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117 vs.
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Saturday,
15 February 1913
Home International Championship 1912-13
(30th) Match
Ireland 2 England 1 [1-1]
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originally scheduled to be played in
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Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, County Antrim
Kick-off (DMT):
'3.34pm'
 3.10pm
GMT;
Attendance:
'20,000';
Receipts:
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England's first visit to Windsor Park, fifteenth visit to
Belfast. |
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Val Harris won the toss |
kicked off |
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[1≡1]
Billy Gillespie
header
43
'from a corner-kick, Williamson punched the ball into the air, Gillespie then headed the equaliser, Benson getting his head to the ball, though it seemed to be over the line before he did so' |
[0-1] Charlie Buchan header 35
headed past Scott
goal time
confirmed by Belfast Newsletter, others suggest 36 or 39... but not
10.
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goal scored |
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[2-1]
Billy Gillespie
57-58
BRACE
'fast
low drive from a Thompson centre' |
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 Officials |
Ireland |
Team Records |
England |
Referee
Alexander Allan
Jackson
37 (20 January 1876),
Glasgow,
Scotland |
This match was originally scheduled to be played in England, as had been the
case for many years, to play each other on a home and away routine. However,
at the 1912 IFAB, on the motion of Richard Gough, seconded by Charles Crump,
a vote of sympathy was accorded the Council of the Irish Association in its
troubled times, and a hearty vote was passed to stand loyally by the Irish
F.A., and give it the support of the other Associations. It was further
unanimously decided by the delegates present to urge their respective
Associations to play International Matches with Ireland for the ensuing
season in Ireland and thus give the Irish F.A. valuable financial support. |
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Linesmen |
G.T. Wagstaffe Simmons
45/46 (early 1867), Hertfordshire FA |
Jimmy Wilton |
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Ireland
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
25th to 24th |
Colours |
Royal blue jerseys and white shorts |
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Captain |
Val Harris |
Selection
Trainer:
G. Booth |
Ireland Selection Committee |
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P 4 of 5, W 1 - D 0 - L 3 - F 4 - A 13. |
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team chosen on Tuesday, 4
February 1913; |
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Ireland
Lineup |
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Scott, William Edward |
29 |
17 May 1882 |
G |
Leeds City FC, England |
24 |
52ᵍᵃ |
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McConnell, William George |
23 |
3 March 1889 |
RB |
The Bohemians FAC |
2 |
0 |
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240 |
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Warren, Peter |
28
9 days |
6 February
1885 |
LB |
Shelbourne AFC |
1 |
0 |
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Andrews, William |
27 |
1886
in Kansas City, United States |
RH |
Grimsby Town FC, England |
2 |
0 |
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Harris, Valentine |
28 |
23 June 1884 |
CH |
Everton FC, England |
17 |
0 |
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Hampton, Henry Vernon |
25 |
21 January
1888 |
LH |
Bradford City FC, England |
7 |
0 |
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Houston, John |
23 |
17 May 1889 |
OR |
Everton FC, England |
4 |
0 |
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Hannon, Denis Joseph |
25 |
31 January 1888 |
IR |
The Bohemians FAC |
6 |
1 |
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Gillespie, William |
21 |
6 August 1891 |
CF |
Sheffield United FC, England |
1 |
2 |
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MacAuley, James Lowry,
injured
off 30 mins |
24 |
24 November 1888 |
IL |
Huddersfield Town AFC, England |
5 |
1 |
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Thompson, Frank William |
27 |
2 October 1885 |
OL |
Bradford City FC, England |
9 |
2 |
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reserves: |
not known |
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team changes: |
There were three changes named on 13 February to that originally named
a week previously, all due to injuries. Goalkeeper
Fred McKee (Cliftonville FC) was replaced by Billy Scott. Sandy
Craig (Greenock Morton FC, Scotland) was replaced at left-back by Peter Warren, and English
McConnell (South Shields FC, England) was replaced by Billy Andrews at centre-half.
Craig's first replacement was Paddy
McCann (Glentoran FC), who had to decline his invite to fill the vacancy, as he too,
was injured. |
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team notes: |
Jimmy MacAuley retired after the first half hour after
he sprained his ankle. |
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records: |
Ireland's first victory over England at their 32nd attempt. |
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2-3-5 |
Scott -
McConnell, Warren
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Andrews, Harris, Hampton -
Houston, Hannon, Gillespie, MacAuley, Thompson. |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
7.1 |
0.3 |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating
1st |
Colours |
White
collared jerseys and navy blue shorts |
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Captain |
Bob Crompton |
Selection
in Charge:
M. T. Roberts |
The five-man
FA
International Selection Committee |
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P 16 of 21, W 8 - D 5 - L 3 - F
26 - A 15. |
P 83 of 195, W 59 - D 16 - L 8 - F 281 - A
74. |
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team chosen at 42 Russell Square,
London, on Monday, 3 February 1913, alongside the FA Cup third round draw. |
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England
Lineup |
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eight changes to the previous match (Williamson, Crompton &
Wall remain) |
league position (3rd February) |
ave FL pos:
11th |
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Williamson, Reginald G. |
28
254 days |
6 June 1884 |
G |
Middlesbrough FC
(FL1 15th) |
7 |
6ᵍᵃ |
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final app
1905-13 |
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Crompton, Robert |
33 |
26 September
1879 |
RB |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL1 12th) |
36 |
0 |
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most apps 1909-13 |
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361 |
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Benson, Robert W. |
30
6 days |
9 February 1883 |
LB |
Sheffield United FC
(FL1 14th) |
1 |
0 |
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the 19th United player to represent England |
only app
1913 |
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362 |
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Cuggy, Francis |
23
244 days |
16 June 1889 |
RH |
Sunderland AFC
(FL1 4th) |
1 |
0 |
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the 7th/8th Sunderlander to represent
England |
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363 |
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Boyle, Thomas W. |
27
17 days |
29 January 1886 |
CH |
Burnley FC
(FL2 2nd) |
1 |
0 |
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the sixth Burnley player to represent
England |
only app
1913 |
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364 |
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Utley,
George |
25
275 days |
16 May 1887 |
LH |
Barnsley FC
(FL2 6th) |
1 |
0 |
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the ONLY Barnslite to represent
England |
only app
1913 |
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Mordue,
John |
26
64 days |
13 December 1886 |
OR |
Sunderland AFC
(FL1 4th) |
2 |
0 |
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final app
1912-13 |
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365 |
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Buchan, Charles M. |
21
146 days |
22 September
1891 |
IR |
Sunderland AFC
(FL1 4th) |
1 |
1 |
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the 7th/8th Sunderlander to represent
England |
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366 |
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Elliott, George W. |
24
39 days |
7 January 1889 |
CF |
Middlesbrough FC
(FL1 15th) |
1 |
0 |
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the fifth Boro player to represent
England |
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367 |
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Smith,
Joseph |
23
235 days |
25 June 1889 |
IL |
Bolton Wanderers FC
(FL1 3rd) |
1 |
0 |
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the seventh Wanderer to represent
England |
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Wall, George |
27
361 days |
20 February 1885 |
OL |
Manchester United FC
(FL1 5th) |
7 |
2 |
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final app
1907-13 |
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reserves: |
Billy Booth
(Brighton & Hove Albion FC
(SL1 14th)) and
Harold Halse (Aston Villa FC
(FL1 2nd)). |
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team notes: |
Bobby Benson replaced
Jesse Pennington (West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL1 7th)) at left-back on 10 February. Pennington was
unavailable because of injury.
As a result, it means England are
playing with the biggest number of debutants
since against Wales in February 1904. |
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appearance notes: |
Bob Crompton
continues to extend his tally as England's record appearance holder.
45 players have
made seven appearances and Jackie Mordue is the 212th to have done so more than once.
Crompton is also the first player to make 36 appearances under the
guidance of the ISC |
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England's twentieth loss after 114 matches, ten of which have come
competitively, in 88 competitive matches.
It is their first loss at
the hands of Ireland, on their thirtieth competitive match. |
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2-3-5 |
Williamson -
Crompton, Benson -
Cuggy, Boyle, Utley -
Mordue, Buchan, Elliott, Smith, Wall. |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
2.8 |
0.2 |
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Match Report
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Match Report
The Times, Monday,
17 February 1913 |
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Ireland beat England at Belfast on Saturday by two goals to one. This is
the first occasion on which Ireland have proved successful in the 31
matches which have been played between the two countries. Ireland lost
the services of Macaulay, one of their forwards, after the first
half-hour's play, so that their performance was all the more creditable.
The English team gave a most disappointing display... |
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In Other News....
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It was on 15 February
1913 that twelve golf courses across England and Wales were
simultaneously attacked and damaged by militant suffragettes. Slogans
were cut into the turf, greens were cut up and burned with corrosive
materials, holes were scooped out and flags were planted around the
courses. |
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Oxford and Cambridge
drew 2-2 in the annual varsity match at Queen's Club in West Kensington. |
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Teams in a silver box denotes a player
representing England |
Domestic
Football Results (15 February 1913) |
The Football
League Division One:
Aston Villa 1 Blackburn Rovers 1
Villa Park, Birmingham (20,000)
Barber⁵
~ Shea²¹ |
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Villa were without Harold Halse, but did start with Sam
Hardy, Bert Hall and Joe Bache |
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Rovers were without Bob Crompton, but did start with
Arthur Cowell and Billy Bradshaw |
Bolton Wanderers 0 Everton 0
Burnden Park, Bolton
(19,986) |
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Wanderers were without Joe Smith |
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Everton were without Val
Harris and Johnny Houston,
but did start with Frank Jefferis |
Chelsea 1 Woolwich Arsenal 1
Stamford Bridge, Fulham
(15,000)
Ford⁸⁰ ~ Burrell⁶ |
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Chelsea started with Vivian Woodward |
Liverpool 2 The Wednesday 1
Anfield Road, Liverpool
(25,000)
Metcalf¹², Miller²⁵ ~ McLean¹⁰ |
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Liverpool started with Jack Parkinson |
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Wednesday started with Tom Brittleton |
Manchester United 4 Derby County 0
Old Trafford, Manchester
(25,000)
Turnbull⁶, West²⁸ ⁸², Anderson⁸⁰ |
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United were without George Wall, but did start with
Charlie Roberts |
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County started with George Richards and Steve Bloomer |
Middlesbrough 0 Sunderland 2
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
(13,992)
Martin⁵⁵, Richardson⁶⁷ |
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Boro were without Tim Williamson and George Elliott, but
did start with Jimmy Windridge |
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Sunderland were without Charlie Buchan, Frank Cuggy and
Jack Mordue, but did start with George Holley |
Newcastle United 0 Manchester City 1
St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne (35,000)
Wynne²⁸ |
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United started with Jock Rutherford, Albert Shepherd and
Jimmy Stewart |
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City started with Tom Holford |
Notts County 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1
Meadow Lane, Nottingham (12,000)
Bliss⁴⁵ |
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County started with Bert Morley |
Oldham Athletic 0 Bradford City 0
Boundary Park, Oldham (10,919) |
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City were without Harry
Hampton and Frank Thomson,
but started with Dickie Bond |
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Sheffield United 1 West Bromwich Albion 0
Bramall Lane, Sheffield (15,000)
Ritchie⁸³ |
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United were without Bobby Benson and
Billy Gillespie, but started with Albert Sturgess |
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there was only a point separating the top seven sides in an incredibly
tight division. |
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The Football
League Division Two:
Barnsley 5 Blackpool 3
Oakwell, Barnsley (4,000)
Lillycrop (3), Travers
(2) ~
Bainbridge,
Wilson, Gillow |
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Barnsley were without George Utley |
Bradford 2 Fulham 3
Park Avenue, Bradford (8,000)
Howie, Smith
~ Lee, Mavin, Pearce
Walker sent off |
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Fulham started with Tim Coleman |
Burnley 3 Birmingham 0
Turf Moor, Burnley (2,000)
Lindley, Freeman (2) |
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Burnley were without
Tommy Boyle, but did start with Bert Freeman |
Clapton Orient 1 Lincoln City 2
Millfields Road, Hackney
(4,900)
McFadden
~ Miller, Slade |
Glossop 4 Nottingham Forest 3
North Road, Glossop
(3,000)
Cooper, H.Stapley (2),
Moore
~
Gibson (2), Morris
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Hull City 3 Bristol City 1
Anlaby Road, Hull
(7,000)
McQuillan, Lyon, Fazackerley ~
Jones |
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City started with Gordon Wright |
Leicester Fosse 1 Grimsby Town 0
Filbert Street, Leicester
(6,000)
McWhirter |
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Town were without Billy
Andrews |
Preston North End 2 Huddersfield Town 1
Deepdale, Preston
(15,000)
Common, Green
~ Elliott |
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North End started with Alf Common |
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Town were without Jimmy MacAuley |
Stockport County 6 Leeds City 0
Edgeley Park, Stockport
(7,000)
Crossthwaite, Smith (4), Charlton |
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City were without Billy
Scott |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Bury 1
Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton
(6,000)
Parsonage, Groves (2) ~
Cameron |
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and Burnley looked the most likely to win promotion and they did. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA
England Football Factbook
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
The Football Association Yearbooks
Original Newspaper Reports
Ancestry.com |
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