Radium Water Deaths Highlight Industrial Poisoning Issue
The article reports on radium poisoning cases linked to industrial exposure, noting Dr. Flinn's findings and the Bailey Radium Laboratories actions. It describes two market forms of radium products, a warning against internal ingestion, and the potential dangers of false advertising and inadequate safety standards in the industry.
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Bailey Radium Laboratories, Inc
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Milan
Notable Visitors and Remembrances Circulate in City
Personal mentions list residents and visitors: F Brows returned home from Harrisburg on business. Mr. and Mrs. George Swager of Cambridge Springs visiting Atlantic City prior to leaving for home. Harry Ricket of Pittsburgh attended the funeral of his uncle Charles M. Ricker. Miss Ruth Tillotson returned from Warren for an over Sunday with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Fox and children Carlisle and Jean Weber returned to Olean after attending the death of OC My Rieke. Also noted are Mrs. Mabel Larson heading to Buffalo. Lew Obrin of Homeville overnight guest returning to Alfred University. Mrs. C. R. Melutier from Jamestown visiting. Frank Swanson of Jamestown in town for Quality Cash business. Miss Charlotte Rouse at Union City with Associated Gas and Electric. Attorney Paul Ricker and Mrs Lillian Ricker of Detroit and John Ricker of Belle Vernon attending Charles M. Ricker’s funeral. Mrs. Milton Cridwell returning from Spartansburg. Mrs. Emma Dutton of Columbus visiting. Mrs. Jessie Skinner and daughter Mrs Harry Stewart arriving from Spartansburg. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Watrous driving to Erie for a short stay.
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Har Disburg
George Swager
Cambridge Springs
Atlantic City
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Pittsburgh
Charles M. Ricker
Ruth Tillotson
Warren
Pierence Tillotson
Wright Street
T. C. ‘Fox
Carlisle
Jean Weber
Olean
My Rieke
Mabel Larson
Buffalo
Lew Obrin
Homell
Alfred University
Alfred
N.Y
C. R. Melutier
Jamestown
Corry
Frank Swanson
Charlotte Rouse
Union City
Associated Gas and Electric System
Paul Ricker
Avs
Lillian Ricker
Detroit
Mich
John Ricker
Belle Vernon
Japanese officer ends life under army code after capture
Major Noboru Kuga, 2 battalion commander, captured by Chinese forces near Kiangwanchen on February 2 while wounded. Returned to Japan in a prisoner exchange and was later permitted to commit suicide with a revolver near the capture site, leaving a widow and three children.
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Young mother ends life after crisis in Indiana County
In Indiana County on April 1 Grace Rickard 34 sent her two children to relatives then fatally shot herself at home. Found by brother Eugene Thomas Marion Cester high school student she died at Indian Hospital without a statement. A note to husband Earl blamed no one else for the trouble. Police say she was despondent over personal, employment issues.
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Grace Rickard
Mation Center
Indiana
Eugene Thomas
Marion Cester
Indian Hospital
Earl
Stock Market Close Fails to Dampen Lone Suicide Note
San Francisco report states five year Stanford medical student and postmaster's daughter, twenty eight year old Ry Chapman, killed herself near her sweetheart James Cary, twenty six, a fellow student, in Suez California. The tragedy was disclosed when police found the bodies after the pair were discovered dead in a car. The investigation is ongoing and no motive has been revealed.
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United Press
San Francisco
Eivery Chapman
Stanford University
Suez
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James Cary
Wage Cuts Hit Four Thousand Miners in Fayette County
Pittsburgh April 1. Wage reductions from 10 to 19 percent affect about 4,000 workers at Frick Coke Company plants in Fayette County. President Thomas Moses said base pay is $60, with loaders gaining a 10 percent cut. Other rates include foremen $4.00, helpers $3.90, skilled laborers $4.70, outside day laborers $2.77. Many loaders work part time.
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Pittsburgh
Frick Coke Company Amitios
Vayette County
Phomas Moses
Paals
Il Wes Sald
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