Three Young Women Die in Fire at Gavin Building
In Wheeling West Virginia a fire at the Gavin store and dwelling in Southside claims three young women Margaret Gavii Mayme Gavitt and Clara Gavii all in their twenties. Mrs Calla Gavin mother of the girls jumps from a second story window sustaining internal injuries. Gas likely leaked on the second floor causing suffocation before the blaze and explosion.
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W. Va
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Margaret Gavi
Mayme Gavitt
Clara Gavi
Calla Gavin
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Poison plot ends in Chicago murder conspiracy trial
Moses D. Brown Austin F Kelley and Ruth B D McLaughlin were found guilty of conspiracy to murder Annie M Nolain. Kelley and McLaughlin sentenced to indeterminate prison terms while Brown pays a 1000 dollar fine. Nurse Miss McLaughlin aided Nolain, who deeded her property to the nurse before death.
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Fragmented OCR vignette from late 19th century papers
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