Affidavits quashed in Monroe County case on technicality
In Bloomington Indiana Judge Wilson quashed affidavits against five men accused of whipping Joseph Shively and the Stephens women. The decision followed defense arguments that the information affidavit did not meet statute requirements. Bench warrants were issued for rearrest, and the case may be continued to the October term for further investigation by the next grand jury.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Wilson
Joseph Shively
Stephens
Miers
J. E. Hen Jey
Henley
Parmer Killed by Lightning in Indiana Barn
A storm near Peru Indiana killed carpenter J C Jones and injured two companions. Lightning also burned several barns near Gilead Deedsville and Denver with losses around two thousand dollars. Evansville vised by heavy rain as Ohio river and other rivers rose.
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Indianapolis Journal
Peru
Ind
J. C. Jones
Peoria
Girard
Gilead
Deedsville
Lee Farm
Denver
William Carver
Secant
Bullet proof cloth proved to stop revolver bullets in test
South Bend reports Casimir Zeguc of Chicago demonstrated a fabric jacket that halted six shots from a 4 calibre revolver with no fabric damage. The Indianapolis Journal notes bullet fragments were observed, while other cities report National Guard muster efforts, library dedication, and a Thompson Club banquet planning details.
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South Bend
New Wabash National Guard
Indianapolis Journal
Ind
Casimir Zeguc
Chicago
Olwin Oil Company Finds New Oil Well Near Huntsville
Winchester Indiana June 56 An organization named Olwin Oil Company has secured a good oil well on Clarence Stultz farm near Huntsville nine miles southwest of the city. This is new oil territory for the county outside prior gas or oil districts. The company recently developed a good gas well two or three miles from the oil site.
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Indianapolis Journal
Winchester
Ind
The
Olwin Oil Company
Clarence Stultz
Huntsville
Kokomo Saloons Vote In Day’s Court Challenge
In Kokomo Indiana on June 5 the County Commissioners upheld a blanket remonstrance against seven retail saloon license applicants, ruling seventeen names invalid as voters. The Third Fourth and Fifth wards stay dry, while the First ward grants saloons.
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Bperial
Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Temperance Pie
Liberal to be published in Shelbyville this June
George M. Ray orders material for a new paper to be printed in Shelbyville. The Liberal will launch in June with seven columns and a Democratic editorial stance.
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George Ray
Indianapolis Journal
Shelbyville
George M. Ray
Winchester Consolidates into Winchester Telephone Company
Winchester Indiana June 5 The two former lines the Winchester Telephone Company and the Eastern Indiana Telephone Company have merged and will operate as the Winchester Telephone Company. The Winchester outfit will maintain a system in this city and run a substantial length of lines across the county.
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Indianapolis Journal
Winchester
Ind
Winchester Telephone Company
Eastern Indiana Telephone Company
Local church to build its own house of worship
In New Castle Indiana on June 5 Methodist Church officials rejected all bids and contracted O Miller of Middletown to supervise the work. Miller will oversee construction of the Maxim building and church plans were prepared by an in house architect.
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Indianapolis Journal
New Castle
Ind
Methodist
O. Miller
Middletown
Maxim
William Manlove Dies in Barney Barred Politician
GREENSBURG Ind June 6 William Manlove aged sixty nine is dead at his home in Barney He was one of the party settlers senate and at one time prominent in politics He served as a lieu.
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Greensburg
Ind
William Manlove
Barney
Porty Settlers Senate
Diverse Indiana notices and obituaries from June reports
A compilation of brief notices from multiple Indiana towns announces deaths, appointments, and civic updates. Highlights include John M. Baughman at 93 in Winamac. Mrs. J. W. Cook and Mrs. Ephraim Martin deaths. Marion school enrollment rising to about 4 19 leading the district. Knights of Pythias memorial services. Anna Elliott Griffith named Elkhart librarian. Union Traction surveying for Elwood Anderson route. Muncie brewery head planning a new hotel. Bloomington’s John W. Mason named Manila instructor. local gavel gift to Greensburg Knights of Pythias. Decatur federal building project. Terre Haute financier taking stake in St Joseph News. Richmond wedding anniversary. Lafayette Pharma convention to meet in Fort Wayne.
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Marion
Grant Lodge No. 3
Knights of Pythias
G. A. H. Shideler
George de Wolf
Elkhart
Anna Elliott Griffith
Indianapolis
Carnegie Library
Griffith
State University At
Bloomen
State Library Commission
Elwood
Union Traction Company
Muncie
John Birkenstock
Ha March
Bloomington
John W. Mason
Bryan
Manila
Philippines
Indiana
Greensburg
J. W. Duncan
Shelbyville
Jerusalem
James BE. Caskey
Harry C. Morrison
Board of Education
Charlies L. Davis
Decatur
E. Fritzinger
Terre Haute
Louis T. Golding
Terre Haute Tribune
St. Joseph (Mo
Richmond
James Lundy
Center Township
Ifty
Lafayette
Indiana Pharmaceutical Association
Fort Wayne
Indiana Medical Society elects officers and discusses reorganization
The Indiana Medical Society closed its annual convention in Richmond on June 5 with plans to hold the next meeting in Indianapolis. New officers elected include President J Stewart and Secretary Heath. The society approved a reorganization plan to expand membership and create thirteen councils across districts.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Indiana Medical Society
Indianapolis
J. Stewart
Anderson
White
Danville
Heath
C. T
Co. T. Hendershot
Cannelton
George Knapp
Vincennes
D. C. Peyton
Jeffersonville
George F. McCoy
Columbus
M. A. Beer
Terre Haute
J. C. Sexton
Rushville
W. N. Wishard
G. W. Kemper
Muncie
Paul J. Barevs
Crawfordsville
George F. Kerper
Lafayette
Robert Heasler
Kokomo
A. E. Bulsen
Fort Warm
C. A. Daugherty
South
J. N. Hurty
Durbin
James F. Hibberd
The
American Medical Society
Morris
Hibberd
Daugherty
Fort Wayne
Indiana Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias colored meet planned
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Muncie Indiana dated June 5 reports the decision to hold the Indiana Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias colored division in Muncie on July 21 and 22. The article mentions prior million dollars in inaugurations and completions, though specifics are unclear.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Indiana Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Revised list of Santa Fe wreck victims released
Kansas City report lists killed in the Stillwell Kansas collision including Link Day of Los Angeles and William Miller of Plainfield New Jersey among others. The most seriously injured include Owen Patchin Ottawa Kansas A L Zellers North Manchester Indiana and John Green Indianapolis with several others. Dr Hamel said all injured were doing nicely and expected to recover.
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Kansas City
Stillwell
Kan
Link Day
Los Angeles
Cal
William Newmiller
Plainfield
N. J
Dan Monahan
Prescott
Ariz
E. H. Ward
New Castle
C. A. Kniskern
Monett
Charles M. Tarpardo
Porto Rico
Kansas University
Lawrence
Frank Johnson
Pullman
Owen Patchin
Ottawa
A. L. Zellers
North Manchester
Ind
John Green
Woodlawn Avenue
Indianapolis
Thomas McDonald
Temple
Tex
William Woods
Mount Forest
Ont
Willam Groves
Steubenville
Hamel
Missouri Pacific Hospital
Mine Shooter Killed Under New Clinton County Pact
Terre Haute Ind June 5 The first hours of operation under a state mine shooting agreement brought a fatality at the Rosedale mine Clinton county William Daniels was killed and Hall Youmans temporarily overcome by gas but later recovered He and Daniels had begun work under a commission finding that expert shooters should be employed in designated shafts The death was attributed to black damp after the blast rather than the explosion The commission had mandated shot firers to ensure mine safety
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
William Daniels
Rosedale
Clinton County
Hall Youmans
Clinton
Daniels
Youmans
Tragedy in Marion as Salesman Is Crushed by Freight
Guy J. Launder, 24, son of William H. Launder of Wabash, was killed when he fell under a Big Four freight train near Marion. He died at Marion Hospital an hour later. A special train carried his father from Wabash to be at his side as he died. Launder was a traveling salesman for the Harter Launder Carriage Company of Wabash.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Guy J. Launder
William H. Launder
Wabash
Marion Hospital
The
Harter- Launder Carriage Company
Eee Pees
Rial
Man Rescues Self From Ceiling Hook Injury
In Elkhart Indiana on June 5 Thomas Campbell a forty five year old livery stable worker stepped on a trunk to reach a bridle on a high wall hook. The trunk tipped, he was suspended by the hook in his chin and the hook penetrated his mouth roof but he freed himself and collapsed unconscious. No permanent injury expected. Also in Elkhart fifteen Arbur Beatty ran to the St Joseph river stump blast area and fell twenty five feet toward the swift current nearly drowning before being carried home where a doctor restored him.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elkhart
Ind
Thomas Campbell
Arbur Beatty
St. Joseph
Ilton and Frantz Hospitalized After Falls and Drowning
Elwood reports Milo Campbell injured when scaffolding collapsed at Webb bakery he fell thirty two feet and gained internal injuries though no bones broken. Wabash details Christian Frantz near ninety fell at home, ribs broken, fatal inflammation feared. Russiaville notes Norman O Daviss fifteen month old child drowned after slipping into a half full ten gallon water jar in yard.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
Milo Campbell
Webb Bakery
Wabash
Christian Frantz
Pleasant Township
Russiaville
Norman O
Cyclists Fatally Injured After Street Collision in Evansville
Evansville valid reports John Friedley and Joseph Walter riding on opposite sides of the public square collided with wagons this afternoon. Both men sustain brain concussions and are fatally hurt, with authorities treating the injuries as likely fatal.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
John Friedley
Joseph Walter
Accident at Royer Wheel Company Injures Worker
A worker on the third floor of the Royer Wheel Company plant in Aurora Indiana collapsed and fell, injuring Hait Boas Aunatiae with a broken jaw and internal injuries. Rares Sar was the worker injured in the incident and was taken for medical attention.
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Indianapolis Journal
Aurora
Ind
Royer Wheel
Comny
Hanna Influence Seeks Ohio Convention Redding
Miss Hanna gains influence after securing support at the Ohio state convention, aiming to assist her father in political endeavors. The report notes her persistence and expected impact within party circles and local politics.
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Detroit
Hanna
Publishing Association of Indiana University Plan Arbitration
Bloomington reports that two factions will file bonds and H M Dowling of Indianapolis will hear evidence and issue a decision on shareholder dispute. A court of inquiry convenes next Friday. arbitration aims to settle the matter with both sides accepting the award. State intercollegiate track meet preparations at Jordan Field proceed amid rain damage and anticipation of records. Purdue, Notre Dame, Wabash, Earlham and DePauw attend. Purdue favored for first, Notre Dame a potential surprise.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Publishing Association of
Indiana University
H. M. Dowling
Indianapolis
Dowling
Jordan Field
Indiana
Purdue Notre Dame
Wabash
Earlham
de Pauw
Bundy
Purdue
Notre Dame
Lafayette
Hearn
Verner
Chicago
Freeman
Glover
Vehslage
G. Miller
Huffman
Levy
Osborne
Peck
Adams
Rutledge
W. L. Miller
Russell
John” Miller
Powell
Wabash College Rehearsals and Baseball Plans
In Crawfordsville on June 5, Wabash College seniors rehearse the class play during vacation ahead of the June 13 Music Hall performance. Rain ruined the baseball schedule with cancellations against State Normal and Indiana University. a Mellott game is planned for Monday, with State Normal Tuesday and likely a return game with J. U. next Saturday. Alumni players are invited for commencement week. In Peru on June 5, promoter James Statesman backs a Wabash commencement baseball game featuring classes of the 80s and 90s, with participants including George Benton and James Kingsbury among others. Statesman is practicing at first base.
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Indianapolis Journal
Crawfordsville
Ind
Music Hall
State Normal
Indiana University
J. U
Hains
Poston
Hoffer
Hedrick
Cory
Peterson
Mackintosh
Dayne
Carter
Peru
James F. Statesman
Wabash College
Statesman
George Benton
Indianapolis
University of Chicago
James Kingsbury
The
Indiana Farmer
Harold Taylor
Representative Cravens
Madison
Edwin Anderson
Pittsburg
Landis
Delphi
Juniors Steal Seniors Gowns at Franklin College
Franklin Ind June 5. Class friction between juniors and seniors disrupts commencement week plans as juniors steal all caps and gowns from alumni to block seniors from wearing them at graduation. Only two seniors appear in chapel. Schedule for week includes missionary sermon, class day exercises, tennis, field day, and alumni events.
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Indianapolis Journal
Franklin, Ind
Franklin College
Ray W. Davis
Socanaerre
Oeneat
W. Stott
T. J. Morgan
C. F. Meserve
LL. D
Shaw University
North Carolina
Department of Music
Alumni Association
Aor Cc
Pater
Edin
CR. Parke
Ivy
College notes and sports updates from Indiana towns
TERRE HAUTE and SOUTH BEND Indiana news items detail Rose faculty hosting the Terre Haute Science Club and fundraising to hire a football coach, with speculation over a Kennedy hire. Notre Dame tennis doubles champions Funk and De Leon are noted, along with campus prayers and senior and freshman medal races, exams, and college lectures.
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Indianapolis Journal
South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Funk
de Leon
America
Pope Leo
Morrissey
French
Debris of Purdue Yearbook Roasts Manager Harry Leslie Better Yet Stronger
The 1903 Debris at Purdue appears with jokes roasts and sharp caricatures. It features clear team and society cuts and several new items while an objectionable piece titled What Is the Answer attacks athletic manager and captain Harry G Leslie, written by an enemy of Leslie and provoking student denunciation.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
Harry G. Leslie
Leslie
Earlham College Recital Opens Week in Lindley Hall
Richmond Ind June 5 The second feature of Earlham College commencement week was tonight’s recital by the music department in Lindley Hall before a large audience. Performers included Pearl Rinehart Edna White Ary Taylor Flora Hobson Bernda Halliday Grace Forrey Anna B Wolford Jeanette Morris Margaret Waite Jennie Lindley Grace Hamrickhouse Emil Mills E Partington Jesse Phillips Walter Allee Daphne Mills Edna Keever Vivian Floyd Louise Boyd Mamie N Hough.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Earlham College
Lindley Hall
Pearl Rinehart
Edna White
Ary Taylor
Flora Hobson
Bernda Halliday
Grace Forrey
Anna B. Wolford
Jeanette Morris
Margaret Waite
Jennie Lindley
Grace Hamrickhouse
Emil Mills
E. Partington
Jesse Phillips
Walter Allee
Daphine Mills
Edna Keever
Vivian Floyd
Louise Boyd
Mamie N. Hough
Madison High School graduation winners and officials
Madison School Thursday night graduation celebrated by ten graduates and twenty at Madison High. Prof. C. M. McDaniel reelected city superintendent and Charles R. Johnson sr named city school trustee replacing C. A. Hillabold. High School alumni banquet featured Judge A. Z. Fowler.
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Madison
C. M. McDaniel
Charles R. Johnson
C. A. Hillabold
A. Z. Fowler
Evansville
Edward B. Funk
Princeton
Bloomington
University
Black
Martinsville
Christian Church
Sherman Davis
University of Indiana
Sullivan
Sullivan High School
J. H. Carnes
Columbia City
First Presbyterian Church
Marion
Indiana Theater
Resignations shake New Albany police board
Governor Durbin asked Commissioner Edward McCulloch to resign and George E. Steinhauer followed after delay. Letters said the board’s actions caused nuisance and charges, though not public, and that successors would be appointed without disclosed details. No names or dates beyond the resignations and governor’s stance are confirmed.
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New Albany
Edward McCulloch
George E. Steinhauer
Durbin
McCulloch
Steinhauer
George Perkins
Anderson
Michael Zier
Winters
Moe *E
Appees
Ley
Zier
Steinner
Eienit
Seay Pee Ee
Insanity Question Roils Moses F Chase Custody Case
In Lafayette Indiana on June 5 1900 the Moses Fowler Chase trial nears a verdict on the boy's sanity a key factor in jurisdiction. Evidence includes a Cincinnati brain specialist deposition and earlier Ohio and Michigan rulings. Cross examinations focus on timing of petitions and legality of prior decrees while witnesses describe the boy's alleged mental soundness and family history.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayettes
Ind
Moses Fowler Chase
Fowler
Tippecanoe
Duhmes
Fred Chase
Chase
Langdon
Cincinnati
Young Chase
Flint
Mich
Harriet Small
Episcopal Church
Clifton
Duhme
Otterbein
Lafayette
Fred 5S. Chase
Benton County
Tipecanoe
Thomas
Foresman
Hamilton Circuit Court
Ohio
Harris
Michigan
Moses F. Chase
Rabb
Charles Maer
Fowler Chase
Hamilton County
Divorce Case Over Cruelty Ties, Custody Awarded
In Laporte Indiana Mrs Alvina Brown testifies to cruel treatment by Albert H Brown since six years. She says he funded others, left her penniless, and injured her last Christmas. Court grants custody of two children and settles property. Mrs Brown reportedly receives about 10000 while Brown is worth over 100000. Separate suits allege malpractice and damages in Fort Wayne and Winchester with awards of 1000 in the latter case after an injury on a streetcar running board.
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Laporte
Ind
Alvina Brown
Michigan City
Albert H. Brown
Indiana
French Lick Springs
Tom Taggart
Laporte Circuit Court
Josephine Hudson
Hself
Brown
Indianapolis Journal
Winchester
Martin Sullivan
Union Traction Company
Delaware Circuit Court
Muncie
Women’s shoes mended while you wait in New York shops
The New York Sun notes a growing trend of shoe repair for women while they wait. Modern shops in the shopping district offer twenty to thirty minute soled and heeled repairs. Women shoppers and store workers are among customers, with the practice spreading since its Bowery origins.
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New York Sun
New York
Bowery
Alleged Land Frauds Reported In Grand Jury Indictments
United States grand jury indictments returned against John A. Cobb W H H Miller 8 E Struble and G W J Woltz alleging misuse of lands in a large scale fraud case. Other suspects await arrest as inspectors cite deeds abstracts and correspondence from Tennessee Kentucky Virginia Missouri Texas Michigan across multiple states. Witnesses from Tennessee New Mexico Michigan Kentucky Missouri West Virginia Iowa Arkansas summoned for trials in U S courts.
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Columbus
United States
Grand Jury
John A. Cobb
Bainbridge
W. H. H. Miller
E. Struble
G. W. J. Woltz
Newark
Tennessee
Kentucky
No trace of murderer as lynching feared in Martin County
LOOGOOTEE Ind June 6 Mrs Addie Lyons wife of Joseph Lyons of Killlony Martin county was shot and killed by her stepson Arthur Lyons age 21 who had been in California and returned claiming he killed a man in the West. A posse hunts the fugitive through woods and hollows as the community awaits capture. The slaying left the family and town in shock with strong rumors of others involved.
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Indianapolis Journal
Loogootee
Ind
Addie Lyons
Joseph Lyons
Killlony
Martin County
Arthur Lyons
California
Lyons
Pee
Ies
Boy shoots marauder at farm in Crown Point
A ten year old son of Michael Hart defended his parents property at their Crown Point farmhouse using a double barreled shotgun. He wounded an Italian boy who was left in charge of the household, firing both loads of heavy shot into him.
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Indianapolis Journal
Crown Point
Ind
Michael Hart
Ransa PS
Eighteen year old Dan Hinds in Madison attempted assault
Dan Hinds an eighteen year old Black man formerly on the steamer City of Wheeling invaded the button factory premises in Madison. He allegedly attempted to assault a white girl named Humphreys. The factory detained him, a rope was placed around his neck but was not tightened, and Sheriff Crozier arrested him. The grand jury is to indict.
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Indianapolis Journal
Madison
Ind
Dan Hinds
Wheeling
Nam Humphreys
Hinds
Death by own action at North Judson
Arthur Akers, son of a well to do citizen of North Judson Indiana, killed himself by drowning in fifteen inches of water under his home. He had worked on sheep ranches in Wyoming for years and returned home recently with about $1000. The cause is not known. His sister died by suicide in the same house about two years ago.
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Indianapolis Journal
North Judson
Ind
Arthur Akers
Wyoming
Boy Loses a Foot in Streetcar Accident
Albert Bowen of 224 Broadway reports his eight year old son Robert was struck by Union Traction car 30 while crossing College avenue near Twenty second street. The left foot was ground to pulp before the car could stop, and doctors later amputated above the ankle. Witnesses say the car was not moving fast and was under control, with the boy unaware of the approaching vehicle.
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Albert Bowen
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Union Traction
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Cross
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