Daily Temple opens in New York for universal worship
A red brick former stable in New York houses The Daily Temple, a church welcoming all religions on equal terms. The small 200-seat venue opened with readings from Buddha Confucius Isaiah and the Koran, a NYPL librarian speaking on great teachers Moses Isaiah Confucius Buddha Mohamet and Jesus Christ.
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New York
Columbia University
W. T. Wei
Columbia
H. R. Creighton
Isaiah
Isaiah. Next Werehad Eyub
Carl Abjerregard
New York Public Library
Moses
Confuscius
Buddha
Mohamet
Jesus Christ
Small number of delinquents in Gillespie County tax roll
Gillespie county reports only 18 delinquent taxpayers for 1912, totaling $15.30, a striking contrast to similar counties where delinquencies exceed $100. The state faces about $25,000,000 in back taxes dating to 1885. Comptroller notes strong collection efforts but most delinquencies remain unpaid. Legislature may be asked to act.
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Austin
Tex
Gillespie County
Comptroller’s Department
State of
Texas
Former banker indicted for perjury in Brooklyn bank case
Edward W. Grout former New York City comptroller and ex president of Brooklyn was indicted for perjury along with James P. Ashley cashier. The charges stem from a sworn report to the state superintendent of banks claiming Union Bank of Brooklyn had $7 million in resources when actual figures were $4 million. Over valued loans and discounts by $1 million and false valuations on stocks bonds and real estate were cited.
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New York
Edward W. Grout
New York City
Borough of
Brooklyn
Gaynor
Union Bank of Brooklyn
James P. Ashley
State Banking Department
Groute Ad Ashley
Rail lines reopen as 8 A A P resumes service to Waco
Service on the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway returns after over three weeks of disruption from floods. A train will run tonight at 9 15 from San Antonio to Houston on the railway’s own tracks restoring normal service.
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San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Waco
Houston
Wallis
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Verbal Will Declared Legal by War Department
The War Department ruled a verbal will by an Indian can be as valid as a formal instrument. An officer at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, was instructed to give money from an Apache share to the cousin named by the dying Indian. The brother, previously unfriendly, was excluded by the decedent who left his estate to the cousin.
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War Department
Washington, D. C
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
County Judge Collects Interest on School Lands Sale
Snyder Texas December 29. County Judge Buchanan today collected 12881 dollars interest on the Scurry county school lands sale. The funds have been tied up in litigation for over a year and will extend all county school terms.
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Snyder
Tex
Buchanan
Scurry County
Editors to Tour Texas For National Editorial Meet
Plans for entertaining the National Editorial Association during its spring Texas convention were discussed by a joint Texas Press Association and executive committee session in Dallas. Houston will host the convention, dates pending. Requests from Stamford Wichita Falls and West Texas indicate broad state involvement for about 500 editors, with Fort Worth San Antonio Waco and Beaumont prepared to host, plus a Galveston gulf boat trip.
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Dallas
Tex
National Editorial Association
Texas
Texas Press Association
National Association
Lee J. Rountree
Georgetown
Houston
Stamford
Wichita Falls
West Texas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Waco
Beaumont
Galveston
Gulf
Scientists Arrive for 65th AAAS Meeting in Atlanta
Scientists of national and international reputation gather in Atlanta for the sixty-fifth annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The opening session will be led by retiring president Charles E. Pickering who will introduce new president Edmund B Wilson. Governor John M Slaton will deliver a welcome address as a reception is planned at the University Club this evening.
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Atlanta
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Charles E. Pickering
Astronomical Observatory
Harvard University
Edmund B. Wilson
Columbia University
Pickering
John M. Slaton
Association
University Club
Slaton
Executive Mansion
Hayes 94 Years Old In New Jersey Birthday
Brigadier General Edwin Louis Hayes the oldest living general in the United States marks his ninety fourth birthday at his Bloomfield New Jersey home. He served in the Union Army through the Civil War and briefly acted as governor of North Carolina. He helped found the Republican party and credits long life to temperance exercise and a clear conscience.
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New York
Edwin Louis Hayes
United States
Bloomfield
N. J
Hayes
North Carolina
Bishop bans tango in Verdun diocese
In Le Duc France on December 29 the bishop of Verdum forbids tango dancing in his diocese calling it intensely dangerous and one of the greatest dissolvents of French morality. He urges Christian families to exclude it from homes and asks clergy to inform their congregations.
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Bar LE Duc
France
Verdum
Army to be Reorganized in Paraguay by German Officers
Berlin Dec 29 report states Paraguay will reorganize its army with German officers leading. Eight officers signed contracts to serve in Paraguay for three years, marking a formal foreign military role in national defense reforms.
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Berlin
Republic of Paraguay
Paraguay
Quiet on wholesale row as fruit trade improves demand
Grocers report a quiet wholesale scene with fruit and produce trading stronger than last week due to cold weather. Meat purchases rise while eggs move back to 40 cents at the market house. Butter scarce at 23 to 24 cents, and California raisin growers plan a 1912 crop packed under their own brands. Lemons rise to $6 per box though demand remains tepid. oranges apples and bananas move fairly, prices steady.
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Texas
California
Real Estate Transfers From New City and Garden Areas
M G Gongales sells lot 7 block 2 new city block 2655 South Flores street to Carolina Valdez for 2000 dollars. Nelson 8 Hudson sells part of tract 16 and tracts 17 and 18 block 1 Lakeview Gardens to Southwestern Land Corporation for 676 dollars. John Hillert sells 156 acres on Cibolo creek 14 miles east of San Aneas to Emil Hillert for 6000 dollars. Mrs M F Bowes sells lot 8 block 2 new city block 767 Marshall street to W P it for 300 dollars.
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M. G. Gongales
Carolina Valdez
New City
South Flores Street
Nelson
Hudson
Southwestern Land Corporation
Lakeview Gardens
John Hillert
Emil Hillert
Cibolo Creek
San Aneas
M. F. Bowes
W. P
Marshall Street
Automobile Licenses issued to listed riders
No 4404 Yale motorcycle Ben Gebhardt 1506 Buena Vista Street. No 4405 Ford A R Atchison 300 East Washington Place.
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Yale
Ben Gebhardt
Buena Vista Street
Ford
A. R. Atchison
East Washington Place
Cotton Seed Oils and Coffee Prices Report
Memphis prime bale at 5.80, meal 27.00, linters 25s. New York oil closed steady with spot 6.60 to 6.64, futures through August at 6.60 to 7.38. Coffee No. 7 Rio 94c, futures steady with March at 9.03 and May at 9.32.
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Memphis
Tenn
New York
Rio
Building Permits Issued for Home Additions and Alterations
CC Groth receives an addition on Denver Boulevard. Mre Botschek applies for a two room addition on Crosby Street costing 250 dollars. Pablo Lomia plans a shed on Perez Street valued at 150 dollars. August Limburger seeks alterations on River Avenue for 100 dollars.
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I. Cc. Groth
Denver Boulevard
Mre. Botschek
Crosby Street
Pablo Lomia
Perez Street
August Limburger
River Avenue
Births for December include eight boys and three girls
To Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schmidt a boy born December 22 at 126 Denver boulevard. To Mr. and Mrs. Moralez a girl born December 20 at 722 Chestnut street. To Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Brett a boy born December 23 at 212 Spofford avenue. To Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Olfers a boy born December 18 at 301 East Commerce street. To Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Dailey a boy born December 26 at 108 Nebraska street. To Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lord a boy born December 26 at 1001 Wyoming street. To Mr. and Mrs. D. Trevino a girl born December 24 at 108 North Richter street. To Mr. and Mrs. P. Urutia a girl born December 26.
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Otto Schmidt
Denver Boulevard
Moralez
Chestnut Street
W. F. Brett
Spofford Avenue
Rudolph Olfers
East Commerce Street
P. J. Dailey
Nebraska Street
Fresh gathered eggs firm prices in New York market
In New York on December 29 the egg market showed firm trends with fresh gathered extras at 38 cents per dozen, three extras firsts at 37 to 38 cents, firsts at 36 to 36 4/5 cents. Prices indicate stable demand for assorted egg grades.
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New York
Market Quotations From Chicago on Dec 29 1
Creamery products steady with cheese and eggs mixed but stable. Potatoes rise on receipts from Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin red and white varieties. Poultry prices inch up for alive fowls turkeys and dressed birds as markets show firmer tone.
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Chicago
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Poultry and Eggs Quoted Steady in St Louis Trade
In St Louis on December 29 quotations showed poultry unchanged except geese at 18c. Butter from creameries steady at 35c. Eggs remained steady at 31c with prices holding firm across the market.
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ST. Louis
Market Quotations From Kansas City
Quotations today list butter at 8c for creamery, 82c for firsts, 20c for seconds, 19c for packing stock. Eggs show firsts at 32c and seconds at 20c. Poultry prices include hens and springs at 18c and turkeys at 10c.
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Kansas City
Sugar and Molasses Market Report From New York
Sugar and molasses prices quoted in New York on December 29 show a quiet raw sugar market with Muscovado at 2.6273 cents per pound, centrifugal 3.1223, and molasses sugar 2.3748. refined sugar ranges from 4.05 to 6.80 per various grades, including No 1 and diamond A, with confectioners A at 4.05 and powdered and cube forms listed.
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New York
Wheat Starts Down But Buying Orders Cause A Reaction
Commission buying rallied wheat after an initial drop as Liverpool Argentina offers and U S weather kept winter crop favorable. May and December rose with shorts covering while corn gained on reduced country offerings and Buenos Aires dispatches. Oats followed corn and hogs pushed provisions higher before faltering on ample selling. Market closed firmer, wheat up ¾ to 1% and corn up 24 cents.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Bulla
Buenos Aires
Crop price quotations for grain and oats in Chicago market
Cash wheat prices include No 2 red 96 96c No 2 hard 88 89c No 2 northern 89 90c No 2 spring 89c Corn shows New No 2 64 67c No 2 white 65 1c No 2 yellow 64 69c Oats Standard 39 40c Barley 50 70c.
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Chicago
Kansas City Grain Prices and Milling Wheat Quotes
Cash wheat prices show No 2 hard at 87 to 81 percent and No 2 red at 90 to 89 cents. Corn ranges No 2 mixed 66 cents and No 2 white 66 to 71 cents. Oats No 2 white 40 cents and No 2 mixed 39 cents with futures for Wheat May 85 cents and July 82 cents while Corn December 66 cents and May 71 cents.
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Kansas City
Burial Permits For Local Dying Spans Several Streets
Santa Rosa Hospital reports William Flaxman 45 died December 27 Lizzie Toppins 52 died December 26 both in city. Ramon Aguirre 27 died December 7 922 West Houston. Frances Mitchell 22 died December 27 710 Zarramora. Charles J Pyron 56 died December 24 549 South Presa. R S Harrington 37 died December 27 315 Brackenridge Avenue.
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William Flaxman
Santa Rosa Hospital
Lizzie Toppins
Denver Boulevard
Ramon Aguirre
West Houston Street
Frances Mitchell
Zarramora
Charles J J. Pyron
South Presa
R. S. Harrington
Brackenridge Avenue
Livestock Market at Union Stock Yards Busy in Fort Worth
UNION STOCK YARDS Dec 29 There was brisk action today as arrivals reached 1000 cattle, 25 hogs, and 1800 sheep but most stock went on through billing. Best cows topped $5.25, calves around $6, pork hogs $6.75 to $7.60, with buyers snapping up inventory while quality hogs are in demand and rivals report high activity elsewhere.
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Union Stock Yards
Fort Worth Market Reports Strong cattle and hogs demand
Fort Worth Texas traders moved 2200 cattle and 400 calves quickly in a higher market. Bear and cutter categories rose while stocker steers and bulls gained, calves sold 5 to 7 dollars, hogs surged with top quotes near 8.15, bulk around 7.80 to 8.05, sheep blank in the division.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Chicago and St Louis live stock prices and receipts
Chicago markets show hogs receipts 35 000 with higher prices and mixed fat hogs ranging to 8.05 in lights and 7.75 for bulk. cattle receipts 28 000 with steady to firm values including beeves up to 9.75 and calves to 11.00. sheep receipts 25 000 with native and yearlings quoted around 4.75 to 7.15 and lambs near 6.75. St Louis market reports hogs at 6.75 to 8.05. beef steers 7.50 to 9.75. calves 6.00 to 11.00. sheep and lambs steady with muttons 3.75 to 5.00 and lambs 5.25.
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Chicago
Texas
ST. Louis
Oklahoma
Kansas City Live Stock Prices and Receipts Dispatch
Kansas City reports Dec 29 receipts and quotes for hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs 6000 received. market higher with bulk 7.70 to 7.90, heavy 7.85 to 7.95, light 7.65 to 7.85, pigs 6.75 to 7.25. Cattle 10000 receipts including 1000 southerns. market steady. Prime fed steers 8.50 to 9.00, dressed beef steers 7.25 to 8.40, southern steers 5.00 to 8.00, cows 4.50 to 7.00, heifers 6.50 to 8.75. Sheep 1000 receipts. market steady. Lambs 5.25 to 8.25, yearlings 5.75 to 7.20, wethers 4.75 to 5.50, ewes 4.00 to 5.00.
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Kansas City
Bulls Gain Control of Cotton Market as Rise Continues
New York trading opened steady with gains as Liverpool prices strengthened on strong demand. March contracts climbed to new highs before profit-taking trimmed gains. January notices loomed, causing midday volatility and a quieter afternoon with prices near Saturday's close.
New Orleans Cotton Higher at Open Amid Uncertainty
New Orleans cotton futures opened higher on better cables but failed to hold gains. News of a Charleston firm failure fueled uncertainty. January showed strength while active months rose up to nine points early, then fluctuated as selling increased and bearish chatter grew about tender notices in New York tomorrow. Prices steadied and recovered slightly by afternoon trade.
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New York
Liverpool
Saturady
Janvey
New Orleans
Charleston
D. C
Cotton futures open steady in New Orleans market
New Orleans cotton futures opened steady with December at 12.44 to 12.46 and January at 12.45 to 12.46. March 12.69 to 12.71, May 12.88 to 12.84, and July 12.90 to 12.91. Close showed steady tone with prices up two to down two from Saturday.
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New York
Janeos
New Orleans
Sores Ld
Aree
Liverpool Cotton Prices Hold Steady in Steady Trade
Spot cotton good business done with prices steady. Middling fair 7.634, good middling 7.294, middling 7.97d, low middling 6.8384, good ordinary 6.174, ordinary 5.834. Sales 12,000 with 11,100 American and 500 for speculation and export. Receipts 62,000 including 60,400 American.
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Liverpool
Futures Close Quiet In Rushed Liverpool Trade
Futures markets in Liverpool finished the session with quiet activity. The report lists a sequence of intermonth quotations across December through January for various contracts, including notable rates such as December-Jan at 6.72 and Sept.-Oct at 6.44, reflecting a generally subdued trading day.
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Liverpool
Leading spot markets and middling rates across ports
New York middling 12.60, New Orleans 12.18-16, Houston 12 percent, Galveston 12, Liverpool 7.07, Memphis 12. Market readings show mixed spot values across major trade hubs with several ports listing a middling rate in percent or decimals.
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New York
New Orleans
Houston
Galveston
Liverpool
Memphis
Cotton spot steady as prices rise across New Orleans
New Orleans on December 29 reports spot cotton steady with a four and a half to six cent rise for middling grades to 12 18 16 cents. Sales on the spot reach 1840 bales with 756 arriving. Receipts total 19 194 bales and stock stands at 307 102 bales.
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New Orleans
Bates
Cotton market closes steady in Houston trade
The spot cotton market in Houston closed steady on December 29 with a fractional rise. Sales totaled 198 bales, shipments 13,086, and stock at 182,509 bales. Quotations ranged from low ordinary at 6 1/2 to middling fair at 13 4/5, with good middling listed at 13 1/4.
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Houston
Tex
New York and Memphis Spot Cotton Reports Quiet Markets
New York December 29 spot cotton quiet with middling uplands at 12.60 cents and doguif 12.85. No sales reported. Memphis notes spot cotton steady at 13 percent middling on December 29 with no change in price.
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New York
Marine Intelligence Galveston Dec 29 Arrivals and Sailings
The Galveston dispatch lists arrivals including Ventura de Larrio Manchester St. Michael Montevideo and sailings for Preston Bocas del Toro Niceto de Larrinaga Yokohama. The item also notes a remarkable seventy-seven year weaving career of a woman employed in a cotton mill at Saco Maine.
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Galveston
Tex
Ventura de Larrio
Manchester
St. Michael
Montevideo
Preston
Nor
Bocas del Toro
Niceto de Larrinaga
Yokohama
Saco
January New Orleans Cotton Trade Ahead of First Notice Day
Traders watch January cotton in New Orleans as first notice day for January delivery nears in New York. Market activity will pause for the holiday, with ginning ending Wednesday and census and private bureau forecasts shaping sentiment and price moves. Bulls expect favorable confirmations, bears fear doubts to government estimates.
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New Orleans
New York
Census Bureau
Petroleum prices steady in New York market report
New York December 29 petroleum market steady with refined rates listed at $8.26 for New York built barrels $8.75 and cases $11,256. The brief financial note records slight activity and price stability in the energy sector.
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New York
Man found in sack dumped from push cart in New York gutter
A mangled man's body, tied in a sack, was found in a gutter on the East Side. Residents said two men dumped the sack from a push cart. Detectives were assigned to the case.
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New York
Sunset Route Timetable Fragments From Houston to Kerrville
A fragmented rail timetable lists trains with origins from Houston, Dallas, Kerrville, and coast towns, noting departures and arrivals across multiple routes including Sunset Route main line and Victoria division. It mentions trains like No. 301 daily from Houston and Port Lavaca, No. 302 to Cuero Victoria Port Lavaca Houston, and various Fast Mail and Sunset Express services with irregular times and scattered destinations.
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Houston
Dallas
Fort
CIA
North
Ft. Worth
Gal ' Veston
Eevee
Altair
Cobbt
Kenedy
Coast
Kerrville
Victoria Divizion
Port Lavaca
Victoria
Cuero
CTO
Vic- Oig
Es Gaccy
New Orleans
San Francisco
del Rio
Sunset Express
San Wremeieee
Gascun
San Fadcisco
Sunset Limited
N. Iy
Cies
Hicasiges
Santa Feil
G.N. Depot
Acute weakness in rail stocks drags market down
The New York market saw renewed weakness in the railroad group dragging shares lower as European selling and copper price moves pressured major names including Canadian Pacific Union Pacific Reading Steel and New Haven. Bear selling and short covering produced a choppy session with a late steadier close.
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Ing
Indian Pacific
Union Pacific
Reading Steel
Canadian Pacific
New Haven
Canadian Pac
Texas
New Man
Steadier
New York
New York Market Report Shows Mixed Bond Rates
New York on December 29 reports call money steady at 3 to 6 percent with fluctuating ruling rates. Closing bids for 3% and 4% issues fade as time loans weaken, six months notes at 1 percent, market watchers note marginal shifts in rates across Treasuries and corporate issues.
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New York
Callier
New York Exchange Rates and Gold Prices Briefing
New York December 29 report shows Sterling steady at 4.81 and 4.85 for demand. Commercial bills quoted at 4.80. Silver at 57 1/2 cents per ounce. Mexican dollars at 44 1/2 cents. Government and railroad bonds touched 77. Currency figures reflect a quiet market with paper at 544.6 and peso activity noted.
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New York
Metal Markers New York London Tin Copper Prices
Market notes from New York and London show firmer and dull spots across metals. Copper spot prices firm in London and electrolytic standards steady while tin prices hold at near level. antimony weak and iron quiet with varying grades in Cleveland and southern regions.
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New York
London
Lés Sd
Spot
Cookson’s
Northern
Southern
London Iron Cleveland
Unclear St Louis item on wages and fireproofing
Fragmentary note from St Louis dated December 28 mentions Spetter and amounts. context unclear about actions, wages, or fireproofing requirements. No coherent event or names beyond Spetter appears readable for a full summary.
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