Fire gutting Indiana Medical College building blocks escapes
A furnace caused a blaze that gutted the Indiana Medical College building in Indianapolis. Dr Norman Shobe and Dr RG Morgan were trapped on stairways. Morgan used a fire escape, Shobe perished between floors. Loss estimated at 49 000 dollars with 35 000 dollars insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Medical College
University of Indianapolis
Norman, Shobe
Ligonier
Ind
RG. Morgan
Plainfield
Morgan
Usei
Shobe
Paris Peace Talks Delayed by Montero Rios Resignation Hint
The London Standard Paris correspondent reports the delay in peace negotiations stems from Montero Rios wanting to resign. He has agreed to stay only after Sagasta appealed to his patriotism, with the Premier insisting personal responsibility is not involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London Standard
Montero Rios
Paris Commission
Sagasta
Tragedy Near Chestertown Strikes Twelve Returning Party
A motorless party of twelve returning from a ball at Otis on two hand-ears were struck by the Lake Shore fast mail east of Chestertown. William Zabenski and William Kempler were killed outright. Zabenski's two daughters, aged 18 and 15, were probably fatally injured. Others escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Ind
Otis
Lake Shore
Chestertown
William Zabenski
William Kempler
Zabenski
Explosions At Oakland Chemical Works Start Fire
A basement blast at Oakland Chemical Works in Green Point New York caused a fire with an estimated 25000 dollars in damage. Panic ensued but all employees escaped unharmed and ambulances were stood down after initial reports of casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Point
Oakland Chemical Works
Masonic Temple Lineup in Fort Wayne Listings
Fort Wayne Masonic Temple schedules a December program lineup with shows including Charles Coghlan in A Royal Box on Nov 30 and The Sunshine of Paradise Alley on Dec 6. Also featured are El Capitan with Sousa's opera on Dec 6 and An Enemy to the King on Dec 9, plus Kelly and Mason Who's Who on Dec 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Ind
Charles Coghlan
Paradise Alley
el Capitan
Sousa
Kelly and Mason
Two Steamer Wrecked On Lake Superior North Shore
A Duluth special reports steamers Tampa and Arthur Orr wrecked on the north shore of Lake Superior. They lie within nine miles of each other and together carry about 450000 dollars in value. The Tampa carried coal from Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Tampa
Arthur Orr
Lake Superior
Buffalo
Windpipe Severed in Ohio Quarrel
In Fostoria Ohio John Aldrich and brother in law John Shreck quarreled while drinking Shreck drew a razor and cut the windpipe of Aldrich Aldrich survived barely and Shreck fled the scene with little chance of capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fostoria
Ohio
John Aldrich
John Shreck
Shreck
Brother shoots brother. hunter dies near Ashland
A party of hunters from Ashland Kentucky traveled two miles from town when Frank Lamaster was fatally shot in the head by an accidental discharge from his brother John Lamaster's gun. The blast caused instant death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Frank Lamaster
John Lamaster
Bank Safe Reopened After Robbery Attempt
Experts opened the Lincoln County Bank safe after an attempted entry. Funds are intact and the bank has resumed operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emisberry, (Co
Lincoln County Bank
French Cabinet Approves 160 Million Franc Loan for Indo Chinese Railway
The French Cabinet authorized a loan of 160 million francs to support establishing an Indo Chinese railway linked to Chinese railroads. The decision aims to advance transportation and economic links in the region. Involves France and its colonial administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Doan
Mishawaka Death Sparks Coroner Inquiry Into Coal Man
Tilman Reipel a wealthy coal man of South Bend Ind was found dead on a street in Mishawaka at night. The coroner has begun an investigation into the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilman Reipel
South Bend
Ind
Mishawaka
Corooner
Madrid Gazette publishes decree on Blanco resignation
The Official Gazette publishes a decree accepting the resignation of Marshal Blanco as Captain General of Cuba, marking a high level change in Cuban leadership. This official act places Blanco's departure in formal, imperial records and signals shifts in colonial command structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanco
Madrid
Official Gazette
Marshal
Cuba
Prisoner's Wife Authorized to Visit at Devil's Island
A report states Dreyfu the wife of a prisoner at Devil's Island has been authorized to go to Cabre in Paris for a special visit with her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hime
Dreyfu
Gable
Blaze in Chicago Raises Questions About Alten Ben Ables
A fragmentary report from Chicago notes a blaze near a facility called Alten Ben Ables with unclear details. Authorities have not released a formal statement or casualty figures as investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ise Blaze
Chicago
Alten
Ben Ables
Train Robbery Foiled Near Daggett Cal Injures One
A bandit crew attempted to rob a 5 Fe train two miles west of Daggett California. Engineer Bunnell faced two revolvers but the train moved on a mile before stopping at the robbers demand. A gunfight ensued as messengers Hutchinson and Blakely faced the robbers. Blakely fired back and killed a robber. The others fled. one robber was killed with severe injuries described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daggett
Jongineer Bunnell
Pals
Engineer Bunnell
Hutchinson
Blakely
Fatal Blasting Powder Blast Kills Miner at Portsmouth
At Portsmouth Ohio a quarryman George W Ferguson dies after an explosion from blasting powder found in a coal filled can. The blast fatally injures Ferguson his two children die and his wife and two other children are badly disfigured. The incident occurs while seeking wood to light a fire and the powder can bursts the stove area killing two children who were nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Ohio
George W. Ferguson
Ferguson
Bradstreet’s favorable trade outlook signals rising prices
Bradstreet reports that post election optimism extends to finance and commerce with price advances and few declines. Bank clearings surge, export trade improves, pig iron strengthens, and debt collections rise while U S and Canadian business failures increase this week compared with prior periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet’s
United States
Dominion of Canada
New Cabinet Goal Backed by Business Leaders
Business leaders nationwide push for a department of commerce as a cabinet post and a tariff bureau with a nonpartisan expert commission. The White House receives memos and petitions from groups like the Business League urging swift action plus a tariff study body modeled on the industrial commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Department of Commerce
Tariff Bureau
Cabinet Department
National “Business League
White House
Industrial Commission
Sale of Shorthorn Cattle Draws Breeders to Kansas City Yards
A herd sale for H. C. Duncan of Osborn Missouri attracted many breeders to the Kansas City stock yards. Fifty head sold for an average of 214 dollars, while twelve Cruickshank shorthorns averaged 400 dollars. The top price was 1000 dollars paid by J. W. Smith & Son of Allerton Iowa for the 83 year old bull Baron Dudding. The lowest price was 105 dollars for a three year old cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Duncan
Osborn, Mo
Kansas City
J. W. Smith & Son
Allerton
Iowa
Dudding
Creek Nation Rejects Dawes Treaty in Creek Elections
Indian Inspector Wright reports to Secretary Bliss that the Creek Nation voted against the Dawes commission treaty. The Creek election returns show the treaty defeated by a margin of 152 votes, contrary to prior belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bliss
Wright
Indian Territory
Hobson Aids Parents mortgage relief after war
Lieut Hobson raised six thousand dollars to lift a mortgage on his father's home. He earned the money by his pen. While his unit was prisoner at Morro Castle word came that foreclosure would be averted by popular subscription, but his parents declined the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobson
Morro Castle
Havana Police Force Faces Fatal Wounds and Theft
Senor Galis Menendez, inspector of police, died from wounds after an assault by thieves. Gov Fernandez de Castro’s new Havana police force is described as defective. Thieves robbed a room in the Havana audience chamber where money and valuables were stored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fernandez de Castro
Senor Galis Menendez
Freight Engine Explodes Near Converse Station Ohio
An engine pulling twenty five cars on a grade near Converse Station Ohio exploded with fatal results. The fireman was killed and three trainmen fatally injured as the train derailed and cars were scattered. The explosion was heard for miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Converse Station
Ohio
Anarchists Cause Paris Cafe Explosion Killings
A massive blast rocked Cafe de Champeaux under Havas agency offices in Paris killing one woman and injuring eight others. Authorities suspect natural gas ignition but rumors of an anarchist plot circulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cafe de Champeaux
Paris
France
Havas Agency
Itig
American Schooner W. H. Swan Detained for Contraband Cargo
The New Orleans customs collector seized the American schooner W. H. Swan after finding 3 050 cigars unlisted on the manifest and concealed arms aboard. Officers allege the Mauser rifles, bayonets, belts and cartridges belong to Spain, booked as contraband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
W. H. Swan
Santiago
Georgia
Spain
Utes Protest Lease Move for Gilsonite Lands
White River Ute delegation in Washington urged Secretary of the Interior to approve Raven Mining Company lease on a large Gilsonite stretch within their reservation. They protested further government commissions on land allotment or cession and insisted they prefer leasing for revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landa
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Raven Mining Company
Salvation Army Dakota Meeting Ended By Silver Dollar Toss}
Two soldiers in Pierre South Dakota disrupted a Salvation Army gathering by throwing silver dollars at the female speakers. The incident started during the service with a boast that there was no limit on the game. After the event the women counted about $20 found on the floor amid fervent hallelujahs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Corps
Dakota
Salvation,army
Pierre
5. D
Train Robber Capture Linked to Moriarity in Daggett Killing
The dead robber in the Daggett California hold up is identified as Ignatius Hisler. Sheriff’s posse back in San Bernardino believes two men were involved and notes Pat Moriarity was seen with Hisler the day before the crime. Moriarity was found at Barstow after the special arrived there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Moriarity
Express
Blakeley
Daggett
Cal
Ignatius Hisler
Sheriffs Posse
San Bernadino
Barstow
Moriarity
Hisler
Poisoning Death In Minesite Doctor Suspects Wife And Boarder
James Sicher of Minesite Pennsylvania died from arsenical poisoning after falling ill September 13. He wasted from 180 pounds to 90 pounds. His wife and boarder Thomas Beidler were arrested and jailed on charges of administering poison in apple dumplings. they await trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sicher
Minesite
Sicher
Thomas Beidler
Brakeman Killed in Delta Railway Collision
A fatal railway disaster occurred three miles east of Delta California when a west bound freight train collided with derailed cars being cleared. Brakeman J A Lewis was severely injured and died from his injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta
Cal
J. A. Lewis
Augusta Cotton Mill Strike Shuts Down Five Plants
Three thousand mill workers in Augusta Georgia walked out to protest an eight to twenty five percent wage cut. The King Sibley Enterprise Isetta and Shamrock mills shut down for lack of workers to run the machines. The strike was expected as a response to the wage reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
King
Sibley
Enterprise
Isetta
Shamrock Mills
Double Tragedy From Feud Reported in Hartshorne and Missouri
In Missouri near Ash Grove George and Ed Cotter, married farmers, died in a blizzard after drinking in town the day prior. They were found frozen near their horses while en route to their farms. In Indian Territory Hartshorne two brothers Green killed two Russians Morris and Buttawinski in a feud arising from Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Ed. Cotter
Ash Grove
Hartshorne, I. T
Green
Morris
Buttawinski
Russia
Three Hurt When Passenger Train Hits Freight Near Toledo
A fast passenger on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton crashed into the rear of a freight near Toledo. Three passengers were seriously injured while the engineer and fireman escaped injury by jumping from the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Toledo
Fatally Injures Family Then Kills Himself Near Paducah
Ed ward Ross fatally hurt his wife and their baby and John Walker four miles south of Paducah Kentucky. He then killed himself after a jealous confrontation sparked by his wife talking to Walker. Ross acted after a passing incident and the event drew public safety attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Edward Ross
John Walker
Ross
Walker
Packing Plants Burned At East Cambridge Fire
Fire at John P. Squire & Co. packing establishment in East Cambridge Massachusetts injures eleven men with four at risk of death and causes about 80000 dollars in property loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
John. P. Squire & Co
East Cambridge
Mass
Disastrous Louisville Fire Destroys Baird Millinery
Fire in Louisville wholesale district destroys the millinery store of David Baird & Son. New stock valued at 50 000 to 60 000 dollars is lost, with building damages estimated at 10 000 dollars. The blaze caused extensive property loss in the Louisville area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
David Baird & Son
Printers Strike Amid Western Union Pressroom Turmoil
Unclear OCR text notes printers protesting in a pressroom, with fragmented phrases about a strike and workers quitting. The readable pieces indicate labor unrest affecting a newsroom or press operation, but specifics such as date, location, or parties are not identifiable.
Johnston letter on territory exchange shocks Commons
The speaker of the Dominion Commons cites a three year old letter describing Senator Chandler’s scheme for trading territory between Great Britain and the United States. It suggests Jamaica be ceded to the United States while eastern states enter Canada as a province with local institutions kept. Sir Medgar is said to have joined the Canadian party seeking a port south of New Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisise
Commons
Chardler
Great
Britain
United : ‘States
Jamaica
United States
Union
Canadian Dominion
Medgar
New Brunswick
Brakeman Wins $5000 On Blacklisting Claim
Circuit Court in Norwalk Ohio upholds a $5000 verdict against Nickel Plate Railway to Frank Schaffer a brakeman who alleges blacklisting after the company refused a good character certificate. Schaffer previously won $5000 in Huron County Common Pleas Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Nickel Plate Railway
Frank Schaffer
Schaffer
Huron County Common. Pleas Court
Assassination Plots Target Ex King Milan of Servia
A Bucharest dispatch reports two assassination attempts on ex King Milan of Servia. A train attack near Kragujevez and Nisch saw pistols stones and windows damaged. A student dressed assailant was halted before harming him. Also France Italy signed a commercial treaty with mutual favors excluding silk goods and wine duties reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Bucharest
Servia
Kragujevez
Nisch
France
Italy
Paris
William
Germany
European Alliance
Frost-Bitten Oats Kill Kansas Cattle
Central Kansas cattle have died after grazing frost bitten oats. The Kansas live stock sanitary board reports widespread volunteer growth in the fields and that stock fed on the oat stubble suffered deaths. Scores of cattle perished from the poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Livestock Sanitary Board
Kansas
One Dead in Cleveland Shooting Side Aide
In Cleveland John Stefancin was shot and killed while John Ifredorco was mortally wounded by Sam Carr a colored man from North Carolina Carr entered Stefancin s yard intoxicated Stefancin tried to eject him a quarrel followed and Carr began firing with a revolver fortifying the deadly incident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
John Stefancin
John Ifredorco
Sam Carr
North Carolina
Carr
Stefancin
Southall Found Guilty in Fraud Case
J H Southall, who obtained about $600000 across ten states using fraudulent government time checks, was found guilty in St Paul Minnesota and sentenced to six to ten years in state prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southall
J. H. Southall
St. Paul, Minn
Gold seekers drown in Alaska shipwreck tragedy
A party of fifteen gold seekers led by Reverend Mr Webber a Moravian missionary were drowned when the schooner Jessie wrecked at the mouth of the Icuskown river in Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Webber
Jessie
Icuskown River
Alaska
Tragedy on Kansas Farm Ends in Double Slaying
George Neighbors and his son Lewis were shot dead on their Garden City area farm in Kansas by A. F. Potts after a fence location quarrel. Potts is jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
George Neighbors
Lewis
Garden City
Ixan
Potts
Rocket factory blast kills twenty-one in Nikolaief
A dispatch from Nikolaief Russia reports twenty one people killed in a powder rocket factory explosion at the confluence of the Ingul and the Bug. Searches and investigations are underway as authorities assess the blast’s cause and casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikolaief
Russia
Ingul
Bug
General Buell Dies at His Kentucky Home
Gen Don Carlos Buell, a Civil War veteran and one of the few surviving generals, died at his home in Airdrie Muhlenberg County Kentucky. Reports say insurgents have captured Lloilo the capital of Panay island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buell
Don Carlos Buell
Airdrie
Muhlenberg County
Kentucky
Lloilo
Doilo
Island
Panay
Central market quotes for cattle hogs and grains across cities
The report lists bid ranges in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee and Milwaukee markets for cattle hogs sheep and multiple grains. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs potatoes with various quality grades and units per market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Mesa
United States Ultimatum Demands Philippines Cession and Indemnity
American peace commissioners at Paris present a hard line plan rejecting arbitration and seeking the entire Philippine archipelago cession, a 20 million indemnity to Spain, open door trading terms, mutual claims relief since the Cuban war, and settlement of Maine destruction claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Spain
Madrid
Paris
Philippine Archipelago
Philippines
Caroline Islands
Peace Commission
Maine
Golden import surge amid record mine production in 1898
The United States sees its largest ever gold imports for 1898 while exports are at a multi year low, and domestic gold mining is set to yield the highest production in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Carlist Leader Predicts Spanish Revolt Within Month
A Madrid dispatch reports a leading Carlist foreseeing a strong uprising in Spain within a month of the peace treaty signing. He claims Carlists are prepared and have ample funds in Paris and other locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Paris
Quips and Quotes From Various Papers on World Events
A collection of brief editorial snippets and jibes from multiple papers including remarks on American policy in the Philippines and Spain, reactions to a Washington gas explosion, railroads, missionary fundraising, Emperor William, American girls, John D. Rockefeller, and Porto Rico eight hour movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Holy Land
Philadelphia Ledger
Philadelphia Times
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Trust
Salt Lake Herald
Porto Rico
An Interesting Summary of the Bore im portant Doings of Oar
A compact record highlights notable events from Indiana with brief notes on crimes casualties and general news. It surveys happenings across communities mentioning local incidents and public affairs in a period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Pensions Granted to Indians and Widows in Indiana
Pensions have been granted in categories Original, Increase, Reissue and Original Widows across Indiana. Names include Frederick Armand Madison with $6, Henry B. John Isidisga peli 363, Patrick Reilley Gammond $6, Ernst Kaiser Fort Wayne $8, David Donaldson Solitude $12 and others. Widows listed: Margaret Tom Muncie $8, Elizabeth Sawyer Satilloville $8, Serena Dotson Indianapolis $8, Jennie Woolley Columbus $12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Armand
Madison
Henry B. John
Isidisga Peli
Patrick ‘Reilley
Gammond
Ernst Kaiser
Fort’ Wayne
David Donaldson
Solitude
George W. Mosier
Edwardsville
Amasa S. Forister
Angola
Charles Sweitzer
Evansville
Abraham Allen
National Military Home
Grant
John H. Leavell
Hagerstown
Orlin Ingols
Indianapolis
Margaret
Tom
Muncie
Elizabeth E. Sawyer
Saltilloville
Sarah J. Pfeifer
Jennie C. Woolley
Columbus
Mary J. Weaver
Mt. Summit
Serena E. Dotson
Diphtheria Epidemic and Local Incidents Across Indiana
Diphtheria is epidemic at North Salem. Alpheus Birch, Greencastle grocer, has assigned. A Fort Wayne party will travel to Porto Rico. Fort Wayne slot machines buried. Noblesville Bottling Works starts hiring 100 men. Kokomo man Joseph Ragan dies in the street. German Baptists plan a Goshen church. Mrs. William Oesterlee of Muncie attacked by a black assailant. A Burns heirloom found in Madison. Western Indiana corn rotted from rain. Columbus man John H. Long dies at 70. Vanderburgh election cost $6,000. inspectors paid $18 for nine days. Greensburg wife Mrs. John Pohisman declared insane. Counterfeit ten dollar Hendricks note circulating in Indianapolis. Muncie child gravely wounded from fencing accident. Lilkhart man Cornelius Brenneman dies after gun accident. Washington ex-Congressman Col. Alexander Nardy arrested for profanity, later acquitted. Nor Hardy sues City Marshal for $10,000. Attica wedding feast mishap as corn un husked. Indianapolis couple wake to a burglar with a pistol at their faces. Terre Haute suit over estate worth $150,000 filed by Mrs. Della Carter. Greentown schoolteacher Nina Prince disciplined for corporal punishment. Tipton farmer Michael Gillespy remarries after multiple separations. Patent grants listed for several Indiana inventors. Indiana brewers’ alliance, led by Albert Lieber, tightens control. weekly reports and price floors to choke competition. Vincennes jury fails to reach a verdict in State vs Campbell for swindling Adams Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpheus Birch
Greencastle
Fort Wayne
Porto Rico
Noblesville
Robert Burns
Indiana
John H. Long
Columbus
Vanderburg County
Niine Day
John Pohisman
Greensburg
Richmond Insaneospital
Indianapolis
Muncie
Aaron Richey
Cornelius Brenneman
Lilkhart
Alexander Nardy
Washington
Nor Hardy
Clarence Bolus
Attica
Foster-Evans
West Lebanon
Knights of Pythias
Sydney
J. Jordan
Carter
St. Mary’s of the Woods
Nina Prince
Greentown
Joe Powell
Michael Gillespy
Tipton
Liza Gillespy
Edwin L. Barber
Ernest F. Barth
New Albany
William H. Brown
William H. Cloud
William M. Denniston
Bedford
Louis Pfeiffer, Jr
Bufkin
Walter W. Schultz
Richmond
Elmer E. Stephenson
Wabash
Cincinnati
Aurora
Combine
Chicago
Louis
Vincennes
John W
Campbell
Adams ‘Express
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Masonic Temple
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UTES
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St. Paul Dispatch
America
Colorado
Admiral Dewey
Congress
Memphis
Supreme Court
Congregation of the Gospel Tabernacle
New York
North Salem
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