British Premier to Increase Army Hopeful of Future
Christie searchers confident the body of William Christie is grappled in Gastineau Channel near Douglas Island. Three men drag the channel with gear from the Lillian and two skiffs hoping to recover a weighted body believed tied to Christie. Hats and clothing drift in with tides as investigators link gear and items to suspects Krause and Plunkett amid a broader murder probe. a Justice Department agent will join federal officials in Juneau.
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Wiliam Christie
Gastineau Channel
Christie
Douglas Island
Channel
Lon Adslt
Krause
Paul Penson
Paul Goble
Grover Litchfield
Plunkett
Valentine's Jewelers-Toda
Duncan Canal
Department of Justice
Juneau
Territorial Mine Inspector Returns After Ellamar Visit
Territorial Mine Inspector William Maloney returns from the Ellamar accident inquiry with Sumner Smith. He notes all evidence removed on arrival and reports mixed safety views. Maloney cites active copper mines around Kennecott and lists current output at Waldex gold mines and nearby prospects. All Seward mines closed for winter. Maloney plans further inspections before possible travel south. He is registered at the Gastineux.
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Territorial
William Maloney
Alameda
Mr. Maloney
Juneau
Sumner S. Smith
Elamar
Prince William Sound
Maloney
Ellamar
Kennecott
Waldex
Ramsay-Rutherford
Cliff
Granite
Seward
Alaska Juneat
Treadwell Mines
The
Gastineux
Governor grants teachers permits for remote Alaskan schools
The governor acting as ex officio superintendent of public instruction issued permits to five teachers: Mrs. C. F. Cheek at Eagle River, Mrs. E. Collins at Fox near Fairbanks, Miss M. Hally at Iditarod, Miss Olga Klaboe at Seow Bay, and Mrs. K. G. Robinson at McCarthy.
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C. F. Cheek
Eagle River
E. & Collins
Fox
Fairbanks
M. Hally
Iditarod
Olga Klaboe
Seow Bay
Mra K. G. Robinson
McCarthy
Railroads to figure in preparedness plans says Tellinois Central chief
Chicago Dec 21 President Markham of the Tellinois Central urges government authorities to consult with railway executives to form an organization and plans for the use of railroads in case of military need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Markham
Tellinois Central
Weather summary for past 24 hours ends today
Weather report shows maximum seventy seven degrees, minimum one degree, cloudy with rain. Trace precipitation noted.
Natives fear 10 drowned after missing Portland gas boat
A gas boat named Portland or Yaku tat bound from Juneau to Yakutat with three natives aboard has been missing since October 29. Sitka and Yakutat natives fear for their safety and telegrams report no word on George Martin and party. Reports describe a damaged boat, whiskey supplies, and efforts by T A Rasmussen to trace missing men with help from locals and recent arrivals from Iituya Bay.
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Portland
Yakutat
Juneau
Sitka
Governor Strong
Arthur Shoup
Charley Moses
Tenakee
Tonakee
Charien Smith
T. A. Rasmussen
George Young
Tom Martin
George Howard
George Forrest
Robert Fulton
Yakutal
Tenikes
Hoonah
Mr. Rasmussen
Iituya Bay
Malcom Campbell
Henry Ropace
Ralph Oakley Dies at Thane After Illness
Ralph Oakley, longtime employee of the Alaska Gastineau Mining Co. at Thane, died late Thursday afternoon at the family home in Thane after pneumonia. He is survived by a wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Oakley
Alaska Gastineau Mining Com
Thane
Italy imposes new wartime taxes on incomes and profits
Rome reports new taxes lasting for the war on income and war profits in Italy. The levy also extends to stamped papers bicycles matches and salt while several exemptions are repealed.
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Rome
Italy
Raskob Plans $200,000 Mansion in Claymont
Baltimore dispatch reports John J. Raskob once a Du Pont Powder stenographer and now treasurer, valued at about $7 million, intends to build a $200,000 mansion in Claymont, noted as the richest city of its size in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
John J. Raskob
The
du Pont Powder Co
Claymont
United States
Foreign loans in United States near one billion dollars
Washington reports that foreign loans raised in the United States since the outbreak of the European war total nearly 1,000,000,000. Known loans amount to 46,020,000, but many private transactions mean the list is incomplete.
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Washington
United States
Arctic Brotherhood to Initiate Props at Old Goldstein Quarters
Tonight at the Goldstein Building Camp Juneau No. 32 Arctic Brotherhood plans a series of checkacoes into northern trail mysteries. This may be the last meeting in the old quarters before the new hall opens soon before the New Year.
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Goldstein Building
Camp
Juneau No
Arctic Brotherhood
Harrington vs Goggin case dominates Commissioners Court agenda
Ed Harrington sues Frank Goggin over wages due in a money claim. The jury includes Dan Kennedy John Perelle Walter Bathe Harry Raymond L P Hamilton and Ed Haggerty.
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Commissioners Court
Ed. Harrington
Frank Goggin
Dan Kennedy
John Perelle
Walter Bathe
Harry Raymond
Ll. P. Hamilton
Ed. Haggerty
Alaska Steamship Co Offices Move to Rosyat Site
The Alaska Steamship Company plans a near term relocation to the Rosyat location. The Roslat will move into the former steamship offices as its rooms become vacant. The steamship offices will be renovated in a modern style with improved lighting after the building front is extended to the street line.
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Alaska Steamship Company
Rosyat
Roslat
The
Steamship Company
New manifests to take effect January first under customs rules
Collector of Customs Pugh announces new shippers manifests effective January 1. Shippers or government may supply forms, government charges blanks at half a cent each. Manifest must be in duplicate, signed by the actual shipper, and accurately list articles shipped. One copy retained by customs, the other sent to the steamship line.
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Pugh
Customs Office
Surrender is Victory Says Villa
Surrender is victory, says Villa as chaos flares in Juarez with rioting, killings, and mob violence. Gen Francisco Villa confirms plans to quit Mexico, claiming his retirement will lead to Carranza’s elimination and a new government, while Americans face danger during cross border unrest.
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Chihuahua City
Francisco Villa
Mexico
Villa
Carranza
Vile
Constitutionallat
Los Angeles
California
Alvaro Obregon
aCrranza
State Dept Says Villa May Seek Asylum If He Enters US
The State Department said no further statement on protection for General Villa beyond asylum accorded to political refugees if he crosses into the United States. General Frederick Funston was ordered to inform the Mexican leader of the decision and border troops were directed to prepare for the possible arrival.
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Washington
State Department
Villa
United States
Department
Frederick Funston
Villa Brother Arrives Across Rio Grande at El Paso
Hipolito Villa, brother of the constitutionalist leader, arrived in El Paso today. He came from Ciudad Juárez with clerks in Villa's state, following border movement amid the Mexican conflict.
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EL Paso
Tex
Hipolito Villa
Ciudad Jaurez
Rio Grande
Villa
Readjust Trainmen Wage Schedule Vote Planned
Chicago December 21. Presidents of four railway trainmen brotherhoods begin a ballot to 400,000 employees across 468 railways seeking approval of a one hour day shift while keeping current wages for a 10 hour day and half pay for overtime.
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Chicago
Four Brotherhoods of Railway
United States
Alaska Mining Advances in Northern Territory
Washington Dec 21 report by Sumner S. Smith United States mine inspector to the Interior Department says mining of all kinds is steadily advancing in the Northern Territory of Alaska.
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Washington
Bis
Secretary of the Interior
Sumner S. Smith
United States
Alaska
Aged man shot by son in law in Seattle home
Seattle December 21 J B Orr aged 87 was shot by his son in law J P Richter who heard movement in the house. Richter believed Orr a burglar and fired. The wound is expected to be fatal and Richter claimed he mistook the elderly man for a burglar.
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Bulglar
Seattle
Dee
J. BE. Orr
J.P. Richter
Orr
Richter
Long feud over Oregon land ends in widow’s death
In Klamath Falls Oregon a long feud over land boundaries between the Hunter and Kuhne families culminated in a gun battle that killed Mrs Alma Kuhne. Guy Hunter is cited as the shooter. Mrs Kuhne died five hours after the shooting. The dispute spanned years and involved multiple kin.
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Oregon
Klamath Falls
Ore
Dodd Hollow
Alma Kuhne
Guy Hunter
Bulgarian loan extended by Berlin banks
London reports a Rotterdam transmission stating Berlin banks have concluded a Bulgarian loan with favorable terms to Bulgaria. A key provision binds no repayment demand unless Bulgaria pursues war aims, shaping the financial arrangement amid wartime tensions.
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London
Rotterdam
Daily News
Berlin
Bulgaria
Reichstag Votes Large War Measure 10 Billion Marks
London dispatch says the Imperial Reichstag approved a government request for ten billion marks to be spent on war campaigns against the Entente, with a vote of 78 to 19. Socialists largely opposed but 93 Socialists supported the measure. cheers followed the announcement amid doubts of war support collapsing.
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London
Imperial Reichstag
Berlin
Reichstag
Peace urged as cost of living rises in Berlin note
A Berlin Vorwaerts dispatch urges an end to the war, blaming its length for worsening living costs. It argues the best protection against rising prices is a speedy peace and calls party leaders to act decisively to hasten termination.
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Paris
Berlin
German Losses Reach 2,287,083 Men
London dispatch reports, citing the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant of Rotterdam, that total German military losses to date have reached 2,287,083 men.
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London
Neuwe Rotterdamache Courant
Rotterdam
German Seen In Chinese Army In Petrograd Report
Pokin correspondent of Novos Vremya says German and Austrian officers are now employed in the Chinese army, with roles in arsenals, in Petrograd on December 21.
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Petrograd
Pokin
Novos Vremya
Bavarian Railroads Hire Women for Wartime Work
Berne reports Bavarian state railroads will employ women for the duration of the war in roles such as ticket selling collecting and carriage handling and even line maintenance to support operations during wartime.
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Berne
Morgan's Nephew Bequeaths Fortune to Japanese Wife
The will of George D. Morgan, nephew of J. P. Morgan, leaves 470000 in total bequests. His widow Yuki Kato Morgan, a Japanese author in Paris, receives the residence income. Other legatees include Joseph Rose of Paris 200000, Ernest A. Bigelow 125000, and the rector of the American Church of the Holy Trinity in Paris 20000.
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New York
George D. Morgan
Iato J. P. Morgan
Spain
Yuki Kato Morgan
Paris
Ernest A. Bigelow
Guards Guard Key New York Financial District After Fires
The New York Tribune reports heightened security in Manhattan following shipboard fires and munitions plant explosions. Guards protect individuals, homes, banks, railroad terminals, and factories. the Stock Exchange and J. P. Morgan & Co offices receive round the clock protection. A heavy wire netting guards Morgan’s building and nearby offices, with guards also stationed at four Stock Exchange entrances.
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New York
New York Tribune
Stock + Exchange
J. P. Morgan & Co
National City Bank
Serbians destroy copper mines in Vor region
New York December 21. Reports from travelers arriving from Saloni ka say Serbian forces destroyed pumping works flooded shafts and tore down buildings at copper mines at Vor owned by French companies to prevent German use. Breiners are inspecting the mines to assess resumption viability.
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New York
Salonika
Vor
Breiners
Tillicum Club trustees face March liquor charge in Valdez
Cordova papers report trials of Tillicum Club trustees in Valdez on a charge of selling liquor without a license to be heard in March. Judge Brown has gone outside and will return February 16. A term of court begins March 1.
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Cordova
Tillicum Club
Valdez
Brown
Copper prices edge up on year-end trade
New York copper met al closed at 20% centa-a pound today with a quarter cent gain from yesterday. Alaska Gold, Chino, Ray, Vinh, and Hutte & Superior also posted fractional advances or specific prices in the session, reflecting thin market activity.
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New York
Alaska
Chino
Ray
Vinh
Hutte & Superior
Germany Hesitates to Settle Lusitania Case
Washington reports full settlement of the Lusitanian issue including reparation for American lives sunk by the disaster has been postponed by the dismissal of Boy Ed and Von Papen. Berlin officials fear public opinion will not support a settlement satisfactory to the United States after recalling Von Papen and Boy Ed.
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Washington
Sont
Boy-Ed
von Papen
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Berlin
United States
Austria’s Tisza says no quarrel with U S over Ancona case
Count Stephen Tisza, Austria’s leading statesman after Emperor Franz Joseph, told the United Press in Budapest that there will be no quarrel with the United States over the Ancona case if Washington remains cool.
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Berlin
Austria
United States
Ancona
Washington
Stephen Tisza
Franz Joself
United Press
Budapost
Missing Link in Conspiracy Case Shadowed
New York officials say a man nicknamed the missing link in the altered conspiracy to dynamite the Welland Canal is under surveillance and soon to be arrested. The case involves plans by Germans to disrupt industries nationwide. Paul Koenig and Herman Leyendecker have been indicted. Samuel Gompers testified before the grand jury yesterday.
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New York
Welland Canal
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Paul Koenig
Mne
Secret Service
Herman W Leyendecker
Samuel Gompers
American Federation, of Labor
Toad
Treasury to shift government deposits to federal reserve banks
Dec 21 report says Secretary McAdoo will move government funds on deposit with national banks in cities hosting reserve banks to the respective Federal Reserve Banks on January 1. The transfer totals about 7 million dollars, part of 42.06 million dollars now in national banks, with all funds to be withdrawn within 12 months. the reserve banks will be named depositaries and fiscal agents of the United States.
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Washington
The
Treasury
McAdoo
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Banks
United States
Caesarean Birth After Mother's Death Gains Strength
In Indianapolis a 46 day old baby boy, born after his mother's death, shows daily gains in strength and weight. Doctors call it the first successful posthumous Caesarean in the city. The mother, wife of Lt. P Remington, was an Indiana National Guard instructor who died of spinal meningitis after a brief illness.
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Indianapolis
Ind
P. Remington
Indiana National Guard
Allied munitions now made in Europe
A London cable reports munitions output in England and France has reached a stage that could make the Allies independent of other supplies. It is unlikely any further contracts will be placed in America. No confirmation reached New York officials connected to the information.
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New York
London
England
France
America
Turks claim big victory over Briton
Constantinople dispatches report the withdrawal of British troops from Anzi and Sulva Bay on Gallipolis Peninsula after a Turkish offensive that inflicted heavy losses and drove the British to the sea. England chagrined, London reads the Dardanelles abandonment as news of defeat.
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Berlin
Constantinople
Anzi and
Sulva Bay
Gallipolis
Germany Declares Dardanelles Campaign Failed
Berlin reports from official London briefings say British and French assault at the Dardanelles has collapsed. Gallipoli fighting continues yet weakens as forces withdraw toward the Balkans and Suez. German experts foresee most Allied troops leaving the Dardanelles within six to eight weeks.
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Germany
Dardanelles
Berlin
London
Sylva
Anzac
Gallpoli
Balkans
Egypt
Suez Canal
Varna Under Fire From Russian Warships
A Russian cruiser and two destroyers with six teen transports arrive off the Bulgarian coast and bombard Varna, the Black Sea port, as Bulgarian defenses face a powered assault.
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Athens
Bec
Varna
Black Sea
Russian promise to send troops to Bulgaria amid Balkan moves
Paris dispatch reports the Russian emperor pledging 950000 troops will enter Bulgaria within a week. The Italian government also vows an expeditionary force of 40000 men into Bulgaria, signaling widening Balkan involvement.
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Paris
M. Pachitel
Bulgaria
Belgium to pay monthly tax for Belgium after invasion
Amsterdam dispatches state Germany will continue a 28 million monthly tax on Belgium indefinitely. Brussels must provide 6.4 million dollars each month to cover the levy.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Belgium
Brussels
Enlisted Frenchman Returns to Upon Love Bond
In Geneva a curious Ensign Arden tale unfolds as Emile Dubois, two Lyons men in the same regiment, one married and the other single, are involved. During Alsace fighting the unmarried Emile Dubois dies, but his wife learns only of his death. After mourning a year she remarries. Later the first husband returns on leave, finds his wife alive.
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Enoch Ardened
Geneva
Enoch Arden
Lyons
France
Emile Dubois
Alsace
Emile Duboises
Mme
Emile Dibois
Wilcox Family Returns From Annex Creek Assignment
Mr and Mrs John Wilcox and family return home after several months on assignment at Annex Creek where Mr Wilcox served as an engineer for the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company.
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John Wilcox
Annex Creek
Wilcox
Alaska Gastineau Mining Company
Peace delegation stays as Ford ill in hotel
Christiania reports Henry Ford ill in bed at a local hotel. The peace delegation of Prince Oscar II will remain until Ford recovers. In other items two missing and 25 hurt at the dextrine plant of Corn Products Refining. Washington notes House public lands committee to report favorably the water power and conservation bill after reconvening. Wheat at high price in Chicago with December at 1.21. Six vessels pass Panama Canal as Goethals grants temporary opening for sea traffic.
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Christiania
Henry Ford
Prince Oscar TI
Edgewater
Corn Products Refining Company
Washington
Public Lands Committee
House
Administration
Steamer Yosemite Disabled Off Washington Coast
The steam schooner Yosemite under Captain H B Nelson carrying lumber to San Francisco sprang a lonk off the Washington Coast and returned to port for repairs, ship put in today for fixes.
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Yosemite
H. B. Nelson
San Francisco
Washington
Alaska crab plant voyage to Cordova from Seattle
H. A. Sprague and eighteen men sail tonight on the Northwestern bound for Cordova to establish a plant for canning Alaska crabs. The group plans to set up facilities and begin operations upon arrival, signaling a new venture in the Alaska fishing industry.
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Alaska
Seattle
H. A. Sprague
Cordova
Sprague
Asquith Seeks Million More For War Effort
Prime Minister Asquith introduced a bill to enlist one million additional troops, raising Britain’s total to three million. He explained troops withdrawn from the Dardanelles were advised by Lord Kitchener and General Monroe, noted current forces, and emphasized securing every qualified man of military age. He recalled Sir William Robertson to lead imperial staff as Paris staff conference issued unanimous conclusions. He spoke of hopeful long term outcomes and steadfast allied will.
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England
London
Dardanelles
Lord Kitchener
Near-East
Paria
Joffre
Near East
Great Britain
Gallipoli
Servia
Loos
Asquith
Monroe
Auguith
William R. Robertson
France
Imperial Staff
Archibald Murray
Pho
Paris
Russia
Italy
United Kingdom
Lloyd George appeals to unions over wartime labor
In a House of Commons speech Christmas week David Lloyd George, minister of munitions, urged organized labor to permit use of unskilled and unorganized workers in munitions factories. He stressed 80 000 skilled men are needed and 100 000 unskilled must be mobilized to sustain production and shorten the war.
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London
David Lloyd- George
House of Commons
England
Weather deteriorates on the western front halting operations
Paris dispatch reports worsening weather along the Franco German front with widespread suspension of combat. The war office notes only routine cannonade activity, plus minor actions at Argonne and Bolante, where a German post was blown, while an attempt to seize a post near Celles-sur-Plains was repelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
War Office
Argonne
Bolante
Vosges
Celles-sur-Plaina
London Bake Shop Makes Puddings for Soldiers Front
More than one million Christmas plum puddings are being prepared by a major London bakery for British troops at the front. Funds support the effort through a dedicated charitable fund drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War rent and mortgage controls proposed in Commons bill
London report notes a House of Commons bill aimed at wartime rent limits and mortgage calls on small dwellings, focusing on districts where munitions are produced. The measure targets increases in rents and the calling in of mortgages to stabilize housing amid the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Two sapper men survive 61 hours entombment
Paris dispatch reports two sappers buried by a German mine, entombed in a counter mine gallery. They dug out using a vertical chimney via knives, then a second tunnel toward the enemy trench. After 61 hours they escaped and were awarded medals for their endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Papers Boycott Ford Advertisements Across Britain
A London Daily Mail list shows fifteen English journals refusing Ford Motor Co ads after Henry Ford's speech. A Toronto dispatch notes Canada has not joined the boycott and produces about 30,000 Ford cars annually for domestic sale.
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New York
London Daily Mail
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford
Great Britain
Toronto Dispatch
Ford Motor
Canada
Ford
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