Taft Sees Mexico Policy Raises Intervention Risk
Former President Taft told the Detroit Bankers Club that current U S Mexico policy heightens the danger of intervention and urges federal budget reforms and executive efficiency. He argued for centralized spending control, a reorganization of departments, and clearer budget reporting to Congress. He predicted a Republican victory in 1914 if party unity forms around a strong candidate.
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Mexico
Detroit
United States
Washington Post
William HW Tat
Taft
Bankers’ Club
Tait
Maones ii
Pattsada
Congress
Repti
English Homes to Be Topic at Clubwomen Meeting
Thomas Adams will lecture on the English housing experience at 1 o clock tomorrow morning at the Public Library under the Federation of Women's Clubs. Adams, adviser on housing to the Canadian government and a member of Great Britain’s local government board, is a leading authority on town planning. The English transformation aims to replace slums with sanitary, comfortable homes for workers, and Adams will share his experiences. The lecture is open to the public.
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Thomas Adams
Federation of Women‘s Clubs
Mr Adams
Local Government Board of
Great Britain
Adams
Metropolitan Branch Commuters Protest Fare Increase
The Metropolitan Branch Commuters Association executive committee met at 710 Fourteenth Street Northwest to plan protest actions against a new tariff raising passenger rates on the Metropolitan Branch by 43 percent. The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to suspend the tariff until a hearing. Progress is reported on branch grade improvements.
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Metropolitan Branch Comuters’ Association
Fourteenth
Northwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aga
Baltimore and Ohio R Railroad Company
Gurley
Board of
Commissruers
Montenomery County
Mado
Co Warassian
Ocruries
Ohio Dry Appeal Denied in High Court Fight
The Ohio Supreme Court denied the anti saloon league writs of mandamus seeking a recount of votes from Cincinnati Cleveland and Columbus cast on November 3. League representatives argued recounts would prove fraud affecting the prohibition amendment and the home rule adoption.
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Supreme Court
Columbus, Wid le
Nto Silapreme
Antisaloon League
Mandamus Lo Gampel
Cleveland
Columbus
League
Willis Explains Rediscounts in Federal Reserve Lectures
H Parker Willis of the Federal Reserve explains rediscounts as rediscounting and equalizing government funds among banks. The lecture, part of a series, was delivered at the Willard Hotel to the local chapter of the American Institute of Banking. The idea aims to balance liquidity and ensure funds are invested where needed to maintain fluidity in the banking system.
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H Parker Willis
Federal Reserve Buarta
Geliverst
Willard Hotel
Menecanu Institute of Bankine
British clubs urge no international football this season
Delegates from English Scottish Welsh and Irish professional associations in London recommend delaying international matches this season while keeping domestic play. They argue football supports recruitment and that suspending Saturday recreation would be unfair to working people amid large spectator crowds.
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London
United Kingdom
Hurt in fall from pulpit in New York
Winfield S Hammaker a 68 year old Washington man fell from the pulpit steps at Rev. Dr. Adam Powell’s church on West Fortieth Street New York receiving cuts and shock. He was removed to Bellevue Hospital. Hammaker has ties to Washington and New York and is the father in law of Mrs. Lewis Hodgen. Police notified Maj. Sylvester.
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S. Hammaker
New York
Washington Peat
Winfield S Hammaker
Euclid Street
Washington, D. C
Adam Powell
Hammaker
West Virginia
Powell
Weat Fortieth Street
Bellevue Hospital
Winfield
Washington
Lewis Hodgen
Washington Loan and Triuat
Maj. Sylvester
Will Lift The Cattle Ban In Midwest Quarantine Eased
Chicago reports that foot and mouth disease quarantine will be lifted soon in much of the middle West. Dr. 5. BE. Bennett, head of Federal Inspectors at the stockyards, said an increase in receipts will follow a Washington order easing quarantine in portions of the Chicago yards. About one third of the yards will be reserved for cattle from nonquarantined counties. Pens will be cleaned nightly and disinfected weekly.
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Chicago
Middle West
BE. Bennett
Bennett
Washington
Sinn Fein newspaper suspended amid treason fears in Ireland
Sinn Fein did not appear in Dublin today as publishers halted print after authorities warned of treason charges. The raid on the Irish Freedom office seized all copies offered for sale, seen as a second step in suppressing opposing enlistment and pro-German sentiments.
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Dublin
Ireland
Sinn Fearn
Irish Freedom
Welfare Work Exhibition Opens in York as Federation Meets
A permanent welfare work exhibition opened in York today by the National Civic Federation welfare department. The federation plans to hold its annual meeting in York tomorrow. The women’s department reelected officers with Miss Maude Wetmore as chairman Miss Anne Morgan as treasurer and Mrs. Roger Hacon as secretary. Mrs. Archibald Hopkins outlined welfare work by the Washington bureau of engraving.
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W York
Welfare Department
National Civic Federation
Woman's Department of the Federation
Maude Wetmore
Anne Morgan
Roger Hacon
Archibald Hopkins
District of Coluumbia
Bureau of Engraving
Washington
Garrison Is Reorganized In Army and Navy Union
Gen W F Barry Garrison No 28 Army and Navy Union reconstituted after near disbandment with officers elected including Commander R i s Grant Senior Vice Commander Sheridan Ferree Junior Vice Commander G B Bunting Adjutant N A Martin Quartermaster and Paymaster Thomas A Green Chaplain Wdawin Bowman Council of Administration M Shin W M Goodlove Winfield Jones First regular meeting set for January 14.
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W. F Barry Garrison
Army and Navy Union
United Service Club
R Is. Grant
Sheridan Ferree
G. B. Bunting
N. A. Martin
Thomas A. Green
Wdawin Bowman
M. Shin
W. M
Handicraft School Showcases Dept Work
Handicraft School displayed department crafts yesterday afternoon at 1622 HO Street NW. Tapestry led by Mrs Alice Lockwood drew strong interest, with exhibits in designing, basketry, bookbinding, lace making, wearing, tapestry, metal work and jewelry. Lead teachers included Miss Letitia Maxwell Miss Dorothy H Dawson Miss Marian Lane Mrs M Woodward Miss Exemple Pettis Miss Katherine Crawford Miss Elizabeth Goodwin and Miss Lockwood.
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HO Street
Alice Lockwood
Letitia Maxwell
Dorothy H. Dawson
Marian Lane
M. Woodward
Exemple Pettis
Katherine Crawford
Elizabeth Goodwin
Lockwood
Japan Reveals List of War Booty at Tsingtau
Tokyo reports army headquarters released the war booty captured at the German stronghold Tsingtau China. The loot includes 2 500 rifles 1f machine guns 30 field guns all needing repair ammunition cash 8 000 15 000 tons of coal 40 automobiles and provisions for 5 000 people for three months All ships in the harbor were destroyed.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tsingtau
China
Woman Held as Forger in Real Estate Circles
New York December 3. Matilda Francolini aged 23, noted for ties to major real estate firms, was arrested yesterday on an indictment charging forgery in the second degree.
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New York
Mathilda Francolini
France Women Rally to Nursing Front in War Time
Paris reports show the Spelte des Dames de France mobilizing women from all classes to train as Red Cross nurses. Rich or poor, they abandon leisure to learn bandaging and wounds, filling scarce hospitals as war demands surge.
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Paris
Dec
France
Spelte Des Dames de France
Red Cross
Etoile
Paria
Ilpa
Societades Dames
Pleads for Cotton Grower by Sam Small at First Baptist
The Rev. Sam Small spoke last night at the First Baptist Church on H and Six-and-a-half street SW, delivering his fourth Washington address this week for national and District prohibition. He critiqued Congress for not aiding Southern interests and contrasted cotton growers with distillery interests.
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Sam Small
First Baptist Church
Washington
Dr Smatt
Congress
Primo Collier Primo Survives Submarine Attack Off Havre
Paris Dec 3 A Havas dispatch reports the Italian collier Primo attacked by German sub Li-21 off Havre was not sunk. A 3 inch shell hit the hull but the vessel remains afloat, sighted near Veales as tugboats are sent to tow her to port.
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Paris
Havas Agency
Fecamp
Havre
President to urge Philippine bill and economy in new Congress
In a forthcoming address the President will note ship shortages hindering trade with South America and contraband items, advocate Philippine independence, push conservation and new federal agencies funding, and emphasize rapid appropriations to avoid a special session after March 4 while acknowledging the late December start date.
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Democratic Party
Efe
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Hayes Elected President of Washington Aerie 126 Eagles
L. B. Hayes was unanimously chosen president at a meeting of Washington Aerie No. 126 Fraternal Order of Eagles held in clubrooms at Fifth and E streets NW. Other newly elected officers include Vice President H. J. Edwards, Chaplain J. Lo Wedge, Secretary J. D. Britt, Treasurer R. F. Downing, Inside Sentinel George Gaver, Outside Sentinel B. E. M. Taylor, and Trustees William H. Clarke and John J. Alem.
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Eagles
Hayes
L. B. Hayes
Washington Aerié
Order of Eagles
Fifth
E Streets
H. J. Edwards
J. Lo Wedge
J. D. Britt
R. F. Downing
Inside Sentinel
George Gaver
Outside Sentinel
M. Taylor
William H. Clarke
John J. Alem
Coast Defenses Seen Outdated In War Scenario
Military experts warn coast fortifications are dated and outclassed by modern naval guns. They say land invasion via unfortified points is easier, making mobile army defense essential if U S fleet is defeated. Cape Henry and Sandy Hook tests highlight need for larger calibers and upgraded emplacements.
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U. S
A. P. Gardner
Economic Club
New York
United States
New Jersey
Cape Henry
Chesapeake Bay
War Department
Sandy Hook
Panama Canal
Continental
Tshushima
Emden’s Ruses Nearly Tricked British for Supplies
Capt. von Mueller of the German cruiser Emden, recently destroyed, used English ruses to beguile British shipping. The Wabasha reported how Emden pretended to be a British cruiser and sought coal and provisions at Calcutta, nearly deceiving the commandant before an Italian merchantman intervened. The tale highlights Emden’s daring and ironic courtesy, including a final quip about beer.
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San Francisco
von Mueller
Emden
Prilipa
Wabasha
Straits of Malacca
Phillips
Calcutta
Hampshire
Hoogs River
Prisoner Sees Kaiser on Throne in Nancy Battle Tale
A French artillery lieutenant held by Germans during the Nancy battle reports being shown Kaiser on a throne from a hill as German cavalry paraded. He later watched a French charge and noticed no solitary figure on a throne. The prisoner remained defiant under threat and was eventually freed.
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Kaiser
Nancy
Washington Post
Boulogne
Thrilling Duel in the Sky Between French and German Airmen
A soldier’s letter from Paris recounts a dramatic air duel as French aeroplanes gain height and attack a German Aviatik. The German plane dives and crashes in mud, its crew killed or trapped. Serge, Frank, and Sapper Guenot are hailed by the division general as knights for their valor and promised the cross.
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Speci Cabie
Paris
Aviatik
Serge
Frank
Sapper
Guenot
Reserve bank board jobs drawn by health, beauty standards
The Federal reserve board will hire stenographers and clerks from a pool of applicants, emphasizing physical fitness. A Sherman Allen regulation notes health will be an asset, with civil service rules requiring medical certificates. About 10 hires are planned, with salaries ranging from 303 to 1000 dollars annually.
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Federal Reserve Board
Siris
Reserve Board
Allen
Sherman Allen
Board
Federal Reserve Act
Cvil
Civil Service
Federal Reserve Bank Organization Committee
Aid For German Prisoners In Siberia
Dr. Faust Reinsh, American Minister to China, cabled Petrograd requesting that Russia permit two Americans to travel to Siberia with funds for German and Austrian prisoners. Funds were raised by Germans and Austrians in the East. About 40,000 German and Austrian prisoners are believed to be in Siberia.
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Peking
Faust Reinsech
China
Petrograd
Siberia
Sberia
Federal Reserve rules on interlocking directors in banks
The Federal Reserve Board ruled yesterday that interlocking directors in banks and trust companies may serve out their terms if they do not extend beyond two years after the final passage of the new Clayton trust bill. The bill includes prohibitions on interlocking directorates.
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Clayton Trust
Federal Reserve Board
Lava flood menaces Jaggar near Mauna Loa summit
Professor Thomas A. Jaggar head of MIT observatory and his assistants were trapped by a snowstorm as lava streams cut the mountain slope after Mauna Loa became active. They escaped with no serious injuries. Separately, Washington DC was chosen as the 185 convention city of the National Commercial Gas Association over San Francisco.
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Honolulu
Mauna Loa
Thomas A. Jaggar
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mauna I Oa
Jaggar
Minneapolis
Minn
Washington, D. C
National Commercial Gas Association
San Francisco
War taunt spurs German count to enlist in Kaiser’s forces
Count Karl von Hollenstein, long a resident of the United States and husband of Miss Mildred Harrison, left Philadelphia for Germany after a fellow club member teased him for not serving with other Germans. Despite nine years in the U S and business ties here, he was not yet a citizen and chose to join his regiment in his homeland. The remark about his front line status preceded his departure, the Count’s father-in-law confirmed, while noting no further details.
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Karl von Holhratein
Fatherland
Miss Harrison
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Karl von Halhnstein
Mildred Harrison
Germany
Aldred C. Harrison
Countess von Hollenstein
United States
Misa Harrison
San Francisco
Bavaria
Wounded Choke Railroad Strains German Front Hospitals
Geneva reports a flood of wounded soldiers arriving by train at Dusseldorf Lunemburg Cologne and Kolmar. Ammunition trains are sidetracked for ten days as hospitals take in French English and German wounded. German doctors face overcrowded wards treating all soldiers alike.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Dusseldorf
Lunemburg
Cologne
Kolmar
Luaxemburg
Albert Calmette Missing From Army Medical Service
Albert Calmette director of the Pasteur Institute at Lille and former chief of the army medical service has been missing for some time and is now reported to be a prisoner of war at Munster. He is a brother of the late Gaston Calmette, editor of Le Figaro killed by Mme Cal eaux.
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Albert Calmette
Pasteur Institute
Lille
Munster
Srestonalias
Calmette
The
Figaro
Gaston Calmette
Mme Cal Jaux
President Eyes End to Colorado Coal Strike
The President hopes for an early resolution of the Colorado coal strike and is expected to reference the issue in his message to Congress next week. He awaits formal word from Colorado’s governor confirming the state will resume full control and withdraw federal troops as soon as such notice is received.
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Colorado
Congress
Mosquito Bite Fatal to Oxford Soldier
Oxford, Dec. 3. The death of a Light Infantry recruit, Sergt. Geoffrey Cross Wille, at Oxford is attributed to a mosquito bite. He was stung on the lip and died after a brief illness. The coroner's inquest returned the verdict of death by misadventure.
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Oxford
England
Light Infantry
Geoffrey Cross Wille
Naval plans discussed with President in coming meeting
Senate naval affairs chairman Tillman will meet the President Monday to discuss the naval program. After talks with Representative Gardner who seeks a congressional investigation of military readiness and Representative Sherley who heads the fortifications subcommittee, the President plans to discuss national defenses with other congressional leaders.
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Tillman
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Gardner
Sherley
Glass Diamonds for Africa Voyage From the New York Sun
A small schooner Adela T. Carleton will sail from pier 11 for the Liberian coast. Backed by the American Tropical Trading Company the crew plans four months at sea trading glass trinkets for ivory teak and ebony. Captain Kent expects Liberia in about 25 days with fair winds.
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New York Sun
Adela T. Carleton
Pier 11
North River
Literia
Travor
Buttermilk Channel
PD. & Kent
F. EB. Lawry
Mra Lawry
Carleton
American Tropical Trading Company
Liberian
Ivory Coast
Kent
Liberia
Kaiser not sacred in trade and stained glass
Berne reports Swiss government protested Germany over a scurrilous Kaiser postcard sold in Switzerland by a German firm. Inquiries show the card was made in Germany and distributed to Swiss buyers. German stained glass manufacturers seek agents abroad amid wartime church destruction as a business opportunity.
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Waeshhtngten Post
Berne
Germany
Crerman
Check Peru Revolt Plot
Lima reports police arrested Col Ore whose garden allegedly hid rifles and war munitions. Supposed aim was a revolution led by Dr Augusto Durand deported last July. London says a special train from Caliag carrying Dr José Pardo, former president, was dynamited. Pardo survived, others injured. many political suspects detained.
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Lima
Peru
Col
Ore
Augusto Durand
Republi
London
Lanne
Central News
Health agencies urged to consolidate nationwide
William Woodward of Washington, president of the American Public Health Association, urged at Jacksonville that the forty-second annual convention advance consolidation of the nation’s public health bodies. He warned the current volunteer system wastes money and effort and argued that maximum efficiency comes from uniting agencies.
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Jacksonville
Fla,lee
United States
William Woodward
Washington
American Public Health Association
Woodward
Ae Woodward
Countess Rejects $1800 Divorce Fee in St Louis
Countess Sonia M Leschinski, who divorced Count Leon J. Leschinsky November 18, says she will not pay $1500 in attorneys fees and would rather remarry than spend that amount to gain freedom. She denounces the charge as ridiculous and notes her former husband’s notoriety in St Louis society.
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Washington
St Louis
Sonia M Leschinski
Leon J. Leschinsky
Mica
Hin Toundlam
Todas
Leschinsky
St. Louis
Big Tim Belmont Joins Creditors in Sullivan Estate Suit
Belmont has added his name to the list of creditors suing to recover moneys from the estate of Sie Tim Sullivan. The banker alleged margin debt from June 1909 to January 1910, with interest, totaling a substantial sum. Sullivan, a heavy dealer, faced the suit after alleging that Belmont’s demand threatened his finances.
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New York
Belmont
Tim
Sullivan
Bebkouont
Biosis
Sith
Sull van
Hilmont T
Mere
Politiwin
Bie Tun
Hyn
Hin
Baltimore morgue identity ties missing husband to 11 year wander
Mrs Annie Ghoyer identifies a morgue body as her husband Charles A. Oliver, who had vanished eleven years earlier during a period of mental distress. The discovery follows years of searching after a rumor a man killed by a train resembled him led to a misidentification.
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Baltimore
Annie Ghoyer
Charles A. Oliver
Oliver
Ecuador Commission Probes Neutrality Violation in Galapagos
A Ecuadorian delegation travels to the Galapagos Islands to investigate alleged neutrality breaches. Britain and France warn adjoining nations that infringement will not be tolerated as wireless traffic and ship coalings are scrutinized amid regional tensions.
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Galapagos Island
Quayaquil
Ieuader
Dee
Beuddor
Isalapagos Islands
Pacific Ocean
Great Britain
France
Nadoz
Colombia
Daurges
Ecuador
Colomba
Serbs repulse Austrians in northwestern Serela front
A Serb dispatch from Lazarevatz to Mualjen along the River Ljid reports a violent Austro-Serb clash repulsed. Many enemy dead and wounded found, and twenty officers plus 1,800 Austrian soldiers were captured. The Austrian positions rested on the right bank of the Eyl.
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Pana
Lazarevatz
Mualjen
Ljid
Serela
Xish
Austrans
Eyl
Bolivia says no mobilization on Paraguayan frontier
From La Paz on December 3 an official statement declares cordial Bolivia Paraguay relations have not been interrupted and that Bolivian troops have not mobilized along the Paraguayan frontier, contrary to some reports.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Paraguay
Decisive factor in battle. German officers praised
Prince Francis of Bavaria emphasizes discipline and iron will as key to success in Saarburg defense. Wounded and high casualty scenes described among Germans and French with Red Cross presence. Observations highlight brave French defense and the importance of officers in sustaining troops under heavy fire.
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Francis
Bavaria
Saarburg
Tomasi
Ehate
Leuterant
Dia Owlecard
Organize for Home Charity to Aid City Families
Citizens form a committee to mobilize charity for families in need amid congested foreign quarters. Speakers urge local action starting at home and call for donations to relieve rent and disability costs as Masur Acel leads civic effort.
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Masur Acel
Twentieth Century Club Program Showcases Local Talent
A varied program at the Twentieth Century Club last night featured local talent. Miss Ethel Garrett and Miss Victoria Siddons performed piano solos and recitations, while Mrs Frank Maane and Eugene Stevens contributed vocal numbers.
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Twentieth Century Club
Fourteenth and
L Streets
Mrn Thomas Wo Sldnet
Neeun
Ethel Garrett
Foanston
Frank Maane
Eugene Stevens
Elliott Woods
Mra Mixwell
Wictoria Siddons
George R Sims
Mary
Campbell
Mra
Howard Viking
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Collier Primo
South America
Orges
Reserve Bank Board
Siberian
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Dusseldorf Campe
Glass Diamonds
Africa
Col. Gre
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Big Tim
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Pwr
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Ravana
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Promer Francis
Saarhure
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