#1Suessa Baldridge Blaine
1860–1932American writer of temperance pageants
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Suessa Baldridge Blaine, the American writer of temperance pageants, was born in 1860. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. The nearest list is next door in Geneva: 37 names, starting with Travie McCoy.

#1American writer of temperance pageants
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