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0E1FFIN, GEORGIA. U S. L
Griffin is the beet and most promising little
i tyin the th. Its record .for the past
half decade, its many new enterprises in oper¬
ation, building red contemplated, prove this
o be a business statement and not a hyper-
olical description.
During that time it has built and put into
t successful operation a f100,000 cotton
* ctor £ th y ear wl) ® el9
of assured of V more than twice that capital.
It has pul up a large iron and braes foundry,
« fertiliser factory, re immense ioe and hot-
tliug works, a sash and blind factory
broort t ----- tectory, opened up «n the a. finest granite iman
quarry in tfajs Baitod States, and now has
our targe nUls in more or less advanced
stages of construction, with an aggregate au¬
thorized capital of over half a million dollars,
ft is patting up the finest system of eleetric
ghting that can be procured, and has ap¬
plied fog tao arters for street railways. It
has secured another railroad ninety mileslong,
and wkife located on the greatest system in
the South, the Central, has secured connec¬
tion with its important rival, the East Ten¬
nessee, Virginia and Georgia. It has obtain-
d direct inlepjnjear, csiaictioa with Chat
t aaooga and the West, d will break groun
B a few days for a fifourth road, connecting
with a fourth independent system.
With its five white and four colored church
es, It has recently completed a #19,000 new
Presbyterian church. It has increased its pop-
utotios by nearly one fifth. It hal attracted
around its borders fruit growers from nearly
every State ih the Union, until it is now sur¬
rounded on nearly every side by orchards
red Vineyards, It has put up the largest
nt it evaporators in the State, It is the home
of thegrape audits wine making capacity has
doubled every year. It has successfully ip
•tt guru ted a system of public schools, with a
•even years curriculum, second to none.
'fWuhipWkofthe record of a half decade
v the progress of an already
t the natural advantages
of having the finest eHmate, ' siiipmeJ' and
Ortfilu is the cow nty seat of Spalding coun¬
ty, situated in west Middle Georgia, with a
healthy, fertile and rolling country, 1150 feet
above sea level, JJy the census ol 1890, it
will have »t alow mttm&te between6 000 and
7.000 people, and they are all of the right
•art Wi d e awake, up to t he tines, mds to
Welcome strangers and anxious to secure de¬
sirable settlers, who will not be any lew wel
some if they bring money to help build up the
wn. There is about only one thing we
eel b illy justadw, and that is a big hotel
We have several small ones, but their acaqm
sedations am entirely too limited lor our
urine 0 , pleasure and health seekig nguests
If you see anybody that wants a good loca
tion lor a hotel in the South, just mention
Griffin.
Griffin is the place where the Gaums Httws
« published—daily and weekly—the best news¬
paper in the Empire State of Georgia. Please
Mloae stamps in sending for sample copies,
red duseriptive pamphlet at Griffin.
This brief sketch is written April 12th, 1*119,
and wifi hare to be changed in a few months
o pmpieted, embrace new enterprises Commenced and
bfofyiMgli ....... * * w
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rising high,
ittoygo.
t feu tide new suit goods all, arrive,-
to you
S.’Sitsi 1 "-
y from morn till eve,
AnufroM the lights and shades they weave,
Bright shapes to please the sight
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Organized July 1,1889.
defense rests
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^ Efforts to Prove Alibis ^ for ^
the Cronin Suspects.
STATES 'PSTMOJT W BEBUTTAL
Evidence in BeheU of Kunze and O’Snl-
llvaa—Controverting CarUon’e TeetW
many—What Milkman Mertc* Saw-
Kench Decision Favorable to the De¬
fense.
Chicago, Nov. 27.— In the Cronin
trial William Mertes, the milkman, was
recalled by the defense and went over
his testimony again, and also testified
as to a conversation he had with two
policemen about thb case a day or so af¬
ter the body had been discovered.
The witness told the officers that he
saw a bay horse with a white face com¬
ing north as he was going south; that
the buggy stopped in front of the Carl- ■
son cottage, and that he saw a tall man
get out and go into the cottage. The
witness was then examined at length as
to his conversation witli the policemen,
and admitted he had told the officers
that he did not know what day it was
that he saw the horse and buggy drive up.
In Behalf of Kown and O'SullIvnu.
J. W. Fralick testified that the de-
fendaut him from Kunze April 20 had until been June employed 29, the day by
of his arrest. Kunze went to work on
stopped the morning work of May about 4 half at 8 o’clock 5. and On
Monday after, at ha past work
the went to and
quit Dyer at the Thompson usual hour. called behalf
was on
of O’Sullivan. Witness was foreman
McBride r-v. !j - J - the ioe business at 95
for Union eight street and had He beepto testified his that employ
years. on
March 19, when he went back at noon
from the cars, where he had been un¬
loading ice,'to the office, he saw O’Sul¬
livan waiting there and that he was
past 2, "when witness
went away. Henry Bride, the employer
of Thompson, next took the stand and
corroborated the evidence of this man.
Dyer who Thompson, had testified, a son of followed the Thompson in the
line. just
same
To Contradict Carlson.
The object of the all this evidence testimony given was by
to contradict
Carlson, to the effect that at certain
time, on March 19, he heard Burke tell
O’Sullivan that he had rented the cot¬
tage. The testimony of these witnesses
was to the effect that O’Sullivan was
several miles from Lake View at the
time mentioned.
sixteen M. J. Crow, a policeman the next for witness. the past
He had years, been was member of the
not a
United Brotherhood for twelve years.
He said that soon after the Cronin mur¬
der he was in the neighborhood of the
cottage with Offioer Rown, with and that he
had a conversation Milkman
Mertes in regard' to the event.
What Mertes Saw.
Witness told Mertes that he under¬
stood that he knew something told about
the affair, and the milkman him
tphgt he knew about the horse and
buggy driving dark up, apd “a tall, slim man.
who wore a overcoat and slouch
bat.” going quickly told up witness the steps he of the did
cottage. Mertes
not see the man’s face, and that buggy, he did
s&r much of the man in the
told witness he could not tell
The state’s at-
witness at
Mr. would Forrest then its said tpgt the de¬
fense rest case.
Mr, Foster, on behalf of Defendant
Beggs. moved to admit in evidence the
record Cian-na-Gaei, of the proceedings Feb. 8, when of Camp the 20,
on mo¬
tion to investigate the reading of the re¬
port on the trial of the triangle in Dr.
Cronin’s camp was made and carried.
Mr. Forrest objected, but the court ad¬
mitted it re to Beggs.
Testimony in Rebuttal.
The state rebuttal. then proceeded with its tes¬
timony in
and Dr. the Patrick Curran indulged was first in called
dispute attorneys concerning the evidence a pro¬
longed sought elicit from
him. the prosecution After taking time to to deliberate
the court decided that Dr. Curran need
not testify. recalled
Capt. Schaacjr was then and
testified that Officer Crow never made a
report to him of any kind in the Cronin
investigation. Alfred Kitner testified that Peter
Koch, one of the witnesses for the de¬
fense, was not the man he saw last Stay
on Lincoln avenue wtth Dan Coughlin.
Minister Fendietoq Dead.
Brussels, Nov. 27, —The death of
Eton. George 3. Pendleton in this city
yesterday was due to apoplexy, a sequel
to the shock April. which overcame him last
year in
George Hunt Pendleton was born in Cin-
cinnati nnati in i 1823, 1823, ai and was admitted to the bar
in in that that city. city. ty. BMlfir He He Ha was was was -rejajigp^-■' a a member of the state
senate in 1851, and went as a Democrat to con-
*reBS |n 1836, servins for nine years. In 1884
be was nominated for the vice presidency
with Georee fit MoClelJftn heading the ticket.
In 1869 he ran successful y fop governor of
■re^MBir Ohio, and in 1*78 was elected Ieoted toil to the United
sr-u-sar For the last four tur years yoii be has
«. linister to German; Germany,
Be was married ill 1818 Is Alice Key. daughter
ef Francis Scott Key, who died not long ago
by an accUtepJ fej the Central park. New York
city. __
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Removing Jersey Central Shops.
Elizabeth, N. J., Nov. 27.—It was
announced here by reliable parties, that
tne Jersey Central Ra|Ippad company
had decided to abandon its shops at
Elizabeth port, Hampton, had purchased Jana miles foy
#10,000 ait seventeen
from Fhillipsburg, and had awarded
the contract for the erection of shops
there in which new locomotives and
cars will be built It is said the com¬
pany Elizabethport has been losing for money on its shops
at many years.
Thieve* Attend ft Fire.
New Brunswick, N. J.. Nov. 27.—A
firs of outbuildings, incendiary origin machinery, destroyed a
barn, valuable horses belonging crops to
and two J. Vroom, of East Millstone,
Andre w #8,000, with asmaiitosur,
tore is Vrooms
During the tire Mr. raei-
s entered by and thieves, #200 who se-
i in money worth of
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Nov.
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GRIFFIN GEORGIA THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 28, 1889. TSJ
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TO UTILIZE JERS EY SWAMPS.
I Company Will Tarn the Meadews
Into Celery Farm*.
Newark, N. J., Nov. 27.—There is a
prospect that the Newark meadows and
other swamp lands in New Jersey will
be largely utilized in a few years for the
growing of celery. At present the lar¬
gest celery growing district in the coun¬
try is at Kalamazoo, Mich., where there
is a celery exchange for the disposal of
the crops. The land about Kalamazoo
has been failing in productivity of late
years, A colony the loss Hollanders, this year being who #200,000. the
of are
largest growers of the vegetables in
Michigan, sent representatives to look
for new land in the east. They discov¬
ered that celery grown on the Newark
meadows, with is equal little or celery no cultivation
and curing, to grown on
Kalamazoo taking land As with result the Swayze most pains¬ apd
care. a
Davis, who own a large tract of toe
Newark meadows, have given up onion
culture and will the go into the celery busi¬
ness. Whether Holland colony meadows at
Kalamazoo will locate on the
is not known. The “great meadows” in
toe valley of the Pequest river, in War¬
soil ren county, being the offer many deposits advantages, of hun¬ the
swamp than the
dreds of years and more fertile
Newark meadows, which however,' It are
ported pearer the wholesale markets. New is Jer¬ re¬
that some property in
sey has already been bought by toe
Hollaiider*._
Prisoners Having a Good Time.
Wilmington. DeL, Nov. 27. —The
three young men, members of toe Irma
Social club, sentenced by City Judge
Bull tq terms of imprisonment of ten,
thirty locked and forty in the days respectively, the chief were of
up room of
toe police in toe city hall. The Old ore
diaance under which thsy were com
yictea of keeping a disorderly house
would not permit their being sent to
New Castle jail. The prisoners are hav.
tog their as friends comfortable providing a fruit, time as cakes, possible,
cigars and cigarettes in profusion. pea.
nuts,
Oar Foreign Matts..
Washington, N. Brooks, Nov. 27. the —Superintend* mail
ent M. of foreign
“ ‘ t to toe post-
repaid on the 93,-
4ou,uoo pounds articles $2,190,990. (wnicn weighed ’
was
Ivy City’s Track Doomed.
Washington, Nqv. 27.—Tliere is no is
doubt that Ivy City U as a race track
doomed, and i the cuxo entire kwuuw, grounds, build- ««««-
togs togs and and track I will be told within the
next Jockey thirty club have have days. been been Tne losses of the
so so great as to pre¬
vent toe club from continuing its ex¬
istence as a racing association.
No Trace Offered to Secret Societies.
Baltimorb, Nov. 27 .—It is stated
on authority than which that there is no
higher been absolutely to this country action taken there by has toe
toe no
hierarchy of Catholic church on the
question ported of have seexst been societies, done by the re was bishops re¬
to
during toe centennial celebration.
Sailor Men Banqueted.
Boston, Nay. 27.—The complimentary
joji^ co mpan y, which included many
His body Tarn to Fiores.
Newark, N. J., Nov. 27.—While
Christian Metzzer was oiling a shaft in
Lister’s agricultural works be w#s
legs being severed with from the framework body by
coming to contact toe
of the shafting.
An Oflra for Gob. Alger,
New York, Not. 27.—Gen. R. A. Al¬
ger, of Michigan, has been chosen a di¬
rector of toe Tennessee Coal and Iron
company, vice ex-Govemor John C.
Brown, of Tennessee, deceased. Ex-
Senator Thomas C. Platt, of New York,
president of the company.
Our readers are requested to v
Salvation Oil for an pains. It is a
sure care. Price 2fi cents.
“For forms of government let fools
contest.” For Dr, Bull’s Cough
Syrnp cures coughs and colds.
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NATIONAL BANKS.
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Annual Report of the Comp¬
troller of the Treasury.
PENNSYLVANIA LEADS THE STATES
-r-
Ia tlie Number ot These Institutions,
Massachusetts la the. Amount or Cap¬
ital and New York la Volume ot Bus¬
iness-Reduction of Doty on Circula¬
tion Recommended,
Washington, Nov. 27.—The forth-
coming report of the comptroller of the
currency covers the year ending Oct.
81, 1889, at which time there were in
existence 8,819 national banks, the
largest number in operation since the
Inauguration of the system. These as¬
sociations possess an aggregate capital
of #820,174,885.
The last reports of condition exhibit
their resources and liabilities on Sept.
80, 1889. The number reporting at that
time was 8,290.
Within the year 211 banks were or¬
1*1,240,000. ganized iiaving Thirty-six an aggregate of capital the of
new
banks were Organized in Texas, the
largest number in any one state. The
state of Pennsylvania has now the
largest largest ations, number number Massachusetts of of associations associations in point in in oper- oper¬ of
leads
capital stock and New York in respect
to deposits and volume of business.-
Oniv Two Banks Failed.
Within the report year forty-one
banks and only went into failed, voluntary leaving liquidation the net ad¬
two
ditions last to the system 188, 128 the as against annual
ninety increase year, since and the inauguration
average of the Notwithstanding this
same.
gratifying demonstrates increase that investigation the system of has the
facta
not the people kept pace for Increased with the banking necessities facili¬ of
ties. This is evidenced by the marked
n percentage of state banks
____the last five years as com-
1 with the percentage of the five
i immediately wing preceding,
statutes tendency of the to several incorporate states
)
i not attributable to any change in the
utw institutions, affecting neither charged national directly or state
Dut is tp
the fact that no protit results to the
banks by reason of toe deposit of bonds
and issue of circulating notes. It is
claimed, in fact, that an actual lore re-
‘Losses Dae to Bond Deposits.
It is demonstrated through tables pre-
ared is by the le actual government govi loss result resulting actuary that
an to qa-
_ r mal banks deposit by reason bonds Is q of and their take being
obliged circulation circulation . to wherever wherever _ the the current rate out of
c
interest is greater than 4.76 percent.
As toe prevailing rate in all of toe states
west of the Alleghenies is to excess of
that named it follows that in the greater
number of states and those increasing
most rapidly to wealth and population
circulation the enforced is deposit impediment of bonds to the secure
an in way
of forming new banks, dimmish and has a ten¬
dency to durectly the volume
tional bank #37,486,189, circulation and during the the past de
year was that
posit# Of bonds of the new banks. or¬
ganized during the year were only
11,800 in excess ot the minimum re?
quirements.
Redaction of Duty oh Circulation.
The reduction of the duty on circula¬
tion is commended upon toe ground that
toe present tax is unjust to the tanks,
because it is imposed on account of a
privilege now valueless and the reve¬
nues of the government ate ^ in exoere of
iti requirements.
He calls attention to the fact that the
burden of inforced deposits is felt most
severely ret is highest where toe and current where the rate banks of inter-
or-
g^wito highest capitaL
various plans which have been sug.
for^Un^ed ^States*bom bonds re a baas of
,
Washington, I.—A. P. Cun-
relf as a
the house (loorlteepersiup. tie claims a
large members western of the following house and among that the toe
friends have of McKinley, him Burro tvs and Can¬
non promised their support.
A Democratic Canons.
Washington, Nov. 27.—The Demo¬
cratic members-eiect of toe next house
of meeting representatives, in the now and in the city, held
a ways mean#: com¬
mittee rooms and decided to hold a for¬
mal caucus in the house chamber on
Friday date night next and to nominate officers a candi¬
for speaker other of
the house.
Fac.Amertcau Congress.
Washington, Nov. 27.— In toe ses-
8 ion of the international congress yes-
terday afternoon the credentials of the
‘ Kansom P ^hifehoiise
; were elected secretaries,
THE NEG ROES’ DEFENSE.
BvltUnea 1 * Extenuation of tho Crimea
of the Navassa Rioters.
Baltimore, Nov. 27.—In the Navassa
trial after the examination of Charles
Davenport and another witness, the
government rested its case.
The defeu * proved by John H. Hae-
kell, chief clerk of the Navassa com¬
pany, that the English vessel Darwin
cleared with a cargo of guano, on April
27, 1889, from Navassa. Defense claims
that the act permitting foreign ship¬
ments from the island expired April 18,
1889; that the shipment vitiated the
company’s ’s lights rights and and that t the United
States had in fact no ji urisdiction over
Navassa island on Sept, 14. The court
was not asked, however, to pass on that
point at this stage of the case
Edmund Francis (Bluebail) one of the
accused eighteen, swore he was sick and
was 14.. a Mr, little Rebv late cursed at the him diggings and said on Sept. “I’ll
:
blow ycur damned brains out and the
next grave 1 measure hand in will his pocket be yours,” and
Roby put struck his him the neck with
witness on a
bar. The men were more afraid of
Roby than of any other officer. Tliere
was Edward no conspiracy. Woodfork. another prisoner,
swore Bluebail. to hearing Dr. Smith, Roby threaten he said, to kill
was
drunk for two days before the riot.
STANLEYS LATEST LETTER.
An Eplitle Ilate.1 An*. 17—HU DlfBenl-
^ tie* In tl:e Wllderne**.
London; Nov. 27.-Sir William Mc¬
Kinnon has received another letter
Uzinja on Aug. 17. whereto he said;
“Emin, with Selim Bey, seven officers
Stanley goes oh to say that he ex-
pU tied the object of his visit and offered
to wait a reasonable time for Emin.
The letter shows that there was much
delay peared on have toe part obstinate of Emin, belief who to ap¬ his
to an
forces.
“On April 5,” Stanley continues,
“Emin informed me that but few of his
servants would go. Here was a disap¬
pointment. Out of 10,000 only a few
were Seeing willing that to the accompany malcontents me. of Emm’s
party to Were strengthened Stanley decided
gathering act immediately, all the pasha’s so on people April 10, after
and forcing them abandon their possible
to re¬
bellious conduct, he started.
Stanley’* Return,
London, Nqv. 27.- The Times is as¬
sured on high authority that Stanley ia
the not iixely of to January, return to He London will.probably before
end
stay Bome time at Mombarei to give toe
benefit of his experience to Mr. George
McKenzie, who is starting on a survey
expedition for a railroad Vom Mombasa
to the interior.
The ghost , at ... the White .. House
is
said to wajk half of every night, but
he could do double that amount of
work, if he wasn’t afraid of the morn,
some coughs and colds.
j
■ felt neuralgia kiss her
she only smilled, for
eortfTior pato! Ml, the greatest
cure on
3i«*aafeSa
BOUI
England Snulw the j
S tars and Stripes.
RECOGNITION WILL BE DE
Stanley's Struggles wtth
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the Heart of the Dark Continent-La-
hot.chore Again Stirring Up the Arts-
tocracy— Wholesale Slaughter of Hus¬
bands In Hungary.
LONDON. Nov. 27.-The flag
new Brazilian republic was hols;
the first time in English waters with
result that must have been dfacou. '
to the over zealous officer who
haste to display his colors in advai-----
format recognition of the government
arrival at Plymouth of a Brazilian war-
ship, to receive which the usual prepara-
tions were made by the British war ves-
gels and forts, and the custorhary signal
to salute was awaited from the flagship
of Admiral Sir William Montague
Dowell. When, however, the flag of
the United States of Brazil was dis¬
played instead Admiral of Dowell the expected imperial request
ensign the Brazilian commodore Sent a hoist the
to to
recognized flag of Brazil, or at Brazilian least not
to run up any other. The
captain declined to comply with the re¬
quest and the British forts and war
ships remained silent.
It is probable that the captain of the
Brazilian ship will make such represen¬
tation of the affair as will call forth an
intimation of English attitude with re¬
gard to the, new South American gov¬
ernment from the foreign office.
The London Club Scandals,
London, Nov. 27.—Mr. Labouchere’s
expressed intention to offer in the house
of commons a motion to adjourn in
order to discuss th# question of a par¬
liamentary investigation of the 1 ‘
club scandals, has
general topic of str<
and caused great <
ested circles. T
the abundant Radical pari supply of ammunition
an
available to conducting his persistent
warfare against the retention of toe
hereditary house of lords ‘
legislative body and it is
ceive the character and
pressure which can ;
upon him to induce him to
his determination.
Staler Nrartv Starred.
London, Nov. 27.—Mr.
has received a long letter from 1
Stanley dated Aug.5. The esq *
from Kafurro, an Arab sei _
toe Karagwe. He details many stirring
events since he forwarded his last re¬
port in September. 1888. He describes
what he pronounces his nearest ap¬
proach to starvation in ail his African
adventures in December of last year
and sends a graphic description of the
brought timely arrival assistance, of a foraging though party he lost who
at
this time twenty-one of las most faith¬
ful followers.
An Epidemic of Poisoning.
London, Nov. z7.— At Gros Becakerck,
Hungary, a trial is in progress possess¬
ing the most remarkable features of any
criminal prosecution of which the coun¬
try has of any eighty record. It is each toe charged arraign¬
ment women,
with poisoning the victims her died, husband, and their Thirty-
eight spective of widows being tried for re¬
are
murder, while required the remaining fortyrtwo the
women are to answer
charge of attempting to kill.
Sank with BOO Pilgrim*.
Constantinople. Nov. 27. — The
Turkish journal Saadet has received re¬
ports that the steamship India, with 500
Mohammedan pilgrims on board has
sunk in the Aegan sea. The captain
and two passengers alone survive.
Clyde Easlnrers on Strike.
Glasgow, Nov. 27.— Twelve hundred
Clyde Eighteen engineers firms under went out on of strike.
obliged pressure con¬
tracts have been to concede toe
strikers’ demand.
Humbert Open* Hie Parliament.
London, Nov. 27.— King Humbert
opened speech from the the Italian throne parliament coached to to the a
usual princely platitudes.
A Surprising Verdict.
Wilmington, Del., Nov. 27.— George
H. Williams, tlie young the killing colored man
who was on trial for of Wal¬
ter E. Wright, white, was found guilty
of murder in tlie first degree. Williams
is about 30 years of age, and Wright
was about 18 years old. The kilting
colored was the outcome of a fight between a
drum corps and a party of
young white men. The verdict is a sur¬
expected prise to every one, verdict re the of manslaughter. most that was
was a
Tliere was no evidence of premeditated midst
kilting, as fight it took provoked place by in toe the white of
a street aa-
sailants. . H. V. Conrad, Williams* coun-
sel, gave notice of a motion for a new
Went Through a Bridge.
Cedar Falls. Ia., Nov. 87.-A dis¬
astrous wreck caused by the collapse erf
small a bridge occurred about twenty-five near Aplington, miles a
town west
of here on the Illinois Central road. The
train was a heavily loaded freight and
was engine being drawn passed by two the engines. The
first over bridge safely,
but tiw second went down, horribly
crushing and instantly killing his the en¬
gineer. Art Du Bois. and fireman,
John Clazv. The rest of the train was
also badly ’wrecked.
Method Inin for Frr»bjrt«rt*iiii».
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 27.—A sensation
lias been created in religious circles here
by the announcement tliat Rev. A. G.
Wardlaw, for several Methodist years pastor of
the Park street churolFof this
city, has withdrawn from the Methodist
church and will on Sunday join the
First Presbyterian church.
Vim Uor» n cam*.
Salt LA« City, Nov. S
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