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His next move, in 1910, was to the peoples journal in dundee. Donald alexander mackenzie 24 july 1873 2 march 1936 was a scottish journalist and folklorist and a prolific writer on religion, mythology and anthropology in the early 20th century. How financial models shape markets inside technology. Robert donald mackenzie, 90, of greenville, passed away at 10.
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