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Newspaper Characters are minor characters featured in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2 who are only mentioned in newspapers and make no appearance in the game.

Red Dead Redemption[]

The Brannigans[]

Cole Brannigan[]

Husband of Ella Brannigan, father of Melvin and Mollie.

Ella Brannigan[]

Wife of Cole Brannigan, mother of Melvin and Mollie.

Melvin Brannigan[]

Son of Cole and Ella Brannigan, married his sister, Mollie.

Mollie Brannigan[]

Daughter of Cole and Ella Brannigan, married her brother, Melvin.

The Erringtons[]

Earl Errington[]

Husband of Betsie Errington, father of 12 children, with the latest being Francis Leonard Errington.

Betsie Errington[]

Wife of Earl Errington, mother of 12 children, with the latest being Francis Leonard Errington.

Francis Leonard Errington[]

Son of Earl and Betsie Errington, 12th child.

Doctors[]

Dr. Charles L. Helden[]

A doctor who believes increased smoking in the workplace will cure Tuberculosis.

Dr. Lydia T. Pinkerton[]

First female doctor in Blackwater, causing a controversy.

Dr. Hayden Precent[]

Unearthed prehistoric skeleton of an ape that links to humans. Upset the church, doesn't believe in hell.

Dr. Wesley Arthurs[]

Outspoken critic of Dr. Pinkerton and women physicians.

Dr. Lawrence Mariani[]

A doctor that claims cocaine is bad for health.

Ridgewood Massacre[]

Mary Shackleford[]

Age 19, killed in the Ridgewood Farm Massacre.

Willie Feaney[]

Age 27, killed in the Ridgewood Massacre, presumably a relative of Gladys Feaney.

Salesmen[]

H.R. Putnan[]

General Merchandise salesman in Armadillo.

Jeremiah Somerset Esq.[]

According to Oliver Phillips, Somerset is looking to ban alcohol in the state in order to make a profit selling personal liquor.

Simian Sideshow[]

Ma Tanner[]

Ringmaster of "Ma Tanner's Simian Sideshow".

Mr. Jocko[]

Performing monkey in "Ma Tanner's Simian Sideshow", escaped but was captured and killed for disobedience.

Buried Alive[]

Florence Snyder[]

Age 13, suffered from cholera and went into shock. Seemingly dead so she was buried but in a safety coffin. Woke up, rang the bell, and her betrothed dug her out.

Cecil Perkins[]

Betrothed to Florence Snyder. Dug her out when she rang the bell on her safety coffin.

Criminals[]

Gertrude Singer[]

Woman charged with indecent exposure after refusing to wear a corset.

Johnny West[]

Gunslinger killed by Landon Ricketts. Reportedly shot in the back.

Butcher Brothers[]

Outlaws killed by Landon Ricketts in 1896.

"One-Lung" Lester Riley[]

Outlaw killed by Marshal Leigh Johnson.

Two Crows Boys[]

Outlaws killed by Marshal Leigh Johnson.

Wildcat Willie[]

Outlaw killed by Marshal Leigh Johnson.

Other[]

Sirus Habersham[]

Attorney General who prosecuted A.D. Dunbar & Sons Sugar company.

Rev. Adair Agatha[]

Reverend who is outspoken towards birth control techniques.

Prof. Hector L. Burgess[]

A professor who advocates the preservation of the prairies.

Horace L. Curtiss[]

A pilot who flew coast to coast in under 30 days.

Lionel Fortisque[]

Academic at Yale University. He disagreed with Prof. Harold MacDougal's theories on eugenics and MacDougal assaulted him with a crochet club during a garden party while on a drug-induced rampage.

Prof. Bellum Brown[]

Claims he has discovered dinosaur bones and is going to plaster them. Critics say the bones were buried by a scientist and indicated "that nowhere in the historical record is there a mention of giant lizards".

Red Dead Redemption 2[]

Criminals[]

Bosco Lopez[]

"A Fifth Person Slain", Argentinian hanged for murders committed by the Vampire years ago.

Otis Miller Jr.[]

"The Sad Story of Otis Miller Jr.", outlaw, son of Otis Miller.

Engineers[]

Carlile McKinnroy[]

"Motorized Lawn Mower Patented", lawn mower engineer.

Jack Yanner[]

"Submarine in the Works", submarine engineer.

Thomas Rivington[]

"Pneumatic Wonder!", Inventor.

Lawmen[]

Henry Jenkins[]

"Lawman Found Dead", Saint Denis veteran police officer, killed for leading an investigation against Angelo Bronte.

Sheriff Thomkins[]

"Who Are Scarlett Meadows Bandits?", Sheriff in "Pouring Forth Oil IV".

Sheriff Brackston Hefner[]

"Micah Bell Killed", Sheriff who apprehended Micah Bell at some point between 1899 and 1907.

Politicians[]

Alfred MacAlister[]

"President Congratulates America"; "Mexican Border Dispute Intensifies"; "President's Acts Further Isolate America", President of the United States in 1899.

Francisco Ramirez Torres[]

"Mexican Border Dispute Intensifies", Mexican General, President of Mexico since 1876.

Henry II of France[]

"The King of Corsets", king of France in the 16th century.

Thaddeus Waxman[]

"President Congratulates America"; "President Waxman Hails Progress, Discusses Canal", former United States Army Colonel and Senator, President of the United States in 1907.

Professors[]

Cecil H. Peck[]

"Peck's Flying Machine Crashes", secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

Harold MacDougal[]

"Prominent Yale Scientist Speaks Out", Yale Scientist, major character in Red Dead Redemption.

Reverends[]

Alex H. Hughes[]

"Twenty-One Dead in Attacks", beloved pastor murdered by the O'Driscoll Boys.

Eunice Garrand[]

"Mexican Desperados Bring Terror", Reverend.

Benson Floyd[]

"Chicago Negroes Hold Anti-Lynching Service", lynched Reverend.

T Virgil Gosnell[]

"Weekly Round Up", Reverend

Salesmen[]

John O'Neil[]

"Pinkertons Find Missing Man", St. Louis Merchant.

Other[]

Addie Neally[]

"Weekly Round Up"

Anthony[]

"A Second Gold Rush", reclusive alchemist living in the border region of Cholla Springs and Gaptooth Ridge.

Archibald Jameson[]

"Annesburg Mine Accident", owner of the Jameson Mining and Coal Company.

Beatrice Thacker[]

"Weekly Round Up"

Bessie Adair[]

"Aerial Amazement", Tightrope daredevil.

Blanche Gorman[]

"Weekly Round Up"

Cecil Hubert[]

"Weekly Round Up", son of Mattie Hubert.

Edwin Forsythe[]

"Army General Praises Troops", General.

Fannie Crenshaw[]

"Allbright Captured", victim of Benedict Allbright's 'medicine'.

Flora Lamb[]

"Weekly Round Up", deceased daughter of Virginia Lamb and younger sister of Ruby Lamb

Gertrude Bambach[]

"Who Are Scarlett Meadows Bandits?", train passenger in "Pouring Forth Oil IV".

Henrietta Abresson[]

"Treasure Hunter Disappears", wife of Louis T. Abresson.

Imma Jean Minson[]

"Weekly Round Up"

JD McKnight[]

"Banks Worry of Crash", New York financier.

Judge Taylor[]

"O'Driscoll Captured", Saint Denis judge.

Lottie Van Pelt[]

"Weekly Round Up"

Louis T. Abresson[]

"Treasure Hunter Disappears", Treasure Hunter and Gemologist.

Otto Luther[]

"Chicago Negroes Hold Anti-Lynching Service", lynched citizen.

Marnie Boatwright[]

"Weekly Round Up"

Maude Hammond[]

"Weekly Round Up", wife of Theodor Hammond.

Mattie Hubert[]

"Weekly Round Up", parent of Cecil Hubert.

Mrs. Eberhardt[]

"Machine Kills Man", automobile passenger from Boston to San Francisco, wife of Thomas Eberhardt.

Myrtle Snodgrass[]

"Widow's Life Savings Chewed Up By Rats", widow.

Nigel West Dickens[]

Snake Oil salesman, major character in Red Dead Redemption.

Ruby Lamn[]

"Weekly Round Up", deceased daughter of Virginia Lamb and older sister of Flora Lamb.

T.K. Lengingham[]

"My Cows Strayed", rancher.

Theodore Hammond[]

"Weekly Round Up", husband of Maude Hammond.

Thomas Eberhardt[]

"Machine Kills Man", man who planned to drive an automobile from Boston to San Francisco, husband of Mrs. Eberhardt, killed in an incident involving his automobile in 1899.

Virginia Lamb[]

"Weekly Round Up", mother of Ruby and Flora Lamb.

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