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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1956
Page
9
The article discusses rising life expectancy and the changing pattern of accidental deaths in the United States. It cites 1950 versus 1900 death rates, noting infant and youth losses, and highlights accidents as a leading cause in the 25 to 64 age group with varying rates from 1900 to 1950.
John Augustus Boyle recounts the rise and fall of Johann Sutter, famed founder of New Switzerland near Sacramento. A Swiss-born brigandine of fortune, Sutter built wealth through hospitality yet faced bankruptcy, deception, and eventual land loss after the gold discovery. He ended life in Pennsylvania with a pension dispute and a Moravian cemetery plot.
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