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417:tipped into a leather-bound volume
384:Children's Hospital in Los Angeles
340:of the library from 1899 to 1901.
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1124:19th-century American politicians
585:"In High Office at Twenty-One,"
379:, state, county and municipal."
328:of donated books at Arcadia and
311:Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
716:"Consolidation Plan Growing,"
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645:"Installation of Officers,"
255:, so Newmark linked up with
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388:convention hall in the city
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1109:Lawyers from New York City
1104:Los Angeles City Attorneys
841:Los Angeles city attorneys
731:"For Direct Legislation,"
615:Classified advertisement,
600:"Exports From San Pedro,"
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234:California Supreme Court
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630:"Mechanics Institute,"
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761:"Up to the Governor,"
701:"Freeholders Chosen,"
671:"New Board Complete,"
496:Sacramento Daily Union
245:Joseph Lancaster Brent
567:"Events in Society,"
479:"Angelenos of Note,"
1119:California Democrats
790:Myer Joseph Newmark
705:July 9, 1898, page 8
509:"City and Suburbs,"
423:References and notes
368:Board of Supervisors
355:, in 1888 under the
316:Newmark, along with
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733:Los Angeles Herald,
718:Los Angeles Herald,
688:Los Angeles Herald,
647:Los Angeles Herald,
617:Los Angeles Herald,
554:Los Angeles Herald,
526:Los Angeles Herald,
511:Los Angeles Herald,
481:Los Angeles Herald,
330:Los Angeles streets
307:Mechanics Institute
230:mercantile pursuits
138:Myer Joseph Newmark
16:American politician
703:Los Angeles Times,
673:Los Angeles Times,
619:September 26, 1874
587:Los Angeles Times,
569:Los Angeles Times,
377:direct legislation
318:William H. Workman
284:Los Angeles Street
241:Edward J. C. Kewen
224:Private enterprise
212:Los Angeles Herald
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602:Los Angeles Star,
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72:Succeeded by
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1013:J. Stephens
1003:A. Stephens
524:"Married,"
494:"Married",
267:in Nevada.
236:at age 22.
122:Los Angeles
62:Preceded by
1078:Categories
1048:Delgadillo
958:Stephenson
322:Samuel Foy
206:Attributes
173:by way of
149:Background
126:California
107:, New York
1053:Trutanich
1028:Arnebergh
973:McFarland
933:McPherson
219:Avocation
175:Cape Horn
52:In office
42:12th
1023:Chesebro
963:McKinley
927:Larrabee
897:Reynolds
552:"Born,"
345:Democrat
280:hardware
186:the Rev.
144:Personal
1008:Burnell
988:Mathews
948:Godfrey
929:(elect)
912:Chapman
907:Newmark
882:Granger
877:Hartman
97: (
1038:Reiner
1018:Warner
993:Hewitt
953:Hazard
943:Hutton
938:Howard
857:Dryden
349:consul
1058:Feuer
1033:Pines
998:Shenk
917:Lader
902:Lader
892:Lader
872:Brent
862:Brent
852:Hayes
793:1862
540:Cohen
413:linen
400:diary
394:Diary
288:First
286:near
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1043:Hahn
983:Haas
978:Dunn
968:Daly
922:King
887:Thom
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