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Man Dies Instantly When Gun Is Struck By Wood
William Coberg, a German native and Davenport laborer, was killed at Miss Clara Brandt’s New Era home while fixing a furnace. A falling log struck a gun, discharging it into his neck and chest. He hunted rabbits that day, left for home, and died minutes after family discovered him. Funeral set for tomorrow at New Era chapel with Rev. O Lander.
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William Coberg
Clara Brandt
New Era
Coberg
Brandt
Miss Brandt
Germany
Davenport
Bartel Hartman
Fairport
Appel
O’lander
Rock Island
Fairport Cemetery