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- ↑ "The Sentinel Almanac and Book of Facts". 1900.
- ↑ "Image 6 of the Cats' Pause, February 18, 1989 - Kentucky Digital Library". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ↑ "C.U. is victorious". The Nashville American. November 20, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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