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Yesterday's Chip Paper

Incredible, macabre and bizarre true stories from historic newspapers.

Nov 21, 2017

Anton Probst was a carpenter's son from (probably) Wiesbaden, Germany. After being deservedly dumped by his betrothed, he embarked upon a criminal escapade with a not-too-bright friend that put the friend in prison and sent Anton on the run. 

 
Eventually, in 1863, Anton arrived in the US, and nothing around him was...


Nov 7, 2017

When a war munitions broker is shot on the steps of his front porch, it causes chaos in the affluent area of Hyde Park, Chicago. For over three weeks the police hunt for his mysterious killer, throwing up dozens of theories and suspects, until a man hands himself in to authorities over 200 miles away in Cedar Rapids....


Oct 15, 2016

For the inaugural episode of Yesterday's Chip Paper, Jim and Violet get to grips with blood-gorged crows, "unsolved" murders and sketchy letters to the editor.

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