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Shakespeare place

born: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)died/dissolved: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)🌐 Q20997880id: p_shakespeare_511e47

also known as: Shakespeare

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Summary:  Town about three miles from Lordsburg where the Philpins lived.
Completeness: 75/100 Grade B
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Claims (4)

located approximately three miles from

cited from On Wednesday of last week, Prof… (1888)
On Wednesday of last week, Prof. Philpin, who had but recently been married, and was living at Shakespeare, came into Lordsburg to take the train for some point in Arizona, where he had accepted a situation with a mercantile establishment. While …

located_at

twenty-three miles
cited from Fleming, thirty miles to the northeast, in the… (1889)
Fleming, thirty miles to the northeast, in the Bear mountains; Silver City and Pinos Altos nine miles beyond the latter; Shakespeare, twenty-three miles, and Leitendorf still nine miles west of that; Stein’s Peak and San Simon districts forty-five …

offered

cited from WANTED: — Some miners to work at… (1890)
WANTED: — Some miners to work at Shakespeare, Grant County, N. M., wages $3 per day; board $25 per month.
cited from WANTED: — Some miners to work at… (1890)
WANTED: — Some miners to work at Shakespeare, Grant County, N. M., wages $3 per day; board $25 per month.

Mentioned by (9)

Pete Spence arrived_in ShakespeareFebruary 1883
Thomas Conway died_in Shakespeare
Prof. Philpin lived_at Shakespeare
Prof. Philpin lived_at Shakespeare
Grant House lived_at Shakespeare
Thomas Conway lived_at Shakespeare
Prof. Philpin lived_at Shakespeare
Thomas Conway lived_at Shakespeare
Thomas Conway worked_at Shakespeare

Sources (3)

On Wednesday of last week, Prof…

1888 · newspaper · public-domain

Fleming, thirty miles to the northeast, in the…

1889 · newspaper · public-domain

WANTED: — Some miners to work at…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain

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