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On June 16, 1908, she married Oren S. Hack (d. 1942), an
Indianapolis attorney. A few years after marriage, they moved from Indianapolis to the 174 acres (70 ha) Hack farm, Hackshill, in
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with the commendation of 1,500 prominent ministers, educators, professionals, and literary editors of the U.S. The same year, Miller entered into contract with the publishing house for
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William; Marquis, Albert Nelson (1914).
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