Witnesses Discuss Charts in Schley Court Testimony
Commander Richard Wainwright and Lieutenant M J Bristol testified before the Schley court of inquiry regarding battle charts from the Santiago engagement. Wainwright questioned the accuracy of the official chart, saying positions were a compromise of board views and largely estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Schley Court of Jagquiry
Richard Wainwright
Gloucester
Spain
M. J. Bristol
Texas
Bristol
Brooklyn
United States
Wainwright
Board of Navigators
Santiago
Hodgson
Folger
Dyson
Court hearing reveals ship maneuvers and witness exchanges
Testimony covers Wainwright sees no ram signals from Spanish ships, ship positions decided by officers, Folger disputes Wei-Tiai-Wei harbor tactics, and disagreements over stadimeter readings between Bristol Rayner and Hodgson. Tensions rise as Hanna and Rayner clash with Lemly over courtroom courtesies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wainwright
W. M. Folger
Santiago
Wei-Tiai-Wei
siMarly
Tie
Bristol
Rayner
Brooklyn
Hodgson
Pristel
Commodore Schrey
Santiago Harbor
Folger
Hanna
Lemly
Captain Lemly
President Adams Improves at State University
Madison Wis Oct 9 There is marked improvement in the condition of President Adams and his physicians say he is out of all danger and will probably be out in about a week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
Adams
State University
Episcopal convention defeats Huntington amendment on worship forms
In San Francisco the triennial Episcopal convention reconsidered and defeated the Huntington amendment allowing modified worship under bishop oversight after a voting error in the Nebraska delegation was corrected. Debates on marginal readings and church name changes continued as bishops addressed marriage and divorce with no immediate vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
House of Deputies
Nebraska
Lay
House of Bishops
List of Dead in Samar Washington Oct 9
War department cable lists the Ninth Infantry casualties from the Samar massacre on Sept 28. Killed include sergeants Martin and Randles and many privates such as James Martin, Aydelotte, Dent, Fitzgerald, Sterling, Sproull, Miller, Long and others. Also noted are the wounded Baird Reecard Shoemaker and missing soldiers possibly burned Covington Robbins Driscoll South Porezeng Williams WinGo and Wright. Basay deaths include Weiss and McManus.
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Washington
Ninth Infantry
Samar
War Department
John F. Martin
James N. Randles
Frank McCormack
Henry J. Scharer
Joseph J. G
James Martin
John W. Aydelotte
Byron Dent
Eli Fitzgerald
Charles B. Sterling
Robert Sproull
John H. Miller
Richard Long
Joseph Turfier
Gustav F. Schnitzler
Proul Peters
Leonard P. Schley
James F. McDermott
Charles EK. Davis
Harry M. Wood
John Wannebo
J. O. Kleinhample
R. L. Booth
Guy C. Dennis
John PD
Basay
John L. Weiss
Charles C. McManus
Burke resigns as Chicago oil inspector after bond
Robert E. Burke resigns from the office of oil inspector after posting a 25000 bond to stand trial for embezzlement. Mayor Harrison accepts the resignation and orders a thorough audit of the oil inspector’s office to account for four years five months of Burke administration. Sheriff Magerstadt also dismisses four county court bailiffs following grand jury recommendations and testimony in a jury bribing case.
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Chicago
Robert E. Burke
Harrison
McGann
Burke
Magerstadt
Cook County
William Curran
W. J. Healy
Eugene Reilly
George Lynch
James Lynch
Deputy shoots at illegal fishers on Wabash River pursuit
Logansport Indiana October 9 Deputy Fish Commissioner Wallace Smith with Bid Dunham Eugene Oldham and Charles Bopp surprised a party spearing fish on the Wabash river Sunday night. Smith shot one man in the leg as he fled. The group was ambushed near a cornfield returning home receiving shotgun fire and damage to horses carriage and occupants.
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Logansport
Ind
Wallace Smith
Bid Dunham
Eugene Oldham
Charles Bopp
Wabash River
Smith
Thief’s Death by Own Action Follows Burglaries
In Beardstown Illinois on October 9 a suspect tied to a string of burglaries was traced from Ivehl's store to the home of engineer Frank Wolfe. At Wolfe's residence the burglar entered the trunk of Walter Fee a roomer and items were found. Fee died by ingesting carbolic acid in his jail cell. Wolfe was his brother in law and part of a respected family. Fee was described as a cigarette fiend.
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Beardstown
Ivehl
Frank Wolfe
Walter Fee
Fee
Wolfe
Princet on tragedy as miner dies by freight train
Charles Bensyl a 30 year old coal miner was run over and killed by a Southern freight train in Princeton Indiana on Monday. Authorities say bad eye sight caused the accident. He came to Princeton four years ago from Danville Mississippi and once had wealth but later lost it.
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Princeton
Ind
Charles Bensyl
Southern
Danville
Mis
Ohio coal price rise signals rush to fill northwest orders
In Columbus Ohio on October 9 coal operators notified dealers of a 25 cent per ton increase at the mines. The rise is attributed mainly to the rush to fill orders for the northwest regions.
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Oalle Higher
Ohio
Columbus
Northwest
Rock Island man weds Newman woman in Tuscola ceremony
On Monday night in Tuscola Illinois Robert E. Lee of Rock Island married Miss Vernie May Dawson of Newman. The groom serves as superintendent for the Rock Valley Coal Company and the bride is an heiress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isan Herresa
Tuscola
His
Robert E. Lee
Rock Island
Vernie May Dawson
Newman
Rock Valley Coal Company
Veteran Chicago Policeman Dies After Pneumonia
Captain Louis Hinas a longtime Chicago police officer died in Chicago on Monday from pneumonia. He served twenty years with the force and was a prominent figure in the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Louis Hinas
Railroad Froland Sells Des Moines Trip Seats
Via C I P to Des Moines and return October 5 to 12 inclusive limit October 14 agent F Frpland explained schedules and travel window for the round trip with agent contact through the period.
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Des Moines
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad Boosts Laxative Try Tonight
A promotional notice urges readers to buy and try Cascarets Candy Cathartic tonight. The genuine tablets are stamped C. C. C and sold by all druggists, not in bulk, with roc.
Half Raised in Ransom Row as Brother Pushes On
Boston dispatch reports Kidder, Peabody & Co. show 49574.61 cash and 7000 in pledges toward Miss Stone ransom with more expected. Charles Stone, her brother, urges continued fundraising beyond a suspected month window and seeks total 110000. Armenian physician M Mesropian accuses the sultan of Turkey, urging a naval show of force over the abduction.
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Boston
Miss Stone
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Charles A. Stone
Constantinople
Samokov
London
The
Daily Mail
Vienna
Zoutschew
Mise Stone
Turkey
M. Danev
Kansas City
M. Mesropian
Armenia
Bulgaria
Mesroplan
United States
Abdul Hamid
Missionary Convention to Discuss Salvation for Heathen
Flint Michigan hosts the north western branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The gathering covers Illinois Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin with about 30000 members. Work supports schools orphanages and missions in Bulgaria China Korea India Italy Japan Malaysia Mexico the Philippines and South America. Sessions run at Court Street M E church from morning today through Friday noon.
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Flint
Mich
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Bulgaria
China
Korea
India
Italy
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
Philippine Islands
South America
Court Street M. BE
Book publisher seeks relief after Philippines counterfeiting seizure
The agent of a book publishing house met with Assistant Secretary Taylor at the treasury to request relief from seizure of several thousand arithmetic books printed for Philippine schools. The texts included pictures of American coins and were seized under the counterfeiting law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taylor
Treasury Department
Secret Service
Philippines
Joliet Rat Tan and Reed Chair Co Loses Contract
Joliet Illinois October 9 The Joliet Rat Tan and Reed Chair company once a major convict labor employer in the penitentiary loses its contract after A D Martin representing the Frankfort Chair company of Kentucky and others outbid for the labor of 200 convicts and will take the work December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet Company
Joliet, Ills
Unknown horse disease cripples Missouri ranches
In St Joseph Missouri on October 9 veterinarians in northern Missouri toil around the clock as thousands of horses fall ill with a glanders like disease. Deaths are reported as the illness spreads among livestock and farmers seek help from veterinary surgeons who cannot keep pace with demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doraen
St. Joseph
Missouri
Carrie Nation Held in St. Wheeling for Unpaid Fine
Carrie Nation, the Kansas saloon smasher, is jailed in St. Wheeling West Virginia for refusing to pay a $20 fine or post a peace bond. She entered a saloon late Monday night with about 400 supporters but was arrested before acting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie
St. Wheeling
W. Va
Carrie Nation
Kansas City Cattle Show Promises Record Attendance
In Kansas City Missouri on October 9 officials forecast a national cattle show starting October 21 to exceed all previous events. They expect larger attendance and a greater display of thoroughbred cattle than ever before.
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Kansas City
Rest Room Association Calls Thursday Meeting At 3 30 PM
The Rest Room Association announces a Thursday meeting at 3 30 in the afternoon. All members are urged to attend in full force. The call is issued by President and signed by Secretary Ella May Brown.
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Rest Room Association
The Singer Sewing Machine Office at Nicola & Harmon
A note places the Singer Sewing Machine office at the Nicola and Harmon shoe store. The item confirms location within the shopping area and hints at a cooperative retail setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer
Nicola & Harmon Shoe Store
One Fraternity Prank Ends With Salesman at Door
In Ann Arbor a fraternity rush at the station targeted a man believed to be a freshman. The intended hazing escalated as members arranged a carriage ride and acted as porters, only to discover the visitor was a traveling Chicago haberdashery salesman with sample goods in his grip.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Chicago
Both Sides Gain The Point In Isthmian Canal Talks
Washington reports no surrender by England or the United States on the new isthmian canal treaty. The negotiators preserve the Clayton Bulwer principle while ensuring a waterway neutral and open to world commerce, easing Britain's guarantee and keeping both nations firm on core rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
England
United States
Pneland
Labor Delegates Tour Joliet Penitentiary
Delegates from the Federation of Labor toured Joliet prison, welcomed by Warden Murphy. They gathered in the chapel for convict orchestra music and speeches by Murphy and Federation President O'Brien on convict contract labor.
Akron to Face Receiver Over Bond Sale Stop Action
Akron Ohio Oct 9 in response to an insufficient tax levy Monday H C Sanford asked City Solicitor Exgate to seek injunction to halt a Saturday sale of 168000 in bonds intended to cover accumulated accounts A temporary restraining order was issued and a hearing scheduled for later in the week
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Akron
H. C. Sanford
Exgate
Fugitive Soldier Shot at Columbus Post
Private John Shesser of the Twenty-ninth United States infantry, a prisoner at the Columbus post, was shot and fatally wounded by a guard Monday afternoon while attempting to escape. Deserted at San Francisco about a year ago, he surrendered here and was sentenced to fifteen months' imprisonment. His home is Madison, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John Shesser
Twenty-ninth United States Infantry
Columbus Post
Shesser
San Francisco
Madison
Ind
Democratic call for fusion meeting in Harrisburg
Harrisburg on October 9. Chairman William T. Creasy of the Democratic state committee issued a call for a meeting in Harrisburg next Friday to consider a plan for fusion with the Union party against the regular Republican ticket.
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Harrisburg
William T. Creasy
Democratic State Committee
New El Dorado Reported Near Good Hope Bay
A new El dorado is reported near Good Hope bay in Seattle. The location lies almost directly north of Nome and would require a 300 mile coastal voyage around to Bering Strait and into the Arctic Ocean.
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Seattle
Wash
Good Hope Bay
Nome
Bering Strait
Arctic Ocean
Damages suit over drunken brawl against saloonkeeper
In Terre Haute Indiana on Oct 9 a damage suit brought for a child against a saloonkeeper after the father was killed in a drunken brawl was decided against the child because the father was unborn at the time of the death.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wisconsin Central fills director vacancies
William F. Vilas of Madison and Joseph S. Dale of New York city were elected to fill vacancies on the board of directors at the Wisconsin Central Railroad company annual meeting held yesterday in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee, Wis
William F. Vilas
Madison
Wis
Josephs. Dale
New York City
Wisconsin Central Railroad Company
Hay press accident claims life of George Hilliard
In Cadillac Michigan on October 9 George Hilliard 30 of Colfax ten miles north of the city fell into a hay press. He suffered fatal injuries including a crushed nose and head leaving a wife and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadillac, Mich
George Hilliard
Colfax
Here
Two Men Hanged for Murder in Philadelphia
Charles Perry and Henry Ivory were hanged yesterday in the county prison for killing Roy Wilson White professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
Charles Perry
Henry Ivory
Roy Wilson White
University of Pennsylvania
Admiral Schley Retired From Navy on Age Basis
Rear Admiral W. S. Schley ends active career as he is placed on the retired list by operation of law due to age, in Washington on October 8.
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Schley
Washington
Oct. C
W. 8
Navy
Notice of nonliability for subcontractor debts
The undersigned give notice they will not be responsible for any debts incurred by any of our sub contractors, their agents or laborers, nor those of our own agents, unless upon our regularly written and properly signed orders.
Guaranteed Kidney Cure Claim Promises Refund
An advertisement touts Smiths Sure Kidney Cure with a money back guarantee if not satisfied after one bottle. The claim urges purchase through a druggist and promises refunds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Taxpayers Oppose Macadam Roads Contract
In Michigan City Indiana a temporary restraining order shields the Laporte circuit court from approving payment to A Bunyan and Co for twenty five miles of macadam roads. The Taxpayers association claims only two thirds of required materials were used and grading draining and width specs were not met.
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Michigan City
Ind
Laporte Circuit
A. Bunyan & Co
Taxpayers’ Association
Capture of Mdowell Soldier Who Preferred Lowe's to Duty
Claude McDowell the former soldier who deserted from the Philippines to marry a Yorktown girl was captured in Andersonville near Muncie by Detective Fred Puckett of the Muncie police. He was found hiding under a bed at the Wesley Taylor home and taken to Munice jail after a feeble resistance.
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Muncie
Ind
Claude McDoweLl
Philippines
Yorktown
Fort Thomas
Andersonville
Munelee
Fred Puckett
Wesley Taylor
McDowell
Munete
TiNois Steel workers expelled from Amalgamated Union
Joliet Illinois October reports that men from the converter and billet mills who returned to work before the strike ended have been expelled from the Amalgamated Association. The note confirms strike benefits paid to red mill and merchant mill workers who did not return, but none for the other two departments.
National Glass Withdraws From Glass Association
Marion Indiana reports that after January 1 1902 the National Glass company will sever ties with the glass association. It says it does not plan to cut prices but will uphold them. The withdrawal’s effect on the association remains uncertain.
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Marion
Ind
National Glass Company
Tableware Trust
The
Glass Association
National
Ingwerson Named New Sioux City Savings Bank Cashier
Sioux City Iowa October 9 M W Ingwerson of Chicago chosen as cashier of the Peoples Savings Bank of Sioux City succeeding A Y Bennett who has resigned. The new cashier is son of Charles H Ingwerson livestock commission merchant.
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Sioux City
M. W. Ingwerson
Chicago
The
People’es Savings Bank
A. YT. Bennett
Charles H. Ingwerson
Livestock Commission
Markets report from Chicago and East Buffalo with grain and livestock prices
Chicago markets show hog receipts about 25 000 with prices 4 50 to 6 90 for various lots and cattle receipts near 7 000 with steers from 3 90 to 6 60 and calves to 6 60 Western sheep and lambs quoted from 2 75 to 4 65 East Buffalo dealers Dunning Stevens report dull cattle at 5 to 7 50 veal and hogs down with heavy to 6 80 and light ranges 6 60 to 6 70 Wheat and corn prices shift with Chicago No 2 red around 71 2 to 72 4 for December and May futures Oats and rye also move with tone varying by grade and month
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
Oct
Milwaukee Grain
Board of Trade Today
A Word to Travelers About a Remedy
The excitement of travel and changes in food and water can cause diarrhoea. Do not leave home without Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by Stewart's and Cook Sherman.
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Stewart's
Cook & Sherman
Murderous Filipin... Assassins Sentenced to Die
A Philippines court martial records five natives from Posor rubio and an Igorrote harvester who abducted and killed captives then raped their families. Sentences ranged to death for the group and several co-defendants, with others punished for related killings during guard duty and alleged insurgent activity. A Pilipino named Juan Confessor faced multiple charges including aiding the enemy and war crimes, sentenced to twenty years hard labor.
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Washington
Oct. C
Philippines
Posorrubio
Quivas
Binting
James T. Burgey
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Baretac Nuevo
Tanay
Ruty
Acasta
Rutz
Eugene BR
Lyons
Company K. Fifth Infantry
Juan Confessor
Pilipino
Health conditions in Philippines praised by Surgeon General
Surgeon General Sternberg reports from Manila that malaria is less prevalent in lowland rice areas than in US southern regions. Typhoid mortality is lower in the Philippines, dysentery declines with clean water, but pulmonary consumption remains higher. Plague persists modestly in Manila with few cases among troops. Hospitals and nurses receive praise as sanitary and satisfactory.
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Washington
Sternberg
War Department
Army
Philippines
United States
Fort Bayard
N. M
Manila
Freeland Central Association Formed in New York
The Freeland Central association organized in New York with Alexander Horr as figurehead and Rev. S. L. ByIntson among its members. Horr says the group is a cooperative business founded on labor receiving its full product and plans to acquire $500,000 to purchase a Rhode Island township for an economic Utopia for men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Freeland Central Association
Alexander Horr
Rev. S. L. By- Intson
Horr
Rhode Island
Kenosha Man Sues for 10000 Damages Over False Imprisonment
Edward Barnes, arrested for stealing 175 from Dr. T W Graham of Chicago, returns to Kenosha and says he will sue for 10000 damages for false imprisonment. He was discharged after a hearing last Wednesday and had worked in Kenosha for months with a good reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Edward Barnes
T. W. Graham
Chicago
George Trude
Barnes
Carris Sells the Seats
The advance gate for Graham theatre attractions this season will be at OCarris Hast sidedrug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Theatre
Ocarris
Fish and Poultry Dressed to Order at Todd Stuarts
Fish and poultry dressed and cut to order at Todd Stuarts, a local market known for fresh preparation. The notice highlights tailored cuts and ready to cook selections for customers seeking precise portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd Stuart
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Havana
Witnhes
Dr. Adame
the Journal
Bob Burke
F. Froland
Missionary Convention
Ella May Brown
Ren
New Golden Eidorado
Wisconsin Central Annual
Flick & Johnson, Contractors
J H. Frick
Mdowell
Lowe
Amalgamated
Chicago Grain and Produce
Milwaukee
Filiping
Executioner
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Cras. Hi
Keer
Frank Stewart
I. M. Sprovyt
C M. Krer
Frank R, Sacr
T. J. Dempsey
Johnson
Johnson's Bakery
Harwood
South Side
L. E. Latta
Joseph Pollard, Jr
Owa
H. Knecht
Washington National Bank
Surgeon
Wilson
Attorney At Law
Pprior
Kear Alberson's Grocery
Temple Building
W. H. Butterfield
Ora ‘'S
Iowa
Marsh W. Bailey
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
Schuyler W. Livingston
Court House
A. Dewey
Attorney-At-Law
Savings Gank
W. D. Lowry
Officck
Mercer & Chilcote's
W. A. Stiles & Co
West Main St
Hotel Allen
Carris
Madison Medicine Co
Ry No
Allen
Atl Rank
Wanamaker
Brown
R. A. Riley
Fiwar Praatotire
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Wabash Pan- American
Adams Street
Hlam
A. Warr
Krok
First National
BANK
Wm. Blatt
C. Roe
D. Robinson
Eaten
KE To
Anderson
Vice Bros. Capital
Onahte T Anderson
Nicola
Hardware
Furniture CO
B.W. Nicola
W. M. Bailey
Bartett
Bartlett
Lombardo’s
Bes
Veter
Charley
Restau
Warer
P. KR. R
Golag
Columbus Junction
Muscatine
California
Pacific Northwest
Ke, Stewart, Agt. B
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Burlington
Peoria
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
B. O. HK
N. R
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Effa
Tam OF
Dally Iowa Central
Brighton
Mason City Mall
St. Paul
Way Freight
Sun
Teesewe
Peoria Mall
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