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Remarkable apparition aboard ship puzzles Englishmen
Two Englishmen aboard a Liverpool to New York steamer encounter a mysterious man who resembles a half-brother neither had seen before. After reporting the stranger, a death notice arrives in New York, prompting questions if the specter was a ghost or a remarkable optical illusion.
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Aketoh
H. Hammond
Albany State Register
New York
Emily
Shy
Canard
Liverpool
Conn
Mr. A
Jack
Mr. B
Tiverpool
Eby
Jack O
Marta Ey Pever
Sjsio
Aineon
England
Piccadilly
States Room
Anaweg
Papua
Ats Lantic
Charlie B
Ant
Charlie
N.Y. Tribune