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Local History Archives - October 2018

Ghosts

Published October 26, 2018 Submitted by: Renee

The Springfield correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch interviewed locals to record if they believed in ghosts. Published in 1889, the results show a wide variety of beliefs.

Robert Crow’s Trial

Published October 12, 2018 Submitted by: Renee

Robert Crow, proprietor of 'Remember the Maine' lunch stand, was taken to court for maintaining a disorderly place of business in 1899.

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