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AUSTEN, Peter Townsend:
Chemist; born Clifton, Staten Island, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1852; graduated Columbia School of Mines, 1871, in analytical and applied chemistry; studied three years with Prof. Hofmann at Univ. of Berlin; Ph.D. from University of Zurich; 1876, in- structor of chemistry, Dartmouth Col- lege; 1877, professor of General and Ap- plied Chemistry, Rutgers College; 1882, chemist in Richmond County, N. Y., Health Board; 1885, to Newark, N. J., Health Board; professor of chemistry, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1893; since 1884, president of Union Paint Co., Newark, N. J .; member Lon-
don, Paris, Berlin, St. Petersburg and other Chemical Societies; fellow of Amer- ican Association for the Advancement of Science. Writer of papers for Berlin Chemical Society and American Chemical Journal; articles in "Textile Colorist" (Philadelphia) and "Druggists' Circular" (New York); lecturer. "Science-Teaching in School.' Scientific Speculations"; writer on educational and scientific topics. Address, 89 Pine St., New York.
AUSTIN, Eugene K .:
Colonel. Super., N. G. N. Y .; born 1872; son of Stephen F. Austin and Cecelia (Kelly) S. F. A. member N. Y. Stock Exchange, 1865, and named after his uncle, Gen. S. F. Austin, of Austin, Texas; Great grandson of Elijah Austin, 2d, of Conn., who served at Battle of Lexington also of Luke Kip, merchant, N. Y. City, prior to Revolution; chose banking pro- fession at age of 17, entering firm Eu- gene Kelly & Co., as office boy; cashier, 1893; went into business for himself, 1895; investment securities; joined National
Guard, 1892; Co. B, Seventh Regiment; cor- poral first signal corps, 1894; sergeant, 1895, mand of signal detail; first lieutenant and adjutant, Eighth Regiment, 1896; captain and regiment adjutant, 1896; detailed by Governor Black, at beginning of Spanish- American War, to organize 108th Regi- ment, which later consisted of over 600 men; Major 108th Regiment; afterwards colonel, 1898; at end of war, regiment mustered out of state service; detailed by Major General Roe to staff of pro- visional regiment of Westchester County, serving at Croton riots, 1900. Address, 13 William St., New York.
AUSTIN, George Curtis:
Lawyer; born Saluvia, Pa., July 19, 1863; instructor in law of contracts in New York Law School several years; member State Assembly, 1896-97. Author "Dwight Method of Legal Education." Residence, 265 West 93d St., New York.
AVERY, Edward H .:
President National Bank of Auburn. Address, 3 Grover St., Auburn.
AVERY, Samuel Putnam:
Retired merchant; the second of the name and the oldest child of the elder Samuel P. and Hannah Ann (Parke) Avery, was born in New York, March 17th, 1822. In early life he learned the art of copper-plate engraving and was first engaged with a bank-note company. He, however, turned his attention to en- graving on wood, being employed by va- rious newspapers and publishers, and compiled several volumes of a humorous nature, also supplying the illustrations; in 1865, he added to his business art pub- lishing and dealing in works of art; ap- pointed commissioner of the American Art Department at the Universal Exhi- bition of 1867 in Paris, he decided on his return in the following year to abandon engraving and engaged in art enterprises on a large scale in Fifth Avenue; he be- came one of the most respected and suc- cessful dealers of the country, retiring from business in 1888; for several years Mr. Avery filled the post of secretary of the art committee of the Union League Club, whose action led to the establish- ment of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, of which he became one of the foun- ders and a trustee of continued stand- ing; he is also a trustee of the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations; is president of the Grolier Club, was for four years and is now vice-president of the Sculpture . So- ciety, honorary member of the Archi- tectural League, and of the Typothetæ Society; besides this, he is a member of the Century, Union League, Players, City, Tuxedo and other clubs, a member of the Civil Service Reform Association and of the Sons of the Revolution, and of the Society of Colonial Wars, a life member of the American Museum of Natural His- tory, of the American Geographical, His- torical and the Zoological Society, as well
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as of the National Academy of Design, the Chamber of Commerce, and other bodies; one of the collections of Orien- tal porcelains in the Metropolitan Museum of Art was formed by Mr. Avery, and was purchased by his friends and presented to the institution; the Avery Architectural Library at Columbia College, now num- bering about eighteen thousand volumes, was created and endowed by Mr. and Mrs. Avery in 1891, in memory of their deceased son, Henry Ogden Avery; Mr. Avery has been a generous contributor to various artistic, literary and benevolent institutions of this city; his opinion in matters pertaining to the fine arts is re- garded as authoritative; he was appointed a member of the "Art Commission,"
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and served for four years as pro- vided for by the new charter of 1897; Columbia College, in 1896, conferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts for his services to the cause of art and art cul- ture in the United States. The Century Magazine of Dec., 1896, contained an il- lustrated article on his art services and personal remembrances; on his seventy- fifth birthday, March, 1897, a gold medal of artistic design, modeled by Professor Scharff, of Vienna, was presented to him by seventy-five leading citizens of New York, as a recognition of his various pub- lic services; the wife of Mr. Avery was Mary Ann Ogden, daughter of Henry Aaron and Katherine (Conklin) Ogden, of New York; her name is associated with benevolent gifts; their oldest son is Sam- uel P. Avery, Jr., who succeeded his father in business; another son, Henry Ogden Avery, was born in Brooklyn, 1852, and died in New York, 1890; he was edu- cated as an architect, studied seven years at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, lec- tured and wrote upon architectural sub- jects, and was a most promising and es- teemed member of his chosen profession; the other children of Mr. and Mrs. Avery are Mary Henrietta Avery, who died 1900, was prominent in charitable works and president of the Loan Relief Association; Fanny Falconer Avery, who married the Reverend M. P. Welcher; and Ellen Wal- ters Avery, who died in 1893 and was a poetess of considerable talent; the books which she had collected were presented to the Teachers College by her mother; the Honorable Benjamin Parke Avery, who as a mere youth emigrated to Cali- fornia in 1849, became a prominent edi- tor and was appointed United States Minister to China by President Grant, 1874. dying at Pekin, 1875, was the only brother of Mr. Samuel P. Avery, and Mary Rebecca Avery, who became the wife of the Reverend T. De Witt Talmage, and died at Philadelphia in 1861, was his sister. Address, 4 E. 38th St., New York.
AYER, Frederick F .:
Capitalist; director J. C. Ayer Co., the . Tremont and Suffolk Mills, Lowell and Anderson Railroad Co. Address, 35 Wall
St .; residence, 5 West 57th St., New York City.
AYERS, Edward August, M. D .:
Physician, professor of Obstetrics New York Polyclinic; member of the Pathologi- cal Society, New York County Medical So- ciety, Academy of Medicine, and phy- sician in chief of Mothers' and Babies' Hospital.
AYERS, Philip W .:
Born Winterset, Ia., May 26, 1861; grad- uated from Cornell, 1884; from 1888 to the present time has engaged in charity organization work; 1889-95, was general secretary of Associated Charities at Cin- cinnati; 1895-97, general secretary of Bu- reau of Associated Charities, at Chicago; 1897-1900, assistant secretary of the Char- ity Organization Society, New York; 1897 to date, superintendent of summer school in philanthropic work; member of the National Conference of Charities and Cor- rections; is interested in subject of fores- try in New Hampshire. Address, 105 E. 22d St., New York.
AYRES, Major Chas. Greenlief:
Major U. S. Army; born New York City, Feb. 26, 1854; son of Gen. R. B. Ayres, U. S. A .; mother was great-granddaught- er of Major Gen. Henry Dearborn, U. S. A .; married Mary Elizabeth Fairfax, of Vir- ginia, daughter of Col. John W. Fairfax; on staff of Gen. Longstreet during Civil War; commissioned in U. S. A., Oct. 31, 1874; transferred to 25th Inf., Sept., 1875; took conspicuous part in campaigns against Indians; promoted to Captaincy, Jan. 1, 1892; took part in Spanish-Ameri- can War; commended for conspicuous gal- lantry; received thanks of President and Lieutenant-General; in 1899 put down riots in Laredo, Tex .; thanked for same by citizens; recommended three times for medal of honor. Present address, Jeffer- son Barracks, Mo.
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BABB, George W .:
Manager of the Eastern and Southern departments of the Northern Assurance Company of London, and general attorney for the company in the United States; born Boston, Mass., 1847; was employed in the dry goods jobbing business from 1865 to 1870; from the latter year to 1875 he was clerk in a Boston fire insurance local agency, and from 1876 to 1880 was a-local agent in the same city; was after- wards general agent for the Commerce Insurance Company of Albany, special agent of the Northern Assurance Com- pany, manager of the New England de- partment of the Northern, and in 1889 went to New York as the manager of the New York department of that company; in 1894 he was also appointed financial
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agent of the Northern in the United States, and on Jan. 1, 1896, became man- ager of the New England department of the Northern on its consolidation with the New York department; he was one of the principal organizers and first chairman of the New England Bureau of United Inspection, and was a member of the original committee of four which prepared the Universal Mercantile Sched- ule. Office address, 38 Pine St., New York City.
BABBITT, Dean Richmond:
Protestant Episcopal clergyman, author and lecturer; born Warren Co., Ohio; son of Hathaway Benjamin and Margaretta Bailey Babbitt; was graduated from Har- vard College, A. B., 1886; and from Law School of Cincinnati University, LL.B .; from Cambridge Episcopal Theological School, B. D., 1886; was given the degree of LL.D. by University of Wisconsin, 1889; was ordained deacon by Bishop Henry C. Potter in 1884, and priest, July 4, 1886, by the same; studied law, previous to entering the ministry, with Hon. Stanley Matthews, of Cincinnati, afterward on U. S. Supreme Bench; was connected, for some time after admission to the bar, with Hon. Alphonso Taft, of Cincinnati, and practiced the law at Cincinnati for three years, later removing to New York City for the same purpose; after ordina- tion to priesthood was rector of St. John's Church, Milwaukee, 1886-90; rector of St. John's Church, Saginaw, 1890-93; rector of Trinity Church of Tacoma, 1893-95; dean of All Saints Cathedral, 'Spokane, 1895-98; went to Christ Church, Newark, for purpose of clearing it from debt of $5,000, which he accomplished in one year; was solicited by Bishop Littlejohn, in 1899, to save the $100,000 Church of the Epiph- any, Brooklyn, which was imperilled by a mortgage debt of $34,000; became rector of same, Nov. 6, 1899, and cleared the debt by Jan. 1, 1903, after a noted con- test which proved of wide interest to the press and people of New York City and State, in which he was helped by all denominations; has been a special stu- dent, lecturer and writer on mobs, lynch- ings and the race problem, and author of sermons and doctrinal and practical pamphlets; he is a great nephew of the late Dean .Richmond, president of the New York Central R. R., the noted Dem- ocratic politician; also nephew of late Gamaliel Bailey, abolitionist and editor of the ante-bellum "National Era" at Washington, D. C., which first published "Uncle Tom's Cabin;" his pulpit in Brooklyn commands wide attention. Au- thor of "Mistakes, Not Failure in Mis- sions," "The Church on the Pacific Coast," "American Mobs and Lynch- ings." He is a direct lineal descendant of Thomas Rogers, the eighteenth mem- ber aboard the Mayflower to sign the "Compact;" was member of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Milwaukee; president of the Standing Committee of
the Missionary Jurisdiction of Spokane, and examining chaplain; he raised $16,- 000 towards the endowment of a church hospital; laid out the plans for the Arch- deaconry of Northern Michigan, the first step in making the Diocese of Mar- quette, and raised a large amount to carry on the archdeacon's work; appoint- ed, Nov. 12, 1903, president of commission to study the race problem, to co-operate with U. S. commission of enquiry, and to aid in getting passed a national aid edu- cation bill by Congress. Address, Church of the Epiphany, McDonough St. and Tompkins Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
BABBITT, Edwin B .:
Captain, U. S. Army; born New York ;. appointed from D. C. cadet at U. S. Mili- tary Academy, July 1, 1880; graduated, June 15, 1884; actual rank, second lieu- tenant Fifth U. S. Artillery, June 15, 1884; first lieutenant of ordinance, April 15, 1889; accepted, April 17, 1889; pro- moted captain, June 15, 1898. Address, 1719 De Sales St., Washington, D. C.
BABBOTT, Frank L .:
Educator; graduated from Amherst Col- lege in 1878 with the degree of A. B .; graduate Columbia College Law School in 1880 with the degree of LL.B .; received the honorary degree of M. A. from Am- herst College in 1903; a member of the Brooklyn Board of Education from 1895 to 1902; vice-president of the New York Board of Education, 1902-03; trustee of the Packer Collegiate Institute; trustee of the Brooklyn Savings Bank; trustee of the Brooklyn public library; honorary vice- president of the Brooklyn Free Kinder- garten Society; club memberships in the Century, Grolier, University, Alpha Delta Phi, City, Montauk and Nassau Country. Mrs. Frank L. Babbott's maiden name was Lydia Richardson Pratt; children's names are Mary R. Babbott, Frank L. Babbott, Jr., Lydia P. Babbott and Helen L. Babbott. Resides at 149 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.
BABCOCK, Charles H .:
Agent; coal agent Delaware, Lackawan- na and Western Railroad Company; mem- ber of firm of H. H. Babcock & Co., and president Commercial Bank. Address, 5 Main St., Rochester, N. Y.
BABCOCK, Eugene Jeffrey:
Clergyman, Episcopal Church; eldest son of Buel H. and Crissey (Decker) Babcock; born, Painted Post, N. Y., April 2, 1850; in early life entered upon mer- cantile pursuits; graduated from Union College, 1876, B.A .; General Theological Seminary, 1879, S.T.B .; made deacon, Aug. 3, 1879; ordained priest, Aug. 15, 1880, at Grand Rapids, Mich .; married . Anna Rebecca, second daughter James Wilson, Geneva, N. Y., Oct. 7. 1880; min- ister-in-charge, Grand Rapids; rector,
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Whitehall, Mich. ; General Missionary Diocese Western Michigan; rector at Can- andaigua, N. Y., Council Bluffs, Iowa, Youngstown, N. Y .; vicar, Lockport, N. Y., which is present address.
BABCOCK, George Henry:
Treasurer and financier; was born at Watertown, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1852; he is the son of Henry H. and Eliza (Wheeler) Babcock; his father founded the great manufacturing business of the H. H. Bab- cock Company, and is its president to- day; the Babcocks came from an old English Puritan family, whose pioneer, James Babcock, came from Essex Coun- ty, England, in 1623, settling first in Dor- chester, Mass., then at Portsmouth, R. I., at Westerly in 1660, and Stonington, Conn., in 1732; for two centuries and a half the family has given distinguished lawyers, divines, merchants and soldiers to America, and Henry Babcock, of Ston- ington, fought in the War of the Revolu- tion; the subject of this sketch was ed- ucated in the public schools of Water- town, and he first went into business as a bank clerk; when he became of age he was admitted as a partner in the gen- eral manufacturing business, in Westerly, of which his father is president; he soon rose through the various offices until at the present time he is treasurer and manager of the H. H. Babcock Company; has lived in Watertown all his life, and he is connected with all the large financial institutions of that city; he is a trustee of the Watertown Savings Bank and also of the City Hospital of Watertown; he is a charter member, and has been presi- dent, of the Union Club of Watertown; married, on Oct. 14, 1874, Miss Alice L. Webster, of St. Albans, Vt. Residence, 21 Mullin St., Watertown, N. Y.
BABCOCK, John J .:
General agent of the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company, in the middle department; born Broome County, New York, May 22, 1840, and spent his early life on a farm; he started in the insurance business in 1871 at Bing- hamton, N. Y., taking up special agency work in 1872; in 1880 he was appointed to his present position with the Springfield Fire and Marine; was one of the early members of the Underwriters' Associa- tion of the State of New York, serving on many important committees, and was subsequently elected president; he is an expert on electrical wire installation. Office address, 100 William St., New York.
BACON, Alexander S .:
Lawyer; born Jackson, Mich., Nov. 20. 1853; graduated in 1876 from the National Military Academy at West Point, with both academic and military honors; en- tered the regular army as lieutenant and served at various posts on the frontier and in the East until 1878, when he re- signed and studied law in Canandaigua, New York, being admitted to the bar
in 1879; he began practice in New York City in 1881, and now has his offices at No. 37 Liberty St., Manhattan; his home is in Prospect Park South, Brooklyn; he married Miss Harriet Whittelsey Schroter, in Denver in 1886, and has two daughters; in military matters he has been captain of Company A, Major and Lieutenant- Colonel of the 23d Regiment, National Guard, New York, and colonel of the 2nd Provisional Regiment; his legal prac- tice is wide and important; he is special- ly strong before a jury, and has been called to assist in trials in many States, in London and Tokyo; his travels have been wide and his lectures and writings on travel and military, social, religious, political and Masonic subjects have been numerous; he is also one of the most eloquent and entertaining after-dinner speakers; he was a member of the As- sembly in 1887 and chairman of the Bacon Investigating Committee; he led the forces that invaded John J. McKane's bailiwick on election day, 1893, and was one of the most potent factors in Mc- Kane's downfall and conviction; his ser- vices are much sought on the stump and platform at home and abroad; he is con- nected with various clubs and enterprises. Address, 37 Liberty St., New York.
BACON, Edgar Mayhew:,
Author; born Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, June 5, 1855; son of John R. B., U. S. Consul; attended private schools, Tarrytown, N. Y .; took up study of art, but subsequently became editorial writer on periodicals; 1888-9, 1890 traveled in West Indies; published: "The New Ja- maica" (1891), "The Pocket Piece" (1892), "Chronicles of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow," "Hudson River, From Ocean to Source" (1902), "Narragansett Bay," in. press (1903), besides numerous contribu- tions to current literature. Married, Oct., 1903, to Miss Beard, of Lakewood, N. J. Residence, Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y.
BACON, Edward R .:
Lawyer, director Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co., Knickerbocker Apartment Co., Farmers' Loan & Trust Co., Con- solidation Coal Co .; vice-president and director of Baltimore and Ohio South- western Railroad Co. Address, 2 Wall St., New York, N. Y.
BADER, Albert J .:
(Chaplain U. S. Army). Born in New York; appointed from New York a chap- lain Feb. 2, 1901; accepted May 15, 1901; transferred to 8th Cavalry as chaplain July 26, 1901; previous volunteer service; chaplain of 12th New York Infantry Sept. 17, '98; honorably mustered out, April 20, '99. Present address, Ft. Sill, Okla.
BAER, William Jacob:
Artist; born Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 29, 1860; studied at Munich Royal Academy 1880-84; there received four first-class
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medals for his studies; came to New York City, 1884; painting and teaching until 1892; then essayed miniature painting, be- ing the first of modern painters to attract attention to that art; received first hon- ors at Paris, 1900; Pan American, 1901; Charleston, 1902; his chief works aside from portraits are: "The Golden Hour," "Aurora," "Summer,' "Daphne," "In Arcadia," "Nymph," "Madonna with the Auburn Hair," "Halcyon Days." Resi- dence, East Orange, N. J .; studio, 90 Grove St., New York City.
BAILEY, Clarence M .:
(Colonel U. S. Army). Born New York, Nov. 26, 1841; appointed from Indiana, civil life; actual rank, second lieutenant Sixth U. S. Infantry, Aug. 5, 1861; accept- ed, Sept. 4, 1861; first lieutenant, July 14, 1863; captain, July 28, 1866; unas- signed, April 22, 1869; assigned to Eighth Infantry, Dec. 15, 1870; promoted major, July 10, 1891, lieutenant-colonel, April 25, 1895, colonel, Nov. 1, 1898; retired, May 5, 1899. Present address, 1095 N. Clark St., Chicago, Ill.
BAILEY, Edwin, Jr .:
State Senator representing Suffolk and Richmond Counties; son of Edwin and Mary (Kernan) .Bailey; born July 25, 1860, at Patchogue, N. Y .; business, manufac- ture and sale of lumber, 1881-96; presi- dent trustees, town of Brookhaven, 1897; supervisor of same township, 1898-1903; state Senator, First District New York, 1903-04, having passed important legisla- tion, session of 1903, known as the "Bail- ey Automobile Law," also the amendment to the charter of Greater New York, known as "The Staten Island Ferry Bill;" in politics, a Democrat. Residence, Al- bany, N. Y.
BAILEY, George G .:
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(Captain U. S. Army). Born in New York; appointed from New York a Cap- tain and A. Q. M. Feb. 2, 1901; accepted May 14, 1901, volunteer service; Captain and A. Q. M. May 12, '98; accepted May 28, '98; honorable discharge, June 30, 1901. Present address, Seattle, Wash.
BAILEY, Leon Orlando:
Lawyer; born Pennsylvania, 1857, of Irish-Welsh parents; educated at Cornell University; studied law with Thomas A. Hendricks; began practice, 1881, at Indi- anapolis and rapidly acquired distinction as a corporation attorney; while in Indi- ana he held public office as follows: State Senator for four years; Chief As- sistant Attorney General of Indiana four years; Assistant U. S. Attorney two years, having been designated U. S. At- torney for District of Indiana by Presi- dent Cleveland at close of his term; Cor- poration Counsel of City of Indianapolis one term and in 1898 the unanimous choice of his party (Democratic) for Con- gress; in 1900, having been elected gen-
eral counsel of The Development Com- pany of America and of the American Finance and Securities Company, he came to New York City; in 1902 he relinquished his Indiana residence and became a citi- zen of this city, and a member of its bar; he is a member of the order of Free Masons; of the B. P. O. E .; the Greek Letter Society, D. K. E., and of the Law- yers and Democratic Clubs of New York. Residence, 1 W. 89th St .; office, 5 Nas- sau St., New York, N. Y.
BAILEY, Liberty Hyde:
Editor and writer; born South Haven, Van Buren Co., Mich., March 15, 1858; early became reporter for press; graduate Michigan Agricultural College, 1882, con- tinuing for short time as reporter, but soon becoming assistant to Dr. Asa Gray, of Harvard; 1885, professor of hor- ticulture and landscape gardening at Michigan Agricultural College; 1886, one of botanists on Vermilion Lake expedition; 1888 to 1903, professor of general and ex- perimental horticulture at Cornell; in 1903 made director of College of Agriculture, Cornell University. Has published many agricultural works, among them "Talks Afield" (1884), "Field Notes on Apple Culture." "Horticulturists Rule-Book" (1889), "Annals of Horticulture for 1889, 1890, 1891, 1893" (4 vols.), "The Nursery Book," "Annals of Horticulture for 1890," "The Survival of the Unlike" (1896), "Evolution of Our Native Fruits" (1897), "Lessons with Plants" (1893), "Plant
Breeding" (1897), "Principles of Fruit Growing" (1897), "Garden
Making” (1898), "Pruning Book" (1898), "Forcing Book" (1898), "Cyclopedia of American Horticulture" (4 vols., 1900); editor of "Rural Science Series," "Garden Craft" and ""The Nature Study Ideas;" mar- ried, 1883, to Nettie L. Smith. Address, Ithaca, N. Y.
BAILY, Muriel:
Journalist, Author; born Oakland, Cal., Oct. 14, 1874; foreign and war correspond- ent; secretary and director of the Dryden Press and "Print Shop." Author of "Cameos Re-cut," "Shreds and Patches of Verse," "A Hero of the People," "The Bungling of a Truce," etc., etc. Address, 23 East 20th St., New York City.
BAIN, George Grantham:
Author; born Chicago, Ill., Jan. 7, 1865; graduated from St. Louis University, 1883. Author of "He Won a Wife," besides nu- merous stories for leading magazines and letters to newspapers. Office, 15 Park Row, New York City.
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