Republican Rallying Cry for 1896 Fair Elections
Ex Speaker Reed's policy aims for a conservative course and restraint on agitation. Republican leaders fear the large new majority, seek to avoid tariff fights and force bills while focusing on cleaning up election methods, especially in the South, to ensure ballot integrity. The elections committee likely headed by Judge Tanners or Representative McCall will push reforms without partisan excess.
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United Press
Washington
Republican House
Reed
Congress
South
Evey
Elections Committee
Judge Tanners
New York
Representative McCall
Massachuetts
Bridge span debate sets 2300 foot figure as practicable
Captain W H Sigsby with Colonel Raymond and Lt Durr report to the war department that a six track suspension bridge could span 2300 feet at about 23 million dollars. New York and New Jersey Bridge Co engineers say 1700 feet is the longest practicable span, and 4355 feet would be impossible. The traffic volume would justify the 23 million bridge if built.
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United Press
Newport
R. 1
W. H. Sigsby
Raymond
Durr
Secretary of War
Department
New York and
New Jersey Bridge Company
North River
Bixby
Uniform Rates Sought By Pittsburg Coal Operators
At a meeting in Pittsburg December 4, coal operators urged reduction of district mining rates to uniform levels, citing miners inability to uphold the Columbus wage scale. They asked miners to join an appeal to the state board of arbitration to seek rate uniformity.
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Pittsburg
Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Arbitration
Milk Germs Destroyed at 170 Degrees Says State Station
Bellefonte Pa Dec 4 The state experiment station reports milk heated to 170 degrees will totally destroy all disease germs including tuberculosis without affecting sweetness or butter making properties.
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United Press
Bellefonte
State Experiment Station
Lawyer Siddall Sues Judge For Damages In Philadelphia
Philadelphia December 4 Lawyer Theodore Siddall sues Judge F Amadee Bregg to recover 100000 damages alleging improper rulings against him in the case. The action seeks monetary relief and questions judicial conduct.
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Siddall
The
United Press
Philadelphia
Theodore Siddall
F. Amadee Bregg
Court Dismisses Case For Lack Of Jurisdiction
In the United States circuit court Judge Dallas dismissed the case for want of jurisdiction. The judge ruled the tribunal has no authority to review state court judgments or hold state judges to account for their duties. Siddall claimed injury from Judge Bregg's rulings in his recent divorce suit.
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Mon Pleas Court
Dallas
United States Circuit Court
Siddall
Bregg
Fire destroys eight Keystone Coal houses at Mil Creek
Mil Creek, Wilkes-Barre area, December 4. Eight Keystone Coal company houses for miners and families burned this afternoon. Loss estimated at seven thousand dollars, insured. Origin of the blaze unknown.
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Mil Creek
Tilted Press
Wilkes-Barre
Keystone Coal Company
Dead Returns to Life in Strange Case of Mrs Hartsig
Mrs Percy Anna Hartsig, thought buried after eight years, reappeared in Chicago two weeks ago. Her story links a Detroit home, Pontiac asylum, and a second marriage her husband formed after her presumed death. She seeks divorce and reunification with her son Lewis W. Hartsig.
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Hartsig
United Press
Chicago
Percy Anna Haartsig
Elmwood Cemetery
Detroit
Lewis W. Hartsig
Pontiac
Mich
Detoit
Eigbt
Harti!g
Benton Harbor
Evanston
E. A. Hartsig
Criminal Court
Dons E. Hartsig
Japanese and Koreans Drive Tonghaks from Kongsi Attack
A Seoul dispatch dated December 3 reports a combined force of Japanese and Koreans landed to attack Tonghaks at Kongsi. The force routed thousands of Tonghaks and killed many, with the operation extending from Asia to Kongsi.
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London
Seoul
Korea
Asia
Kongji
Japan flatly rejects China peace bids
Mist presents his card from Tokio reports Japan will not consider peace proposals unless from a regularly accredited Chinese ambassador. Tokyo says China is seeking concessions in advance of any formal conference and insists Japan is not the party pressing for peace.
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United Press
Tokio
Japan
China
Palley
Chine
Fire at Solomon & Co. building on Broadway causes alarm
A blaze started in the work rooms on the fourth floor of 57 Broadway, New York, tonight. At least 50 people but likely 60 workers were in the building when the fire was discovered. The alarms triggered a chaotic scene but all workers were rescued safely.
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New York
PD. J. Solomon & Co
Broadway
Fie
Arnheim Company Faces Judgment in Cloth Goods Case
New York December 4 Eugene Arnheim trading at Marks Bros manufacturers of cloth capers and pants announced judgments today for 15000 with liabilities estimated at 10 percent. The concern did substantial business with parties in Boston New Haven Philadelphia Reading Cleveland Chicago and Minneapolis.
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New York
Eugene Arnheim
Marks Bros
Hoston
New Haven
Philadelphia
Reading
Cleveland
Chicago
Minneapolis
Evans Inaugurated Governor in Calm Capital Ceremony
At noon in the hall of the lower house John Gary Evans was sworn in as governor before the General Assembly with an unexpectedly moderate inaugural tone. He received the oath from state officials as the capital Washington echoed with the constitutional transfer of power.
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Evans
United Press
Columbia
D. C
John Gary Evans
General Assembly
Municipal Election in Los Angeles Yields Republican Sweep
The Los Angeles municipal election produced a Republican landslide with the ticket winning all major offices and only a few minor races remaining unsettled.
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Los Angeles
The
United Press
Cala
Dec
Mt Carbon Relief Drive Tops One Dollar Total
Pottsville reports over 1.00 dollars raised for Mt Carbon fever relief. Mrs. Thomas J. Stewart wife of the state secretary of internal affairs died at Norristown after a lingering illness. Gus Korgel and Fred Tholmer two young Germans completed a around the world wager arriving in Harrisburg 175 miles ahead of schedule. Davis M. Andrews of Washington county appointed to the soldiers and sailors Erie house commission. Thieves looted the jewelry store of J. F. Lewis in Northeast Erie county taking about 8.00 in watches and jewelry and fled on a streetcar Paul.
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Pottsville
Mt. Carbon
Thomas J. Stewart
Stewart
Norristown
Gus Korgel
Fred Tholmer
Harrisburg
Davis M. Andrews
Washington County
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Erie House
Italian anarchists jailed in year spans
Five Italian anarchists were sentenced to prison terms ranging from one to five years. A separate note mentions France’s senate committee backing credit measures to compel action over Madagascar. The pope plans annual publications of American contributors to Peter’s peace. A train disaster on the Rin ean railway in Russia killed three people in a wreck and fire. M Caviagnac criticized the French budget as higher per capita than any other great state.
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Hana
Russia
M. Caviagnac
Erich Valley Wreck Flags Negligence at Flemington Crash
At Flemington New Jersey a Lehigh Valley coal train stalled to water. A fast following coal train crashed into it causing twenty cars and a locomotive to derail in a tangle. Brakeman Francis W Steckel died from injuries after being thrown from an embankment. Traffic delayed five hours.
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Flemington
United Press
N. J
Lehigh Valley
Neshanie
Francis W. Steckel
Magman
Mechanical Engineers Elect Officers At Annual Convention
The fifteenth annual convention of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in New York elected E. F. C. Davis of Richmond Virginia as president. Vice presidents named include T. H. Hull New York J. M. Smith Detroit M. L. Holman St. Louis and managers J. Kafer New York C. Bauer Springfield Arthur C. Walworth Ruston. William H. Wiley New York is treasurer and F. R. Hutton New York secretary.
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Society
United Press
New York
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
W. J. Kelp
G. M. Sinclair
E. F.C. Davis
Richmond
T. H. Hull
New York City
Jesse M. Smith
Detroit
Mitch
M. L. Holman
St. Louis
Meo
John (. Kafer
Charles A. Bauer
Springfield
Arthur C. Walworth
Ruston
William H. Wiley
F. R. Hutton
State Board of Charities Hears Hospitals in Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania state board of charities met in Harrisburg to hear hospital and charitable institution representatives seek state aid. Dr Weir Mitchell and others supported a bill to build a new state hospital near Philadelphia for indigent insane now at Blockley. The board planned another meeting the following day.
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Harrisburg
State Board of Charities
Weir Mitchell
School of Medicine
Baptistry Floor Fails During Christening in Pottsville
In Olivet Baptist Church Maria Garrett, a young convert, was baptized as the false bottom of the baptistry gave way. Pastor Rev. T A Hanna and a deacon plunged underwater before congregants, but both the pastor and girl were rescued unharmed and services resumed.
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United Press
Pottsville
Maria Garrett
Olivet Baptist Church
T. A. Hanna
Bill Cook Gang Split by Texas Ranger Pursuit
Captain W. J. McDonald and a detachment of Texas Rangers left Fort Worth to pursue remaining Cook gang members. They had previously captured part of the gang near Bellevue, Texas, last month and located another segment in northern Texas. Bill Cook reportedly leads the eight man group now in Texas after fleeing U S marshals in Indian Territory.
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Fort Worth
Tex
W. J. McDonald
State Rangers
Cook
Bellevue
Texas
Bill Cook
Indian Territory
New Diphtheria Cure Prompts Detroit Firm to Produce Toxin
Washington December 4 notification confirms Park E Davis & Co Detroit chemists are preparing to manufacture anti toxin the new remedy for diphtheria Dr Roux's discovery has caused European excitement and American physicians seek to test it
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Detroit
United Press
Washington
Marine Hospital Service
Park E. Davis & Co
Detroit Chemste
Roux
Europe
Byrnes Prefers Charges Against Captain Josiah A Sen
Superintendent Byrnes filed charges against Captain Josiah A Sen of East One Hundred and Fourth Street station for neglect of duty failing to suppress policy shops in his precinct. He will stand trial on December 10 before the commissioners in New York.
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Josiah Westervelt
United Press
New York
Byrnes
Josiah A. Sen
East One Hundred and Fourth Street
Cashier Disburses 31200 Then Man Vanishes
A man obtained 31200 in cash from a bank cashier and then disappeared. The lost draft showed it was bad, being only 11 dollars, while others had been cleverly altered to 1200. Authorities seek clues to the missing man and the forged draft details.
Brilliant Wedding Unites Miss May Cooper and Archibald McDougall
Miss May Cooper wed Archibald McDougall at B G Cooper residence on Susquehanna avenue with Rev T W Swan officiating. The bride wore ivory satin with duchess lace, orange blossoms, and white roses while attendants included Henriette Cooper and Miss Abl H Butler. Oppenheimer's Wilkes-Barre orchestra played as guests toasted the couple. After a wedding supper the pair departed on a midnight train for a tour of eastern cities and plan to reside on Exeter street.
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Scranton Tribune
Pittston
B. G. Cooper
Susquehanna Avenue
Miss May
Archibald McDougall
Music Hall
T. W. Swan
Henriette Cooper
Abl H. Butler
Wilkes-Barre
Dynamite Explosion Kills Five in Hull Area
An early morning dynamite blast in Hull near Ottawa killed four men and a boy and wounded several others. The blast, around 7 PM, wrecked houses along Wall and Dume streets as dynamite intended for pipe laying caught fire. the cause remains unknown.
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Ottawa
Hull
Que
Wall
Dume
McKinney Expelled From Brotherhood of Decorators and Painters
J W McKinney of Chicago was expelled as secretary and treasurer of the Brotherhood of Decorators and Painters of America at a special Cleveland convention. He was charged with intercepting funds and starting a secession movement. Buffalo convention proceedings ruled illegitimate for lack of quorum.
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Brotherhood
United Press
Cleveland, CO
J. W. McKinney
Chicago
Brotherhood of Decorators and Painters of America
Buffalo
Ives’ Great Game in Wizard Tourney Continues
Frank C. Ives delivered the game of his life in the second installment of the wizard tourney. Schaefer opened rattled and never recovered as the night ended with Ives leading 120 to 0.
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Ives
Ualted Press
Chicago
Frank C. Ives
Schaefer
United States Consul Gautier Dies in Cape Hayti
The steamer Sazi naw reports the death of Stanislas Gautier United States consul at Cape Hayti for 23 years. He died after ten days of debility on November 2 at age 72 leaving a widow and six children.
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United Press
New York
Republicans sweep New Haven mayoral race
New Haven Connecticut reports Colonel A C Hendrick elected mayor by a strong majority likely between 1.00 and 1.20. Republicans gain control of both city government branches, with Hendrick as the first Republican mayor in years.
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New Haven
Conn
A. C. Hendrick
Hendrick
Republicans Make Gains in Massachusetts Cities
Boston notes municipal elections held in twenty one of thirty one cities. Voter turnout was strong and Republicans made large gains across most contests.
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The
United Press
Boston
Commonwealth
Irish Aristocrat Arrested in Kensington Murder Case
London authorities report Reginald Saunderson, nephew of Colonel Saunderson MP, nephew of Lady Monck and wife of Hon George FitzClarence, arrested at Rhille shandra near Armagh. He is 21, described as unbalanced, linked to a South End murder case, and faces charges for a Kensington throat slashing where a 30 year old woman was killed.
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United Press
London
Kensington
Ave
Holland Villas Road
Jack the Ripper
Reginald Saunderson
Llewellyn Saunderson
County of
Dubin
Saunderson
Llewellyn Traherne Basset Saunderson
Dublin
Rachel Mary Scott
Earl of
Ireland
Colonel Saunderson
North of Ireland
Reginald
Lady Monck
George Fitz Clarence
William IV
Rhilleshandra
Armagh
South End
James Canham Read
Chelmsford
Tailt's Case Before Jury Prosecution of Teller Taft
United States District Attorney Mott told the federal grand jury that John R Taft the Chemical National bank teller who misappropriated 15500 will be prosecuted. The shortage was discovered a month ago and relatives had promised to indemnify the bank but negotiations failed and the matter was presented to the grand jury.
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Chemical Bank
United Press
New York
United States
Mott
Federal Grand Jury
John R. Talt
Chemical National Bank
Tait
Taft
Williams
United States District Attorney
Tragedy on Vienna Stage Ends in Accidental Death
In Przemys theater Herr Salski an amateur actor accidentally killed his friend Czyneki during a staged dagger scene. Salski slipped while portraying a conspirator stabbing a spy Cz ynski. Audience gasped as Cz ynski died on stage. Salski was arrested but released after ruling the death accidental.
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United Press
Vienna
Herr Salski
Czyneki
Przemys
Saiski
Czynski
Salski
Georgetown College to abolish football contests
Georgetown college faculty votes to ban football games against outside teams until the game is radically changed to prevent serious injuries. The move follows injuries to Georgetown captain Baden and reflects concerns over safety in the sport.
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Georgetown College
Scranton Tribune
Washington
Baden
Georgetown
Noted Choir Leader Dead in Centralia Colliery Blast
Ewlyllyn Evans 42 of Centralia and formerly a Welsh eisteddfod choir leader was killed in a coal mine blast this morning. He leaves a wife and six children.
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The
United Press
Potteville
Pap
Ewyllyn Evans
Centralia
Evans
Preparations for Enforcing Income Tax Laws Reported
Washington December 4 Preparations are under way to enforce the income tax laws, though the president's message and the treasury report omit the subject Secretary Carlisle and Commissioner Miller held a lengthy conference on the regulations to be issued outlining details of enforcement.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Carlisle
Miller
Peculiar Funeral Debt Sparks Removal of Keim’s Body
In Reading Pennsylvania on December 4 Daniel Keim died during a funeral service at Oley Reformed Church thought to be due to heart disease. The body was kept at Sexton Noll’s house after a dispute over a $50 storage fee paid by a brother of the deceased, Benjamin Kelm, who arrived and refused to pay. A detective was sent to remove the body after legal counsel and police intervention.
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United Press
Reading
Daniel Keim
Benjamin Kelm
Nell
Kelm
Noll
Buildings Stolen at Fort Lincoln Stir Port Lincoln
Indictments issued against Russian farmers from Emmons county for stealing and carrying off government buildings at Fort Lincoln near Mandan. A raid by over 10 men with 45 teams damaged the fort structures, including the Custer House. Deputies captured eight thieves and obtained forty names. five jailed in Bismarck and three summoned as witnesses.
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Grand Forks
N.D
Emmons County
Fort Lincoln
Mandan
W. G. Gooding
Custer House
United States
Hennesey
Hannah
Grafton
Bismarck
State printing costs and surveys report totals
Harrisburg reports show the superintendent of public printing tallies SUQ 771.00 as the state printing loss for the year and 72 089 pamphlets and geological maps issued alongside completed geological survey reports.
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Harrisburg
County Commissioners Convene to Prepare Bills
Harrisburg December 4 The executive committee of the Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners met to draft bills for introduction in the upcoming state legislature.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State Assocation of
Philadelphia authorities Locate Dowd Burglary Suspect
Richmond Virginia reports Thomas Dowd alias Clark, the noted burglar linked to the Farmville burglary, located after escaping from the penitentiary. A reward will be paid upon delivery of Dowd at the penitentiary.
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Richmond
Dee
Philadelphia
Thomas Dowd
Clark
Farmville
Dowd
Evans and Bahne Shoes Closed by Sheriff
Wilkes Barre shoe dealers Evans and Bahne were shut by the sheriff this afternoon with judgments totaling over 0,000 entered against them. The failure ranks among the city's largest in years.
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United Press
Wilkes-Barre
Evans & Bahne
Congress Adopts Measures and Debates Tax in November
Washington reports show the new congressional library spending and a November public debt decrease. Indictments target Captain H W Howgate for embezzlement in the signal service. Herbert sends circulars to bidders for three torpedo boats. Curtis proposes cadet residency rules and appointments. Treasury figures show money in circulation and bank cash draw reduced. McMillan says income tax support remains despite doubts. Sayers notes income tax will be provided in urgency deficiency bill.
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Treasury
H. W. Howgate
Signal Service
Herbert
Curtis
New York
Weat Point
Naval Academy
Congressional Distrieta
District of Columbia
United States
McMillan
Tennessee
Sayers
House Appropriations
Multiple 1900s Local Tragedies and Scandals Reported
Proceedings describe bacilli in oysters causing a Wesleyan Institute typhoid outbreak in New Haven, a West Duluth man ending his life, ex Governor Leon Abbott dying in New Jersey, a fatal wreck on the Alexandria Washington Bridge, a Niagara Falls bigamy case, bank fraud leading to arrest in Johnsonville, a New Jersey official resigning to chair naval affairs, and a Boston doctor rearrested after assault and escape.
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Bacilli
Wesleyan Institute
New Haven
Conn
Arthur M. Bailey
West Duluth
Minn
Leon Abbott
New Jersey
Jersey City
Alexandria
Washington
D. C
Tron Bridge
William Walker
Morris Harms
Philadelphia
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Rochester
First National Bank
Johnsonville
Tenn
J. E. Crandall
Geissenhainer
House Committee On Immigration and Naturalization
H. C. Foster
Veen
R. C. Flower
Boston
Galveston
Tex
Chicago
Clever Rogue’s Scheme Targets Local Bank in Altoona
A sharp fraudster nicknamed Brown defrauded the Second National Bank of Altoona that had just reopened after a $100,000 cashier loss. He deposited a $1,200 New York draft and returned claiming he could secure 2 percent interest, then exploited the bank.
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Altoona
Second National Bank
Brown
New York
Woman With Twenty Children Sets Local Record
Mrs William Steen of Ol City Pennsylvania and Culbert avenue extension recently gave birth to her twentieth child. She is 38 years old and her oldest child is 21. No twins or triplets have occurred in the family.
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The
United Press
Ol City
William Steen
Culbert Avenue
Steen
Returned Bonds in a Trance Queer Story Developed by a Woman
Mrs. Mary Johnson, Norwich's wealthiest woman, sues Dr. Clinton E. Stark for 10000 alleging a strange fraud tale tied to Stark as her physician. The suit reveals unusual details about the case and the practitioner’s alleged misconduct.
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The
United Press
Norwich
Conn
Mary Johnson
Clinton E. Stark
Stark
Weather Forecast for Far East Pennsylvania
The forecast calls for fair skies across far eastern Pennsylvania with light to moderate north winds. Winds shift to variable directions later, and no precipitation is anticipated.
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Pennsylvania
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Erie County
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Senate Committee
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Madagascar
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Steckel
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May Cooper
Gautier
Jage the Ripper
Saunderson, M. P
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Mre. Johnson
Mim. Johnson
Sexton Noll
Port Lincoln
United Prera
Tommy Dowd
Congressional Library
Jay
Bonds
Finley
Lackawanna Ave
H. A. Kingsbury
GHA. B. Sorieren
Spruce ST
Scranton, PA
Lewis Reilly & Davies
Ang Avenue
N. B
W. J. Weichel
Spruce Street
Near Dime Bank
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