Where Mrs. Luetgert Was Seen

After Louise Luetgert disappeared in Chicago on May 1, 1897, many people around the country claimed to have seen her. Some of these incidents are recounted in Alchemy of Bones. Here are some of the places she was supposedly seen — or where she supposedly was when she wrote letters. Click on the name of a city or town to see additional details from the newspapers of the time.

Illinois A North Avenue saloon in Chicago Washington Park in Chicago Decatur DuPage County Lake Zurich Melrose Park Monmouth Morris Peoria Rockford Rock Island Wheaton Indiana Anderson, Kokomo and Tipton Valparaiso "Wissawaukee" — Waukee? Iowa Lowell and Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids? Massachusetts Boston Michigan Grand Haven St. Joseph, Benton Harbor and Miles

Montana Helena Nebraska Tekamah New Jersey Jersey City New York Manhattan (the story of Alexander Carl W. Grottey) New York Tonawanda Ohio Cleveland and Summit County Tiffin and Green Spring Wisconsin Ashland Fond Du Lac, Ripon and Milwaukee Green Bay area Kenosha Oshkosh Racine Waukesha