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- 1 2 "JAPANESE MILL HANDS FORCED OUT OF VILLAGE". ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. 13 July 1925. pp. 1, 6.
- ↑ Aide, Pierce (14 July 1925). "TOLEDO SITUATION REPORTED AS QUIET". ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. p. 2.