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Three million alligators were killed in Florida between 1880 and 1900. Goody!

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Will Cuppy
Age: 65 †
Born: 1884
Born: August 23
Died: 1949
Died: September 19
Critic
Humorist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Writer
Auburn
Indiana
William Jacob Cuppy
Florida
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Million
Millions
Three
Goody
Alligators
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