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FEB 11, 1909White Salmon, WA

Declared Dead for Four Years, a Widower Writes Home — and Asks Only for Money

Jacob Claterbos vanished after leaving Germany for Chicago; his sold property raised his children. Now he wants cash to come home, and never asks about the children at all.

“Claterbos, when he wrote, offered no explanations, nor did he make a single inquiry about his children.”
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