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Frank Sperling person

born: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q55235841id: p_frank-sperling_5c3aee

also known as: Mr. Frank Sperling

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Summary:  A prominent merchant of Magdalena who was brutally murdered and robbed on the evening of the 28th ult.
Completeness: 100/100 Grade A
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died_in

Magdalena1890-12-28
cited from MURDER AND ROBBERY (1891)
d they become one? Is it in the Bible, or Shakespeare?” “Why, in the Bible of course,” he replied. “The Bible is true is it not?” his wife demurely asked. “Yes,” David replied. Then said his wife, “We came home pretty full last night, d…
cited from MURDER AND ROBBERY (1891)
MURDER AND ROBBERY On the evening of the 28th ult., Mr. Frank Sperling, a prominent merchant of Magdalena, was brutally murdered. He had discharged a Mexican whom he had caught stealing. When Mr. Sperling was discovered he was laying out- side th…
cited from MURDER AND ROBBERY (1891)
MURDER AND ROBBERY On the evening of the 28th ult., Mr. Frank Sperling, a prominent merchant of Magdalena, was brutally murdered. He had discharged a Mexican whom he had caught stealing. When Mr. Sperling was discovered he was laying out- side th…

killed_by

a Mexican
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-01-01 (1891)
d they become one? Is it in the Bible, or Shakespeare?” “Why, in the Bible of course,” he replied. “The Bible is true is it not?” his wife demurely asked. “Yes,” David replied. Then said his wife, “We came home pretty full last night, d…

lived_at

Magdalena
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-01-01 (1891)
d they become one? Is it in the Bible, or Shakespeare?” “Why, in the Bible of course,” he replied. “The Bible is true is it not?” his wife demurely asked. “Yes,” David replied. Then said his wife, “We came home pretty full last night, d…

occupation

merchant
cited from MURDER AND ROBBERY (1891)
d they become one? Is it in the Bible, or Shakespeare?” “Why, in the Bible of course,” he replied. “The Bible is true is it not?” his wife demurely asked. “Yes,” David replied. Then said his wife, “We came home pretty full last night, d…
merchant
cited from MURDER AND ROBBERY (1891)
MURDER AND ROBBERY On the evening of the 28th ult., Mr. Frank Sperling, a prominent merchant of Magdalena, was brutally murdered. He had discharged a Mexican whom he had caught stealing. When Mr. Sperling was discovered he was laying out- side th…
merchant
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-01-01 (1891)
d they become one? Is it in the Bible, or Shakespeare?” “Why, in the Bible of course,” he replied. “The Bible is true is it not?” his wife demurely asked. “Yes,” David replied. Then said his wife, “We came home pretty full last night, d…

Sources (3)

MURDER AND ROBBERY

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

MURDER AND ROBBERY

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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