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Minister Swallows Ae:d.St, Joseph, Mo.—With two daugh ters on the stage, wUic)j weighed heavily upon hla mind a* a minister, and on account of other alleged do mestlc troubles, the Rev. Rufus R. Fletcher, a Methodist mlnlateV, living In St. Joseph, and with a charge at Falrport, Mo., committed suicide by swallowing carbolic acid. After taking the poison to a shod he entered his house, took hie Bible and, opening the book, began reading. He did a few minutes later. He was about 45 years old.
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Montgomery City Tribune
Montgomery City, Missouri, US
Fri, May 29, 1908
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