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The Furnace Girl of Lake Bluff, Illinois...
The Furnace Girl of Lake Bluff, Illinois...
Item # 706476
October 31, 1928
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Oct. 31, 1928
* Elfrieda Knaak burned - the furnace girl
* Lake Bluff, Illinois - unsolved mystery
* Suicide or murder ? - infatuation - crush
* Suicide or murder ? - infatuation - crush
The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Girl Found Burned Beside Furnace in Police Station" with subhead. (see images)
First report coverage of the (still) unsolved mystery surrounding the burning (and ultimate death) of Elfrieda (Freda) Knaak, in Lake Bluff, Illinois. Over the years, rumors as to the cause of her death have included suicide, burglary, murder, and by the hand of a ghost.
Complete with 26 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally good.
Category: The 20th Century
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