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Elda Frank Caldwell (1859-1926) —
also known as Eldie F. Caldwell —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born near Rockville, Parke
County, Ind., September
6, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1895; postmaster at Lawrence,
Kan., 1898-1903.
Died in Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan., September
15, 1926 (age 67 years, 9
days).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Jacob Call (c.1772-1826) —
of Indiana.
Born in Kentucky, about 1772.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Indiana, 1817-18, 1822-24; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1824-25.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., April
20, 1826 (age about 54
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James William Cammack (b. 1869) —
also known as James W. Cammack —
of Owenton, Owen
County, Ky.
Born near English, Crawford
County, Ind., July 15,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1904-07; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1907-16; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1927-31.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Butler Cammack and Elizabeth (Franks) Cammack; married, April
27, 1898, to Nellie Allen. |
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John Campbell (1853-1938) —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Monroe
County, Ind., September
13, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; El
Paso County Attorney, 1884-85; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1885; member of Colorado
state senate, 1887; district judge in Colorado, 1889-95; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1895-1913, 1922-37; appointed 1922;
chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1898-1904, 1910-13, 1936-37.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died January
1, 1938 (age 84 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James M. Campbell and Nancy Campbell; married, June 28,
1881, to Harriet J. Parker. |
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William W. Canada (b. 1851) —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in Randolph
County, Ind., 1851.
Lawyer; municipal judge in Indiana, 1880; U.S. Consul in Veracruz, 1897-1911.
Burial location unknown.
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William Wesley Canada (1850-1921) —
also known as William W. Canada —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in Stony Creek Township, Randolph
County, Ind., June 8,
1850.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Randolph County Republican Party, 1890-97; U.S. Consul in Veracruz, 1897-1918.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
During the Felix Diaz uprising in 1912, he was shot
in the leg while riding a horse near the consulate.
Died, of heart
disease, in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., May 17,
1921 (age 70 years, 343
days).
Interment at Fountain
Park Cemetery, Winchester, Ind.
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B. Howard Caughran (b. 1890) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., November
6, 1890.
Democrat. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1940-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hamilton Caughran and Hazeltine (Ashby) Caughran; married,
June
5, 1918, to Effie East. |
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E. Wallace Chadwick (1884-1969) —
of Rose Valley, Wallingford, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., January
17, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; member, board of managers, Chester Hospital;
solicitor, Delaware County Hospital;
director, Delaware County National Bank;
orphan's court judge in Pennsylvania, 1945; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1947-49.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary;
Union
League.
Died in Chester, Delaware
County, Pa., August
18, 1969 (age 85 years, 213
days).
Interment at Union
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rose Valley, Wallingford, Pa.
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John Crawford Chaney (1853-1940) —
also known as John C. Chaney —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born near New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana
County, Ohio, February
1, 1853.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Indiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1884-85; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1905-09; defeated,
1902, 1908.
Presbyterian.
Died in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., April
26, 1940 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Center
Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
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David Williams Cheesman (1824-1884) —
also known as D. W. Cheesman —
of Oroville, Butte
County, Calif.
Born in Hagerstown, Wayne
County, Ind., December
22, 1824.
Republican. Lawyer; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1859; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1860;
treasurer, U.S. Mint at San Francisco, 1861.
Died November
24, 1884 (age 59 years, 338
days).
Original interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment to unknown location.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Williams Cheesman and Hannah (Rowand) Cheesman; married 1849 to Urania
K. Macy. |
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William Christian (c.1743-1786) —
Born in Staunton,
Va., about 1743.
Lawyer; member of Virginia
House of Burgesses, 1773-75; colonel in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War.
Manx
ancestry.
Killed
while fighting Indians in what is now Clark
County, Ind., April 9,
1786 (age about 43
years).
Interment at Bullitt Family Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Moses Edwin Clapp (1851-1929) —
also known as Moses E. Clapp —
of Hudson, St. Croix
County, Wis.; Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., May 21,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer; St.
Croix County Attorney, 1878-80; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1887-93; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1901-17; defeated in primary, 1916;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904,
1912.
Died near Accotink, Fairfax
County, Va., March 6,
1929 (age 77 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Alex Murray Clark (1916-1991) —
also known as Alex M. Clark —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born March
22, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War
II; municipal judge in Indiana, 1946-51; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1952-55.
Member, Shriners.
Died February
14, 1991 (age 74 years, 329
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Welsh. |
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Chase Addison Clark (1883-1966) —
also known as Chase A. Clark —
of Idaho Falls, Bonneville
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Amo, Hendricks
County, Ind., August
20, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1913-16; served in the U.S. Army
on the Mexican border; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1928; member of Idaho
state senate, 1933-36; mayor
of Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1937-38; Governor of
Idaho, 1941-43; U.S.
District Judge for Idaho, 1943.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons.
Died in a hospital
at Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, December
30, 1966 (age 83 years, 132
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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George Washington Clarke (1852-1936) —
also known as George W. Clarke —
of Adel, Dallas
County, Iowa.
Born in Shelby
County, Ind., October
24, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1901; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1904-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1909-13; Governor of
Iowa, 1913-17.
Christian.
Member, Rotary.
Died November
28, 1936 (age 84 years, 35
days).
Interment somewhere
in Adel, Iowa.
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Samuel C. Cleland (b. 1892) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Noble
County, Ind., August
6, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1930-34; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1942.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Purple
Heart; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Ray Coats (b. 1943) —
also known as Dan R. Coats —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 16,
1943.
Republican. Lawyer; district representative for U.S. Rep Dan
Quayle, 1976-80; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1981-88; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1988-99, 2011-; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 2001-05.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Michael B. Coleman (b. 1954) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
18, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1998; mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 2000-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 2000,
2004,
2008
(member, Rules
Committee).
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Earnest Bilbe Collins (1873-1967) —
also known as Earnest B. Collins —
of Fox, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Indiana, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1913-16,
1919-22; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1913-16; mayor
of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1934-38; member of Alaska
territorial senate 4th District, 1947-50; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Died in 1967
(age about
94 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel LaFort Collins (1895-1965) —
also known as Sam L. Collins —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Fortville, Hancock
County, Ind., August
6, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 19th District, 1933-37; defeated,
1936; member of California
state assembly, 1940-52; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1947-52.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died in Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif., June 26,
1965 (age 69 years, 324
days).
Interment at Loma
Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Calif.
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Norman Jay Colman (1827-1911) —
also known as Norman J. Colman —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Richfield Springs, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 16,
1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1875-77; defeated, 1868; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1889.
Member, Freemasons.
Editor and publisher of an agricultural newspaper.
Died, of apoplexy,
in St.
Louis, Mo., November
3, 1911 (age 84 years, 171
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Hamilton Colman and Nancy (Sprague) Colman; married 1851 to Clara
Porter; married 1866 to
Catherine 'Kate' Wright. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
| | | Image source: Life and Work of James G.
Blaine (1893) |
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Guy S. Condo (b. 1874) —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., July 1,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Grant
County Attorney, 1904-06; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1904-09; director, Marion
National Bank.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Izaak
Walton League; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel S. Condo and Sarah Ann (Pottorf) Condo; married, June 30,
1902, to Nelle Kiley. |
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James Perry Conner (1851-1924) —
also known as James P. Conner —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa.
Born in Delaware
County, Ind., January
27, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; state's attorney 13th district, 1881-85;
circuit judge in Iowa 13th District, 1884-86; district judge in Iowa
16th District, 1887-90; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Iowa, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1900-09.
Died in Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa, March
19, 1924 (age 73 years, 52
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Denison, Iowa.
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Nathaniel Parrish Conrey (1860-1936) —
also known as Nathaniel P. Conrey —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Franklin
County, Ind., June 30,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1899-1900; superior court judge in California,
1900-09; Judge,
California Court of Appeal 2nd District, 1913-35; justice of
California state supreme court, 1935-36; died in office 1936.
Member, Union
League; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, of complications from a spinal injury suffered in a fall, in
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
2, 1936 (age 76 years, 125
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of David La Rue Conrey and Hannah (Jameson) Conrey; married, November
21, 1890, to Ethelwyn Wells. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
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George William Cooper (1851-1899) —
also known as George W. Cooper —
of Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind.
Born near Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind., May 21,
1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Columbus, Ind., 1877; postmaster at Columbus,
Ind., 1885-86; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1889-95.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
27, 1899 (age 48 years, 190
days).
Interment at Garland
Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Ind.
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William Elijah Cox (1861-1942) —
also known as William E. Cox —
of Jasper, Dubois
County, Ind.
Born near Birdseye, Dubois
County, Ind., September
6, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1907-19.
Died in Jasper, Dubois
County, Ind., March
11, 1942 (age 80 years, 186
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Huntingburg, Ind.
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George North Craig (1909-1992) —
also known as George N. Craig —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Annandale, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Brazil, Clay
County, Ind., August
6, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; Governor of
Indiana, 1953-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Delta
Chi; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
17, 1992 (age 83 years, 133
days).
Interment at Clearview
Cemetery, Brazil, Ind.
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James Harrison Cravens (1802-1876) —
of Harrisonburg,
Va.; Franklin, Venango
County, Pa.; Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.; Ripley
County, Ind.
Born in Harrisonburg,
Va., August
12, 1802.
Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-33, 1846-47; member of Indiana
state senate, 1839-41; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1841-43; candidate for
Governor
of Indiana, 1849, 1852 (Free Soil); candidate for delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; candidate for
Indiana
state attorney general, 1856; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War.
Died in Osgood, Ripley
County, Ind., December
4, 1876 (age 74 years, 114
days).
Interment at Cliff
Hill Cemetery, Versailles, Ind.
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Edgar Dean Crumpacker (1851-1920) —
also known as Edgar D. Crumpacker —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.
Born in Westville, LaPorte
County, Ind., May 27,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer; prosecuting attorney 31st District,
1884-88; Judge, Indiana Appellate Court, 1891-93; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1897-1913; defeated,
1912.
Died in Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind., May 19,
1920 (age 68 years, 358
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
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Jonathan William Crumpacker (1854-1904) —
also known as J. W. Crumpacker —
of LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in New Durham Township, LaPorte
County, Ind., September
6, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; civil
engineer; lawyer; candidate for mayor
of LaPorte, Ind., 1882; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1888;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1893-96; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1897-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from typhoid
fever, in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., March
15, 1904 (age 49 years, 191
days).
Interment at Westville Cemetery, Westville, Ind.
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Maurice Edgar Crumpacker (1886-1927) —
also known as Maurice E. Crumpacker —
of Oregon.
Born in Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind., December
19, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1925-27; died in office
1927.
Came to San Francisco with Nicholas
Longworth and others; left the group and was found by police,
sitting on a curb and claiming he had been poisoned
by someone trying to murder
him; deemed paranoid, taken to a hospital, and sedated; released at
his insistence; walking near the shoreline with a friend, he yelled
"Tell everybody good-bye!", jumped
into the water, and drowned,
in San
Francisco Bay, July 24,
1927 (age 40 years, 217
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Owen Windle Crumpacker (1912-1998) —
also known as Owen W. Crumpacker —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., January
28, 1912.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; disbarred
in 1978 by the Indiana Supreme Court, over his unprofessional
conduct; repeatedly jailed
for contempt
of court for continuing to practice law after disbarment;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1988.
Died in Portage, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., February
10, 1998 (age 86 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Shepard J. Crumpacker Jr. (1917-1986) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., February
13, 1917.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1951-57; superior court
judge in Indiana, 1977-85.
Died, in St. Joseph's Medical
Center, South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., October
14, 1986 (age 69 years, 243
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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William Jesse Curtis (b. 1838) —
also known as William J. Curtis —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind., August
2, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; San
Bernardino County District Attorney, 1873-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Israel Coleman Curtis and Lucy Mildred (Holman) Curtis; married,
November
21, 1861, to Frances S. Coles; father of Jesse
William Curtis. |
| | | Image source: History of the Bench and
Bar of Southern California (1909) |
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