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1341:(1927–1929)
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1195:(1895–1896)
671:Palm Desert
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1331:Irvin Knee
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368:Conference
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255:Background
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186:Democratic
151:1896-02-29
1078:0362-4331
643:roly-poly
581:La Quinta
509:Red Cross
371:Standing
284:Allen as
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58:In office
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477:Politics
469:and the
365:Overall
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428:Total:
388:(1916)
271:Career
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777:(PDF)
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1074:ISSN
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