Teutons Attack Serbia to Relieve Bear Creek Hunter Hit by Stray Shot
J C Hendee a Thane Alaska Gastineau Mining company engraver was struck in the right elbow by a stray bullet while deer hunting near Bear Creek. Doctors fear nerve damage and possible amputation. The injury occurred during a hunting party from Thane and Juneau. seventeen deer were brought in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Hendee
Alaska Gastineau Mining Company
Thane
St. Ann Hospital
L. P.dawes
H.C. DeVighne
Hendee
Dr. Dawes
RP. Carmien
C. C. Cornwall
Ed Brennan
R. P. Carmien
Fred Smith
Pullington
Herman Brown
W. H. Seeley
Pret W. Berger
Juneau
Admiralty Land
National Education Association Opens Annual Meeting
Oakland Aug 16 The National Education Association began its regular annual session with hundreds of teachers from across the country in attendance. Juneau educators L D Henderson Margaret Scott Lorraine Andrews Twitchell Lass and others connected with Juneau schools are present. Several staff and students are described as traveling or visiting colleges and homes in California Washington and Michigan as the group plans to return on the steamship Alameda from Seattle around September first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
National Educational Association
L. D. Henderson
Margaret Scott
Lorraine Andrews
Twitchell
Lass
Juneau
Alameda
Seatle
Henderson
California
Berkeley
Long Beach
University of California
Lovina Willon
University of Washington
Mount Rainier
Harriet Case
Eagle River
Maya
Blanche Dyer
Minnesota
Milas Dyer
Evelyn H. Sullivan
Negaunee
Michigan
Mina Sowerby
Everett
Wash
Jane Brenneman
Myst Eaken
Miss Willson
Scott
Sterling Hits the Toboggan
New York reports English pounds atching fell to a record low in American values. The dollar-dollar rate opened at 4.79, nine points below the prior low and two cents under Saturday’s mark, signaling exchange market demoralization. Industrials tied to munition orders slumped as American banks and manufacturers seek settlement for large balances owed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
Banka
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Vladivostok Freight Mecca Seeks to Load Gold Cargo
At Vladivostok forty square miles of freight space crowd the docks as fourteen vessels discharge cargo and six more idle. The British steamship Talthybins arrived from the Orient bearing a million dollars in gold consigned from a San Francisco bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Vladivostok
Talthybins
Junit
Orient
Japan
San Francisco Bank
Jail Breaker Escapes After Robbery In Grants Pass
Grants Pass Oregon August 16 John Hooper robbed the Southern Pacific station tied up Sheriff Smith then entered the jail cell with the prisoner's breakfast and escaped from Josephine County jail. Posses are in pursuit.
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Grants Pass
Ore
John Hooper
Southern Pacific
Smith
Josephine County
Hooper
Mississippi and Oklahoma sailors drown from Gulf storm
Berdie Ray of Mississippi and Joe Robinson of Ohlotmarines were swept overboard from the battleship New Hampshire and drowned during a Gulf of Mexico storm reported to the navy department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Berdie Ray
Mississippi
Joe Robinson
Ohlotmarines
New Hampshire
Gulf of Mexico
Navy Department
Private Sweeney Drowns While Stationed at Bremerton
SEATTLE Aug 16 Private F. BE. Sweeney of the United States Marine Corps stationed at Bremerton was accidentally drowned yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
F. BE. Sweeney
United States Marine
Bremerton
City Clerk Pettit Returns From Storm Bound Camp
City Clerk BE W Pettit reached Juneau after being stranded at his camp near Mendenhall glacier for days due to washout from Lemon Fork floods. The Pettit family has camped for nearly a month and he had been making daily trips by car until barriers forced a boat return this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. W. Pettit
Juneau
Mendenhall Glacier
Post Office Demoted Albert Wile Resigns
Albert Wile realigns as post master at Iditarod and plans to run a business in another interior town. He left the office when the grade was reduced by the postmaster general and his salary cut substantially. Wile previously lived in Juneau for several months and once worked on The Empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Wile
Iditarod
Wile
Juneau
Empire
Eight-Pound Baby Girl Born at St Ann's Hospital
Mrs. M. J. Aubrey of Perseverance welcomed an eight-pound baby girl yesterday afternoon at St. Ann's Hospital with Dr. Lo. Sienners attending. Mother and child are reported well. The infant was baptized this morning as Marian Aubrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Aubrey
Perseverance
St. Ann's ‘Hospital
Hunters on Admiralty Island bag five deer
A hunting party led by EB G Dahlin with John Pick C B Bennett J C Lund and John Lund harvested five deer yesterday on Admiralty Island. They traveled aboard the launch Cordelia D.
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EB. G. Dahlin
John Pick
C. B. Bennett
J. C. Lund
John Lund
Admiralty Island
Coal land to be unlocked by end of summer
Washington August 16 The survey of the Matanuska coal fields will be completed by summer's end Frank M M John supervisor of surveys GLO telegraphed Commissioner Clay Tallman that work would finish this summer George W Evans blocking coal areas will finish by fall A committee drafted lease forms for commercial development loans and Secretary Lane sent the draft to coal men for critique
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Washington
Matanuska
Frank MM. John
General Land Office
Alaska
Clay Tallman
George W. Evans
Lane
May settle for seizure of schooner James Hamilton Lewis
Washington Aug 16 The United States seeks a settlement with Russia for the seizure and confiscation of the schooner James Hamilton Lewis taken in the Bering Sea during the Intervention. Secretary Lansing and Senator James Hamilton Lewis were counsel for the owners at that time. Senator Lewis then lived in Seattle.
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Washington
United States
James Hamilton Lewis
Robert Lansing
State Department
Bering Sea
Lansing
Ilinoia
Lewis
Seattle
Wash
Fairbanks Club funds to Tolovana road released
Fairbanks on August 16 reports money raised by the Fairbanks Commercial Club for the Tolovana gold camp road was turned over to the Alaska road commission. Construction will begin Wednesday with the Olness route chosen by the club.
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Fairbanks
Fairbanks Commercial Club
Tolavana
Alauka Road Commission
Olness
Iclub
Tolovana Camp Boosts Fairbanks Prospecting Reports
Aug 16 Fairbanks dispatch notes Tolovana camp is looking up with highly favorable diggings. Patterson claims yielded 16000 this summer with a small outfit. Discovery town grows rapidly as Upper Fairbanks creek quarts are worked extensively. One mill has more ore than it can crush. Drury property rock reportedly assays at 76 a ton.
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Fairbanks
Tolovana
Patterson
Discovery
Drury
United States Rebuffs Austrian View on Armed Friction
Washington reports reveal the U S reply to Austria rejecting Vienna’s positions on handling supplies to England. The note, while courteous, counters Austrian contentions and recalls Austria and Germany provided munitions to Great Britain during the Boer War. It concludes that the United States remains strictly neutral.
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Washington
United States
Austria
England
Germany
Great Britain
Peace letter appeals to Mexicans for cooperation
Washington Aug 16 The Pan American conference letter asks for a conference on Mexican soil to agree on provisional provisions and suggests a call for an election to reelect a permanent constitutional regime. The appeal, sent Saturday, seeks a response within ten days from Mexican factions and businessmen, in a spirit of American fraternity.
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Washington
Mexico
Oe Provisional Provident
Carranza peace appeal tests Northern Mexico command
Washington reports from El Paso say Carranza agency states military leaders in Northern Mexico will not act independently as the peace appeal nears. Officials fear Carranza will ignore the appeal and a provisional president would be forced to fight to hold power. Villa's swift Chihuahua City trip signals possible mutiny at his garrison. Villa and Angeles expected to accept the Pan American peace plan within days according to unofficial word.
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Washington
el Paso
Carranza
Mexico
Carrange
Chihuahua
Genard Villa
Willa
Villa
Angeles
Aly
Longworths Visit Seattle En Route to Panama-Pacific Expo
Congressman Nicholas Longworth of Ohio and Mrs Longworth Alice Roosevelt are visiting Seattle. They plan to travel on to the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco after the stop.
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Seattle
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Mire. Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
San Francisco
Suit Filed Over Alleged Delinquency In Wood Custody Case
In Fort Wayne Indiana on August 16 1930 or 1931 sixth decade report states James J Wood divorced wife Helen Aker Wood Electric Night Inventor filed suit for ten thousand dollars damages against Mrs Wood alleging she contributed to the delinquency of his fifteen year old daughter Manlius Swank. The daughter was employed by Mrs Wood as a housemaid and Swank accuses her of teaching the girl to smoke and drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Wayne
Ind
Helen Aker Wood
Jamed J. Wood
Manlius Swank
Mexicans Fire At U S Patrol Near Brownsville
A detachment of U S cavalry patrols was fired upon from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande near Progreso. The troopers returned fire and there were no American casualties. Later, the 20th Infantry from Texas City was ordered to the area.
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Brownsville
Rio Grande River
Progeso
20Th Infantry
Texas City
Battleships Ordered to Veracruz by Wireless
Washington reports the battleships New Hampshire and Louisiana, currently in the Gulf of Mexico, were directed by wireless to move to Veracruz today as tensions rise in the region.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Vera Cruz
Taft calls for possible US intervention in Mexico
Ex-President Taft says intervention may be necessary to halt disorder in Mexico. He estimates about 250000 soldiers could be required and notes the US once considered recognizing the Huerta regime. In Washington officials say a deep rooted plot aimed at dragging the US into war is under investigation.
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ST. Louis
Mexico
Taft
United States
Huerta
Tim
Aerial Guns May Reach Texas as War Department Plans
San Antonio reports that the War Department will activate ten artillery batteries and an army airplane today under General Frederick Funston. The gun is to be sent to Brownsville, Texas, amid further trouble reported in that region.
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San Antonio
War Department
Frederick Funston
Brownsville
Texas
Despondent Woman Jumps Before Train in Ashland
In Ashland Kentucky on August 16 Mrs Salile Pigg aged 40 ended her life by jumping in front of a C and C passenger train after failing to obtain morphine under the anti-narcotic law. The act left her decapitated at the scene.
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Ashland
Salile Pigg
Seattle professionals to learn tactics at American Lake encampment
Seattle business and professional men will take part in the second maneuvers at American Lake from August 23 to September 12. Col Wilson of Fort Lawton is named as their military instructor. Nearly six hundred attendees have begun training today at American Lake near Tacoma.
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Seattle
American Lake
Tacoma
Col Wilson
Fort Lawton
Death of Son Charles VII Reported in France
Advices received here by Charles Henry tell of the death of his son Charles VII in the trenches somewhere in France. The notice comes from Montgomery West Virginia dated August 16. This confirms a veteran’s loss amid the war in Europe.
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Montgomery
W. Va
Charles Hen
Charles VII
France
Urge Pope to leave Rome urged by German Austrian journals
Basel Switzerland Aug 16 German and Austrian journals continue urging the Pope quit Rome. They agree the Benedictine Abbey of Enalen delen near Zurich would be the best shelter where the Swiss government privately advised him he would find absolute security.
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Basel
Switzerland
Pape
Rome
Enalendelen
Zurich
Italian Reservists Attack Interned German Sailors
In Boston on August 16, thirteen hundred Italian reservists awaiting departure for Italy attempted to wreck an interned German steamship. They stoned the sailors but were dispersed by riot police after the clash broke out last night.
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Boston
Italy
Shuttle notes the death of Owen Sulli van
Shuttle reports the death of Owen Sullivan, a galoon man and well known sporting enthusiast, who died here yesterday of apoplexy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen SuLlIvan
Alabama Senate defeats Sunday blue law proposal
In Montgomery on August 14, the State Senate defeated a Sunday blue law that would have barred baseball, moving pictures, and all Sunday amusements except golf, blocking a measure seen as restricting leisure activities. The vote outcome leaves church and family observance debates unresolved in the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Senate
Real Estate Dealer Gaffner Dies in Seattle
Seattle August 16 W T Gaffner a real estate dealer with strong interests in Sound steamboats died this morning in Seattle He was widely known for his involvement in regional maritime ventures and real estate dealings across the Sound area.
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Seattle
W. T. Gaffner
Public Utilities Order Eyes Gawmidlers Photo Reading
A New York public utilities commission order requires photographing gaw midlers to ensure accurate readings. Alaska Gold closed at 32½ percent, China at 44¾, Ray 2¼, Utah Copper 66, Copper material unsettled. Ironically the market quotes drifted from 17 to 18.
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New York
Public Utilities Commission
Alaska
China
Ray
Utah
Army issues order to recruit National Guard regiments
Secretary Garri son informed the Western department that a War Department order has been issued to recruit to full strength all National Guard regiments in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Western Department
Army
Garrison
War Department
United States
Inventor claims distant night photo device
Arthur Butts of Brazil Indiana says he invented a device to photograph an absent person at one and a half miles on a dark night using a high power all cell battery. He says the unit could work up to two and four miles and foresees immense military use. He will demonstrate the machine before United States military experts.
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Washington
Arthur Butts
Brazil
Ind
United States
U S Protest Over French Price Court Seizure Held
Washington reports the United States government plans to protest a French price court ruling that confirmed the seizure of the American auxiliary schooner Dacia a2 2 war prize. The Dacia, owned by Hambure American Steamship Company, was sold to an American citizen after the outbreak of the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Hambure- American Steamalitp Company
Bank examiners report steady business improvement
Reports from a hundred bank examiners on tour of the country show steady business improvement across the banking system. The bulletin, dated Washington, aug 16, notes positive signals in loan demand deposits and overall bank condition as economic activity picks up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morgan Back at Desk After Shooting Incident
Morgan returns to his desk in New York for the first time since being shot by Frank Holt. The moment marks a tentative step in recovery as officials review the case and Holt faces legal scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
New York
Frank Holt
Russians Hold Back Invaders In Eastern War Theater
London dispatch reports slow development of military operations in the eastern theatre. German pressure concentrates on crossing the Dvina toward Petrograd while Prince Leopold’s forces near Litovak vie with Russian defenses along the Bug. Berlin confirms German and Austrian forces press the Russians, with several towns captured as fields of battle endure under Warsaw’s struggle.
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London
Warsaw
von Hindenburg
Dvina
Petrograd
Prince Leopold of Bavaria
Russia
Breat Litovak
Bug
Berlin
von Mackenson
Prince Leopold
the Times
Charles Stephen
Austria
Poland
British Reinforcements Land Near Gata Tete
Athens reports New Zealand troops near Gata Tete joined by British reinforcements at Suyla Bay preparing for assault on Turkish forts. The dispatch notes a heavy air and sea lift creating momentum for upcoming operations in the theater.
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Athens
New Zealand
Gata Tete
Suyla Bay
Turklal
War air raid report over Constantinople
An Athens dispatch to the Daily News says French and British planes flew over Constantinople and bombs dropped on Gallipoli caused heavy confusion and casualties. The report notes early dispatches and cites Allied air activity in the region amid ongoing tensions.
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London
Daily News Today
Athens
Constantinople
Capture of German trenches reported near Bernimpt and Ammertzwiller
Paris reports that German trenches spanning a mile between Bernimpt and Ammertzwiller in Alsace were captured by Chasseurs. The assault involved mining operations that weakened German works before the attackers proceeded to seize the positions.
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Paris
Berniimpt
Ammertzwiller
Alsace
War Office
England May Aid Wheat Producers Plan Considered
London Aug 16 The English cabinet strongly considers a plan to subsidize wheat fields across the United Kingdom to boost food production. The move aims to stabilize supplies and support farmers amid shortages and rising prices.
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England
London
United Kingdom
British Exports Rise to Neutral Nations in June
British exports to the Scandinavian countries and Holland show increases through June 10, matching a rise in American shipments. The state department argues that American goods reaching these neutrals are not automatically bound for Germany, asserting British exports there won't aid Germany’s enemies.
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Washington, Ag
Holland
State Department
Germany
Great Britain
Russian war munitions trade tied to Standard Oil in U.S.
A Wall Street report says the Russian government plans to place most of its war munitions and supply purchases in the United States under Standard Oil control through intermediaries. The arrangement would channel a large portion of Russian orders for war materials via U.S. finance and trade channels, signaling a major role for the oil firm in wartime procurement.
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New York
Wall Street
Hibbing Minn Appeals for Aid as Taxes Loom
Hibbing Minnesota has confessed bankruptcy and appealed to Gov. M.S. Hammond for aid after $750,000 in village taxes were levied. Eleven mining enterprises have refused to pay village taxes citing financial distress.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Hibbing Minn
M.S. Hammond
Ite
Hayti Conditions Return to Normal Says Rear Admiral Caperton
Rear Admiral Caperton cabled the State Department that conditions in Hayti are about normal. He reports no further outbreaks among the natives since the inauguration of President Dartiznenave. The brief dispatch notes stability after recent unrest and underscores continued naval observation.
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Washington
Caperton
State Department
Hayti
Dartiznenave
Agriculture bulletin predicts U.S. cotton bales near prior year level
A Department of Agriculture bulletin notes that cotton production in the United States for the past fiscal year will total around several million bales, roughly matching the prior year. It cites Wheat, and highlights similar output to the previous period with no major change in acreage or yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Pointea
Death of Early Seattle Settler Dr Henry Smith at 25
Seattle reports the death of Dr Henry Smith aged 25, among the first settlers in Sintile. He arrived in 1852 and built a log house on land now occupied by a downtown store site.
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Seattle
Henry Smith
Sintile
Germans Bombard Belgrade Open Balkan War Push
London reports a massive German Austro offensive to crush Serbia and open war logistics to Turkey. Belgrade bombardment begins while Danube crossings remain unmade and about 400000 troops mass for the campaign. Balkan parliaments meet as entente eyes united aid amid territorial concessions.
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London
Serbia
Turkey
Belgrade
Danube
Roumania
Balkan
Bulgaria
Rome
Greece
Highland Corrie Narrowly Escapes German Submarine Near Thames
Tolbury England August 16 The 100000-ton Highland Corrie docked after a close call with a German submarine at the Thames mouth. The vessel was ordered to halt but escaped on a signaling course and arrived badly listing. Also reported is the sinking of the Norwegian steamship Albin with crew saved.
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Tolbury
England
Thames River
Albin
British Empire May Become One Country
In a Folkatone speech Andrew Bonar Law Secretary for the Colonies said the time will come when self governing dominions, in proportion to their population and resources, will take part in governing the British Empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Andrew Bonar Law
Folkatone
Irish Mail Train Derailed Near London
An Irish mail train derailed near London on Saturday, resulting in eight deaths and multiple injuries. Rescue and investigation teams were dispatched to the scene as authorities urged calm and cautioned the public while securing the wreckage and identifying victims.
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London
Americans in Canadian ranks cited by Hughes in London
Major-General Sam Hughes reports about two thousand Americans in Canadian military contingents in London. He notes letters of gratitude to mothers of more than one hundred American boys who died fighting in Flanders with Canadian forces. He adds West Point graduates volunteered as officers and some serve with them.
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London
Sam Hughes
Hughes
Flanders
West Point
Rome cables mirror Italo Turkish war tensions
London dispatches report daily Rome cable messages on the Italo Turkish war, showing provocation by Turkey and patient frustration in Italy. News notes that patience has snapped and drastic action may follow as advices from the Dardanelles hint at Italy joining France and Great Britain to force the passage to Constantinople.
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London
Rome
Jenye
Turkey
Italy
Dardanelles
France
Great Britain
Constantinople
Americans Not Fleeing From German Wrath
The American consul general in Berlin refutes Paris reports that Americans are fleeing Germany noting that moving picture men are only hastening to the United States to deliver their goods. Berlin hosts about 800 Americans with 4000 in the empire, contradicting claimed small numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Berlin
Paris
Germany
Empire
United States
Tom Sharkey Weds Florence Mangole in New York Pair
New York on Aug 16 reports the marriage of former heavyweight boxer Tom Sharkey to Miss Florence Mangole of Brooklyn. The ceremony took place Saturday evening in the city, tying two public figures to a single household.
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New York
Tom Sharkey
Florence Mangole
Brooklyn
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Wilson
Corninh
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W.T. Gaffner
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