Nineteenth Century Mail-Order Bride SCAMS, Part 6

Detective Clifton R. Wooldridge made a difference on the streets of wicked Chicago at the turn of the century. Some of the 100 fraudulent matrimonial agencies he shut down are captured in newspaper articles from the era (his 20 years of service spanned the turn of the 19th Century). A significant scam involving Mail-Order Brides, […]
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Published on February 25, 2016 23:02
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Kristin Holt
I write frequent posts about all things Nineteenth Century Americana, especially elements of interest to readers of Sweet Romance set against the back drop of the Old West. I love history, and enjoy s ...more
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