Weather forecast for multiple states shows showers and cooler turns
The forecast lists variable outcomes across regions. Indiana favors showers in the south with cooler air, the north and central seeing showers and cooler conditions, and Wednesday turning fair and cooler with fresh northwest winds. Minnesota and Wisconsin expect showers in the east and cooler air, with generally fair weather by midweek.
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Washington
Michigan
Iowa
Dakota
Pfair
Alaska land system completes telegraph link to Nome
Dawson dispatch reports Captain Nesmith at Fort Fegbert announces the last Mak line connecting Seattle and St Michaels by telegraph is finished Messages now go to Nome by mail This marks the completion of the American government s great Alaskan land system.
Movements of Steamers and New Vessels Arrivals
Movements of steamers list arrivals and sailings. Minne from jon and Rotterdam and Boulogne. Kroonland from Antwerp. Cevic from Liverpool. Grosser ees to New York. Astoria from New York to Glasgow. Laurentian for Plymouth. Pretoria sailing from Hamburg to New York. Sardinian sailing to New York. Finland passed to Antwerp. Mesaba passed to London from New York.
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New Bore
Minne
Jon
Rotterdam
Boulogne
Kroonland
Antwerp
Cevic
Liverpool
Bremen
Grosserees
New York
Plymouth
Kee Pass
Astoria
York
Glasgow
Pro- Laurentian
Moville
Lazard
Finland
Scilly
London
Dowie's Clutch Forces Laporte Man Home From Zion City
James Fr. Wickersham, father of Chicago attorney Herman B. Wickersham, is returned to Laporte from Zion City after treatment for frail health and a hip fracture. The incident occurred amid clashes with a crowd as son George Wickersham aided his father in leaving the Dowie town. Financial woes linked to Herman’s rise and fall in Chicago add to the tension.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
James Fr. Wickersham
Laporte County
Herman B. Wickersham
Chicago
George Wickersham
Manchester
Zion City
Wickersham
Zion
George
Eagles Carnival Lights Up Brazil Indiana Street Fair
The Brazil Indiana street carnival opens with electric lights and decorated booths for a week long fair. The church group vows no gambling and saloons must close by 11 pm, confronting clergy and police officers on patrol. Batesville notes a dry town status as anti saloon faction enforces Sunday laws. saloons largely comply.
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Indianapolis Journal
Brazil
Ind
Order of Eagles
L. C. Munroe
Methodist Church
T. M. Jones
Batesville
Nick Filbeck Retires From Active Political Role
Terre Haute Indiana August 24 Nick Filbeck withdraws from managerial political work in Vigo county since the Civil War he has been the most active party worker ceaselessly serving as election manager for both parties He will remain a citizen and party member but stop active campaign duties and daily campaign toil.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Nick” Filbeck
Republican Party
Filbeck
Vigo County
Police announce prosecution over stolen store weapons riot
Evansville police said they will prosecute anyone known to possess guns or pistols stolen from hardware stores during the July Sunday night riot. Daily weapons arrives at headquarters by registered mail from unidentified owners. About 200 names appear on records, with unrecovered weapons valued at over $2,000.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Mail
Express
Officers Chosen After Caucus in Germania Hall
North American Kriegerbund holds first business session in Terre Haute with delegates listed and minutes read from Hamilton Ohio. St Louis delegates seek next year encampment as officers to be elected Thursday after informal calkus and park program. Carrie Mustard sues Western Union for 100 dollars over alleged telegram delay faulting impartial local office.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Kriegerbund
Germania Hall
Hamilton
St. Louis
Meninger’s Park
Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Western Union Telegraph Company
Carrie Mustard
J. W. Carr
Anderson
Carr
Barn and farm losses blaze at Clark farm in Pendleton
Fire destroyed a large barn on the Clark farm at Pendleton Indiana and the nearby George Mingle barn. Cattle hogs hay and farm tools burned. Loss about 2500 with some insurance. The blaze began near a passing locomotive and damaged tenant Charles Fussell’s property. The Clark heirs owned the large barn.
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Indianapolis Journal
Pendleton
Ind
Clark
George Mingle
Charles Fussell
City of Bridges Carnival Plans Discussed With Officials
A committee met with company officers to arrange appearances for the carnival in the city during the week of Ort. The Retail Merchants Association will meet tomorrow night to announce the inspection results.
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City of
Bridges
Retail Merchants’ Association
Merchants protest nonresident inspector for Wabash bridge
The Retail Merchants Association of Terre Haute Indiana named a committee to urge the County Commissioners to oppose engineers action in appointing a nonresident inspector for the $20 000 Wabash river bridge project. The group had favored George Hammerstein a merchant with long ironworking experience while the engineers chose someone who had worked under Vandalia’s bridge superintendent.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Retail Merchants’ Association
Wabash River
Merchants' Association
George Hammerstein
Henson dies as smallpox outbreak grows in Washington
Washington Indiana reports Harvey Henson dying from smallpox this morning, first victim of a new outbreak with a score of cases. Vaccination drives surge as authorities appeal to the old Board of Health for action and vaccine supplies remain strained. Evansville Indiana notes accompanying travel by Southern Hospital for the Insane trustees to inspect Indiana Reformatory, Indianapolis, and Governor Durbin joining later.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Ind
Harvey Henson
Board of Health
Evansville
Southern Hospital For the Insane
Jeffersonville
Indiana Reformatory
Indianapolis
Durbin
Vein of coal found near Clay City prompts shaft
In Clay City Indiana a five foot three inch coal vein was struck three miles east of town on Saturday. The discovery is hailed as one of the best in the area and a shaft will be sunk at once. In Vincennes Indiana the home of G Neise was robbed during a circus performance this morning of 50 dollars in cash gold rings and firearms.
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Indianapolis Journal
Clay City
Ind
Vincennes
G. Neise
Failures Cause Stop on Angola-James Lake Line Project
Fort Wayne dispatch reports Pilliod suburban line from Angola to James Lake halted due to financial collapses of Kinney Bank backers and the National Mill Water and Light Company. 342,000 invested with cars unpaid on sidetrack. creditors threaten a receiver as bonds remain unsold. Richmond dispatch notes first spike driven for Eastern Indiana Traction. Mayor Zimmermann drives milestone as material arrives and work to proceed.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Angola
James Lake
Indiana
John J. Kinney
Kinney Bank
National Mill, Water and Light Company
C. A. Pillied
Kinney
Richmond
W. W. Zimmerman
Old Settlers and Local Families Growl for Reunions
Portland Indiana reports promise of the greatest Jay and Randolph counties reunion on Sept nine with Senator Beveridge to address. Ankrom’s grove hosts the Jay county meeting Sept six with Hanly and Shockney as speakers. Winchester notes the Coates family reunion at George Cox grove drawing up to a thousand attendees. Franklin covers the ninth annual Cutsinger family reunion with seventy five members and a remarkable farm fortune of 700 acres near Edinburg.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Jay and
Randolph Counties
United States
Albert J. Beveridge
Jay County
Ankrom's Grove
J.im Hanly
Lafayette
Theodore Shockney
Union City
Winchester
George Cox
Coates
8. D. Coates
George Coates
Franklin
William Cutsinger
Joseph Cutsinger
Martha Deupree
Edinburg
Boicourt Old Settlers Meet Opens Near Westport
Greensburg Ind August 24 Boicourt s annual old settlers meeting opens in Cunningham s grove near Westport tomorrow for several days Speakers include J Frank Hanley Republican candidate for governor Congressman F M Griffith Will Cumback and Mrs Elizabeth Stanley of Richmond Hanley is set to speak Friday
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Indianapolis Journal
Greensburg
Ind
Boicourt
Old Settlers
Cunningham's Grove
Westport
J. Frank Hanley
F. M. Griffith
Will Cumback
Elizabeth Stanley
Richmond
Hanley
Zeek Shaffer reunion draws Richmond crowd in park
About 200 attended the Zeek Shaffer reunion at Richmond city park. W Vencer led the speakers. J T Addleman elected president, William Zeek secretary, with C F E Cox and George Rife on the executive committee. Also note Eighty first Volunteer Indiana Infantry reunion slated Oct 8 in Jeffersonville with W R Atkins and Co B Ashton leading roles.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Zeek- Shaffer
Richmond City Park
W. Vencer
J. T. Addleman
William Zeek
C. FE
Cox
George Rife
Utica
Eighty-first Volunteer
Indiana Infantry
Jeffersonville
W. R. Atkins
New Albany
Regimental Association
Co. B. Ashton
John Foley Dead Pioneer Reformer Fought Tweed Ring
John Foley New York pioneer reformer dies at Lexington Avenue home after long illness. A pen manufacturer by trade Foley began as a 19th century supervisor in 1869 and single handedly challenged Boss Tweed, contributing to the ring's downfall and shaping anti corruption efforts in municipal government. Born in Ireland in 184? he immigrated to New York as a boy and pursued a lifelong career in public integrity.
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New York
John Foley
Lexington Avenue
Foley
Boss Tweed
Ireland
Widow 114-Year-Old Victor Marie Deransbourg Dies in New Orleans
In New Orleans widow Victor Marie Deransbourg aged about 114 is dead at her home. She reportedly bore twenty two children and nine survive. the eldest is 69 and the youngest 47.
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New Orleans
Victor Marie Deransbourg
Peonage Charge Shocks Troy Community
United States deputy marshals arrested Marion Priestwood of Reeton Coffee county on peonage accusations. Prosecutors say Priestwood caused his son a justice of the peace to issue warrants against an old white man named English and his son and coerced them into a labor contract to work off a debt amid claims of no trial or proper docketing.
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Troy
Ala
United States
Marion Priestwood
Reeton
Coffee County
Priestwood
English
Justice Priestwood
Floods in China Cause Railway Damage and Flood Territory
In Kaont district floods severely damage the Shan Tung railway. The Yellow River breaches its embankment above Tsinan Fu, flooding the area from the town to the sea. Sixty miles of German telegraph line destroyed by the inundation.
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Shanghai
Aug
Kaont
Yellow River
Tsinan Fu
Richmond Senator Starr Dies in Battle Creek Sanatorium
Benjamin Starr a Richmond leader and former state senator died in Battle Creek Michigan after a pneumonia and heart illness while his body was brought back to Indiana for burial. He served in the Civil War with the Second Indiana Cavalry and later led in business and public service including Starr Piano Company, Knightstown Orphans Home work, and Grand Army affairs. The death creates the second vacancy in the state Senate within months. The widow and daughter were at his bedside. funeral plans to be announced tomorrow.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Benjamin Starr
Battle Creek
Mich
Starr
State Senate
Second Indiana Cavalry
Starr Piano Company
Grand Army
Indiana Department
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans
Knightstown
Indiana Soldiers‘ and Sailors
Harman, Ind. Man Found Dead After Weeklong Ills
In Elkhart on August 4 attorney J L Harman found his father David Harman dead in a bed last Friday night. The Democratic member of the police commission had suffered a week of indecisive health that led to his death, described as natural.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elkhart
Ind
J. L. Harman
David Harman
Police Commission
Unclear Philadelphia Press fragment on marked mustached figures
Fragment from Philadelphia Press mentions marks on the forehead and two men described as old and lively, with uncertain context and several garbled phrases. The readable portions reference facial marks and a man named Nees, but the overall event or identity remains illegible.
Obituary notices from Indiana towns on Aug 24
Deaths reported in Shelbyville Blue Ridge Richmond Jeffersonville Goshen Martinsville Bloomington Franklin list William C Yager James McCarty Louis Ahte Mrs Lincoln Thompson Mrs Benjamin F Long Catherine Prough Lee Freeman Lela Welch David McCaslin with ages and basic survivor details from local communities. Relates to prominent locals and long-time residents across several counties.
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Shelbyville
Ind
William C. Yager
Blue Ridge
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Indiana
James McCarty
Shelby County
Fenn’s Station
Richmond
Louis Ahte
K. of P
The
Odd Fellows, Grand Army
American Protective Association
Lincoln Thompson
William M. Thompson
Theodore Hill
Jeffersonville
Benjamin F. Long
Charlestown
Martinsville
Welch
Unionville
Franklin
David McCaslin
Friction Over Carroll County Road Work Ends in Change
A special session of the Commissioners' Court led to the removal of John J. Draper as superintendent of the Burlington and Cutler gravel road project. Hiram F. Hollis & Co. petitioned for the change. John W. Ayers was named to supervise completion. Additional notes report Victor Monsir found in Lafayette after six months roaming Indiana, and other local items including Reverend W. H. Smith resigning in Anderson and church debt cleared, with plans for evangelistic work in Franklin.
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Draper
John W. Ayers
Lafayette
Indiana
Victor Monsir
Fort Wayne
John Horn
Anderson
W. H. Smith
The
Baptist Church
Smith
Franklin
Camelton
Perry County
Perry County Teachers’ Institute Will Commence On Monday Sept. 7. Prof Kinnaman
Danville
J. Davidson
Bloomington
Shelbyville
Uniform Bank
Knights of Pythias
Martinsville
Indianapolis
Shelby County Fair Grounds
Jeffersonville
L. A. Douglass
Cincinnati
Clay City
John Miller
G. W. Miller
Alexandria
Harry Bone
New York
Bricklayers’ and Masons’ International Union
United States
Elkhart
Eagle
Christiana
Juno
Simonton
Davis Snader
Osgood
E. D. Freeman
Kings With No Pay Rule Indian Creek Kings
In the Creek country there are about twenty five real kings each governing a town. Kings are elected for two years and often re-elected if successful. Nero Drew has served thirty six years. Kings oversee the sick and needy, advise on issues, and sometimes seek mercy from federal authorities. They receive no salary and must rely on elections for any compensation.
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Nero Drew
Inspirational Services At Max Inkuckee Assembly
Culver Indiana August 4 campers and guests enjoyed rest days with fishing bathing and boat riding. Sunday services began at 930 am with 133 in attendance and an offering near five dollars. A permanent Sunday school organization was proposed with Nelson Sloan and others named for leadership roles.
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Indianapolis Journal
Culver
Ind
C. S. Nelson
Logansport
Hootman
Assembly
C. L. Nelson
Cal Jane
Flora
Frank Smith
Gaston
Jessie Allison
Marion
Ira Brooks
Darlington
Victor W Dorris
George L. Snively
Ninth-street Christian Church
Frank Houston
Indianapolis
Snively
St. Louis
Houston
E. Richard Ed
Bedford Church
T. C. Edwards
Charles Medbury
Angola
George Snively
Ninth Annual Bible Conference Opens at Winona Lake
The Ninth Annual Bible Conference at Winona Lake opened with Rev. F. E. Taylor, Brooklyn evangelist, drawing large morning attendance. Speakers included Rev. E. E. Chivers on Missionary Work at Home, Rev. James M. Gray on The Second Coming of Christ, and Rev. George Stuart on Old Time Methodism.
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Indianapolis Journal
Warsaw
Ind
F. E. Taylor
Brooklyn
Winona Lake
E. E. Chivers
Baptist Home Missionary Society
R. D. Holmes
Pittsburg
David McConaghy
New York City
James M. Gray
Boston
W. C. Pearce
Ince
J. A. C. Zenos
Chicago
McCormick Theological Seminary
J. Balcom Shaw
Charles E. Bradt
D. D
Wichita
Kan
Robert Johnson
London
Ontario
John Willis Baer
A. W. Halsey
Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
George Stuart
Cleveland
Indiana Methodist Protestant Conference assigns year’s pulpits
MUNCIE Ind Aug 24 The Indiana Methodist Protestant Conference closed at noon today and meets next year in Elwood. The report of the stationing committee lists ministers assigned to pulpits across districts with several posts reported as to be supplied.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Indiana Methodist Protestant Conference
Elwood
Indianapolis
Duck Creek
C. W. Harper
Greenfield
J. R. Moody
Groveland
Hoyt Avenue
Johnson
Stanton
Liberty
J. C. Ricketts
Milledgeville
C. ‘Leffingwell
Mooresville
J. A. Rhodes
Morristown
J. T. Halstead
Mt. Zion
New Salem
H. Schwarzkop
Pleasant Hill
Cowan
J. C. Mecassin
Evans
Ministers without appointment listed in Muncie district
The fragment lists dozens of ministers and locations such as Muncie Marion Fort Wayne East Chicago Elkhart and towns like Berne Bryant Payne SelawaIs and Tippecanoe, noting others in the Muncie and Fort Wayne districts. It mentions superannuated and appointed names under consideration by the president.
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Plied
Forest
M. Vice
Fowlerton
E. W. Hetrick
Frankfort
J. C. McCain
Gaston
T. W. Voxell
Hanfield
T. B. Leach
Jonesboro
L. Coomer
Marion
J. W. Albright
Muncie
E. 8. Hawkins
Pike's Creek
C. A. Frakes
Swayzee
J. O. Ledbetter
R. Magart
W. L. Rogers
W. A. Corkle
J. Nelson
Adelia Bowman
G._W. Boxell
Lineberry
Ft. Wayne
Altoona
T. H. Leach
Berne
J. Will Flagg
Bryant
A. B. Williams
East Chicago
G. W. Bundy
T. E. Lancaster
Hussey
Hicksite Friends Yearly Meeting in Richmond
The Hicksite Friends Yearly Meeting at Richmond, Indiana, held sessions from morning until 10 o clock with little major business. Trustees reported 391 dollars in the benevolent fund, divided 69 percent to Whitewater and 31 percent to Miami. A journal and sermons committee was formed along with a joint committee to care for isolated members nationwide. Epistles were read from Illinois, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Genesee meetings.
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Indianapolis
Richmond
Ind
Hicksite Friends
Importantey
Benevolent Fund
Whitewater
Miami
Wee
Illinois
Baltimore
Philadephia
New York
Genesee
Salvation Army State encampment closes in Greenwood
In Greenwood Indiana the Salvation Army state encampment ended after ten days in Greenwood Park. A large final day drew between three and four thousand attendees. Captain J C Atkins led the event with orderly conduct and general kindness noted while about $200 needed, with $100 raised that day.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greenwood
Ind
Salvation Army
Greenwood Park
Owings
J. C. Atkins
Atkins
Endeavor Society District Convention in Lewisville
The district convention of the Endeavor Society meets in Lewisville on Wednesday and Thursday August 26 and 27. Cheries J. Orbison of Indianapolis will give the principal address The 1eth Century Citizenship and Its Cities on Wednesday morning. Miss Bertha Clawson missionary to Japan from Springport will discuss Japan and its missions on Thursday.
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Indianapolis Journal
Dublin
Ind
The
Endeavor Society
Lewisville
Cheries J. Orbison
Indianapolis
Chautauqua Draws Crowd in Danville Program
Danville Illinois August 4 The Chautauqua attracted good attendance with Dr Cantrell of Chicago delivering Psychology of Genius. Local performers Clarence H Beckwith Charles Woolsey and Miss Baum offered dramatic and humorous readings that were well received.
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Indianapolis Journal
Danville
Cantrell
Chicago
Clarence H. Beckwith
Charles Woolsey
Miss Baum
Sister Mary Angels Leads St. Cecilia Seminary Change
Sister Mary Angels, sister superior of St. Rose's Academy in Laporte, has accepted the role of sister superior at St. Cecilia Seminary in Washington, D. C. The transfer, announced from LaPorte, reflects a clerical leadership shift in the Catholic education system.
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Laporte
Ind
St. Rose's Academy
St. Cecilia Seminary
Washington, D
Cleveland Navy Cruiser Completes Unofficial Trial Spin
Bath Me Aug 4 The cruiser Cleveland arrived after a trip from Lamoine for an unofficial trial on a mile course near the south port. The speed of 165 knots was slightly bettered for vessels of her class with stability and anchor tests also conducted. Officials called the trial satisfactory and VP Hyde of Bath Iron Works asked the Navy to set the official Cape Ann course date, with the Cleveland likely to stay at the yard for the official trial.
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Bath
Cleveland
Lamoine
Hyde
Bath Iron
Na Department
Cape Ann
Iron Works
Rival Shot in Front of Miss Hallock Home
In Chicago on a August night Joseph Jacobs shot and killed Charles A. Easter in front of Miss Lottie Hallock. Jacobs had loaned his revolver to Hallock. after demanding the weapon she handed it over and he fled.
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Chicago
Lottie Hallock
Joseph Jacobs
Charles A. Easter
Jacobs
Miss Hallock
No Cure No Pay Drug Claim Notes Refund Policy
Ecscema no cure no pay slogan offered by druggists promising refunds if PAZOOINT MENT fails to cure ri ter ulcers ser es pinga on the face and all gisesecs. 00 cemta.
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William Kieln
Lafayette Fall Festival Association
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Coates Family Reunion
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Zeek-Shaffer
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