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984:. Detroit, Michigan. 27 December 1944. p. 3
1119:. Detroit, Michigan. 6 October 1943. p. 11
951:. Detroit, Michigan. 7 October 1943. p. 21
1039:. Detroit, Michigan. 4 June 1944. p. 3, 8
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1166:"Former Lt. Gov. Murphy Indicted"
1113:"FitzGerald Tops Field By 37,603"
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1172:. Detroit, Michigan. p. 1
296:Frank Murphy electoral history
224:. In 1940, he was elected as
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1059:"GOP Declares War at Lansing"
1033:"Murphy Bribe Denied by Wife"
1192:"Murphy Tells Part in Graft"
978:"Former State Official Dies"
1244:"Death Claims Probe Figure"
200:. In 1920, Murphy moved to
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1143:The daily monitor leader
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915:"Former Lt. Governors"
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121:May 15, 1897
91:Succeeded by
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21:Frank Murphy
1705:1944 deaths
1700:1897 births
848:Prohibition
631:Prohibition
248:Leland Carr
79:Preceded by
1694:Categories
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1595:Vandenberg
1500:McLaughlin
1375:Richardson
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955:24 October
901:References
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