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COMPANIONS PLAY JOKETHAT RESULTS IN DEATHOldse Boys Hold Ralph Jusn on His Back and Pour Watsr Down His Throat—Watsr Entering Lunga Bo. lisved to Havs Caused Doath—Efforts to Savs His Lifo Fail.Speclul to Tlmes-Republlcan.Mason City, Auk. 9.—One of thomost peculiar deaths ever recordod In this state, and for downright foolishness outranking the d Id n*t-kno\v-It-wan-loaded variety. Is reported today from Caiman Raiph Juen, the little 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. JUien, was at home playing with some oilier little fellows. tut older than he. They thought Uiat It would be great fun to pour some water Into the little fellow's mouth while he was lying on the ground, and they did so. but they soon realized that It was a mistake — that the littlo fellow was strangling to death. Older hcalt;la cum*? Immediately to tho child's rescuo, but despite every effort exerted to save him he was noon dead. It was thought that a largo quantity of water entered his lungs.
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Evening Times Republican
Marshalltown, Iowa, US
Tue, Aug 09, 1910
Page 4
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