Scofield stay at the Duquesne while Wilson oversees armor work. Other arrivals include Searight, Wagner, Ferguson, Scham, McKee, and King, with various business and travel plans around June.
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HH. Jeffrey
London
Southampton Club
Chicago
Andrew Carnegie
Youey Paneey
Mr. Joffrey
America
W. Horatio King
Australia
Pittsburg
American Postal Service
Theodore D. Wilson
Naval Construction
E. D. Scofield
Portland
Duquesne
Wilson
Government
A. & Grant
Cleveland
J. A. Searight
Murderous Italian weapon a revolver and stiletto combined
Special Telegram to Tile Dispatch reports Brooklyn Property Clerk H Powell holds a remarkable weapon captured after a drunken street fight. The six chamber 92 caliber revolver carries a double blade stiletto fixed under the barrel. The weapon could fire with the blade embedded in a victim. Julian Raflano and two companions were involved. Patrolman Peter Gallagher intervened.
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Tile Dispatch
New Year
H. Powell
Brooklyn
Julian
Julian Raflano
Raflano
Peter Gallagher
Cigarettes Killed Him Edward Myers Dies in Harrisburg
Edward Myers a young omnibus driver from Champersnind Cumberland County died at Harrisburg Hospital from blood poisoning linked to excessive cigarette smoking. He fell ill on his way home and deteriorated after being admitted. The doctor warned smoking harmed him, yet he continued until death.
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Cumberland County
Illinois legislation on conspiracy law and railroad regulation
The House repealed the Merritt conspiracy law tied to Haymarket riots and passed bills enabling railroad companies serving interstate lines to own stock and lease roads, along with a measure mandating interlocking signal and switch systems for railroads.
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Merrit
Stamersley
Itt
Haymarket
Chicago
Fame's Favorite Folk and Notable Figures
A collage of brief portraits and anecdotes: Eugene Freisss sharp critique of Barnui. Jokai and the Emperor of China depicted with humor. the Duke of Fife obsessed with neckties. Vipat the blind French sculptor recognized in Paris. Congressman Stewart of Aurora chartering trains for circuses. Henry Prinkrs to lead Sitka paper North Star. Rev Phillips Brooks linked to John Cotton. Emperor William bringing 72 attendants to Windsor. Lovius Pullirror as a would be California wine producer. Philippe, Ceci, and Rhoades as ambitious leaders. Mustafa Gwamunk plans a million dollar Europe trip. Rev M Harvey honored by McGill for science work and the devil fish discovery.
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Eugene Freiß
Barnui
Jokai
Emperor
China
Duke of Fife
Vipat
Paris
Congressman Stewart
Aurora
Henry Prinkrs
Carlisle
Sitka
North Star
England
John Cotton
Old Boston
Tur
William
Griandma Victoria
Windsor Castle
Ceci
J. Rhoades
Cape Colony
Mustafa Gwamunk
Dumar
Arabia
Europe
M. Harvey
St. John's
N. F
Hine
McGill University of Montreal
Deaths Here and Elsewhere: George W. Lentz Dies at 72
George W. Lentz, a major timber lands owner and prominent lumber operator, died in Williamsport at age 72. He helped form Herdic, Lents & White with Peter Herdic, and owned extensive land across Pennsylvania Wisconsin Florida and Alabama, a vast Dakota cattle ranch, water works in Huntingdon Belin's Grove Cairo and Orlando, and held substantial Wil liamsport Water Works interests.
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George W. Lentz
Williamsport
Herdic, Lents & White
Peter Herdic
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Florida
Alabama
Dakota
Huntingee Belin
Oldest Chester and Berks County Residents Die
The oldest woman in Chester county and the oldest man in Berks county died on Monday. Mrs. Sarah Amen was years old at death and had been active until three months before. William Ho of Oley, Berks county, was in his ninth decade, born in the linege where he died, and he never rode on a railway train in his life.
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Chester County
Death of John M Tresey at Diamond Street
John M Tresey son of Mrs Julia A and the late William Treacy died at his mother's Diamond street residence after a brief illness He was brother of James R B Treacy of the Eighteenthment The funeral will be held at Pauls Cathedral tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
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John M. Tresey
Julia A
Wiliam Treacy
Diamond Street
Ea James RB. Treacy
Obscure Family Notice From Lincoln Aeene Negheny
Maggie McFarland daughter of Rev A J McFarland and granddaughter of David Gregg of Lincoln Aeene Negheny died recently in St John a B He had many years of trends and ties to Punxs James Torrence called Judge died at al van Lu over years
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Maggie McFarland
A. J. McFarland
David Gregg
Lincoln Aeene
Negheny
St. Johna
Pislasnee
James Torrence
Punxspe
al van Lu
Obituary notes multiple notable deaths across cities
Rev Davin Dickey a veteran clergyman dies at Rochester New Jersey age 66. Lewis R. BTEEMLE silk maker and journalist of Paterson New Jersey dies. Ex Captain COLnURN aged 92 dies in Noblesville Indiana. Dr Groner A Kia Lancaster physician dies from illness aged 45. Ananam G KREMER Millersville Pennsylvania specialist in heart diseases. Sir Berne J PETERS aged 81 oldest Grand Army veteran dies New Bedford Massachusetts born in Germany. Isaac T Rocens Hartford Connecticut political figure dies at home aged 74.
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Davin Dickey
Ted
Rochester
N. J
Lewis R. Bteemle
Paterson
JepGe Colnurn
Planeylvania
Noblesville
Ind
da. Groner A. Kia
Lancaster
Atnanam G. Kremer
Millersville
Baltimore Medical College
Berne J. Peters
New Bedford
Mase
Peters
Germany
Woward
Isaac T. Rocens
Connecticut
Hartford
New Haven
Testing dynamite guns on the Vesuvius at Ferraris Virginia
A Navy led test of the Vesuvius pneumatic air guns measures accuracy over distances up to a mile. Officers Schroeder Rohrer Donebaugh Maxwell and Moore, plus Commander Evans Conden Meigs, observe as nine shots from starboard and midship tubes hit buoys off Cape Henry with ranges from 34 to 1044 seconds flight.
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Ferraris Moxpox
Navy Department
Vesuvius
Zalinski
Chesapeake Hay
Sewell's Point
Cape Henry
Kolier
Evans
Schroeder
Condon
Meigs
Ensign Maxwell
Rohrer
Messrs. Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
Chiefs of World’s Fair Bureaus to be Named Today
At a Board of Directors meeting in Chicago May - Director General Davis will propose J. F. W. Skill of Colorado as Chief of the Bureau of Mines and Mining. General Lew Wallace has been offered the Foreign Bureau post but has not filed his acceptance. Several bureau chiefs are to be appointed today.
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Cmicaco
Davis
J. F. W. Skil
Colorado
Bureau of Mines and Mining
Gener
Lew Wallace
Clie
Foremost Feminines and Pioneering Women in Law and Medicine
Octavia Grace Arrene becomes Quebec’s first woman to earn a medical degree. Mrs. Oliphant drafts a Henry Irving life sketch for a new Chambers Encyclopedia edition. Abanelia M. Manstreto, America’s pioneer woman lawyer, admitted to the bar in 142, with seven subsequent women admitted in Washington. Miss Haier named one of two women inspectors of Massachusetts probation reform, with a noted appointment at Kawrese.
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Octavia Grace Arrene
Quebec
Olihant
Henry Irving
Chambers
Abanella M. Manstreto
America
Washington
Miss Haier
Massaueette Faotonion
Kawrese
Joyous Gilmore matinee celebrates childhood with music
A Gilmore matinee concert delighted children and adults with Wagner and Danse Africaine performances. Ida Klein drew the loudest respond in a program that featured the May festival chorus and a saxophone solo. The Southside Medical Society marked its twenty first anniversary with a river voyage for 400 guests aboard the Mayflower, ending with a picnic and speeches praising the society.
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Gilmore
Wagner
E. A. Lefebre
Wien
Ida Klein
Signor Sartor
Carlos Spigaroli
Mile
Anna Mantel
Maud Powell
Social notes from Allegheny listeners and clubs
Mrs. Thomas McKee hosted a German this evening with Mrs W D Woorts assisting. ex governor Pixmoyt of West Virginia visited Mr H J Henna. The Colored Jubilee Singers perform at Second Presbyterian Church. Misses Pratt and Mansing of Butfit attended Mrs Sellers McKee’s luncheon. The Art Society plans a reception at the Pittsburg Club to mark its seventeenth birthday. Descexpayta of Revolutionary heroes to meet at Mrs N By Hogg’s Allegheny home for the chapter founded as Taughters of the Revelution. Nixon Street Baptist Church ladies stage a strawberry and ice cream festival tonight and tomorrow for the church project. The Fnm Missionary Sethe ae and Allevaies hold their monthly meeting as First Press Sevind Cheneee. A church collection totaling 104 is reported.
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Thomas McKee
Mas Hvan Camment
Humphrey Miller
Governon
Pixmoyt
West Virginia
H. J. Henna
Second Presbyterian Church
Allegheny
Pratt and
Mansing
Butfit
Sellers
New Church Enterprise
F Nm Missionary Sethe Ae
Allevaies
Disvarcy Appears With New Spring Salt Discovery
A recent appearance in McKeesport Daily News highlights a spring salt discovery described as clean and graceful. The piece notes the literary or typographical nature of the Disvaros, indicating a distinctive writing style.
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McKeesport Daily News
Curious Condensations From a Distant Newspaper
A long list of curiosities and oddities from across the United States and abroad. Anecdotes include a spectacle-wearing hog in Ohio, floating peaks in Idaho, rubber floors in Germany, a German century-old man with sons and a young wife, and a Philadelphia theater for colored actors. The item notes peculiar medical opinions on hats, odd inheritance fees, canal boats by electricity, and a birdlike chicken in New York.
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Crete
Neb
Black Lick
Idaho
Germany
Suquehanna
Acer
New York
A Bout of Snappy Parlor Talk and Quick-Witted Jests
A stream of light humorous dialogue pieces spans a variety of social scenes. Ethel young Dr Mute tonchop charms with a flawless sermon while George notes the text. A senator elect remarks on office and wealth. An electric car encounter on Tremont street stalls for latecomers as two hurried ladies scoff at waiting. A bank president’s fault reveals perilous finance. An exchange quotes a witty father and a mischievous son on politics and money.
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United States
York
Tremont Street
Mude
Chickering Hall
Web Entista
Boston Post
First Bank
Ninth National
Vyes
Bowtim Ter
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Arc de Oper
Parise
Premo
Charleston
Talk OF
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Maurillo
Carmen
Baseball Bulletin
Smithfield Street
Union Depot
Miller
Murillo
Pasadena
St. Jacob's
Locke
Maracun K. D. Wiz
Grand Opera House
St. Louis
Cormal
Wilt
Juch Opera Company
St Louis
Charles E
Mr. Wilt
Emma Juch
Ore
Mr. Locke
East End
BR. W. Ferguson
White Spool Thread Company
Mr. Scham
Seatle
Pittsburger
Schlosser
Friends
H. Sellers McKee
Birmingham Road
H. M. Roberts
Connellsville
J. F. King
Anderson
H. W. Lemon
Clemencewu Case” Company
J. L. Barclay
Westinghouse Electric Company
John F. Atcheson
Mason McDowell
George T. Olivereft
Conan Oscar L. Jackson
New Castle
Monongahela House
Young Edward Myers
Harrisburg
Illinois
Lovuis Pullirror
France
la Bourgogne
California
Philippe
John M. Treacy
Music and Society
Southside Medical Society
Monongahela River
South
Pleasant Grove
Monongahela City
Jack No. 3
Lgelgana
R.A. Elliott
Southside
U. P. Church
W. A. Jones
Knoxville Presbyterian Church
J.C. Ae
Penn Avenue
James Kirk
J. M. Dail
J.D. Thomas
L. Reinecke
Medical Society
Thomas
May McKee
Frank Schram
Belle Avenue
B. F. Woodburn
Schram
Pennsylvania College For Women
Dilworth Hall
Richard H. Holmes
D. D
Wrster
Shadyside Presbyterian Church
Roper
Dilworth Ll
Robert H Ton
D.D
Sons of Liberty Council No. 4
Union Veteransagiee Hall
Sixth Avenue
W. T. Kerr
Pennsylvania State Council Committee On Law
Sons of Liberty
Patriotic Society of the Revolution
A.D. Wilkin
Mansfield
Fraternity
Kenminer
Alice H. Bugg
Bugs
Citizens’ Traction Line
Jdk. Whittaker
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Homestead
Methodist Church
Georgia
Dexter
Pierce
Salvationists
Brockwayville
Kenee
Seymour
New York State
Capitol
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Worchestershire
Allentown
Reading
Biddeford
Fulda
Minn
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Albany
Buffalo
Hindoostan
Moses
Madrid
Aurorm
Montes Y Castillo
Granada
Senorita Aurore
Ethel
Mute Tonchop
George
Dean York
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