Illinois Newspaper Archives
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- Gladys Kirby Siegal Estate Sale
- May 1978
- Journal Star
- Peoria, Illinois
- May 7, 1978 - Page 84
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- Lookabaugh explosion
- Cairo bulletin
- Cairo, Illinois
- September 5, 1904 - Page 2
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- Lookabaugh explosion
- Pontiac Daily Leader
- Pontiac, Illinois
- September 6, 1904 - Page 1
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- Accused hit man's brother helped plot Surinam coup
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Chicago, Illinois
- July 19, 1987 - Page 18
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