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  "textContent": "On March 4, 1926, former political leader A. C. Townley used a \"doodlebug\" oil-finding device and secretive meetings to raise over $500,000 from North Dakotans for a speculative drilling venture.",
  "title": "Today in History, 1926: Mystery of North Dakota town with well pumping gasoline linked to fundraising plot"
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