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Cherries and memories surface in Melrose court study
Mrs. Crosby questions Fresno claimant Daniel Blake Russell as he recalls family life at the Russell home. Fresno Dan describes gifts, furniture, and the mother’s heartbreak while Whitman debates which claimant is genuine, noting uncertainty about both men.
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H. P. Whitcomb
Boston
Mitchell
Washington Street
Whitcomb
Fashionville
Donnie Russell
Fresno
Cartwright
Fresno Dan
Mrs. Crosby
Marm
Father
Willie
Henry F. Miller
Mr. Miller
Mother
Daniel Blake Russel
Russell
Donnie
Dannie
Mr. Russell
Mrs. Russell
Melrose
Hiampton Court
Daniel Blake Russell
Lynde
Tom Lynde
Alonzo Whitman
Melrose High School
North Dakota
Whitman
Odlin
Dan
Mr. Whitman