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Article : 80 words"Reuter" learns that the British Government has made proposals to Turkey and Bulgaria for the settlement of the Oriental railway dispute. ...
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Article : 69 wordsThe weather to-day was again very fine and warm. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 6 Oct 1908, Page 5
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