All posts tagged "lawsuit"
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19.3KArts and LeisureRichard Potter, Celebrity Black Magician of the 19th Century
Richard Potter, the son of a former slave, won fame and fortune with a bag of magic tricks and a voice that...
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8.6KMaineRichard Cutts (Unintentionally) Avenges the War of 1812
With friends like Richard Cutts, James Madison didn’t need enemies. Though Cutts was the rare New Englander who supported Mr. Madison’s War,...
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12.2KCrime and ScandalThe Hypnotized Bride of 1908 – Madelon Kenmore Looker Coburn Le Compte
In 1908, police in New Hampshire drew up a complaint against Madelon Kenmore, a woman they knew as Madelon Coburn. The charge...
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6.8K5New HampshireSamuel Thomson Ridicules Modern Medicine
If New Hampshire’s Samuel Thomson had been George Washington’s doctor, America’s first president might well have lived another 10 years. Calomel was...
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17.2K1New HampshireMurder in the North Woods: Coos County’s Treacherous David Robbins
David Robbins was nobody’s idea of a good man. But he was a legend of the New Hampshire woods, made infamous by...
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7.2K9Flashback PhotosSilent Spring Author Rachel Carson Falls in Love — With Maine
Silent Spring author Rachel Carson knew little about Maine when she saved up a month of vacation from her government job and...
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