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- 1909 . New York Times , 13 February
- 1909 . New York Times , 21 February
- 1909 . New York Times , 23 February
- 1909 . New York Age , 18 March
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- 1909 . New York Times , 4 April
- 1909 . New York Herald , 9 May
- 1909 . New York Evening Journal , 12 April
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- 1909 . New York Times , 9 May
- 1909 . New York Herald , 9 May
- 1909 . New York Times , 9 May
- 1909 . New York Times , 24 February
- 1909 . New York Times , 3 April
- 1909 . New York Times , 5 April
- 1909 . New York Times , 10 May
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