This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Eleven Die After Pear Poisoning at Sawtelle Family Dinner
Los Angeles reported that eleven of twelve guests at the Few Years reunion at Mrs Dionicia Garcia Devaldez’s Sawtelle home died from ptomaine poisoning after eating pears she preserved last August. The victims included two mothers with infants. one two year old girl, Ysabel Fernandez, died after sharing the dessert. Coroner Hartwell and Dr. Campbell led the investigation, with Mrs Devaldez, the feast organizer, among the early victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Dionicia Garcia Devaldez
Sawtelle
Hartwell
Campbell
Devaldez
Manuel Marquez
Santa Monica Bay District
Thirteenth Street
Illinois Avenue
A. Fernandez
G. Garcia
Braulio Preciado
Fernandez
Ysabel Fernandez