O Leary Defends Patriotism in Flight Conspiracy Trial
Jeremiah O Leary testifies in his defense denying links to conspiracy in his brother John J O Leary’s flight. He says America is his country and supports a strong defensive navy. He argues the Truth Society promotes true Americanism and that sinking of the Lusitania was not justifiable. Witnesses include Mrs. O Leary and Dr Frank Jennings as to family dynamics and his need to rest amid the case.
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York
Jeremiah Ry
John J. O'Leary
America
E. Seeene
United States
Ireland
Cuba
Philippines
O’leary
Truth Society
Lusitania
Belgium
Arthur T. O'Leary
Jeremiah O'Leary
John
Arthur
Jeremiah
The
Bull
American Truth Society
Frank Jennings
Brooklyn
Jeremiah O’leary
O'Leary
Henry M. Steinert
John O’leary
Posthumous Distinguished Service Cross for Dental Surgeon Osborne
Dental Surgeon Weeden F. E. Osborne of the United States Navy received the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for heroism under fire. He was killed June 6 while aiding a wounded officer during the Vouresches advance, after being struck by a shell. Born Chicago November 13, 1892, he served as a dental surgeon since 1917, with assignments at Boston Navy Yard, Alabama, and subsequently with a Marine Corps contingent in France. Next of kin: Miss Elizabeth Osborne, Chicago.
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Washington
Weeden FE
Osborne
United States Navy
Marine Corps
Mer
Pershing
Vouresches
Elizabeth Osborne
Racine Avenue
Chicago
Navy
Boston Navy Yard
Alabama
France
Not Short of Medical Supplies
Washington reports Secretary Daniels denied rumors that U S Navy ships lack medical and surgical supplies. He stated ships carry abundant medicine and the Brooklyn depot is packed for months. Individual donations are not authorized or desired.
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Washington
United States Navy
Daniels
Brooklyn
James G. Woodruff Dead in Winsted
James G. Woodruff president of the William L. Gilbert Clock Co died at his home after a cerebral tumor. He served the firm since age nine, spanning 66 years. Civil War veteran and former state legislator from this town in 1907, he was closely tied to local business. Survived by a widow, two sons, and two daughters.
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James G. Woodruff
Winsted
William L. Gilbert Clock Co
General Fadini Killed by Austrian Shell in Piave Fight
Official Rome advices report General Fa dini commander of the 23d artillery army corps of the Italian forces was killed by an Austrian shell during a motor inspection behind the lines on the Piave front. He is hailed as a hero for his corps exploits in the Piave fighting.
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Generali Fadini
Washington
General Fadini
Lower
Piave
Rome
Short Line Rate Inquiry Ordered by McAdoo
Washington July 11 Railway Director McAdoo ordered an inquiry into line rates between Newark and New York. The action responds to Newark residents’ June 12 protests against steep increases in freight and passenger charges.
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Washington
Newark
Seow York
Railways
McAdoo
Red Cross Official Injured in Paris Incident
Paris report states John B. Rochford, connected with the Red Cross, sustained injuries while assisting operations on July 11. Details remain scarce as authorities investigate the incident and identify involved parties.
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Red Cross
Paris
John B. Rochford
Poe A Oe
Aseriees
Las Mer
Italian Gains Magnified in Albania Offensive
Rome dispatch reports large scale Italian advances in Albania with infantry pushing 30 kilometers along a 100 kilometer front from the Adriatic to Tomar. Cavalry on the left wing, aided by British monitors, seized Fieri as Austrian camps and vast materiel fell into Italian hands.
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Washington
Albania
Rome
Advan
Volussa
Adriatic Sea
Tomar
Fieri
Berat
Malacastra
Tomorica
Devoli
Piave
Siara Dris
Ciara Glaya
Ciara Cias
Fiery
Proclamation by Korniloff on Russian Army Control
London reports General Korniloff, former Russian commander, issued a proclamation saying he would recognize Soviet control of the Russian army if the Allies organize a campaign against Germany with their help. He also announced a large force near the Don and asked to be received as an ally, per Moscow dispatches.
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Germany
London
Korniloff
Moscow
Don
Oonce Exchange
Wages High and Labour Scarce Reported by Fed Bulletin
The Federal Reserve bulletin for the month to June 23 reports booming business and excellent crops nationwide. Wages are high and labor is scarce across major districts including Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas and San Francisco. Foreign trade has risen in all districts, construction is dull except for war needs, and post office and railroad receipts have increased, some doubling.
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Washington
United States
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Bulletin
Troop Train Wreck Near Shreveport Injures Ten
A troop train with fourteen coaches derailed eighteen miles east of Shreveport Louisiana around 11:45 last night. Two men suffered probable serious injuries Corporal T P Houston of Caldwell Texas and Private Joseph Allen of Tatum Texas while seven cars left the rails. Five others received minor injuries. The wounded were moved to the Shreveport sanitarium and the cause of the wreck was not yet known.
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Shreveport
Iowa
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific
Here
Shreveport Sanitarium
T. P. Houston
Caldwell
Texas
Joseph Allen
Tatum
Auto Wreck Near Madison Injures Three
July 11 a touring car driven by John Conway carrying Charles E. Scranton and G. L. McAllister of this town was wrecked at Jammers Hill. Conway avoided a New Haven bound car on the wrong side, but struck a tree. McAllister suffered a fractured jaw and other injuries. Conway’s injuries are not serious.
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Madison
Charles E. Scranton
John Conway
G. L. McAllister
Jammers Hill
Conway
Guilford
New Haven
McAllister
Boy killed by coal truck in Hartford crossing
Five year old Nicholas Lazinski son of Michael Lazinski was killed when the front wheel of a four ton coal truck crushed his head while attempting to cross Sheldon Street shortly after noon. Driver Eugene A. Jones was not held by police.
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Hartford
Nicholas Lazinski
Michael Lazinski
Sheldon Street
Eugene A. Jones
Fighting in Moscow and Amsterdam Reported in July
Reports from July describe ongoing clashes in Moscow between counter revolutionaries and Bolsheviks. The counterrevolutionaries are said to have barricaded the Municipal Theatre and are defending themselves against government attacks.
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Moscow
Amsterdam
Blast Shakes Wilmington After Quarry Blast
Workmen in Augustine Del a few miles away set off a quarry blast that shook Wilmington and carried the sound for 40 miles due to unusual atmospheric conditions. No damage reported.
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Wilmington
Del
Augustine
Insurance Sectors Denied as Non Essential in SD Defense Order
South Dakota Council of Defense classifies all able bodied men selling insurance as non essential in a supplemental order to its work of sight regulations issued yesterday. The measure spots insurance sales as non critical to wartime production and defense.
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Huron
8. D
South Dakota Councl of
Defense
Queen Aberanate Vasesamnarjcone In London Consent Case
An unnamed figure identified as Queen Aberanate Vasesamnarjcone consented to a transfer involving American soldiers in London. The unusual wording suggests a formal agreement related to home provision and deployment within the London area during a speculative context.
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Aberanate Vasesamnarjcone
London
Factories Must Not Waste Coal In Connecticut War Measure
Hartford July 11 United States fuel administration imposes a coal conservation order in Connecticut. Local fuel committee chairmen outline how factories will be classified and inspected. noncompliance could cut or curtail coal supply. Inspections by U S fuel inspectors and boiler insurance inspectors will rate plants. cooperation urged to aid war effort.
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Hartford
United States Fuel Administration
Connecticut
Fuel Committee
United States
Thomas W. Russell
United States Fund
Russell
Connecticut Committee On Fuel Conservation
Charles G. Bill
Conservation Committee
W. R. C. Carson
State
Pill
Meriden Officer Arrained In Sedition Case
Herman Scheurer, a Meriden policeman, was arraigned in U S district court on a sedition charge for alleged espionage act violations. Testimony from Leon Sobelsk, William Gillespie and others cited Scheurer criticizing U S war policy and asserting Ireland should have no use for England. The trial before Judge Howe began with Ex-Senator Thomas Malloy as counsel.
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U. S. District Court
Hartford
Herman Scheurer
Meriden
United States District Court
Howe
Thomas Malloy
Leon Sobelsk
William J. Gillespie
Scheurer
Brittania
Ireland
England
No Decision on Mail Stock Held by Enemy Owned Firm
Washington July 11 expert accountants are examining the books of the Mail and Express company and the Department of Justice investigation continues. Alien Property Custodian A Mitchell Palmer announced that he would withhold decision on the disposition of the company stock in Edward Rumely’s name, said to be enemy owned, while he approves the operation of Mail by H J Stoddard and P A L Block for bondholders' protection.
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Washington
Mail and Express Company
Department of Justice
A. Mitchell Palmer
Edward Rumely
Palmer
H. J Stoddard
P. A. L. Block
Waterbury draft board to decide Rhodes induction
Waterbury July 11 Rob ert C. Rhodes a local resident working as a civilian employee in France awaits a decision by the second local draft board on whether he must return to Waterbury for induction. Rhodes had a passport promising he would come back if called. The board will announce its ruling later this week. Albanian Line Important. Rome July 11 Italian and French forces in Albania press an advance comparable to Piave front gains. Allies reportedly moved 18 to 24 miles in some sectors with substantial Austro Hungarian booty captured.
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Waterbury
Robert C. Rhodes
France
Rhodes
Rome
Albania
Break In Prison Strike at Wethersfield Prison
Eight of 102 prisoners at the state prison in Wethersfield signaled willingness to resume work after a strike on Tuesday. The rest were expected to follow within a day or two as inmates yelled from their cells, though officials reported no additional disturbances.
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Hartford
Conn
Wethersfield
Crew of Schooner Rescued Near Atlantic Port
The steam collier Bristol from Norfolk arrived with Captain Percy Firth and 17 crew members of the Gloucester near Great Round shoal lightship after the vessel was struck. The Georgia broke in two minutes, and all aboard were rescued.
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Atlantic
Bristol
Norfolk
Percy Firth
Georgia
Great Round Shoal
New Gas Kills Old Poison Gas Invented At Sea
New York July 11 reports say American soldiers arriving in an Atlantic port aboard a French steamship described a newly invented gas or counter gas that dissipates poison gas quickly. The air was purified so rapidly that gas masks were unnecessary during a shell barrage.
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New York
Atlantic
John W.leggett
Detroit
Switzerland
Robert Perkins
American Red Cross
Italy
Artillery
Flying Corps
Washington
Rumely linked to antiwar munitions ads in foreign papers
New York dispatch reports Dr Edward A Rumely publisher of the New York Mail financed ads in foreign language newspapers urging workers not to take jobs in munitions turning shells for the Allies. Louis Hammerling of the Foreign Language Newspaper Association named as the witness. Hammerling says Rumely paid 205000 in two installments and that Albert and von Bernstorff attended the handover. Hammerling cites Chicago location as the current site of his statement.
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New York
Edward A. Rumely
The
New York Mail
Army Intelligence Service
Louis Hammerling
Foreign Language Newspaper Association
Norman White
Mr. Hammerling
Dr. Rumely
Hammerling
Heinrich Albert
Count von Bernstorff
Chicago
Bulgarian Premier outlines Bulgaria’s alliance aims
Amsterdam July 11 Premier Malinoff newly in office says in a Berlin interview Bulgaria will deepen ties with the central empires and visit Austria and Germany soon. He asserts Bulgaria will retain Dobrudja and deny Turkey any compensation. Dobrudja was taken from Bulgaria by Roumania in the second Balkan war.
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Malinoff
Austria
Germany
Amsterdam
Bulgaria
M. Radoslavoff
Vossische Zeitung
Berlin
Dobrudja
Danube
Roumania
Turkey
Dobrudje
Strike In Torrington Reported By Union Workers
About 100 men in the black and forging department of the Union Hardware Co. went on strike in Torrington for higher wages. Some workers earn as little as 28 cents per hour. The workers met and plan to confer with factory heads this afternoon. The wage demands were not disclosed. The strike involves employees producing munitions.
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Torrington
Italian War Office Report Says Heavy Artillery Duels Continue
Rome reports heavy artillery duels along the Brenta valley. Patrol activity notes electrο-Hungarian attempts to advance in the Coronne sector were dispersed.
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Italian War Office
Rome
Brenta
Coronne
Two New Ports of Entry in Washington Report
Washington reports the senate considers establishing two new ports of entry as part of a broader upgrade to customs and border controls. Officials say the move aims to streamline shipments and improve inspection capacity at key coastal locations. Local industries anticipate faster clearance and potential economic benefits.
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Washington
Wire Control Bill Up Before Senate
Washington July 11 The wire control resolution will stay before the senate until a vote is reached. Unanimous consent allowed laying aside the food production bill to consider the telegraph and telephone resolution. Senator Smith of South Carolina moved to keep the resolution before the senate until disposition. The vote to take up the wire control resolution passed. Prohibitionists won a victory when the bone dry amendment remained in the food bill. Senator Phelan then moved to eliminate vinous liquors from the amendment provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Smith
South Carolina
Interstate Commerce Committee
Amendote
Phelan
California
Pershing Communique Notes Decline in Allied Sectors
Washington reports July 10 communique shows decreasing activity in all American sectors and repulse of raiding parties. It lists 15 recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on April 10 and 12, with several infantrymen and officers named. Experts say the lull may precede a new German drive against Allied lines.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
William R. Davis
Joseph J. Cannon
Elmer
British naval display cites trawlers sinking U boat
London July 11 Sir Eric Geddes narratives at the naval exhibition describe six trawlers repelling a German submarine and another U boat surrendering after a 72 hour hunt. He notes 35 depth charges driven the craft to the surface and praises mine laying as a key navy tactic restricting German submarine movements.
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London
Eric Geddes
British Admiralty
Eric
Austro Hungarian Withdrawal Admitted in Albania
Vienna reports via London that Austro Hungarian lines have been withdrawn in southern Albania on the Balkan front. New defensive positions are organized. French attack in the Devoli valley is repulsed, with no new developments in the Italian theatre.
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Vienna
London
Albania
Austro-Hungarian War Office
Devoli
War Office
Candy Salesmen Meet Elects Fuller President at Rennert
The National Confectionery Salesmen's Association closed a three day convention in Baltimore with George H. Fuller of Rochester New York elected president to succeed William H. McDowell of Baltimore and Atlantic City chosen as next year's convention site.
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Baltimore
George H. Fuller
Rochester
N. Y
William H. McDowell
Atlantic City
National Confectionery Salesmen’s Association
Rennert
Horse Killed After Runaway Breaks Leg in Durham
A horse owned by Salvatore Sarmica of Durham and driven by 15 year old Joseph Rusco fell at Grand and Main streets this morning breaking its leg. The animal was killed by Cr ee after witnesses noted no chance of recovery and its body was taken to Allison Brothers' soap factory.
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Salvatore Sarmica
Durham
Joseph Rusco
Grand and
Main Street
Cr.ee
Allison Brothers’ Soap Factory
Rules Against Horse Flesh In Boston Food Trade
Boston officials enforce a horse flesh ban as Michele Santanialli and Ciro Iandoli are arrested on charges they possessed horse flesh and offered it for sale, reflecting municipal health rules.
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Boston
Boston Board of Health
Michele Santanialli
Ciro Iandoli
Two Killed in Shell Explosion at Frankford Signal
A shell exploded at the Frankford signal in Philadelphia killing John Cay and Catherine Bayne and wounding four others. Officials say the shell dropped accidentally.
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Philadelphia
Frankford Sienal
John Cay
Catherine Bayne
British Air Raids Increase in June Attacks
London reports 74 raids by British airmen during June with twenty German towns bombed. Official statement released this afternoon confirms the intensified aerial campaign and lists the targeted towns and damage, reflecting wartime air activity across Europe.
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London
Pershing Denies German Cruelty Claims As False
Washington reports General Pershing cablegram denying a St. Louis paper quoted a sergeant of the American Expeditionary Forces about German cruelties. He urges sending the sergeant back to France for duty if quoted accurately. He states the claims have no basis in experience with German forces.
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Washington
St. Louis
United States
General Pershing
War Department
Pershing
France
Parshing
Market Extends Declines Amid Bearish Open in New York
The July 11 stock quotations show broad weakness at the open with declines across many issues including steel shares and iron sector leaders. Marine preferred slips then recovers, while Wilson & Co. bucks the trend with a rise. afternoon trading remains uneven and the market closes heavy. Grain prices in Chicago rise for corn and oats with pork and lard futures higher.
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New York
American
Sumatra
Crucible
Baldwin
Republic Iron & Steel
United Cigar
Central Leather
Bethlehem Steel B
Anaconda
Reading
Sinclair Oil
Marine Preferred
Wilson & Co
Steel Common
Mitchel
Stock Exchange
Marine
Chicago
Edison’s Son Enlists in Army Tank Division
Morristown New Jersey July 11 William Leslie Edison son of Thomas A Edison honorary chairman of the navy consulting board enlisted today in a tank division of the army and left immediately for Fort Slocum.
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Edison
Morristown
N. J
William Leslie Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Navy Consulting Board
Army
Fort Slocum
Triple Tragedy Mystery Shrouds Wisconsin Farm
Waukesha Wisconsin July reports a triple murder at a wealthy farmer William Hille's farm involving his sister Hulda Hille and two men, Ernest Fenze and an associate. Police suspect a quarrel over a favored horse led to Fenze's and the man's deaths, with Hille possibly killing his horses before shooting himself and his sister poisoning herself in shock.
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Waukesha
Wis
William
Ernest Fenze
Hille
Fenze
Hulda Hille
Trolleymen to Get Raise in War Labor Board Plan
The War Labor Board is expected to recommend a forty percent pay increase for street car conductors and motormen nationwide. To fund this, cities would likely raise fare rates, but the board's priority is ensuring a living wage for street railway workers.
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War Labor Board
Washington
Exit Garabed and the free energy myth in wartime debate
The New York Tribune reflects on congressional findings that the atmospheric free energy concept is impractical. It criticizes Garabedianism as a misleading wartime hope and urges Americans to abandon such "hocus-poets" ideas, insisting real victory comes from hard work and sacrifice rather than luck.
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Garabed
New York Tribune
Great Cie
Congress
Congressional
Russia
Austria
Garabedians
Tribute to Major Mitchel Remembers New York Mayor
In the senate on July 11 Senator Calder of New York paid tribute to the late Major John Purroy Mitchel former mayor of New York who recently died in a southern aviation field. He praised Mitchel's patriotism and said he had given New York City the best administration it had known.
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Mitchel
Washington
John Purroy Mitchel
New York
Senate
Calder
York
City of
Reports of Austrian Food Shortage Reach Washington
Washington reports indicate a food shortage in Austria due to severe cold weather and crop failures. Official Italian sources note the impact on relief efforts in Pilsen and nearby districts as the Austrian government struggles to meet demand.
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Washington
Austrian Empire
Austria
Pilsen
Metal Prices Trade Report From New York
Lead prices were dull with July at 8.05 bid and July spread. Spelter prices also dull with spot and July quoted 850 to 865, and August September October at 855 to 876.
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New York
Court of Probate hearing on conservator sale of real estate
In Middletown a probate court, Curtiss S Bacon presiding, heard an application by a conservator to sell real estate belonging to Emily Luter of Middletown. The court ordered the hearing for July 17, 1918 at ten o'clock, requiring notice by publication in a circulating newspaper at least five days before the hearing. The conservator is to appear with the interested parties.
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Emily Lieter
Middletown
Fereno
Jnage
FOR SALE Items Listed In Scattered Notes
Notice compiles several small ads: a black mare about 900 pounds described as a good driver, listed by Joseph Bousa. a six room Durham Avenue property in Zoar with contact Chadsey. a 22 foot power boat with a Hartford engine, inquiry via a studio.
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Joseph Bousa
Durham Ave
Zoar
Chadsey
Hartford Engine
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UN Pac
U S Steel
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Holden
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