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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-08-10
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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-08-10

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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-08-10

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ion piniht etne elite bon 4pplitaHtsn
fir brubtlois 5elegrapbie aH5ulegrn
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Der 4pplitaHten itattfiHoen.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-08-10

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peratur llnterihiebe regiitrirt:
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-08-10

Wabl bes 5errn @. 9. MeDerenfe, fir
6errn Sobn Marrd3ai Die oes 5errn
WiQiam 3ruIe etnittmmig angenoms
men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07

Tomorrow is insurgencys day. Tomorrow you mark
your ballot tomorrow you put into concrete effect the
movement that has spread for months over the entire
ton On tomorrow depends the fate Of this movement.
movement founded on the worth OF and opposed to
the fetch Of party
For months you have been talking insurgency, you
have been reading Of insurgency perhaps you have been
writing Of insurgency Tomorrow insurgency meets its
crisis. VIII you weaken at the last momentl VIII you
iacr when you alone in the polling booth? VIII you
allow some petty party sentimenality to affect your
Judgment VIII you permit personal friendship to
guide your handf VIII you vaciate over some trivial
personal benefit and forget about the common good7
Vote for the good men. Take no stock Of what party
they belong TO. Vote for the you know be honest
the you know TO be Of the people Tor the people
by the people. for that is insurgency.
Vote against the man who is serving the dollar vote
against the who only seeking job vote against
the trimmer the shuiler the evader and the political
trickster, Of whatever party.
Vote like American citizen exercising the greatest
privilege accorded 20 mankind like citizen performing
the most sacred duty Of citizenship like man. free
and unairad.
BE an insurgen il you believe in insurgency; be in
surgent you have belief in the divine right Of the dol
lar be insurgeu whether you democrat or a re-
publican, and vote according to your convictions
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
No Barber Shop
Harmony Is This;
1t Cost Jap SIS

when Albert Suekman sank
sank into barber chair in the
shop Of NJ Omachi, at Jackson ST..
near Sixth ay. s, he ordered a
shave
when the shave was negotiated
Omachi inquired whether Stickman
desired the honorable neck shaved.
Suckman. half doing, said:
YES"
Then he said "No, guess not"
Then Omachi got mad and ierked
the towel from Stickman's neck
Now. you make a hike, ordered
the Jap.
Comb my hair first. said Stick
man. And Suckman refused TO
pay until his hair was combed.
Then the fireworks began.
Omachi loosed yell which
brought forth q score of Orientals.
Omaehi grabbed a club and swat
ted Stickman over the head. laying
open the scalp for several inches
when Patrolmau Baker arrived
Suckman was buried beneath sew.
oral hundred pounds OF Jap.
Omachi not onuly lost the price
of l0.cent shave; but Judge Cor.
don assessed him an additional S25.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07

H - .t,etion oi i've members of the state supreme
~ ne biggest question that Will confront YOU as an
ENar ,,nt Tres. thinking citizen tomorrow There arc
ssneds,es 70 be elected four Tor six years, for
~ t,o,, the history OF one set Of candidates-the
lVnsrsd hy the hand picked convention in Tacoma
re [ INC records ct the five non-parsan candidates.
ea ,ea N protest against the bossrued convention.
IA election Of the non-partisan candidates means the
,or ~ the nomination of supreme court justices TO
h election oi the hand-pickcd candidates means the
l.,,, II the convention nominating system.
favor the restoration of the supreme court
80 a. the people vote for the FIVE lNDEPEND-
SSssypN- PARTISAN CANDIDATES. Do not scratch
~ ann nartisan ticket With four justices already
rrrne bench the hand picked supporters only need
y .l, one Of their five haud-piekcd candidates TO still
The picked candidates the representatives of
s.t marty policies The non-partsan candidates
3 .soonents Of nsurgeney-nsurgeney that knows
80 Tor the straight non-partsan ticket IL will be
s, I. he upper right hand corner of the ballot Look
ns'. W. names TROY. MOORE BUGGE, TOLMAN,
Ths heading over the non-partisau candidates is IN
|rrprNDENT NON-PARTISAN JUDICIARY.
TAKE YOUR time when YOU mark your ballot don't get
80 and don't take any chances And, remember;
VOTF FOR THE FIVE INDEPENDENT NON
Hs,pTISAN CANDIDATES.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07

NEW YORK. Nov THE fore
runner VI what ~ expected 20 prove
the greatest traffic strike ia the
history OF New York came today.
whcn 1000 tnxi.cab drivers walked
out IN sympathy with the uui0u ex.
employees Of the various express
companies
The executive council Of the
unions affiliated with the Interna.
tloral Brotherhood of Transfers
Was ia session today. and the sen
timent was 90 force industrial
peace Immediately hy tying up
every wheel In Sew York aud Vi.
clnity President Samuel Com.
peers. of the American Federation
% Labor. ia here 10 take personal
direction Of the fight lie said 10.
dag that following the taxi cab
drivers other drivers 81 passenger
vehicles had been ordered 90 be- In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
GREATEST STRIKE
IN ~. Y. HISTORY

readiness to SO out
Tie Up Fuel.
The first move 81 the strike CON.
mitthe will be 10 prevent the de
llvory 81 fuel. with che result that
The factories. shops and stores viii
be- etthuut power or heat as soon
as the supply on hand IN exhaust.
I'd. The tying up Of the coal
yansa viii inflic' suffering on 2.
0ap.000 persons Ia the poorer see.
tiOns " the metropolis
The mail wagon drivers. II Ia
predicted. will follow tho delivery
mon. " the express employers are
san nhdurato Then the garbage
men aud ashmon viii be ordered
% quli Nork This will only be ~
last resort and the final card
with failure 90 remove the thou
sands ~ tons of garbage from the
New York homes. great epidemic
would probably get a foothold
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
INJUNCTION
DISSOLVED

OLYMPIA. Nov. THE supreme
court today dissolved the injunction
granted 20 days ago by Judge
Mitchell Of Olympia, blocking work
on the Lake Washington canal.
This Is the suit urged by w. T..
bigger and other oweiiers at Hunts
point. across the lake, who claimed
that the lowering Of the waters
would damage their property. The
gates will be opened Immediately
TO prevent flood damage in the river
valleys, reducing the waters to
the summer level.
The court intimates that final
decision covering other points In
the canal suits will be announced
In a few days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
Drew Friends Coin

When Al Miller met Charles
BOYLE Saturday uight he WIS sober.
bat Boyle was not Before they
parted Miller also had annexed "a
genial aousc Al got himself into
trouble when he went TO Dick
Flemlngs saloon aud drew down
so which Charles had on deposit
While Al was in the midst of an
appeal for mercy today Judge Cor.
don fined him 500
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07

/ ww YORK. Nov. Z Although
4. ,s,st,clans Of the country aFs
- show Of activity today
n-palgn has virtually ended
s.4ses arr devoted 70 dnal per
- ., plans 70 get out the
m
NJ hIxxess factor The country
4 The political torecasiefs
~ d Is The ssileEi vote Never
- History o. the country mas
.sen nore aiffcali 20 accurately
s~zss the outcome q an cleo
~ have broken away from me
! mrties. renorocing party Ties
nay have been siient GO the
nson OF the men they WI sup
M The tnde pendent voter = me
i hctog.
- Frst rptarns 2. Is expected.
= oms from Massachusetts, The
s.-rrrs are expecting victory
nsm 4 least an unusually
s.n ~ asd thr result IS awaited
~ =. nssrest a. the first IN
Seasaa X D. general trend
akgEf = midnight the result
i nasy Nagessional districts viii
i a as1igsarters 81 the demo
rsf ~ 'sgublican congressional
nass sommitiees expect nt
ksset nws On the conEreszi0na
rsashm hfoTe that time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07

cruelty among people predestined
TO Eet shet Of the tie that binds
Is orful
"Out Of the three thousand d.
voroes granted this year in Seattle,
he went on. more than half We're
brought for extreme cruelty
Are you sure there were three
thousandg"
More or less-yes
And out az this three thousand.
Anastasia. am panied TO learn
that SCI wives complained because
their husbands cruelty and positive
Is. with much force therefore. re-
fused 10 buy EN- a baby lamhskin
Jacket with drmond buttons Hows
that for blood-thirs,y crueltyg'
and. looking down the cruelty
column. 7 am shocked TO discover
that LOSS wives had vicious hus-
bands who Insisted on holding out
IS cents and a dollar from their
wages. II that amt humiliating,
what tsp
Anastasia murmured no reply.
Would you believe me II ! told
YOU tNht 80 WIVES NtAf GNahAA
with grosscst cruelty, inasmuch as
their faithless husbands, who had
lurod 'em from happy childhood
homes wouldn't stand for three or
four little nephews of their brides
living with emf
This cruelty is an orful thing,
/ tell YOU. it's orful
Besides all this, 1903 wives sut-
fered the shame and modification
OF being referred to by their de
generate husbands as 'pie-face' and
old woman aud 'spend-thrift Is
that not pretty good cause for a
cruelty divorced"
Il think 'pie.face' IS a real sweet
name. said Auastasia.
That's because You haven't got
any husband to call you that said
the young man.
"Oh, Harold. this really
most unexpected You may ask
pepper tomorrow" sighed Ana
stasia.
Thus It goes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
HOT NEWS
Tha, has NOT happened yet.

The present members 81 the
supreme court. Ike their opponents
ON the non partisan ticket. have
announced that they viii resign in
1912. 10 give the people a chance
under the direct primary.
Not a single divorce complaint
was filed today
City ard County officials have
asked AL ward hecler9 20 vote
against God Hates a Coward"
Humphrey tomnFrow
~ Gill. Prank Hammond. r. NJ
Arms. Jacob f'aFth. G. y Hlllmau.
Cid TuDpcr Lndovic and Aiao An
Undesirable have promised 20
hand out woman suffrage literature
tomorrow az the polls
But. REMEMBER. Il hasn't hap
pensd yet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
WISCONSIN,.

4 EWAuKEE. Wis. Nov H.
n socialists will BE- elected to
krew 10 congress from Wisconsin
mzs. Il Is predicted Leaders
= various parties predict that
n IN the Fourth district. and
xssns. Ia the Fifth. both repub.
Aaas sill b. defeated.
~ siandpattsrs who oppose
ssaiaf Lafollette will cut the re.
ear candidates. Il is expected
M Aia wiil be sufficient 20 bring
Pc defeat IN these districts
! conceded on al sides that
ei;e viii control the leglsia.
~ lrd that be will be returned
Il H. senate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
Mine IS TOMB FOR IS
No Hope for Men Caught in
Deep Mine az Black Dia-
mond in Gas Explosion.

At 2 o'clock today Sheriff
Hodge received word from
Deputy Sheriff Davis. at Black
Diamond. that there seemed no
possible hope Of reseuing the
entombed miners alive. II may
be several weeks before the
workers can even reach them,
was Davis report.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
THREE DRINK
POISONED WINE;
ONE MAN DEAD

VANCOUVER. b. c.. Nov. -
Three Fronchmen. named Fakane-
ray. Henri Cochett and Emil De-
lander all laborers, residing on
Eighth av., We're poisoned through
drinking from a bottle OF port wine
containing stryohnine today Faka-
neray dropped down dead Ia a drug
store, and the others are now I'M
the general hospital in a serious
condition. Another man named
John Deman who was In company
with the poison victims. has mys.
terlously disappeared
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
MINISTER'S CONDEMN
VICE IN SEATTLE

"Fror a health standpoint
alone the vice institution as u
flouriEhes IN Seattle should be
condemned as a hotbed for dis
ease. u should be further con
deuned because Of the police
protection i 1ets, thereby set.
ting a trap for many men BY
giving damnabie institution
the appearance % eeeeneY."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
THIRTY DIE


DOVER. Eng Nov Unable to
give aid. llie savers and thousands
Of spectators today watched 30
members % the wrecked tive.mRst-
ed schooner Preusaeu face death
Ia the rigKing of the vessel
The Preunssn. the largest sailing
vessel In the world. which Is owned
IN Germany. was driven ashore
after a collision With the steamship
Brighton Channel sunday The
Brighton Channel was able 90 reach
port. but the Preussen was hcached
on the rocky head Of south fore
land
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
b Woman h tildlnnf

CHICAGO. Nov Replying 10
the assertions Of persons interested
IN the Crlppcu ease IN London. that
Mrs Belle Elmore Crippen. for
whose murder Dr.. II. H. Crippen
Is under sentence 70 hang. vas seen
alive IN Chicago, Acting Chief Of
Detectives Sullivan issued a denial
today that the department had any
authentic Information concerning
the Gaze.
THE story that Mrs. Crippen is
hiding IN Chicago reminds ne 0f
the Crouin and Belle Guinness cases.
when they were murdered We got
stories from everywhere that they
appeared AZ various places. when, az
a matter 81 fact, they we're dead"
said sullivan.
Until We get definite information
that Mrs Crippen is here. we viii
DO nothing. At present we have no
Clew 81 any kind"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
WALL STREET
WANTS DIX

NEW YORK. Nov. L. Open
house win be kept by the majority
of Wall ST firms Tuesday night for
the reception of election returns
for their friends. One OF the larg-
est election night crowds in the
history OF the street is expected.
Wall St is frank in its express
sion of hope that John Dix, the
democratic gubernatorial candi-
date, viii win over Stimson, the
republican nominee, who has the
backing OF Theodore Roosevelt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
Save CRIPPEN
FROM Death

tation. II Is not believed that Sec
Rotary Churchill viii interfere with
the mandate Of the courts.
The general belief here is that
the postponement Is in accord with
an ancient custom that gives the
condemned man two Sundays be-
tween the dates Of his final hear
ing and his execution. Crippcn was
oyerjOyed when he heard Of tho
posiponement. saying:
4 believe that something yet viii
Intervene 10 prove my innocence"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07

Dr. T @ Shuey. pastor Of the
University Christian church, read
the above report before the Minis
torlal Association this morning The
report was adopted unanimously hy
the 90 members present
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.
Every year the country has
something 10 be thankful fer
on the last Thursday In No
Vember, but this year IL is the
Increased population and the
bountiful harVests and the
general peace that President
Taft has chosen for the basis
Of his annual Thanksgiving
proclamation. The proclama-
ton was issued yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07

Indeed re-
piled our old
friend Auastasia
Surely this was
not an appropri.
ate subject for
the gentle m an
friend on a Sun
day evening
And ! find. ="
c continued the
young man that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07

Eighteen persons. arrested last
week for expectorating ia public
places. forfeited s. bail each this
morning when their cases we're
called by Judge Gordon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
TAFT GOING
TO PANAMA

WASHINGTON, Nov AFTER
dropping his vote In the ballot box
at Cincinnati tomorrow. President
Taft win board a train for Wash
lngton, on route TO Panama on a
tour OF inspection.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
~ HOLE u. S.
| INSURGE:NT

che state today await The verdic,
at the polls tomorrow
while the fiEht of both Hiram
lohnaon, progressive republican.
and Theodore Hell democrat. for
governor. have been primarily
against the aocailcd Southern Pa.
clfic political domination 81 Califor
MIA, the nationwide dissatisfaction
over the tariff Law the high cost II
iiying and other questions have
fContlnued on paae Threnl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
FIGHT ILLEGAL VOTING.

The democratic county com (
: mittee has hung up a reward +
! of $3.50 Tor the arrest and con.
victlen Of anyone attempting
illegal voting or election frauds
Of ans hind az tomorr0w'B clec. I
' ton
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07

NNAxAPOLIs. Nov. With
I've III " Kern. democrat. and
|nm } Beveridge. republican,
sssssnlY claiming that tunor.
~ tlsszicn sin BE- a personal en-
|ASnsni for the United States
ErrhIp. the result here II be-
|sm 10 b. doubtful BY most po-
q s11eaters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
10 Ak Chimney.
AWFUL CRUELTY CAUSE
OF MOST DIVORCES
BUT NOTE THE FINISH

4 have just been looking up the
cause OF cruelty that eventually
leads 10 the Seattle divorce courts.
remarked Anastasias gentleman
friend whilst making his usual sun
day call last evening
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
THIS ISN'T WORK.

\ Polishing saloon floor I'm I
; oleum for four bits a day aad I
beer Is not legitimate occupa-
: ton. according 10 Judge Cor
: don SO Sam Jones. q colored
/ porter. will iIuger at the city
; stockadc for the next 10 days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
CALIFORNIA.

ny FRANCISCO Nov Z After
~ q BE most intensely vindIctlve
4 m'ier campaign fights in the
~ q California. the voters %
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07
PERISH
IN WRECK

SPOKANE. Nov THE list Of
eight known dead and four injured
Ia the bcad-on collision between
two freight trains near Chatteroy,
% miles from Spokane, on the
Great Northern yesterday. has not
been added 20. according 90 reports
from the scene early today
Wrecking crews are clearing the
tracks. and 81 g. probable that the
traffic. which was suspended. viii
soon be moving again. What
wreckage was not consumed To- the
fire which followed the impact is
being burned An investigation
will be held 90 ascertain why both
trains were running on the main
line.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07


LONDON. Nov. T. The execution
OF DR. n r. Crippen. murderer Of
his wife. Was postponed today In
definitely. The order Of postpone
meut Indicated that crippen would
be brought 10 the galiows probably
on November %.
Crippen originally was sentenced
TO be hanged tomorrow at Benton.
Vile prison
Orders Postponemsnt.
The home secretary ordered the
ponip0nement Of Cnppeu'E hanging
II was later announced semi-officlal
iy that Crippeu would be eeKcnted
November 20. unless Home Score.
tary Winston Churchill pardons the
condemned man or commutes his
sentence.
Scotland Yard detectives today
declared that The postponement
was In no way connected with a
report that Mrs Crippen Was alive
aud in hiding. as the result 81 a
plot 10 cause her husbands execu.
ton. The Yard authorities said
they had not heard the rumor nor
had they heard OF DR.. Munyon's OF
fer Of $50 600 for information lead
ing 90 the whereabouts Of Mrs Grip
pen
To Ask clemsney.
Arthur Newton. Crlppcn's eoun
sci. In framing a petition for elem
ency. addressed 20 the home secre
tary asked either pardon OF commu
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-11-07

thf United fressl
BLACK DIAMOND, Nov. Z
With a roar that was heard fol
miles. gas Ia the lawson mine ex
plodrd nt q 80 yesterday morning
nnufting out the lives Of rs miner
Ia The pc ~ death Three men on
the outside we're seriously injured
and the mine no badly wrecked thai
Il viii probably never be used
again.
Eight years ago a similar expio
sion in this mine killed 81 men
Yesterday disaster was one o.
the most hoarireudluR Ia the blacl
history ~ coal mining In thls state
From nm explosive standpoint. II
was the worst u vas volcanic II
its intensity. the mouth o. thc minis
dischareluR tlmberH. piping. dinner
buckets and the miners clothing
~ " they were shot from a gigantic
cannon. HiRh into the air the de-
bris shot Huge tmherH and pipins
that weighed half a ton falusd dowr
on the hillside for a radius Of .
quarter ~ n mile. crashing through
roofs and stripping branches from
trees.
And ia the center o. this tcrrifi,
force we're rs men Their death
must have been instantaneous ThAl
any man could Lave escaped IA To-
shaft ia an impfubAbilitY too grca
for even The most Hanguine 90 hops
for.
Tho mine shan. a.20o feet. iF lik'
an elevator shaft with two elcva
tors AZ the tine of the explosiol
the men were changing shifA Tel
men who had worked nil night ser
being raised from the mine 20 thi
surface and . light Sunday shlf
- five men wha descending TIL
day shift had not gone below tht
g0O-fooi level when the explosion
occurred.
Torn 10 Pieces,
They. u ~ known. got the ful
force 81 ID They must have bee
torn 10 pieces. Where the 10 me
og the uinht shift wcre caught
DOT known They we're prohahl
lower down Ia the shaft
While the force Of the o0ploHio
probably went upward II il occu
red on a level above the aecendin
shin. the men brloW had littl
chance 60 escape Tons upon ton
81 rock. tlmbers and hosting ms
ehlncry crashed down the sbafl
rs. aNaf .ssma ss at.ssanH tssueAss - a.
that which was not thrown ou
over the countryside fcll down ih'
mine. carrying instant death with n
The cause 81 the disaster d no
known. and probably never win be
Not five minutes before the occur
renee. John Van. the night FIR
boss. maze his report a. follows
Gas IN 3Sis breast Other place
clear. a. M
Hardly had Van finished wrltinI
this on the blackboard when tn
ground shook With the force Of tn
explosion and the tricky Eas CAV
the deadly ilc TO the report Of th
fire boss
Was Always Dangerous.
The Lawson mine. which belong
go the Pacific Coast Coal Co. ha
always been known as a dangerou
mine The miners are not allowe
10 carry matches into the pit AM
thclf safety lamps are fitted wit
a magnet locking device. which pr,
vents their being opened inside tn
mine.
The descending miners were no
searched yesterday morning an
this one fact is the basis for th
theory held by the mine official
that a miner struck a match in th
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