text_original: In 1881 they numbered 61 members, principally natives of the great towns of the Empire, of the Kingdom of Saxony, and, in Prussia, of the Provinces of Holstein and Prussia. The Centre — Centrum — ^was essentially the Catholic party and was recruited from Bavaria, Baden and the Catholic Provinces of Prussia, namely, Rhenish Prussia, Hanover and Polish Posen.
text_transcription: IN EIGHTEEN EIGHTY ONE THEY NUMBERED SIXTY ONE MEMBERS PRINCIPALLY NATIVES OF THE GREAT TOWNS OF THE EMPIRE OF THE KINGDOM OF SAXONY AND IN PRUSSIA OF THE PROVINCES OF HOLSTEIN AND PRUSSIA THE CENTRE SENTROM WAS ESSENTIALLY THE CATHOLIC PARTY AND WAS RECRUITED FROM BAVARIA BODEN AND THE CATHOLIC PROVINCES OF PRUSSIA NAMELY RHENISH PRUSSIA HANOVER AND POLISH POSEN
phonemes: ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ðeɪ nˈʌmbɚd sˈɪksti wˈʌn mˈɛmbɚz, pɹˈɪnsɪpəli nˈeɪɾɪvz ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt tˈaʊnz ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ʌvðə kˈɪŋdəm ʌv sˈæksəni, ænd, ɪn pɹˈʌʃə, ʌvðə pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ʌv hˈɑːlstaɪn ænd pɹˈʌʃə. ðə sˈɛntɚ — sˈɛntɹəm — wʌz ᵻsˈɛnʃəli ðə kˈæθlɪk pˈɑːɹɾi ænd wʌz ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾᵻd fɹʌm bɐvˈɛɹiə, bˈædən ænd ðə kˈæθlɪk pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ʌv pɹˈʌʃə, nˈeɪmli, ɹˈɛnɪʃ pɹˈʌʃə, hˈænoʊvɚɹ ænd pˈoʊlɪʃ pˈoʊzən.