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On the recordOctober 2, 1909
I am glad to say that the result of the visit was a satisfactory settlement, equitable and just to both sides.
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Robert Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Address at the Laying of the Cornerstone of the Universalist Church in Irvington, Portland, Oregon

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