Krause to Arrive Tomorrow in Juneau Extradition
Edward Krause, suspected in the Christie murder, will be transported from Seattle on the Humboldt to Juneau tomorrow afternoon under guard. He is to be met by federal officers and a waiting automobile for transfer to the federal jail. Reports tie Plunkett’s boat sightings and the Lue wreck to Petersburg and Wrangell sightings, fueling theories Krause left the Lue in Plunkett’s skiff.
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Wiliam
Christie
J. C. Plunkett
Ole Moe
Wrangell Narrows
Juneau
Humboldt
Seattle
Cook
Douglas
Krause
Hobart Bay
Bee
Plunkett
Grand Island
The
J. O. Plankett
Wrangell
Petersburg
Edward
Fearing Snow Slide Forces Move Of Perseverance Tenants
In Silver Bow Basin tenants in an Alaska Gastineau Company owned apartment house near the Perseverance mine are ordered to evacuate due to a possible repeat of the April 1896 great snowslide. Eight families must relocate to Juneau as no camp housing remains. The Gilbert Mill, an old Harris district asset on Perseverance property, was buried but the watchman was recovered later that summer.
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Gilbert
Silver Bow Basin
Alaska Gastineau Company
Juneau
Newfoundland Goes Dry By Five To One
The official count shows Newfoundland voters favored prohibition by five to one in the provincial election. The dry sentiment carried the measure with over 25,000 votes, as petitioners pressed for a plebiscite, while Premier Sir Richard McBride in British Columbia vowed the government would settle liquor issues without importing external legislation.
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ST. Johns
New Foundland
Dec. S
British Columbia
Victoria
B. C
Richard McBride
New Foundaind
Alberta
Extra inspector for Northwest urged
Washington dispatch reports the department of commerce plans to amend the steamboat inspection law to add one inspector, bringing the total to eleven. The extra inspector would be based in Seattle with jurisdiction over Seattle Portland St Michael Alaska and Juneau Alaska.
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Wington
Department of Commerce
Steamboat Inspection Inn
Seattle
Portland
St. Michael
Alaska
Junean
Reward Not Due Carlson Says Reward Not Due
Erick Carlson, manager of the Northern Hotel logging department in Ketchikan, is informed by U S Marshal Harry A Bishop that the $500 reward for Miller is not due for information leading to Krause. Carlson is reprimanded for delaying reporting Krause’s presence and actions. the reward was tied to Miller’s arrest for taking William Christie from Treadwell. The letter notes Carlson’s potential liability for not reporting promptly and clarifies the reward criteria and timing.
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Ketchikan
Erick Carlson
Northern Hotel Logging Department
Edward Krause
Ole Moo
Miller
United States
Harry A. Bishop
Krause
McQuillian
William Christie
Treadwell
Juneau
Christie
Culion
Sami
H. A. Bishop
U. S
Seattle Sleuths Will Get Reward
Detectives Ron Cornielson and Ralph Jones of Seattle are expected to receive a $594 reward for arresting Edward Krausse. They nabbed the fugitive on his way ashore from the steamer Jefferson, acting on information published in The Empire. The U S marshal’s Seattle office had no representative aboard.
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Ron Coenielson
Ralph Jones
Seattle
Edward Krausse
United States
Empire
Cornelson
Jones
Jefferson
Nabla
Marshal Bishop
Louis Matson
Ketchikan
Thomas Strand
Carlson
Woman badly burned by tar disaster in Willoughby Avenue home
Mrs. Walter La France and her two young sons suffered severe burns when a bucket of coal tar warmed in an oven exploded as she opened the door. The woman ran outside in flames and doused herself with mud to extinguish them. she is at St Ann's hospital with extensive skin loss on arms, torso, and face.
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Walter la France
Senators sought Wilson veto on La Follette Seaman Bill
New Hampshire Senator Jacob H. Gallinger says senators secured assurances from certain colleagues that President Wilson would veto the La Follette Seamen's Bill. The New York Sun published the statement from Gallinger, dated December 2, noting the influence on Senate approval.
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Gallinger
New York
The
New York Sun
Jacob H. Gallinger
New Hampshire
Wilson
Copper Market Roundup From New York Trade Desk
Alaska Gold 254 leads gains with 53 percent China demand shares. Utah 774 and Butte & Superior 75 percent parity noted. Copper metal price faat 20 appears in data brief from New York on December 2.
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New York
Alaska
China
Ray
Utah
Butte & Superior
Hiks Cabaret Dance Tonight at Elks Hall
Tonight the Hiks present a cabaret dance for Elke and Ia dies at Elks Hall honoring all who took part in the recent Elka show. The event underscores community involvement and festive entertainment in a local venue.
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Hiks
Elke
Iadies
Elks' Hall
Territorial Tax Figures Pinpoint Nunber Due From Canneries
Data from Territorial Treasurer Smith and attorney J H Cobb show that 35 canneries under an agreement to follow court rulings have paid 116905.55 in taxes. Alaska Packers’ Association mills missing from 1814 totals 41072.04, with the overall tax likely reaching 200000. Eighteen canneries have not joined the agreement and only one has paid. Proceedings will target the rest.
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Territorial
Smith
J. H. Cobb
Territory
Canning Companion
Alaska Packers’ Association
Alaske
Cobb
Alaskan
Bank Deposits in Chicago Reach Record High
Chicago reports total bank deposits of 1.15 billion dollars, up 40 million from the last call and the largest on official record. The peak occurred just before autumn crop movements.
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Chicago
McAdoo Opposes Abolishing Comptroller Office
Washington reports Secretary of the Treasury W J McAdoo will oppose the federal reserve council recommendation to abolish the office of the comptroller of the treasury. The dispute centers on restructuring control of federal finances and fiscal oversight during the era.
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McAdoo
Comptroller OF Treasury
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
W.J. McAdoo
Federal Reserve Council
Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury
Syracuse Crushes Oregon Agricultural in Portland Shutout
Syracuse University defeated Oregon Agricultural College 28 to 0 at Multnomah Field yesterday. The Easterners scored 14 points in the first quarter as they overwhelmed the Corvallis team with a dominant start and maintained the lead throughout the game.
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Syracuse
Oregon Agricultural College
Multonomah
Easterners
Corvallis
Itn Tert
Passenger list from Str Jefferson and suit filed for services
Southbound passengers on the Str Jefferson this morning included Mr and Mrs Nell Ward Will Jim Albright Thomas Nelson and seven second class for Seattle. Suit has been filed by Edward Hartigan against Frank Goggin to recover 195 dollars alleged to be due for services rendered.
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Jefferson
Futenn
Nell Ward
Willjim Albight
Thomas ©. Nelson
Seattle
Edward, Hartigan
Frank Goggin
American Shipping Growth Boosts U S Maritime Strength
Boston November 14 U S now second largest merchant marine nation owning and operating about 409 vessels aggregating 70 000 tons Great Britain 21 260 vessels 21 300 000 tons table shows June 1940 tonnage of leading nations United States 6 410 vessels 8 710 848 tons Germany 2 166 4 706 027 tons Norway 2 174 2 529 138 tons France 1 539 2 235 128 tons Japan 1 155 1 826 068 tons Italy 1 726 0456 tons etc ships 100 tons gross and up US shipyards active under construction 36 general cargo steamers 175 00 tons and 22 bulk oil steamers 223 000 tons total about 400 600 tons excluding government vessels towed barges scows tugs Bor Hartford News Bureau
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United States
Great Britain
Great Lakes
Toonhage
Germany
Norway
France
Japan
Italy
Holland
Sweden
Russia
Austria
Grence
Spain
Denmark
Bente
Orm
Bor Hton
Funeral for Peter Royal Held at Catholic Church
Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Catholic church for Peter Royal who was killed at the Perseverance mine Tuesday when he fell in front of a moving ore train. A large body of friends attended the service and accompanied the body to Evergreen Cemetery where interment was made.
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Peter Royal
Perseverance
Evergreen Cemetery
First big snow falls in Cordova area this season
Cordova reports the first big snow of the season during the night. Town crews and residents faced a light shovel effort in the morning to clear sidewalks and streets as a white mantle covered buildings.
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Cordova
Bradley heads Juneau Gold Property in Alaska
The Treadwell and Alaska Juneau mines see management shakeups as Philip R. Bradley becomes general superintendent of the Alaska Juneau property while Russell G. Wayland steps up as Treadwell superintendent. L. H. Metzger arrives as assistant at Treadwell amid ongoing development along the Juneau side of the channel.
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Treadwell
Alaskah Jonesy
Yeatertay
Philip
R. Bradley
Russell G. Wayland
Dsstant
Bradley
Aliskai Juneau
Aleska Juneau
L. H. Metzger
Goldfield Consolidated
Nevada
John E. Mackenstein
Wayland
Alki
Robert A. Kinale
Alaska Jinpan
F. W. Bradley
Alaska
California
F W. Bradley
University of California
Russell G. Waylard
E. P. Kennedy
Juneau
Jap Cannery Murderer Faces Gallows Appeal
John H Cobb, attorney for Itow, seeks a U S Supreme Court review within sixty days after the Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Judge Overfield's conviction for the murder of Frank Dunn at a cannery. Itow, the only Japanese participant to show emotion, awaits execution set for February 18 in Juneau while the case moves through the courts.
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Supreme Court
Juneau
United States
Miréhal
Frank Dung
Pewter Ett
Waty
Svc
Dunn
Robert W. Jennings
Jow
Dunedas
Bait Peen
Fink
Ston
Ed. Fushimi
N. Nakayama
Itow
John H. Cobb
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals
P.D. Overfield
Trial Court
Suez Canal Traffic Shows Greater Business
A London cable reports uninterrupted Suez Canal traffic with receipts totaling 114000 dollars on the recent weekend, up from 94000 dollars the prior year. Shipping interests blame German sources for rumors of canal cloning.
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Suez Canal
York
London
Pope abandons plan for Christmas armistice
Paris dispatch reports the Vatican says the Pope has abandoned his plan to ask for an armistice among warring nations during the Christmas holidays. The decision ends hopes for a holiday ceasefire promoted by the papacy.
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Paris
Vatican
Russians Plan Balkan Drive Against Germans
Lord Kitchener, just back from the Balkans, says Russia will devote all energy to a major offensive through the Balkan states against Germany.
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Balkans
Paris
Lord Kitchener
Balkan States
Judge Jennings to pay tribute at Elks memorial
Judge Robert W. Jennings will deliver the eulogy at the annual memorial exercise of Juneau Lodge No. 420 B P O Elks. The service will be held Sunday evening at 8 oclock in Ellie Hell. Public attendance is invited. Music features include the Hikn orchestra of fourteen pieces and a choir of sixteen voices. Participants listed include Waldemar Engberg Ed Keith Crystal Snow and Mrs L P Dawes.
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ELKS
Robert W. Jennings
Juneau Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
Ellie” Hell
Hikn
Soldani
Waldemar Engberg
Ed Keith
Mins Crystal Snow
Mra L. P. Dawes
Ford peace mission blocked by passport denial
Washington reports Secretary Lansing denied passports for Henry Ford's peace mission to Europe. The party, including William J. Bryan, cannot travel to belligerent nations. Passports are limited to neutral states unless business is essential or government invitations. The rule applies evenly to all Americans.
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Henry Ford
Europe
Robert Lansing
Ford
State Department
Lanning
Mr. Ford
William J. Bryan
Germany
Russia
France
Italy
England
Norway
Sweden
Ess
Holland
Lansing
Pansports
Peace Party
State Department Wa
United States
Teutons Refuse Favoritism on Greek Macedonia
Athens December reports that Austrian and German representatives told the Greek government that if the humanity of the quadruple entente is granted the central empires will refrain from opposing Greek Macedonia, signaling a potential shift toward recognizing it as friendly territory.
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Athens
Austria
Germany
Greek Macedonia
Italy Backs London Entente Pact With Allies
An Milan dispatch to Le Matin reports Italy accepts the London agreement among the entente powers and pledges not to reach a separate peace without the consent of France Russia and England.
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Paris
Italy
London
France
Russia
Ngland
Milan
le Matin
Briton Losses Suppressed by War Enemies in November
Premier Asquith announced in Parliament that fifty three British ships were sunk in November as the war toll rose. The total British dead wounded and missing from the start of the war to November 9 stood at about six hundred ten thousand, with an estimated exchange value of around sixty million to date.
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London
England
Asquith
China denies considering joining allies or being asked to do so
Peking dispatch reports the Chinese government formally denied any consideration of allying with the Allies or that it had been requested to join them. The denial clarified Beijing’s stance amid wartime diplomacy and international discussions on alliance options.
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Peking
Aequate Protection Sought for Americans in Singlon
Polobampo December 3. General Minor Carranza commander, by Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow of the Pacific fleet, arrived on the U S S San Diego. General Nuno promised protection for American vessels and property at Singlon.
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Singlon
Minor
Carranza
Cameron McRae Winslow
U. S.S. San Diego
Nuno
Russia asserts sovereign rights in Baltic fortifications
Boston dispatch reports Russia claims sovereign rights by fortifying Anland islands near the Bothnia Gulf under Swad ah straits. Sweden protests vigorously while England and France once battered Russia in 1854 and now concede its ally may act.
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Boston Globe
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Anland
Gultu
Bothnia
Finland
Sweden
England
France
Sir Hiram Declares Noninvolvement in Hudson Maxims
A London letter to the Box Top Journal claims Sir Hiram Maxine distances himself from Hudson Maxims United States operations valued at 14 million dollars. He asserts sole invention of smokeless powder and related explosives credited to him and states no other Maxim invented firearms.
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Hiram Maxine
London
Journil
Maxim Aturitions Corporation
Hudson
America
Maxim
Wealth in Canadian sulphur deposit found near Winnipeg
New York report states capitalists spent 1,600,000 dollars to uncover a sulphur deposit in the Wabigoon district, 180 miles east of Winnipeg. The find promises potential wealth and Industrial interest in the region.
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New York
Wabigoon
Tailles
Winnipeg
Caonadit
Rubber consumption in 1915 near record highs
The U S consumption of crude rubber in 1915 is estimated at 0,000 tons, up about 20,000 tons from the previous year and 40,000 tons from 1905. The United States is using roughly 66 percent of the world’s rubber output at this rate.
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New York
United States
Shipping Bill Aims Federal Hoard For Merchant Ships
Washington reports a new shipping bill to create a federal board with raillike oversight of water transport and authorize 9.5 billion dollars for merchant ship construction to back naval auxiliaries. The draft follows talks between Secretaries McAdoo and Redfield and will go to Representative Alexander, head of the House Merchant Marine Committee. The measure is seen as the administration’s response after the prior bill failed to pass.
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Interstate Comméres
McAdoo
Redford
Alexander
House Merchant Marine Committee
Archbishop of Cologne to visit Rome with key communications
Rome dispatch reports the Archbishop of Cologne telegraphed the Pope that he will soon arrive in Rome bearing important communications. It is believed he comes on a peace errand.
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Rome
Cologne
Foreign agents seek 9 million hand grenades in Pittsburgh
A large number of French officials have been attempting for days to place an order for 9,000,000 hand grenades in the Pittsburgh district. Many agents are in town to buy test products as shipments to China climb in recent weeks.
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Pittsburgh
Apenty
China
Navy yard bid plans may speed hulls 43 and 44
Washington November 2. Because private bidders tend to stay within the $300,000 unit cost set by Congress for hulls and machinery of battleships 43 and 44 the construction of both vessels may be undertaken at government navy yards.
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Washington, Nee. 2
Congress
Japan Holds Peace Time Military Review In Tokyo
Tokyo witnessed the greatest peaceful military display as Emperor Yoshihito reviewed 50 000 troops from infantry artillery and cavalry. The aerial branch was represented by ten airplanes and several dirigible balloons. Later today Tokyo celebrated with the news that four years were born to Empress Suhado.
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Tokio
Japan
Yoshilite
Tokyo
Sukado
Peace Will Bring Great Demand for Structural Steel
The Empire reports that after the war European nations will need vast structural steel materials, with demand expected to be enormous. Authorities estimate New York damage from the conflict amounts to more than 800 million dollars, roughly the scale of the San Francisco fire destruction.
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New York
Lite
San Francisco
New York Terminals Overrun As Freight Diverts Southwest
New York terminals are swamped with foreign freight as shippers divert traffic to Boston and other ports. West Shore Road loaded cars occupy nearly every side track from New York to Buffalo, 7000 cars in total, yet 4600 cars continue to move in and out of New York daily.
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New York
Bsoton
West Shore
Buffalo
Government weighs plan to mobilize American securities
The London Times reports the government tentatively considering a mobilize plan relating to American securities as a possible step toward securing another loan from the United States in coming months. The public is invited to Elks Memorial Services Sunday at 3:30 pm.
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London
The
London Times
Aumerican Securities Hell
United States
Elks
Kitchener Outlines War Plans In Buckingham Palace
Lord Kitchener presented to King George at Buckingham Palace his war ending strategy and warned Britain needs a larger Allied force in the Balkans with Russia and Italy. He urged a Dardanelles push, recovery of Serbia, breaking Teuton Turkish links, pressuring Greece and Romania, and Russian offensive in the East with vast ammunition and artillery shipments.
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Lord Kitchener
England
George
Buckingham Palace
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Balkans
Dardanelles
Serbia
Bulgaria
Greece
Romania
Constantine
Ferdinand
British order to restrict travel of military aged men
London declares an upcoming British council order requiring all Britishers of military age to obtain special permission before leaving the United Kingdom during the war. Permission will be granted only for good cause. In other dispatches, Russia mobilizes 3000 reservists from Harbin Manchuria, a city with 30 000 population.
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London
Tokyo
Russia
Har Fen
Manchuria
Germans Redraft Wounded for Frontline Service
London reports that wounded, lame and dead German soldiers have been redrafted for service at the front. Amsterdam disputed the Central News Agency report, signaling ongoing confusion in casualty reporting during the conflict.
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London
Ssyroan” Amstrdam
Germany Pushes Larger Colonial Empire for Trade
Amsterdam December 2. The economic committee of the German Colonization Association passed a resolution favoring a larger German colonial empire to secure raw materials and a market for German manufacturers.
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Amsterdam
The
German Colonization Association
Germany
Foreign buyers free from tax on British war bonds
In the House of Commons a new clause was added to the finance bill empowering the treasury to exempt foreign holders of future loan issues from Income tax. The tax had deterred foreign subscriptions to loans in the past.
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London
House of Commons
Treasury
Allies Sink Six Submarines in Aegean Sea Report
A Naples dispatch reports Saloneika passengers state six hostile submarines were captured in the Aegean Sea by Allied cruisers.
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London
Naples
Salonika
Aegan Sea
Afghanistan May Fight Britain in Frontier War
A Constantinople dispatch reports Afghanistan preparing to war against Britain as fronts with India flare. Fighting has started on the Afghanistan India frontier at several places and tensions rise across the region.
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Berlin
Constantinople
Afghanistan
India
Afghanistan-India
Swiss expert estimates five million killed in war
Berne Dec 2 Col Hemler a Swiss military statistician counts total wartime deaths at five million in the ongoing conflict.
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Berne
Switzerland
Col. Hemler
Saloon Man Drownings and Nightly Daring Robbery Report
Late news brief reports Jack Strube a Seattle sho eon man drowning in Spokane river after leaping in. Jewelry store on First Avenue robbed by masked bandits who seized two diamond lots. Also notes pending peace talks in Berlin and US munitions orders from Puget Sound Navy Yard for 12 600 shells. Corwin chartered for long California Mexico trade. Canal opening indefinite Goethals says. Mutiny ship Minnestres due in San Francisco. Hamburg American conspiracy case to jury in New York.
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Puget Sound Navy Yard
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