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A. Staab

Staab, a Santa Fe resident, lost $30,000 while playing poker in San Francisco [1][2]. An 1891 dispatch to the Albuquerque Democrat, reprinted in the Silver City Enterprise on April 17, 1891, reported the loss and noted that he could afford it [1][2].

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  1. A dispatch to the Albuquerque Democrat… (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.
  2. 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 bo
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