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Cora: Thomas (12)
Read the full Cora Stallman series here. Aug. 31, 1925. Humboldt, IL. “A crowd that filled the town hall here to overflowing endured stifling heat of the stuffy wooden building to hear the proceedings.” — Decatur Herald It was late-summer hot and the flies were relentless, but the spectators at Cora Stallman’s inquest stayed in…
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Cora: Wheat and Chaff (11)
Read the full Cora Stallman series here. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search. — The Merchant of Venice When Cora Stallman’s inquest resumed on the last…
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Cora: The Party Line (10)
Read the full Cora Stallman series here. Thursday, Aug. 27, 1925. Coles County, IL Untangling the events of Cora Stallman’s last day alive is no simple task. The most obvious solution would be to get sheriff’s records or a transcript of the inquest testimony. Many years ago, I contacted the Coles County coroner’s office, hoping…
