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Drinking Bout: Suspicious Death of John F. Brennan 1898

Victim John F. Brennan 35-year-old Ice Harvester, Farmhand Eagle Center Resident 1862-1898 Apparent Cause of Death: Beaten Motive: Drinking Party Gone Wrong Death Scene and Date Sweeney Home Dysart, Iowa Tama County January 30, 1898 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ By Nancy Bowers Written … Continue reading

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