Newspapers and periodicals of Illinois, 1814-1879, Part 12

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OBSERVER, about 1847: A Democratic paper listed in Illinois An- nual Register for 1847. A. S. Tilden was editor.

GREENE COUNTY BANNER, 1848-(after 1849): Started by John Fitch. Democratic. It is listed in Coggeshall's News paper Directory published in 1856. F

DEMOCRAT, 1855-1856: Edited by H. C. Withers.

PRESS, 1858-1861+: A Republican paper edited by S. P. Orr. Changed to

PATRIOT, +1861 to date: Edited by Elder Craig, followed by Wil- liam B. Fairchild; Lee, Lusk and Platt; Miner and Lindley, 1873-1875; Clement L. Clapp, 1876-1888; Charles Bradshaw, 1888 to date. Republican. Files since 1875 are in the office. GOSPEL ECHO: Name given in Rowell for 1869 with no report. Listed by Cook and Coburn, 1869.

CARTHAGE, HANCOCK COUNTY

CARTHAGENIAN, June, 1836-1837 : It was the first paper in the county and was edited by Thomas Gregg. Finally it was purchased by Dr. Isaac Galland and taken to Montrose, Iowa, and was known there as the Western Adventurer.

ECHO, 1836: It was issued only a few months, being a campaign sheet advocating the election of General Harrison to the presi- dency. Issued from the office of the Carthagenian by Walter Bagley.

WESTERN EMIGRANTS' MAGAZINE AND HISTORIAN OF TIMES IN THE WEST, April, 1837- - (?): A monthly publication established by Thomas Gregg as a guide to those who might be lured to the new Bounty Land district. A

REPUBLICAN, 1853 to date: Published and edited by Clarke and Manier, 1853-1854; G. M. Childs, 1854-1861; R. W. Mc- Claughry, 1861-1863; J. M. Davison, 1863-1894; Mrs. S. C. Davison, and later I. C. Davison, 1894 to date. Mr. Childs converted it from an Independent to an intensely Democratic sheet, but under Mr. McClaughry it supported the cause of the Union. After the war it became under Mr. Davison a Demo- cratic paper. There are files in the office since 1863. Earlier copies (scattered) in the hands of J. B. Gordon of Hamilton. (See Warsaw Commercial Journal.) ULF

TRANSCRIPT, 1860-1862 : Established by James K. Magie.

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GAZETTE, 1865 to date: Conducted by a Mr. Fowler, then by him and Noble L. Prentis. In 1869 or 1870 it was bought by Thomas C. Sharp and conducted by him as a Republican paper until his death April 9, 1894; since then his son W. O. Sharp has been manager. UL

HANCOCK DEMOCRAT, December, 1869+ : Removed in 1869 to Dal- las by G. M. Childs.

CARTHAGINIAN, 1878-1881: Published under the management of the faculty and literary societies of Carthage College. Printed at the office of the Republican.

CASEY, CLARK COUNTY

TIMES, August, 1872-1897+ : Established as an Independent paper by John Garrison and B. F. Ward; H. A. Boyd purchased Gar- rison's interest after seven months and made the paper a Green- back organ, later a Democratic sheet. (Moved to Marshall and merged into the Illinoisan? See Banner.)

EXPONENT, 1877-1878: A Republican paper started by a stock company and edited by Edward Hitchcock, and Hitchcock and Garrison. Moved to Mt. Huron.

BANNER, 1879 to date: Started by B. F. Ward; an Independent weekly. It was united with the Times as Banner-Times, in 1897, when Fred E. Moore bought the papers. Sold to F. L. Gillespie in 1904; he sold in October, 1904, to H. M. Brooke, who still owns the paper. There were apparently lapses in both papers that are not quite clear.

CENTRAL CITY, MARION COUNTY

GAZETTE, 1854-1856: Edited and published by Edward Schiller. Republican. Schiller went to Belleville in 1856 and became connected with the Advocate. File, vol. 2, no. 22 - 37, Feb- ruary 29 - June 13, 1856, owned by Mrs. James L. Kennedy, Central City.

CENTRALIA, MARION COUNTY

GAZETTE, 1856 : It was established by Messrs. Gall and Omelveny. Short-lived.

ENTERPRISE, 1856- two months: Edited by D. A. Burton.

NEWS LETTER, 1857: In 1856 H. S. Blanchard purchased the Ad- vocate of Salem and moved it to Centralia. He formed a partner- ship with Mr. Holcomb and they published the News Letter.

CENTRALIAN, 1857-1860: It was edited by William Parker, Jr., and published by William and James Parker. F

RURAL PRESS, 1858-1859: It was edited by M. L. McCord, who had moved the office of the Richview Phoenix to Centralia.

CHAMPAIGN, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY

EGYPTIAN REPUBLIC, 1859-1861 : A Republican paper edited and published by J. G. D. Pettijohn, 1859-1861; Messrs. Blackford and Taylor, publishers, with Mr. Pettijohn as editor, 1861. It was edited and published for a short period in 1861 by Wesley Bailey, when the office was closed.

INDEPENDENT, 1861 : Edited by N. W. Fuller.

COMMERCIAL, April-September, 1861: Issued by E. T. Thorp. Suspended September I, same year.

METEOR, December 20, 1861-1862 : Edited and published by Henry Welker. Actively Union in its sympathies. Vol. I, no. II, March 1, 1862, owned by Mrs. Ellen Smith, Central City, Illinois.

SENTINEL, May, 1863 to date: Established by J. W. and C. D. Fletcher, with E. S. Condit and J. W. Fletcher as editors, but it is said Mr. Condit's editorial connection with the paper was only nominal. After a year J. W. and F. W. Fletcher became the editors and publishers. In 1869, J. C. Cooper bought the interest of J. W. Fletcher and the Sentinel was published by J. C. Cooper and C. D. Fletcher, until 1872, when L. C. Wilcox purchased the interest of J. C. Cooper. On January 1, 1875, it passed into the hands of J. W. and F. W. Fletcher, who were succeeded by Frank D. Goodall, and later by J. N. Kerr. Kerr sold in Octo- ber, 1888, to T. L. Joy, who was editor and publisher until 1906, when he was succeeded by Vern E. Joy. Daily established in 1884. Republican.

DEMOCRAT, November, 1867 to date: Established by W. H. Mantz. Afterwards Isaac McClelland became nominally a co-editor and publisher with Mr. Mantz. In October, 1870, the office was partly destroyed by fire, but the press soon after came into the possession of S. P. Tufts, by whom the paper was revised and continued; and from February, 1871, the Democrat was published by Mr. Tufts, until 1884, when he was succeeded by C. D. Tufts, who still conducts it. The Daily Democrat was begun May 20, 1892.

INDUSTRIAL, 1875-1879(?): Edited and published in 1879 by J. W. Evarts. Independent.

CHAMPAIGN, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY

SPIRIT OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRESS, May, 1857, till autumn : Estab- lished at what was then called West Urbana, by L. G. Chase and Albert Gore. Agriculture, politics, and local affairs were given attention. F

CENTRAL ILLINOIS GAZETTE, March, 1858-1861+, 1868 to date : Established by John W. Scroggs and Company (Cunningham

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and Flynn) out of the materials of the Press, as a Republican paper. William O. Stoddard was associated with Scroggs as an editor until 1860. Sold to John Carrothers of the Union, Ur- bana, and the papers were combined as the UA

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY UNION AND GAZETTE, +1862 to date: This combination continued for about a year. Then the Gazette was bought, moved to Urbana, and continued by John W. Summers until the summer of 1864; John Robbins a short time; George W. Flynn, George N. Richards with J. O. Cunningham as editor, October, 1864, to April, 1866; Flynn alone until 1868; moved back to Champaign by George Scroggs and Flynn, 1868- 1879, where it has remained ever since. The name was changed to Champaign County Gazette in 1869. After 1879 it was con- ducted by Scroggs's executor, H. J. Dunlap, who sold to H. H. Harris, whereupon J. R. Stewart became editor. Mr. Stewart, O. L. Davis, and E. C. Flanigan bought the plant February 7, 1900, and still own and conduct the paper. The daily edition was begun November 6, 1883. The Gazette was one of the earliest papers to advocate the nomination of Lincoln for president. US

UNION, August, +1859-1882: Established at Urbana (which see) in 1852. It was moved to Champaign in 1859 by David S. and Charles E. Crandall. In 1861 they sold to John Carrothers, who, in the winter of 1862-1863 bought the Central Illinois Gazette and united the two papers. In 1865 the property of the Union reverted to the Crandalls. David S. and Dudley S. Crandall continued it until 1868, when they sold to H. L. Nicolet and C. E. Schoff; Schoff and I. H. Moore, 1877-1882. For a time between 1865 and 1868 the name was changed to Saturday Visitor. File owned by J. O. Cunningham, Urbana.

ILLINOIS DEMOCRAT, March, 1867-1872+ : Established by George N. Richards and Rufus P. Canterbury, who moved from Urbana the Champaign County Journal. After one year Canterbury sold to Richards. P. Lochrie bought an interest in April, 1869, and became sole owner in October. G. W. Gore was editor for a while in 1869. In 1872 the establishment was bought by William Haddock, who changed the name to

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT, +August, 1872+: William Haddock con- ducted the paper in support of Horace Greeley for the presidency. The name was soon changed to

TIMES, +1872 to date: William Haddock was owner and editor until 1879. The paper was then bought by William H. Smyzer, William J. Mize, and Isaac Fielding. Elmer F. Powers soon afterward bought an interest. In 1887 Smyzer sold to his part-

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ners and Mize soon afterward did likewise. Messrs. Powers and Fielding have since conducted the paper as a weekly. A daily was issued for a few months in 1906.

JOURNAL, 1876-1879 (?) : A German paper established by Theodore Fisher and John Becker. Becker soon bought Fisher's interest and associated with him his son.

CHANDLERVILLE, CASS COUNTY

NEW ERA, February 7, 1874-1875: Established by John J. Bunce ; J. J. Bunce and Son, publishers. Discontinued in the summer of 1875.

CASS COUNTY JOURNAL, August 5, 1876-August 3, 1878+ : Estab- lished by Charles A. Pratt, who after two years of service to Democracy sold the paper to Skaggs Brothers. They changed the name to

INDEPENDENT, +August 3, 1878-1882+ : Edited by John W. Skaggs, published by John W. and Gilbert Skaggs. After one month, G. B. Skaggs alone undertook the combined labors of editor and publisher. Ebenezer Spink bought an interest in December, 1879, and resold to Skaggs in 1881. Spink bought out Skaggs in 1882 and changed the name to Sangamon Valley Times, which was changed to Chandlerville Times in 1887. E. O. Spink became business manager in 1904, and bought the paper in 1908. Independent. Files in the office.

CHARLESTON, COLES COUNTY

COURIER, 1841-1863+ : Established as a Whig organ by William Harr and William Workman. Mr. Workman soon retired and his place was afterward filled by George Harding, who was con- nected with the paper until 1857. Mr. Harr conducted the paper alone from 1857 to 1863, when he sold out to Eli Chittenden, and John S. Theaker, who made the paper Republican and changed its name to AH

PLAINDEALER, +1863 to date: In the late sixties Al and Lucien Dunbar were publishers. The former sold to A. E. Eaton; the property reverted to Dunbar and was sold to John A. Martin, A., and W. M. McConnell. In 1889 they sold to H. B. Glassco. Later the Plaindealer Printing Company was organized. This company published the Plaindealer; bought the Herald (estab- lished 1881); and became the Plaindealer-Herald Company. A daily was started in 1892.

OWL, 1843-1846(?) : Published by James Shoaff. In 1846 Mr. Shoaff went to Greenville, and apparently the Owl was dis- continued.

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REPORTER, 1846- - (?): A Democratic paper edited by W. D. Latshaw. Before January 6, 1849, the title was changed to ILLINOIS GLOBE,1 +1848(?)- - (?): "A decided and orthodox Democratic journal," edited by W. D. Latshaw and published by Latshaw and Brown. Vol. 4, no. I, was issued July 28, 1849;

the numbering was evidently continued from the Reporter. AF REPUBLICAN, about 1847 : A Whig paper edited by W. W. Bishop. It is listed in Illinois Annual Register for 1847.

COLES COUNTY LEDGER, 1857-1867+ : Edited by G. C. and W. P. Harding, 1857-1859; McHenry Brooks, 1859-1867. In 1867 Mr. Brooks sold to James Shoaff and Asa Miller, and they changed its name to F

COURIER, +1867 to date: Shoaff sold his interest to I. N. Under- wood; later Miller sold to E. B. Buck; then Buck alone was editor and publisher till 1879. George E. Mason was editor and publisher, 1879-1892 ; Mason and Charles D. Strode, 1892- 1893 ; Strode and Charles L. Lee, 1894; Charles L. Lee became sole owner, January 1, 1895. He sold an interest to Cyrus N. Walls, but Walls sold out and Lee now owns the paper. He has been editor and publisher since 1895. A daily was started in 1895. Democratic. Files since 1885 in the office.

CHATSWORTH, LIVINGSTON COUNTY

PALLADIUM, 1871 -- (?): George Torrance, editor and publisher. PLAINDEALER, 1873 -- (?) : Established by E. M. Harte, editor, C. B. Holmes, publisher; John Jackson, editor, John Culver and Company, publishers, 1876; R. M. Spurgin, 1877-1880; James A. Smith, 1882 -- (?). U

CHEBANSE, IROQUOIS AND KANKAKEE COUNTIES

HERALD, 1868 to date: Established, owned, and edited by Thomas Sawyer. In 1897 W. H. Overhue was editor and publisher; in 1902 R. W. Lane became editor and manager and William Lane proprietor. Republican.

INDEPENDENT, 1872-1880: J. De Veling was editor and J. M. De Veling was publisher throughout.

CHENOA, McLEAN COUNTY

TIMES, July, 1867-1875+ : Established by Silas F. Dyer and James McMurtrie. In 1871 Miss L. M. Dyer, sister of S. F. Dyer, after the death of both former owners, edited the paper for sev- eral months. It was bought by C. H. John and the Bovard Brothers. In 1875 Bovard Brothers bought it and named it

1 Harris, in Negro Servitude in Illinois, 112 n., refers to Coles County Globe and Charleston Globe for October, 1847. These may be variants that should find place between Reporter and Illinois Globe. No copy of either of these Globes is known to be in existence. The references cited should perhaps be to the Illinois Globe in which case the change from Reporter was made in 1847.

CHESTER, RANDOLPH COUNTY

MONITOR, +1875-1877+ : Bovard Brothers soon sold to C. H. John, and he to Mann Brothers, who renamed it

GAZETTE, +1877-1900+: C. H. Stickney bought it about 1879. In 1900 it was bought by E. S. Pike and merged in the Clipper, which was established in 1893, and is now owned and published by G. E. Stump.

CHERRY VALLEY, WINNEBAGO COUNTY

COURIER, July-October, 1869: Established by Dr. L. Foote. Con- tinued three months.

CHESTER, RANDOLPH COUNTY

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ADVOCATE, April 4, 1839-1840: It was edited by John Smith and H. M. Abbott, and was conducted for the purpose of calling attention to that portion of Illinois lying be- tween the Ohio and Kaskaskia rivers. A

REVEILLE AND HOMESTEAD ADVOCATE, February 20, 1847-1850: It was edited by O. F. McMillan; established by Robert Smith to promote his candidacy for Congress. Sold in 1850 to Hanna and Whitehurst of the Herald.

HERALD, 1849-1857 (?): Edited by Messrs. B. J. F. Hanna and Whitehurst, 1849-1853: Hanna and William Phillips, 1853- 1856; E. J. Montague, 1856 -- (?). (See Kaskaskia Republican.) F

RANDOLPH COUNTY DEMOCRAT, 1857-1878: Editors and pro- prietors, Judge J. M. Ralls, 1857-1858; H. B. Nisbet and C. C. Clemens, who conducted it independent of politics, 1858- 1860; Mr. Nisbet, who made it a Republican paper, 1860-1865; John W. Dean and M. W. Rotrock, 1865-1876; Mr. Dean and Mr. Nisbet, 1876-1878. H

EGYPTIAN PICKET GUARD, +1862-1867+ : Founded by John R. Shannon and Robert McHenry. P. W. Baker helped organize the paper. In 1863 McHenry withdrew and the paper became a radical Southern partisan. In 1863 it was suspended for two months. Then the Democrats formed a stock company, pur- chased the paper, and dropped Egyptian from the title. S. St. Vrain was general manager, P. W. Baker was publisher, and John R. Shannon continued as editor. Shannon was so active in his criticism of the measures adopted to suppress the Rebellion that a body of soldiers broke into the office in July, 1864, and scattered the type in the streets. The office was refitted. In 1864 John McBride became proprietor. Shannon remained as editor. In 1865 William H. Toy succeeded McBride. In 1867 McHenry returned and assumed control, changing the name to

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VALLEY CLARION, +1867-1899+ : Robert McHenry was editor and publisher until 1868, when he died. Robert E. Deitrich con- tinued the publication until he was succeeded by William J. Armour. In 1869 Charles L. Spencer became editor and pub- lisher; in 1875 he sold to John H. Lindsey and Company; in 1876 the firm was changed to Valley Clarion Printing Company. In 1876 John H. Lindsey sold out to Charles L. Spencer and John McBride; they remained proprietors with Spencer as editor until 1878, when John H. Lindsey purchased the interests of the company and became proprietor; he associated Robert E. Deitrich with him in the editorial department. In 1880 he sold to William H. Holmes. About 1886 Holmes sold to Frank R. McAtee, who a few years later changed the name to Chester Clarion, and in 1895 sold to James A. Matlack. He sold to William H. Matlack in 1896; Frank Moore bought the paper in 1898, and in 1899 sold to Frank R. McAtee, who merged the Clarion in the Herald, dropping the name of the former. The Herald was started in 1895 by F. W. Hempler and C. A. Smith, and sold in 1897 to Frank R. McAtee. Democratic.

RANDOLPH COUNTY ZEITUNG, 1868- - (?): A German paper of which J. W. Dean and Company were editors and publishers in 1869.

TRIBUNE, 1872 to date: Established by William Knapp and C. B. Wassell. Republican. In 1874 Wassell retired and Knapp was sole owner until 1881, when he sold to James B. Matlack and James F. Wassell. About 1885 Wassell became sole owner and in 1886 sold to Theodore Saxenmeyer. Saxenmeyer sold in 1889 to William H. Matlack and John McBride. Matlack became sole owner a year later, and in 1894 sold to Thomas J. Howorth and John A. Pyron. In 1896 Pyron sold his interest to James B. Matlack, who in turn sold in 1898 to Thomas J. Howorth. In the same year Warfield P. Smith bought a half interest in the paper, which has been run since that time under the firm name of Thomas J. Howorth and Company. Now edited by Thomas J. Howorth, published by Thomas J. Ho- worth and Company.

GREENBACK GAZETTE, 1876: A campaign paper printed in the Tribune office, edited by R. P. Thompson and A. G. Condon. It was printed on green paper. Suspended at close of campaign. CHICAGO, COOK COUNTY

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wild-cat and other fictitious paper money. It was the official paper of the town of Chicago. Because the needed supply of paper failed to arrive before the close of navigation, its publica- tion was suspended from January I to May 20, 1835, with the ex- ception of an issue January 21 and another on March 25. It appeared weekly to 1840, and daily, beginning February 24, 1840. It was a Democratic paper up to the time of the Kansas-Nebraska issue, but when the slavery question was again raised it assisted in the formation of the Republican party. On July 24, 1861, the Democrat was absorbed by the Tribune. WHAEF AMERICAN, June 8, 1835-1839+ : A Whig paper, issued daily after April 9, 1839. Edited by T. O. Davis, 1835-1837; William Stuart and Company, 1837. Changed to EHNWA DAILY AMERICAN, +April 9, 1839-October 18, 1842: Edited by William Stuart, 1839-1841; Alexander Stuart, proprietor, and W. W. Brackett, editor, 1841-1842; Buckner S. Morris, July to October, 1842. ENHF

COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, October II, 1836-1837: A rabid "liberty" paper, edited by Hooper Warren. In 1837 the print- ing outfit was removed to Lowell, LaSalle County, and used by Benjamin Lundy and Zebina Eastman in publishing the Genius of Universal Emancipation and Genius of Liberty.

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE, June 9-August, 1838: A campaign paper published weekly at the office of the American, until after the August election, by the Whig Young Men's Association. A

HARD CIDER PRESS, June 6-October 24, 1840: A Harrison cam- paign paper published weekly by William Stuart from the Amer- ican office. H

WEEKLY TRIBUNE, April 4, 1840-August 21, 1841: Published by Charles N. Holcomb and Company, with E. G. Ryan as editor. In 1841 it was sold to Elisha Starr of Milwaukee, and the Mil- waukee Journal was its successor. H

UNION AGRICULTURIST AND WESTERN PRAIRIE FARMER, January, 1841-1843+: Established by the Union Agricultural Society, and edited in the beginning by the corresponding secretary, John S. Wright. At the close of the second volume the publication passed from the society to John S. Wright, with whom J. Am- brose Wight became associated as editor. The title was changed to E

PRAIRIE FARMER, + January 1, 1843 to date : The scope of the paper was enlarged to include mechanics and education. John Gage was the first editor of the mechanics department. At the begin- ning of 1851 Luther Haven became part owner, and was associ- ated with Wright in publishing, and with Wright and Wight in

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editing the paper. In 1852 Wright and Haven were editors and publishers; J. Ambrose Wight was editor, John A. Kennicott, horticultural editor in 1853-1857; Wright and Wight were pub- lishers, 1853-1857. A new series was begun January, 1857, at which time publication became weekly instead of monthly as theretofore. October 1, 1858, James C. and William H. Medill sold the property to Emery and Company; Henry D. Emery and Charles D. Bragdon became editors; Kennicott remained horticultural editor. Mr. Emery united his Journal of Agri- culture and the Prairie Farmer as Emery's Journal of Agriculture and Prairie Farmer, October 7, continuing publication under this title until January 1, 1859, when Prairie Farmer was resumed. In 1861 W. W. Corbett replaced Bragdon as one of the editors. In 1867 the Prairie Farmer Company became publishers; in 1868 Henry T. Thomas came in as a third editor; in 1869 Rod- ney Welch was added. In 1879 Jonathan Periam was editor and continued in that office until 1884, when Orange Judd be- came editor and manager. He was succeeded in 1889 by Jon- athan Periam, who served as editor until 1903. James J. Edgerton was editor throughout 1904; on March 20, 1905, C. P. Reynolds became editor, and has been so to date. The stock of the Prairie Farmer Company was bought by Rand, McNally and Company and incorporated as the Prairie Farmer Publish- ing Company, February 16, 1882. They disposed of their stock to Burridge D. Butler on April 8, 1908. Mr. Butler is president of the company and publisher. The paper is now published semi-monthly. (See p. 73.) WDSUHE

EXPRESS, October 24, 1842-April 20, 1844: Edited by William W. Brackett. It was sold in 1844 to a company and discontinued. Supported Henry Clay for president. The Journal was estab- lished in its stead. Daily and weekly. N

NORTHWESTERN BAPTIST, September 15, 1842-September 15, 1844: A semi-monthly edited by Thomas Powell. Only forty-eight numbers were issued. This was the first religious publication in Chicago. H

QUID NUNC, July 12-August 16, 1842: Edited by Davis S. Griswold and published by Ellis, Fergus, and Company. It was devoted to the advancement of literature, the fine arts, science, commerce, agriculture, and the mechanical arts. No communications on religion or politics were admitted. It is said to have been the first one-cent daily published west of the Alle- ghanies. At first intended as a morning paper it was issued at noon. A

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REPUBLICAN, 1842-1844: Edited by A. R. Niblo, 1842-1843; F. W. Cleveland, 1843-1844. It was established to create a public sentiment favoring the re-election of President Tyler. F

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