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Hepworth Picture Plays was a British film production company active during the silent era. Founded in 1897 by the cinema pioneer Cecil Hepworth, it was based at Walton Studios west of London.
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The 1930 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thomas D. Schall defeated Einar Hoidale of the Minnesota Democratic Party and former U.S. Representative Ernest Lundeen of the Farmer–Labor Party of Minnesota to win a second term.
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