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September 10, 1949

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annals of crime

OLD EIGHT EIGHTY III

St. Clair McKelway

ANNALS OF CRIME about counterfeiters. The most sought-after counterfeiter there has ever been in this country was one called OldEight Eighty by the Secret …

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a reporter at large

Back Where I Had Never Been

Reporter at Large about a visit to Ireland. Tells about a visit to the home of a story-teller, who told the legend of a young fisherman whose wife and …

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