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1005:"MISS STOKES LEFT WEALTH TO CHARITY; Schools and Welfare Groups Here, in Mexico and in China Get Bulk of $ 3,000,000. BIG BEQUEST TO BARNARD This Gift May Total $ 1,500,000 -- Many Relatives Also Share in Estate of New York Woman"
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497:"Stokes, Olivia Egleston Phelps"
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429:Pine and Cedar: Bible Verses
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