Death of a Great War Minister and Supreme Judge Stanton
A tribute recalls the life of Edwin M Stanton born 1815 Steubenville Ohio who rose to attorney general in 1860 and secretary of war in 1862. It lauds his loyalty to Lincoln, denounces treason, and notes his health declined before his unexpected death at the start of a new judicial career. The piece highlights his integrity and steadfast duty amid civil conflict.
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Buchanan
Lincoln
United States
Mr. Stanton
Steubenville
Ohio
Pittsburg
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
The
Senate Dignity and Appointment Rights Paragraph
The passage argues the Senate and President each bear independent authority over appointments. It asserts the President has sole responsibility for nominations and the Senate for confirmation, with no obligation to reveal reasons. Recommendations from outsiders aid executive judgment, but the President alone should be held responsible for final acts.
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United States Senate
Senate
Postal Reduction to Six Cents for Transatlantic Mail
On January 1 1870 letter postage between this country and Great Britain will drop to six cents a quarter of last year’s rate. The article notes that postal reforms usually increase revenue and foreign correspondence is sensitive to cost. It anticipates further possible decreases as English legislation pushes for lower rates.
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Great Britain
England
Chicago Republican Carps at Convention and Committees
The Chicago Republican attacks the Convention and its committees especially Suffrage, Bill of Rights, Judiciary, and other leading panels placed in Democratic hands. The Tribune defends its age and stubborn view, while praising Hitchcock's committee appointments for general satisfaction. Outside Chicago, Republican approval is scarce.
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Chicago Republican
Z7ridune
Hitchcock
Chicago
Printing summons clash over paper for Constitutional Convention
The 83 members and two judges of the Constitutional Convention question if they are above law as the printing committee asks the Secretary of State to provide paper for contracted parties. The Secretary, advised by the Governor, refuses. The law requires the printing as the Convention may require and the Secretary had contracted at lower rates than the rival bidders. The Governor is
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Secretary of State
Bayard Taylor
Kennett
Marie
Bayard
Cedarcroft
Very Decided Direction to Secretary on State Property Suit
A very decided direction to the Secretary states he cannot legally sue the state's property without an explicit act of the Legislature authorizing the action. The remark emphasizes the need for formal legal authorization before proceeding with any state property lawsuit.
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Very
Virtue in Congress and fraud at polls
The Chicago Times asserts that Democratic strength correlates with corruption in Congress and cites the New York Herald description of the 1869 municipal election. It reports shameless fraud at polling places, repeaters, and inspectors aiding the cheat by stuffing and miscounting ballots.
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The
Chicago Times
Congress
New York Herald
Saternalia
Peoria Water Works Denied as a Fire Failure Claim
The Peoria Transcript refutes the Democrat’s claim that the Holly Water Works fail to extinguish fires. It argues the system is sound and that the editor of the Democrat is alone in doubting it. The piece notes Peoria’s example influences several other Minnesota cities.
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Peoria Transcript
Democrat
Holly
Peoria
The
Transcript
Harsh words on late Secretary Stanton provoked by Herald
The Satur day issue condemns hostile editorials about Stanton with strong disapproval. It condemns the spread of malign sentiments and mocks the idea that Wilkes Booth or Brick Pomeroy could be seen as authorities. The piece defends propriety and criticizes ghoul-like rhetoric in public discourse.
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Herald
Stanton
Wilkes Booth
Brick Pomeroy
Illinois State Horticultural Society officers named
The officers for the ensuing year are President W C Flagg of Alton Secretary O B Galusha Morris Assistant Secretary H J Dunlap Champaign Treasurer J Higgins Woodburn with a Vice President from each Congressional district A C Hammond Warsaw chosen in the Fourth The next annual meeting will be at Galesburg
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Mlinois State Horticultural Society
W. C. Flagg
Alton
O. B. Galusha
Morris
H. J. Dunlap
Champaign
J. Higgins
Woodburn
A. C. Hammond
Warsaw
Galesburg
City Council echoes Nauvoo cession plea for national capital
Warsaw City Council seeks same privilege as Nauvoo in a proposal to cede to the United States for a national capital. The note suggests Hancock county allies in favor of the cession but warns Illinois may need amputation in Chicago.
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Nauvoo
United States
Warsaw
Hancock County
Illinois
Chicago
Reliable Republican Daily to Start in Chicago
A reliable Republican daily is planned to begin around January in Chicago. It is described as a necessity not limited to Chicago, with the Republican press and party across the state recognizing the need for such an institution.
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Chicago
General Dodge Touted as Ideal Iowa Senator Candidate
DopeE is seen in Iowa as a strong candidate for United States Senate. The text notes uncertainty about the merits of other named gentlemen but asserts Iowa could not have a stauncher, truer and more capable representative in the Senate than General Dodge.
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General Dopee
Iowa
United States
Senate
General Dodge
Captain Hall Aims to Plant Foot on North Pole
The arctic explorer Captain Hall proposed another expedition to reach the North Pole, claiming he can cover six hundred miles from eighty degrees north. He notes the open sea around the pole and envisions a coastal sailing route via the gulf stream, Bent’s guidance, and Behring Strait to reach high northern latitudes.
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North Pole
Captain Hall
Capt. Hall
Baffin’s Bay
Capt
Bent
Norway
Spitzbergen
Oener Ocean
Behring
Two Weeks Yield Few Exchanges on Richardson Mce Farland
Over the last fourteen days only two exchanges reached the desk, neither addressing the Richardson Mce Farland case. One item came from the Hawaiian Gazette in Honolulu and the other from Indian Nets, region unknown.
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Hawaiian Gazette
Honolulu
How the Future Constitution of Illinois Is Shaped by Democrats
The Illinois Constitutional Convention assigns most major articles to Democratic committees led by fusionists, leaving Republicans with little influence. The article notes a shift of powers to Democratic leaders, with few roles for Republicans, suggesting an almost partisan drafting process.
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Illicis
Ilinois
Hitchcock
Fgsionista
Legislative” Committee
Allen
Crawford
Executive Department
Anthony
Skinner
Dament
Schofield
Hays
Press of
Chicago
Groves and Evergreens in Iowa Timber Study
Iowa's Agricultural Report highlights timber groves across about a dozen species from thirty counties. Cottonwood, Lombardy poplar, silver and sugar maples, chestnut, ash, oak, hickory, elm, lime, walnut, butternut, and larch are favored for artificial groves, with cottonwood groves reaching 90 feet in height and seven years growth. The locust is being dropped due to borers, while soft maple shows rapid growth and good firewood value.
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Iowa
Rochester steam plow with anchors on wheel rims
A new Rochester invention uses a steam engine mounted on two large wheels with twelve anchor shaped protrusions. As the wheels turn the anchors dig into soil to a depth that prevents back strain and power loss, adjusting when obstacles are met.
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Rochester
National Characteristics As Viewed By Edmond About
Edmond About quips on national quirks noting ages and feats for Americans English French Germans and a Roman prince. He lists comic thirds of lives showing stereotypes like learning trades composing tragedies and a cloister gate scene ending with a priest and two innocents.
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Edmond About
Walter Scott
Hegel
Shem
Flowers and crops bloom across Willamette Valley in November
In Oregon the 2d instant sees flowers out and bees gathering honey as clover and strawberry vines bloom. Reports from country papers note pears and figs of the second crop ripened in many places while some ripe apricots appear in the southern California market around November 25.
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Willamette Valley
Oregon
Calitrnis
Winnipeg Territory Rebellion Trade and Rail Route Insight
A historical note describes Winnipeg Territory as a rebel stronghold for Dominion Canada trade, detailing Hudson's Bay Company fortunes, 1827 imports of 254000 dollars, furs worth over two million, and shifts after U S rail expansion. It cites 1868 trade with Red River settlers, Minnesota markets, and a favorable Canadian import/export duty balance, plus routes via Minnesota or through difficult waterways and Hudsons Bay.
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Winnipeg
Dominion of Canada
Hudson’s Bay Camp
United States
Canada
Dominion
Red River
Minnesota
Hudson’s Bay
Lasting Faith From A Fireside Image
A reflective piece extols Christianity as finding its final shelter with women at home. It envisions the motherly fireside as the last audience for the faith, with silent prayers rising from children and shaping private devotion.
Artillery Jack the dog guards the fort gun mysteries
A Leavenworth Bulletin correspondent reports at the fort the post dog known as Artillery Jack stands by the gun at reveille and roll call. He assists loading and firing, leaps through smoke to chase the discharged ball, then audits the muzzle with disappointment when mocked by failure.
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Leavenworth Bulletin
Ada
The Telegraphing of the Message From Washington
The Philadelphia Ledger reports that eight operators wired the 8007 word message as Congress read it. Wires started at 1:24 PM and finished at 2:29 PM, taking one hour five minutes. Some lines began after 2:24 PM and others ended before 2:20 PM.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Washington
Congress
Associated Press
Suffrage Meeting Ends In Hisses For Cambridge Speaker
Mrs. Pierce of Cambridge urged cooperation over the ballot as the remedy for women's rights in New York. She said women’s votes are worth less than men’s and criticized New York women for folly and extravagance. Her contrast between Fifth Avenue and Beacon Street drew boos and a hiss.
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New York City
Pierce
Cambridge
New York
Fifth Avene
Beacon Street
Ohio city officers approve regulating houses of ill fame
Ohio municipal officers met in Cleveland to consider amending the municipal code to license and regulate houses of ill fame with a cap of 500 dollars per year. The license provision was struck out while regulation was retained, and the measure passed 27 to 15.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Boards of Health
New York Girl Debuts Paris Skating Costume
A New York girl unveils a skating outfit sourced from Paris featuring a dark brown knee-length plain skirt trimmed with seal-skin fur, knickerbockers with high boots, a vest, a seal-skin jacket, and white linen collar and cuffs. The ensemble, styled in la Russe fashion, emphasizes fur trim and tailored lines suitable for skating.
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New York
Paris
Beet root sugar in Europe fuels agricultural boom
The article notes Europe’s beet-root sugar growth with 470 factories in France, 116 in Belgium, and 225 in Prussia. It cites Europewide increases from 56,000 tons to 2,500,000 tons in Switzerland and reports notable cattle feeding gains from agricultural aid, including Valenciennes where horned cattle numbers rose from 7,000 to 11,500.
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Europe
France
Belgium
Prussia
Switzerland
Austria
Russia
Valenciennes
Ocean Bed Reveals Hidden Water Sheet Myth
A historian notes a long held belief about a water sheet found on the ocean bed. The claim, discussed in scientific circles, remains debated with new surveys focusing on depth and seabed composition.
The Night Before Christmas Parody Through a Whimsical Lens
A playful parody of the classic poem unfolds with garbled lines and humorous misspellings as St. Nicholas arrives by sleigh. The narrator describes a cozy Christmas Eve with stockings hung and a whimsical misreading of the famed visit, ending with festive wishes for all.
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St. Nicholas
Ross
A Worthy Man Reflects on a Postwar Preacher
A Boston delegate to the National Board of Trade attends a Richmond African church service and learns of a former slave who, after the war, pursues education at forty four. He pastors by promise, reads five days a week, and inspires with Bayard Taylor like devotion to books and writing.
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Boston
National Board of Trade
Richmond
Fusion fallout portrayed in Chicago and Cook County
The Pantagraph notes the fall election fusion results in Chicago and Cook County: a third party entry creating statewide convention chaos, a city printing dispute, county officer salary tensions, and discord among Chicago fusion newspapers, with little evident gains elsewhere.
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Chicago
Cook County
Gas from sewage could power cities and save coal
The Mechanics' Magazine discusses lighting large cities with gas produced from sewage. It argues the achievement would rival any modern scientific application, remove a nuisance, convert waste into profit, and in London alone could cut coal consumption by about 1,000,000 tons annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mechanics’ Magazine
London
Defense of Christianity Angers Critics In Journal Critique
The piece lauds the Sun World Herald and similar papers for defending Christian faith against Rev Field and Mr Beecher, calling it edifying yet criticizes self described humble Christians and mocks pretentious piety in a Hartford Courant comparison.
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Sun
Herald
Mr. Field
Beecher
Hartford Courant
Laughter as Health Practice Encouraged in Playful Tips
The piece extols laughter and active play as superior to mere attitudes. It urges ten hearty laughs to boost health, then recommends sober joy with children, dogs, and games from youth to promote vitality.
Court adjourns without decision on legal tender cases
The Supreme Court adjourns until January end and will not decide the legal tender cases. With two new judges joining in February, bar members expect the court to request re argument of the cases at the next term.
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Supreme Court
Demographic gender balance across states and New England
The report notes Ohio with 40,500 more men than women, Michigan 40,000, California 143,000, and similar statewide gaps. Massachusetts shows 36,000 more women than men, New Hampshire 6,509, Rhode Island 6,000, and Connecticut 7,800. Total New England excess of females over males equals 48,500.
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Ohio
Michigan
California
States
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New England
Ship Canal and Mexican Railroad Firms Pursue Claims
Aessrs Morris Stewart and Pickett representing the Ship Canal Company and the Mexican Pacific Railroad Company prosecute before the Mexican Claims Commission in Washington. The aggregate claim is listed as 822,907,511 333.
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Aessrs
Morris, Stewart & Pickett
Eee Ship Canal Company
Mexican Pacific Railroad Company
Mexican Claims Commission
Cession
Washington
Sareneak
Life of the Ways and Means panel questioned over travel costs
Washington reports the Ways and Means Committee faced criticism for alleged extravagance as it held meetings in New York Philadelphia Boston Washington Chicago San Francisco and Portland Oregon. Final vouchers show only 5772 drawn from the contingent fund for clerk stenographer and messengers, far below the claimed 50000. The piece also notes pork tax suspension orders and post office franking reforms as well as Senate confirmations amid a busy session.
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Washington
Committee of Ways and Means
Congress
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
San Francisco
Portland
Oregon
Fires devastate Philadelphia in multi-building blaze
Dec. 26 Philadelphia reports Columbia sugar refinery Rogers and Mitchell destroyed, losses near 220000 with insured 120000. A 1am Fourth street fire damages about 200000. many firms named suffer heavy losses including Thatcher Co and Musselman Kirk. Additional warehouses and banks damaged. worst is Worby flour stock loss 8000 barrels and 80000 total. Also Texas election notes and Red River rebellion updates follow in brief.
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Philadelphia
Columbia
Rogers & Mitchell
Third and Vine Streets
Fourth Street
Market
Ruder & Thatcher
B. T. Sutton
Musselman & Kirk
Thatcher &Co
Boots
Taylor, Gibson & Wilson
H. Nell
W. O. Updyke
Carson & Co
C. J. Hunt & Co
F. H. Watt
North Fourth Street
Seventh National Bank
Thomas Worby
Death of Edwin M. Stanton in Washington
Funeral notices follow as President Grant orders mourning dress for the Executive Mansion and departments. Stanton former Attorney General and Secretary of War dies after a heart congestion at his home, age not stated. The War Department orders mourning and suspension of business on his funeral day with fifteen guns at post meridian.
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Canada
Stanton
Washington
E. M. Stanton
the Supreme Court
Barnes
Stable
Church of the Epiphany
United States
Edwin M. Stanton
U.S. Grant
Secretary of War
Republic
Department of War
Meridian
Wx. M. Belknap
Senators Attend Stanton Funeral and Reconstruction Updates
A Senate meeting at the Capitol arranged attendance at Edwin M. Stanton's funeral with Vice President Colfax presiding. Resolutions expressed sorrow, offered sympathy to his widow, and pledged a joint march to the grave. The President received the resolutions and emotionally acknowledged the news. Other items note a reconstruction act district assignment for Gen. Terry in Georgia and a $400,000 reimbursement bill for loyal owners of seized vessels. Railroad tensions between Missouri Pacific and Missouri River Railroad led to a suspension of operations and rerouted eastbound traffic via Kansas Pacific, with talks of joint control among several lines.
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Washington
Capitol
E. M. Stanton
Colfax
Sumner
Messrs. Hamlin
Maine
Sherman
Ohio
Scott
Trumbull
Ill
Williams
Oregon
Edwin M. Stanton
United States
Rail line completes Dubuque to St Paul connection
Duxovaque Iowa December 24 last rail on the Cedar Falls and Minnesota line linking Dubuque and St Paul was laid at the state line. The 300 mile route takes about 13 hours. Acquitted. Detroit December 14 the Felkers George and Ealan were acquitted in a conspiracy case over the murder of Allen Pinkerton. Chicago December 24 Great Western railroad changes its management with James F Joy as leading executive and the office of managing director abolished.
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Petersburg
H. Bule
A. Mastodon
Elizabeth
Daviess County
Montgomery
Robert Nelson
State of Illinois
Henry Sherman
Elgin
Northern Illinois
Insane Asylum
Geo. W. Pleasants
Rock Island
The
Chicago Post
Gindele
Morgan County Court House
Jacksonville
Board of Public Charities
St. Louis
Duxavaque
Iowa
Dubuque
St. Paul
Cedar Falls
Minnesota
Detroitt
Felkers
George
Ealan
George Johnson
Allen Pinkerton
Chicago
Detroit
Great Western Railroad
James F. Joy
Wm. EK
Meier Named Superintendent In Joy Committee Control
Meier appointed superintendent with Tabetha Detroit and Milwaukee placed under the Joy committee line of control.
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Meier
Detroit
Milwaukee
Line
Joy Committee
Mixed 19th Century News Snapshot Reflects Global Tensions
Items note Peabody estate at 3 million, Turkey and Egypt war threats, Lapland gold rumor, Richardson estate 75000, six Indianapolis papers, California Gold Hill fires, fortune tellers in New York, snow on Moore Hillock mountain NH, Wyoming female suffrage approved, German bond fears, flying machine test in San Francisco, Iowa finances solid, 100 Japanese in California, Coshocton ladies club, postal telegraph omission, Dr. Cato deaf child, Hole-in-the-Day estate and widows’ claims, Wyoming gambling law, Portuguese cable to America via Azores, Bank of California seeks bond banking on Pacific Railroad, Lucky vs Tribune verdict, ships Ontario and Chieftain reach California, Tennessee school fund split by race, Grant statue plans, Pompeii finds, old Vermont door handle 1701, New Orleans Times comment on Chinese immigration and Pacific Railroad passes.
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Mr. Peabody
Turkey
Egypt
Lapland
A.D. Richardson
Indianapolis
Gold Hill
California
New York
Moore Hillock Mountain
New Hampshire
Campbell
Wyoming Territory
Germany
Frankfort
San Francisco
Iowa
Coshocton
Ohio
J. F. Cato
Bottsford
Wyoming
Portugese
Portugal
America
Azores
Bank of California
Congress
Lucky
The
New York Tribune
Circuit Court of
Poughkeepsie
Ontario
Chieftain
Cape Horn
Tennessee House of Representatives
Senate
J. A. Bailey
Neal Ptr
Gen. Grant
Fent
Treasury Department
Grant
Pompeii
Moses Paige
Bennington
Paris Faces Embarrassment Over Postal Treaty End
Commercial circles foresee discomfort in Paris as the postal treaty with the United States ends January 1. A new accord requires time to negotiate, leaving a gap likely to affect trade and correspondence between the two nations.
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Paris
United States
Quirky Historical Snippets From a Puzzle of Phrases
Fragmented OCR reads like a garbled op ed with sour tones. It mentions Greenwood Cemetery called a hearth and the ash of the great, Lucy Stone comparing boys to vinegar and a quote about a woman as a side line. A concert singer accused of murder is described as trying his voice and being acquitted.
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Greenwood Cemetery
Lucy Stone
Prentice
Imeerf
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Post
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Wm. McKendon
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Alabama
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Thomas B. Drummond
John H. Dillon
Geo
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Missouri
Lorenzo Sawyer
Judge Hour
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Hoar
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Spain
Texas
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Conn
Gen. Clark
J W. McDonald
Republican Executive Committee
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