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Trying to Work the Same Old Graft ER Letter
A long OCR fragment reports a Stover Grand Theatre manager receiving a letter from grafters in Madrid Spain describing a scam and a proposed $480,000 ransom. It includes scattered church notices, pastor names, and local Sunday services, all jumbled with the graft tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ER. Stover
Grand Theatre
Madrid
Spain
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Pitt
Mr. Stover
Grace Methodist Church
He Hicks
Hamilton