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Chauncey Story person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_chauncey-story_091da3

also known as: Chauncey Story

Probable 70%
Summary:  Owner of the old Castilian Turquoise mine near Bonanza City who sold a turquoise nugget for $1,000.
Completeness: 75/100 Grade B
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owned

cited from ORGANIZE K. P. LODGE (1891)
this was his first robbery, and that he was driven to the crime to keep his wife from starving, and, al- though Sheriff Paul accuses him of having robbed a stage near Reading, Arizona, this ex- perience was his first and last venture as a …
cited from Chauncey Story, the owner of the old Cas-… (1891)
Chauncey Story, the owner of the old Cas- tilian Turquoise mine near Bonanza City, re- cently got $1,000 for one nugget of turquoise.
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-06-19 (1891)
this was his first robbery, and that he was driven to the crime to keep his wife from starving, and, al- though Sheriff Paul accuses him of having robbed a stage near Reading, Arizona, this ex- perience was his first and last venture as a …

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unidentified buyer for $1,000 for one turquoise nugget
cited from ORGANIZE K. P. LODGE (1891)
this was his first robbery, and that he was driven to the crime to keep his wife from starving, and, al- though Sheriff Paul accuses him of having robbed a stage near Reading, Arizona, this ex- perience was his first and last venture as a …
cited from Chauncey Story, the owner of the old Cas-… (1891)
Chauncey Story, the owner of the old Cas- tilian Turquoise mine near Bonanza City, re- cently got $1,000 for one nugget of turquoise.
nugget of turquoise for $1,000
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-06-19 (1891)
this was his first robbery, and that he was driven to the crime to keep his wife from starving, and, al- though Sheriff Paul accuses him of having robbed a stage near Reading, Arizona, this ex- perience was his first and last venture as a …

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Chauncey Story, the owner of the old Cas-…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

ORGANIZE K. P. LODGE

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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