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Old newspapers, pinned to the places they wrote about — the streets you can still walk today.
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A young man, recently released from an asylum, murders his mother and brother in a sudden, violent break near Bridgeport.
“He was sitting in the barn door when officers arrived and made no resistance.”
A recently released psychiatric patient kills his family near Bridgeport, leaving the community in shock.
“The shot was not fatal so he cut his throat, saying as he did so that he was not worth wasting another shot on.”
A man disappears into a whirlpool near Bridgeport, highlighting the treacherous nature of the river during high water.
“Owing to the extreme high water and the large amount of floating wood, it is extremely dangerous to venture out on the river.”
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