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Westville Tragedy as Mrs Weed Succumbs After Gasoline Stove Fire
Mrs Martha Weed died after a gasoline stove fire in Westville caused by a blown back draft while she heated water for a noonday meal. Neighbors aided, doctors treated burns, and she passed away eleven hours after the incident. Her death follows local fires and a notable July clearance sale at Lowenstines.
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Maud Tennis
Westville
Lowenstines
Valpo
Martha Weed
Chicago
J. F. Dolman
Dolman
Nee
Sita
Hollenbeck
Mattie
Mrs. Weed
A. G. Standiford
Scotl
Clara M. Walton
Wheaton, Lil
Daniel W. Weed
Timothy Weed
J. £. Wilson
M. E. Church
Order of Eastern Stars