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April 24, 1895
The Daily Herald
Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas
What is this article about?
Squire Dugger of Unionville, Ill., claims to have received a letter from John Wilkes Booth, stating Booth is alive in South America mining and wishes to return to the US. Dugger says the killed man was an accomplice, not Booth.
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ANOTHER LETTER, FROM BOOTH: Paducah, Ky.; April 19.- Squire Dugger, a prominent merchant of Unionville, Ill., and master commissioner of Massac county, Illinois, makes the statement that last week he received a long letter from John Wilkes Booth, who is alive in South America engaged in the mining business. Dugger alleges that he and Booth were great friends and that in the letter Booth expressed a desire to return to the United States. Regarding the killing of the man supposed to have been him (Booth) Dugger says he was an accomplice. Dugger is deemed very reliable by those who know him and he says he will give the letter up for publication in a short time.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
Mystery
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Survival
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
John Wilkes Booth
Alive South America
Squire Dugger
Letter Claim
Accomplice Killed
Booth Survival
What entities or persons were involved?
Squire Dugger
John Wilkes Booth
Where did it happen?
South America; Paducah, Ky.; Unionville, Ill.; Massac County, Illinois
Story Details
Key Persons
Squire Dugger
John Wilkes Booth
Location
South America; Paducah, Ky.; Unionville, Ill.; Massac County, Illinois
Event Date
April 19
Story Details
Squire Dugger receives a letter from John Wilkes Booth, claiming Booth is alive in South America mining, desires to return to the US, and that the killed man was his accomplice. Dugger, a friend of Booth, plans to publish the letter.