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    "ocrText": "ITo the\nThe petition of\nMy place\nNy\noces\nThird.\nFourth.\nanno Domini qio\nanno Domint\n910\nSan\nSinth.\nForm 2908\nTRIPLICATE\nat\ndie\nU. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR\no the person\nmaking the Declaration\nNATURALIZATION SERVICE\nIhave Anlong\nNo. 2728\n4\nBarb\nSTATES OF\ninstruction\nSeventh. I am\nDECLARATION OF INTENTION\nto organized government\nty Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof\nintention to become\nparticularly to\nState of California\nIn the\nSuperior\nCourt\nto reside permanenti\nState of Cal Ifornia\nss:\nCounty of San Diego\nof\nCounty. of San Diego\nEighth. am able\ng,\nOtto Rupert Thoma\naged\n22\nMinth. have res\nyears,\n11\nday of\noccupation Acetylene & electric welding\ndo declare on oath that my personal\nthis petition. since the\ndescription is: Color white , complexion\nfair\nheight 6 feet - inches,\nof this petition.\nweight\n178\npounds, color of hair\nbrown\n,\ncolor of eyes\nbrown\nTenth. 1 have\nother visible distinctive marks\nnone\nI was born in\nKatoomba, Australia\nsaid danias\non the 3rd\nday of\nSept ember\nanno Domini I 898 I now reside\nat\n2872\nFranklin Ave San Diego, Calif ornia\nAttached hereto\n(Give number, street, city or town, and State)\ntogether with my affidai\nI emigrated to the United States of America from Kingsgate, P. C. Canada\nStates of America.\non the vessal\nGreat Northern Ra il road\n; my last\n(If the alien arrived otherwise than by veasel, the character of conveyance or name of transportation company should be given)\nforeign residence was Winnipeg. Canada\nam\n--\nmarried; the name\nDeclaration of Intention\nof my wife is\nEdna\n: she was born at Patterson, New Jersey\nNOTR Cu\nand now resides at 2872 Franklin Ave. San Diego, Cal.\nBOHAUM\nIt is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign\nprince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to Gesege y.\nState of\n,\nof whom I am now a subject;\nCoun\nKing of Great Pritain and Ireland\nI arrived at the port of\nEastport\nin the\nThe aforesaid petti\n16th\ncontents thereof? that the\nState of\nMaine\non or about the\nday\nand bellef, and that as to\nof\nMay\n, anno Domini I 910.. I am not an anarchist; I am not a\npolygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith\nto become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein:\nEdith\nSo HELP ME GOD.\natto\nRepert Shown\nand\n(Original shature of declarant)\nSubscribed and sworn to before me in the office of the Clerk of\neach being Otter\nsaid Court this 8th day of Febyanno Domini 19 21\nImmediately preceding th\n[SEAL]\nB. McLees\nentitled petition is made\nthe sald petitioner is ap\nClerk of the\nSuperior\nCourt.\nopinion, to be admitted\nBy\nB.S.Johnson\nDeputy\nClerk.\n14-1170\nSubsoribed and sworn\nof"
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