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Headline on sentencing of gang of counterfeiters


On September 22, 1911, jail sentences for a gang of counterfeiters from Mercer County were announced in a federal court sitting in Huntington.

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"Alleged Counterfeiters Arrested at Northfork"
"Two More Alleged Counterfeiters Pinched"
"Two Women Inspiration for Counterfeiters"
"Jack Wilson Head of Counterfeiters Admits His Guilt"
"Long Sentences For Counterfeiters"
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On This Day in West Virginia History: September

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