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Alec Woodburn person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_alec-woodburn_357f5a

also known as: Alec. Woodburn

Probable 70%
Summary:  Shift boss of the Kleptomania mine who found a dead body in an old shaft on the Aztec mine.
Completeness: 75/100 Grade B
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Claims (8)

discovered

body in Aztec Mine shaft
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-04-17 (1891)
A dispatch to the Albuquerque Democrat says that A. Staab, of Santa Fe, dropped $30,000 in a poker game in 'Frisco. Fortunately he can afford to. — Reporter. A GHASTLY FIND Monday last Alec. Woodburn, shift boss of the Kleptomania, found the b…

found

dead bodyMonday last
cited from A GHASTLY FIND (1891)
A GHASTLY FIND Monday last Alec. Woodburn, shift boss of the Kleptomania, found the body of a dead man in the bottom of an old, unused shaft, on the Aztec mine. Mr. Woodburn descended the shaft for the purpose of securing some ladders which we…

occupation

shift boss
cited from A dispatch to the Albuquerque Democrat… (1891)
n, Buffalo; E. Rhodes, Pueblo; J. C. Tice, Albuquerque. From Ihe April 17, 1891, Issue of The Enterprise A dispatch to the Albuquerque Democrat says that A. Staab, of Santa Fe, dropped $30,000 in a poker game in 'Frisco. Fortunately he can …

witnessed

dead body in Aztec Mine shaft
cited from A dispatch to the Albuquerque Democrat… (1891)
n, Buffalo; E. Rhodes, Pueblo; J. C. Tice, Albuquerque. From Ihe April 17, 1891, Issue of The Enterprise A dispatch to the Albuquerque Democrat says that A. Staab, of Santa Fe, dropped $30,000 in a poker game in 'Frisco. Fortunately he can …
dead bodyMonday last
cited from A GHASTLY FIND (1891)
A GHASTLY FIND Monday last Alec. Woodburn, shift boss of the Kleptomania, found the body of a dead man in the bottom of an old, unused shaft, on the Aztec mine. Mr. Woodburn descended the shaft for the purpose of securing some ladders which we…

worked_for

cited from A dispatch to the Albuquerque Democrat… (1891)
n, Buffalo; E. Rhodes, Pueblo; J. C. Tice, Albuquerque. From Ihe April 17, 1891, Issue of The Enterprise A dispatch to the Albuquerque Democrat says that A. Staab, of Santa Fe, dropped $30,000 in a poker game in 'Frisco. Fortunately he can …
cited from A GHASTLY FIND (1891)
A GHASTLY FIND Monday last Alec. Woodburn, shift boss of the Kleptomania, found the body of a dead man in the bottom of an old, unused shaft, on the Aztec mine. Mr. Woodburn descended the shaft for the purpose of securing some ladders which we…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-04-17 (1891)
A dispatch to the Albuquerque Democrat says that A. Staab, of Santa Fe, dropped $30,000 in a poker game in 'Frisco. Fortunately he can afford to. — Reporter. A GHASTLY FIND Monday last Alec. Woodburn, shift boss of the Kleptomania, found the b…

Sources (3)

A dispatch to the Albuquerque Democrat…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

A GHASTLY FIND

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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