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spies, and they were never seen again. A frantic Zack Miller got the remaining cast out of
Germany via Norway, and then to England. In London he had difficulty finding steamship passage for his people. He eventually obtained passage for his cast on an American ship. Upon return to Oklahoma, the
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133:Nearest city
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1363:Other areas
1323:Puerto Rico
1157:Mississippi
1072:Connecticut
921:Bee Ho Gray
904:Fred Gipson
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591:January 20,
558:January 20,
423:North of 36
409:, and then
355:World War I
346:Pawnee Bill
327:Mexican Joe
315:Bee Ho Gray
284:Pawnee Bill
276:Pawnee Bill
1453:Categories
1272:Washington
1192:New Mexico
1187:New Jersey
1062:California
608:Hoy, Jim,
497:References
323:Jack Hoxie
200:Ponca City
1282:Wisconsin
1247:Tennessee
1152:Minnesota
1127:Louisiana
835:March 11,
747:0362-4331
699:March 15,
639:April 14,
446:in 1975.
1438:Category
1267:Virginia
1217:Oklahoma
1197:New York
1172:Nebraska
1162:Missouri
1147:Michigan
1137:Maryland
1122:Kentucky
1102:Illinois
1077:Delaware
1067:Colorado
1057:Arkansas
867:July 10,
467:See also
296:Virginia
204:oil rush
166:73001560
1484:Cowboys
1384:Related
1287:Wyoming
1262:Vermont
1167:Montana
1107:Indiana
1087:Georgia
1082:Florida
1052:Arizona
1042:Alabama
367:Serbian
319:Tom Mix
238:History
1222:Oregon
1177:Nevada
1117:Kansas
1092:Hawaii
1047:Alaska
983:Topics
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232:Pawnee
1469:Ponca
1354:Palau
1252:Texas
1132:Maine
1097:Idaho
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224:Noble
151:Built
1308:Guam
1257:Utah
1212:Ohio
1112:Iowa
869:2009
837:2008
800:and
796:help
754:2023
743:ISSN
719:ISBN
701:2010
688:ISBN
655:ISBN
641:2018
593:2008
560:2008
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154:1892
143:Area
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