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        "\"Corrected to June 30, 1903.\"",
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        "Insets: Alaska -- Philippine Islands -- Tutuila Group of the Samoan Islands -- Manua (Taui) -- Guam or Cuajan Island -- Hawaiian Islands -- Porto Rico -- Panama Canal -- Index map showing relative positions of Alaska and recently acquired islands to the United States."
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