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1 story matching outrun
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:outrac, outrag, outran, outriv, out, outrank
- The Forger Who Could Not Outrun the Telegraph
A determined sheriff tracks a cunning forger from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest by leveraging a new network of law enforcement telegrams.