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mon Pleas for this county, the lodge was incorpo- rated in November, 1881. During the time of its ex- istence it has expended for sick benefits $3074.09, and for burials eight hundred dollars, making a total amount of relief of $3874.09. The lodge has initiated into the order one hundred and eighty-three persons, and eighteen members were admitted by card. At present the lodge consists of seventy-five members, and has a total fund of $1513.85.
The officers for the present term are as follows: P. C., Christian Bohlen ; C. C., William F. Fehler; V. C., Julius Buesch ; P., Edwin J. Sell; M. of E., August Weidner; M. of F., Frederick Traub; K. of R. and S., Lewis E. Juergens; M. at A., Gustav Franke; I. G., William F. Woodring; O. G., Sanı- uel Ruhf; Directors, Francis Daeufer, William H. Knauss, Francis Scholz.
Lehigh Division, No. 9, Uniform Rank K. of P., was organized in Paff Hall on July 8, 1881, by Smith D). Cozens, Grand Chancellor of Pennsylvania. The following officers were elected : Sir Kt. Com., Henry W. Mohr; Sir Kt. Lient. Com., Lewis Dennis; Sir Kt. Herald, Jacob M. Romig; Sir Kt. Ree., Daniel S. Kline; Sir Kt. Treas., A. D. Dresher ; Sir Kt. G., James D. Newhard; Sir Kt. Sent., Eugene S. Miller. The present officers are: Com., II. W. Mohr; Lt. Com., Lewis Dennis ; Herald, Jacob M. Romig; Rec., John C. Nagle; Treas., Thomas J. Keon ; Guard, James D. Newhard ; Sent., James D. Heckman.
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Grand Army of the Republic .- Yeager Post, No. 13, was originally organized Dec. 10, 1866, and, as its number indicates, was one of the first in the State. William J. Weiss, Charles Bachman, Theodore Baker, Osear T. Hoffman, Jacob A. Arnold, Walter 11. Vandyke, William II. Blank, Walter H. Seip, Dallas C. Zander, George Hepler, William Rhen, Henry C. Wagner, David R. Deifenderfer, Peter II. Berndt, Franklin Fatzinger, Charles H. Knauss, William Schwartz, John W. Reber, Francis Sourwine.
The post was disbanded, and reorganized under a charter bearing date Oet. 24, 1874, with the following members : Henry C. Wagner. James B. Hamersly, Edward Wih, Matthias Ault, George De Cell, Philip R. Palm, William Schwartz, Joseph Wilt, Franklin Fatzinger, Henry Heckler, Allen Helfrich, David Deifenderfer, William Baker, Thomas Zeigler, Fred- rick Weisbach, Augustus Ritter, Israel Troxell, Har- rison Geiger, Jonathan Reiber, Amos Weiss, The present officers of the post are : C., Griffith 1. Scholl; S. V. C., Andrew Snyder; J. V. C., George W. Bagwell; Chap., Reuben Hein; Q. M., John Schroth ; O. M. S., Thomas Laubach ; O. of D., Har- rison Kern ; O. of G., Fred. Wilt; Adjt., J. J. Buck- miller; Surg., James Berger; Sergt .- Major, Charles Heinze.
Killian, Jairus Bernhead, Ignatz Gresser, E. L. Ham- ersly, Charles A. Harris, H. C. Wagner, II. C. Huber, II. T. Bleckley, F. G. W. Fatzinger, Allen Wolf, H. A. Schwartz, Lofe Knerr, Lewis Warner, R. Ham- ersly, O. T. Hoffman, B. F. Frederick, Jeremiah Mur- ray, and G. F. Ensheimer. The present officers are : C., A. M. Weisse; S. V. C., Charles Miller ; J. V. C., Reuben Brader; Q. M., HI. A. Schwartz; Surg., Sol- omon Gildner; Chap., Ignatz Gresser ; O, of D., G. H. Good ; O. of G., Charles Issamoyer.
James A. Garfield Camp, No. 6, Sons of Veterans. -The camp was instituted on March 17, 1881, by Mr. Charles Morrison, Adjutant of the Pennsylvania Division, with the following officers and members : C., George J. Klein ; First Lient., W. H. Sleider; Sec .. Lieut., S. J. Menninger ; Chap., Charles W. Gorautlo; Serg. of the Guard, George Gressor; Color-Sergeant, George Mohr; Corporal of the Guard, Charles W. Harris; Orderly-Sergeant, Harry F. Miller ; Quarter- master-Sergeant, W. H. Wolf; Camp Sentinel, Charles Tice; Picket Sentinel, Ulysses Horn ; Trustees, John Allen, William H. Sleider, and HI. B. Frederick.
The members are William H. Smith, Eugene S. Keck, Peter Beeker, Allen E. Wolf, Elmer P. Werley, Eugene II. C. Keck, Harry Dreisbach, Herbert Tool, George W. Fisher, Walter Smith.
No name for the camp was adopted until the assas- sination of President James A. Garfield, when it was decided that a more appropriate name than that of the illustrious President could not be chosen. Ilis name was adopted on Oct. 24, 1881.
The following are the present offieers of the camp : Captain, William 11. Abbott; First Lieutenant, John E. Schuon ; Second Lieutenant, George Mohr; Chap- lain, Benjamin Herbster ; Sergeant of the Guard, Ed. Reichard; Color-Sergeant, ----- -; Corporal of the Guard, William Killian ; Orderly-Sergeant, Harry E. Newhard; Quartermaster-Sergeant, F. Zimmerman ; Camp Sentinel, -; Picket Sentinel, O. Lau- bach.
Camp 63, Junior Order Sons of America .- The first camp in Lehigh County, located at Allentown, was instituted at the Columbia Engine-House on Hamilton Street, between Seventh and Hall Streets, on the night of June 12, 1860, the installation officers being William A. Maize, C. Dunkelberger, and S. Parmer, delegated by Camp 1 of Philadelphia, then at the head of the order, with the following charter members : W. J. Wieder, George Moser, E. C. IImber, F. T. Good, Charles Gros, E. G. Scholl, J. A. Blumer, A. M. Springer, M. Dunlap, W. N. Smith, Charles H. Knauss, James Bieber, T. V. P. Reiss, and II. W. Cole. The following officers were duly elceted and installed : Past President, E. C. Huber ; President, W. J. Grim ; Vice-President, T. S. P. Reiss; Master of Forms and Ceremonies, A. M. Springer ; Condnetor, Milton Dun-
E. B. Young Post, No. 87, was organized Oct. 19, ' lap; Recording Secretary, J. A. Blumer; Financial 1877. The charter members were E. B. Young, U. S. Secretary, F. T. Good; Assistant Recording Secretary, Litzenberger, D. Murath, J. B. Hamersly, Leonard , HI. W. Cole; Treasurer, James Beiber; Inner Guard,
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W. N. Smith; Outer Guard, George F. Moser. The weekly dues were then six cents. The first delegates to the fifth session of the State Camp, at Pottsville, were W. J. Grim, Luther Mennig, and A. M. Springer, on July Ist.
Camp moved to third floor of building at present 637 Hamilton Street in August, 1860. A large num- ber of the members having about this date enlisted in the service of the United States, in April, 1861, the following resolution was passed, that all such mem- bers be exempt from dues and fines, as also commend- ing their noble aets. The meetings now instead of being weekly were only held monthly until June 2, 1862, when the last recorded minutes appear, the camp having suspended on account of the enlistment of the greatest number of its members.
On the night of June 3, 1868, a meeting of young men, all being former members of Camp 63, Junior Order Sons of America, was held in the hall of the Grand Army of the Republic, the object being to re- organize old Camp 63. Charles Knauss was called to the chair, W. J. Reichard secretary, and F. G. W. Fatzinger assistant secretary, when a committee was appointed to procure from W. J. Weiss, a former member, the books and other property of the old camp. Through the instructions of County President Hallowell, of Philadelphia, the old members were permitted to reorganize. On June 12, 1868, old Camp 63 was reorganized by the election of the following i officers: Past Pres., Charles H. Knauss; Pres., F. G. W. Fatzinger; Vice-Pres., A. P. Steckel ; Rec. Sec., W. J. Reichard ; Asst. Ree. See., W. K. Ruhe; Treas., A. P. Zellner; Fin. Sec., A. P. Rhoads; I. G., T. S. P. Reiss ; O. G., George Weiss ; C., Charles Jennings.
On July 31, 1873, a special meeting of the P. O. S. of A., at Allentown, was called by the District Presi- dent, II. B. Yingling, for the purpose of instituting Camp 196, the third camp in the city, with the follow- ing charter members: A. D. Burger, Asa Keck, John Hardigan, Allen Burger, John Sands, George Wieand, Milton Strauss, G. W. Johnson, John Ginkinger, William Nouenmacher, W. G. Hoffman, Granville Schlauch, Thomas Lewis, John Wieder, Daniel Esch- enbach, Lewis Eschenbach, John Eckert, Milton S. Grim.
The following officers were elected and installed : Past Pres., W. G. Hoffman ; Pres., A. D. Burger ; Vice-Pres., John Sands ; M. of F. and C., G. W. John- son ; C., Thomas Lewis; Ree. Sec., John T. Eckert ; Fin. Sec., A. G. Keck ; Treas., William Nonenmacher ; I. G., Granville Sehlanch ; O. G., Daniel Eschenbach. On March 22, 1877, Camps 196 and 63 deeming it to be for the best interests of the order, then laboring under the financial depression which affected all interests, to consolidate the two camps under the name and title of Camp 63, HI. B. Yingling, of said Camp 63, was in March, 1877, anthorized to effect such a consolidation, if possible, and succeeded in so doing on March 29, 1877, when Camp 196 held its last meeting, and trans-
ferred its membership and property over to the new régime.
National Camp .-- Up to March 5, 1872, the subordi- nate camps in the United States worked under their respective State camps, with a general or supreme head for the government of the entire order. Such a necessary head being apparently necessary, on March 5, 1872, the following-named delegates, representing the several States named, assembled in the hall of Camp 63, P. O. S. of A., at Allentown, and organized what is now known as the National Camp of the P. O. S. of A. The names of delegates were as fol- lows: New York, James B. Kilbourne, Spencer T. Case, Francis Weeks, George D. Weeks, R. W. S. Hommedien, Joseph Monk, Joseph B. Polloek, James P. Walker, S. N. Lecomte, Henry Quieripel, Jr., Joseph Dixon, John B. Bacon, Joseph Scott, J. M. Van Olinda, George F. Coachman, Dovide Romaine.
Pennsylvania, James K. Helms, F. E. Stees, H. J. Stager, George West Blake, D. Orr Alexander, I. G. Bost, R. HI. Rice, M. Alexander, J. Hony James, J. H. lloffer, W. B. Miller, George H. Kreisher, W. B. Hill, H. C. Stont, T. II. Garrigheus, 1I. M. Fisher, M. Graver, and F. G. W. Fatzinger, of Camp 63.
New Jersey, E. Z. C. Judson.
Maryland, Joseph W. Miller.
Delaware, S. II. Quay.
The following officers were elected : Pres., H. J. Stager, Pennsylvania ; Vice-Pres., E. Z. C. Jud- son, New Jersey ; See., II. W. Wilkinson, New York ; Asst. Sec., Lewis H. Quay, Delaware; M. of F. and C., James B. Kilbourn, New York; Marshal, Joseph II. Miller, Maryland; Sergeant-at- Arms, H. C. Stout, Pennsylvania.
Local Military Companies .- The first military company in Allentown, of which any record has been preserved, was the Lehigh Artillerists. This com- pany was organized in 1827, electing William Fry captain, and he with other officers was duly commis- sioned by Governor Wolf. Three years later, in con- sequence of a misunderstanding, Capt. Fry resigned, and John F. Ruhe, Jr., was elected in his place. The company existed unchanged for four years after that, aud then, their commissions having expired, many of the old members withdrew. Their places, however, were taken by new men, and Samuel Gumpert was elected captain of the reorganized company. I. S. Morehead succeeded Gumpert as captain, and the company was kept in active existence for many years.
In 1836 the Harrison men in the Artillerists with- drew, and organized the Harrison Guards, with Jacob D. Boas as captain, and Reuben Strauss as first lieu- tenant. From this time on there was much rivalry between the companies, and in 1840 considerable warmth of political feeling, the Guards being uncom- promising Whigs and the Artillerists Democrats,
In later years the Jordan Artillerists, of which W. II. Gausler was captain, and the Allen Infantry, of which Thomas Yeager was captain, together with
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the Allen Rifles, T. II. Good, captain, were the militia companies of the town.
The Allen Rifles originated in 1819. On the 6th day of Angust, in that year, a number of the citizens of Allentown met for the purpose of organizing a military company, and adopted the name " Lehigh Fencibles." This organization remained in a pros- perous condition for nearly one year under Capt. Hiram Yeager. Subsequently, on the 10th day of July, 1850, the "Lehigh Fencibles" having ceased to exist, another company was formed under the name of " Allen Rifles, most of the men who were formerly of the " Feneibles" joining, and aiding in the organiza- tion, electing Tilghman H. Good (now colonel com- manding Fourth Regiment, National Guard of Penn- sylvania ) as eaptain. John P. Dillinger became captain in 1859, but soon after gave place to the former captain, T. H. Good. April 13, 1861, two days previous to the eall of President Lincoln for troops, the citizens of Lehigh and Northampton Counties called a publie meeting at Easton, "to consider the posture of affairs and to take measures for the support of the National Government." At this meeting the First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers was formed. The captain of the " Allen Rifles" (Col. T. H. Good ) was chosen lieutenant-col- onel of the regiment, in conjunction with Capt. Samuel Yohe, of Easton, as colonel, and Thomas W. Lynn as major. The " Allen Rifles," having by this trans- action lost their captain, quickly proceeded to form themselves into a new company, retaining, however, the uame " Allen Rifles," and on the 18th of April, 1861, left for Harrisburg, and were there mustered into the service on April 20, 1861, as Company I, First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, being in all eighty-one men and officers. Having served their three months' time they returned to Harrisburg, where the men were honorably discharged and mustered out of service with the regiment on July 23, 1861. After a few weeks out of service the Forty-seventh Regi- ment Pennsylvania Volunteers was formed, with Capt. T. II. Good at its head as colonel, and a large part of the members of the " Allen Rifles" joined the regiment, while the others soon re-enlisted in the Fitty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers and other reg- iments. All but a few of the men received commis- sions during the war, ranking them from lieutenant to colonel. After the war was over those still living were honorably discharged and returned to their homes, and on June 30, 1870, the company was reorganized under the old name, T. H. Good as captain; Andrew C. Nagel, first lientenant; and Charles Mertz, second lieutenant. Subsequently, Capt. Good having again been promoted to the rank of colonel, First Lieut. Andrew C. Nagel was elected captain, and commis- sioned Oct. 12, 1874, with Charles Mertz as first lieu- tenant, and James R. Roney as second lieutenant. In 1876, Lient. Roney was promoted to the rank of major and aide-de-camp on Second Division Staff (Gen. Bol- ton commanding), and Oscar T. Hoffman was cleeted
to fill the vacancy. When the labor riots broke out in 1877 the " Allen Rifles" were stationed at Allen- town Fair Grounds, and together with the other com- panies of the Fourth were marched through that famous cut on the Philadelphia and Reading Rail- road, at Reading, Pa., quelling the rioters successfully. They were also stationed in readiness at Harrisburg in ease of necessity, and together with Company B of the Fourth came back to Allentown in time to prevent riot then brewing at that place. On May 5, 1879, Capt. Andrew C. Nagel resigned, and on June 19, 1879, Maj. James R. Roney was elected eaptain. On the 28th day of July, 1880, Lieut. John L. Stiles re- signed, and on Sept. 11, 1880, Lieut. Hoffman died. On Nov. 26, 1880, an election was held, when Sergt .- Maj. A. J. Reichard was elected first lieutenant, and First Sergt. William D. Mickley second lieutenant. This company is now in a prosperous condition, and has the following officers : James R. Roney, captain ; A. J. Reichard, first lieutenant ; William D. Mickley, second lieutenant; H. A. Weller, first sergeant.
An attempt was made in 1852 to organize a company to be uniformed according to the style of the Revolu- tionary soldiers and to be ealled the Continental Guards, but no organization was effected. The present Allen Continentals, or Company B, Fourth Regiment Pennsylvania National Guards, in which this idea regarding uniform has been carried out, was organized June 21, 1869, as the Allen Zouaves, C. D. Lehr eaptain, and with about forty-three men, in- cluding commissioned officers. The first appearance in public beyond the local turnouts was at the annual eneampment in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, during the Centennial, when they appeared in Continental uniforms, and were the only company in this distin- guishing dress. During the year previous, 1875, they had disearded the name of Zouaves and selected that of Continentals, at the same time ordering the new uniforms that attracted so general attention during the Centennial encampment. During the riots of 1877 the Continentals, as Company B, did good ser- vice in protecting property, and were highly com- plimented by those in authority. They were among the troops that passed through the memorable " deep ent" in Reading, and sustained considerable injury at the hands of the rioters, twenty-one of the company being wounded by the missiles. This company is one of the most remarkable in the State, and upon several occasions has stood alone in proficiency, being for several years the only military organization inspected by State authorities that reached the average of one hundred, which indicates perfection in all departments. This has been maintained year after year, leading the crack companies of Philadelphia that have had an or- ganization for a much longer period than they. Capt. Lehr, the present efficient commanding offieer, has always held this commission since the starting of the company, with the exception of three months, when lie was elected major of the Fourth Regiment. He
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is the ranking eaptain in this regiment, and his com- mission is No. 6 in date in the State. The present commissioned officers are : Captain, S. D. Lehr; First Lieutenant, George B. Roth; Second Lieutenant, Clinton Engleman.
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CHAPTER XXL.
THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN-(Continued). Miscellaneous Matlers. .
Gas-Works .- Gas was first introduced in the town by Dr. William F. Danowsky, who erected small works on his own lot for household use in 1850.' Not long after this he was induced to supply a few merchants and others in his immediate neighborhood, and for this purpose laid zine mains along the north side of the street in the bloek in which he resided, Hamilton Street, between Seventh and Eighth. His experi- ments proved completely successful, and a great desire was kindled among the people to have this method of lighting generally adopted. The capacity of the works was of course small, yet a portion of those desiring gas in various parts of town could readily have been accommodated if it had not been for Dr. Danowsky's inability to meet the heavy ex- pense of laying street mains. The novel idea was suggested in this emergency that persons desiring the use of the gas should provide themselves with gum or leather rceeptacles to be kept in their cellars or other convenient places to connect with the house or service pipes, and these receptacles were then filled as often as they became exhausted from a huge rubber bag, which, after being filled at the works, was carted about to the residences of consumers. Such was the begin- ning of the use of gas as an illuminator in Allentown.
In the course of a year or so Dr. Danowsky, yield- ing to the requests of many citizens, erected works on a much larger scale than the original ones, on the old school lot next to the jail. Zine mains were laid along Hamilton Street to Ninth, and ou several other prominent streets. The business grew steadily and prosperously. In 1858, Mr. Nathan Landenslager beeame associated with the originator of the works, and soon assumed superintendenee of them. Dr. Danowsky having numerous applications to erect gas- works in other towns, concluded to sell out his in- terest here, and to accept the engagements offered him elsewhere, which proved to be quite remunera- tive. He found ready purchasers in Messrs. Blumer, Line & Co., who, with Mr. bandenslager, became the sole owners in 1859. Prior to this time, however, Danowsky and Laudenslager erected the works on
Jordan Creek, at Fourth and Hamilton Streets, whiel were rendered necessary by the inereased consump- tion of gas in stores and dwelling-houses:
Mr. Laudenslager remained in partnership with Messrs. Blumer, Line & Co. until 1871, when he sold to them his half-interest. There were at that time about eight miles of iron pipe in use, the zine ones having been discarded in 1854. The consumption reached nearly a million cubic feet per annum, which was paid for at the rate of three dollars and fifty cents per thousand feet. About this time a charter was granted for a new company, but no organization was made under it, and the only effect was to cause a re- duction in the price of gas. In 1872-73 the present gas-works, near the depot, were built, and the eom- pany thus obtained greatly-increased facilities for the production of gas. The company had a large number of patrons, and did quite a successful busi- ness, but at length became very seriously involved in other enterprises they were carrying on and failed. The works were sold by the sheriff in 1878, and Wil- liam W. Kurtz, of the firm of W. W. Kurt% & Co., bankers and brokers of Philadelphia, became the purchaser. The business was conducted by him until 1882, when the works passed into the possession of a company, incorporated January 3d of that year, under the title of the Allentown Gas Company, with a capital of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The incorporators were William W. Kurtz, William B. Kurtz, M. L. Kauffman, Robert Iredell, Jr., C. W. Cooper, A. J. Martin, E. S. Martin, William H. Sow- den, and H. K. Kurtz. The works are now carried on by this company under the following officers, viz. : William W. Kurtz, president ; II. K. Kurtz, secretary and treasurer; William W. Kurtz, William B. Kurtz, C. W. Cooper, Esq., M. L. Kauffman, Esq., and A. J. Martin, directors.
Allentown Passenger Railroad .- The street rail- road had its origin in an act of the Legislature passed March 21, 1865, incorporating the company for the purpose of constructing a street railroad from some point on Hamilton Street near its western end to the Lehigh Valley Railroad Depot, with extensions to Catasauqua and to the Allentown Iron-Works. The former was never constructed, and the main line, with the latter-mentioned extension, not until after another act had been passed supplementary to the first, and enlarging the powers of the company. This act was approved March 4, 1868, and work was com- menced soon after. The original corporators were John Y. Bechtel, Henry C. Longnecker, John Smy- lie, John D. Stiles, Samnel Lewis, William S. Marx, William H. Blumer, Jesse M. Line, Christian Pretz, Algernon Roberts, Samuel Mellose, David Thomas, Samuel A. Bridges, John H. Oliver, James W. Fuller, Peter Weikel, William H. Hoffman, Joseph F. New- hard, Tilghman W. Kramer, and Alfred J. Martin. Of these incorporators and stockholders Sammel Lewis was elected president, and has been continued in that
1 It may interest some to know that the nist city in the United States lighted with gas was Baltimore, in 1821. Boston followed in 1822, and in 1823 the New York Gny-Light Company was started, although not in operation until 1827.
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office to the present. The work was carried on under his direction, and cars commenced running in 1869. The capital stock of the company was fixed at one hundred and fifty thousand dollars (with power to in- crease), and the construction and equipment of the road cost nearly one-third of that sum, or more ex- aetly, abont forty-five thousand dollars. The com- pany has eight ears and two omnibuses, and twenty- six horses. About one thousand passengers are carried daily,-a number scarcely sufficient to make the road profitable. The present officers of the company be- sides the president are J. E. Balliet, secretary and treasurer, and Russell A. Thayer, secretary.
Loan and Building Associations .- A large num- ber of these valuable organizations have arisen, flour- ished, and passed away within the past few years. In differing degrees they have all accomplished good. All have had the title "loan and building associa- tion" except one, the Penn Land and Loan Associa- tion. The others which have been in existence in Allentown were the Lehigh, Union, Farmers' and Mechanies', American, Jordan, Equitable, National, Home, Hope, Workingmen's, and Security. Of these all but five have wound up their affairs, their respec- tive missions being accomplished. The Equitable, Home, and Workingmen's are about to pass out of existence at this writing, and the Security and the Hope are the only ones still in operation.
The Hope Saving and Building Association was organized in April, 1881, with the following officers, who are still in position : President, William Berke- meyer; Vice-President, Charles O. Schantz; Treas- urer, C. M. Keck ; Secretary, Elias Mertz. Directors, Lewis Wolf, Jr., Joseph A. Ruhe, Levi Butz, J. E. Mitchell, . Moses Flexer, Samuel J. Brobst, C. A. Bachman, F. T. Jobst, J. W. Meisner. The board of directors has undergone a change, and is now consti- tuted as follows: J. Edgar Mitchell, Solomon S. Frederick, Moses Flexer, S. J. Brobst, Levi Butz, C: A. Bachman, Lewis Wolf, Jr., Joseph Harting, F. T. Jobst.
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