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1. A news clipping that describes the killing of Jack Powers by John Donahue on January 28, 1922 on Big Lake. - "Surrounded by Posse, Slayer Kills Himself" Green Bay Press-Gazette 2/9/1922 A posse stormed the cabin and had a shoot out with Donahue after over a week of holding Mrs. Powers hostage.

   2/9/1922

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2. Articles about Big Lake Murder 1922 - Prentiss - Big Lake Collection - Articles about the Big Lake Murder in January 1922.

   1922

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3. Letter from Mr. Blaha to Kenneth Moody re: Donahue murder on Big Lake Feb. 1922 - The letter explains the capture of John Donahue for the murder of Jack Powers Prentiss - Big Lake Collection

   1922

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4. "Manitowoc Club on Big Lake since 1893" by reporter Liza Tuttle- North Star Journal 8/7/1985 - The Manitowoc Club began as a private hunting and fishing club for a group of Manitowoc, WI men. Joseph Koenig managed to retain his ownership through the Great Depression and the property has been passed down through the generations to his family members (Ellis family, Mordvinoff family). The Mordvinoff/Barrett family still owned the property in 2023. The article includes the story about the 1922 murder on Big Lake.

   8/7/1985

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5. Scotch Point on Big Lake. Also known as Tom's Point or Power's Point. Became a picnic area for the Keith Family and Moody's Big Lake Resort. 1930s - Scotch Point was the sight of an old barn where Jack Powers kept his horse in the winter of 1922. His property consisted as two cabins located across Big Lake. This was the where Mrs. Powers was rescued by a posse after John Donahue murdered her husband. Eventually, the property was purchased from the state of WI by the McBain family (Mrs. McBain was a member of the Keith family).

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6. Trapping License of John Donahue 1921 - Prentiss - Big Lake Collection - Trapping License of John Donahue who murdered Jack Powers in Jan 1922. This letter is from the Church of the Holy Comfoter's Reverand Canon Leland Hobart Danforth to Harold B. Keith. Rev. Danforth mentions in the letter he is enlcosing the trapping license of the man who ended up murdering Jack Powers in January 1922. The postmark on the letter is June 4, 1956.

   1921

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