JOHN BRENNAN
North Attleboro, Massachusetts
John Brennan, for seven years a jeweler in the employ of T. I. Smith & Co., committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor, on Wednesday morning of last week, at his home on River St. at North Attleboro.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 22nd May 1895
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WILLIAM EISLER
Philadelphia
Mrs. William Eisler, the wife of a prominent up-town jeweler at 2905 Frankford avenue, was dangerously hurt by falling through a skylight Friday morning. Mr. Eisler and his wife were awakened about 4 o'clock by an alarm of fire and hurriedly dressed, expecting to find their place ablaze. But the fire was in the rear of the store adjoining their own. and Mrs. Eisler stepped out of the bathroom window to arouse the sleeping occupants of the house. In doing so she unwittingly placed her full weight on a skylight, which gave way and precipitated the daring woman to the floor below, a distance of ten feet. Mrs. Eisler was removed to the Episcopal hospital, where the physicians found that long slivers of the broken glass had gashed her fearfully. Unless internal complications develop the physicians are sanguine of her recovery.
Source: The Jewelers Review - 24th May 1899
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Philadelphia
Mrs. William Eisler, the wife of a prominent up-town jeweler at 2905 Frankford avenue, was dangerously hurt by falling through a skylight Friday morning. Mr. Eisler and his wife were awakened about 4 o'clock by an alarm of fire and hurriedly dressed, expecting to find their place ablaze. But the fire was in the rear of the store adjoining their own. and Mrs. Eisler stepped out of the bathroom window to arouse the sleeping occupants of the house. In doing so she unwittingly placed her full weight on a skylight, which gave way and precipitated the daring woman to the floor below, a distance of ten feet. Mrs. Eisler was removed to the Episcopal hospital, where the physicians found that long slivers of the broken glass had gashed her fearfully. Unless internal complications develop the physicians are sanguine of her recovery.
Source: The Jewelers Review - 24th May 1899
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CLARENCE WOOD SEDGWICK
New York
Clarence W. Sedgwick Commits Suicide
The death of Clarence W. Sedgwick, manufacturing jeweler, 25 E. 20th St., New York, was announced by cable dispatch, Friday, from Paris. Mr. Sedgwick committed suicide July 18 by cutting his throat with a razor at his lodgings in the Rue Bergere. Life was extinct when the suicide was discovered.
Mr. Sedgwick left New York on the Aurania June 1-5, and arrived in Paris from London on Monday, July 15. He returned to his lodgings Thursday evening in a state of intoxication, telling his interpreter to return in an hour. In the meantime Mr. Sedgwick had committed suicide. The room in which he was found presented a horrible sight. The fatal blow had evidently been struck while he was lying on his bed, from which he staggered about the room with blood spurting from his neck all over the furniture and walls.
Papers found upon the body enabled the police to establish his identity. The sum of 15,000 francs was also found upon the suicide’s person.
Clarence Wood Sedgwick was well known to the trade as a manufacturing jeweler. He was born in New York, Sept, 1, 1860, and was the son of the late John W. Sedgewick, a widely known jeweler and a member of the old firm of Cox & Sedgwick. Clarence W. Sedgwick first became connected with the jewelry trade in 1887, as a member of the Cox & Sedgwick Mfg. Co., successors of his father’s firm. At the end of five years, on July 1, 1892, Mr. Sedgwick started in business for himself as a manufacturing jeweler at 11 E. 20 St., New York, where he remained until last May when the business was removed to its present location, 25 E. 20th St.
Seven years ago he married a Miss Mungels, of Brooklyn, who with his widowed mother survives him. Mr. Sedgwick was a member of the Larchmont Yacht Club, the Manhattan Athletic Club in its palmy days, and the New York Athletic Club. The trip which carried him abroad was undertaken for business. Since his departure from New York, on June 15, no communication had been received from him.
The remains will be shipped to this country for burial.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 24th July 1895
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New York
Clarence W. Sedgwick Commits Suicide
The death of Clarence W. Sedgwick, manufacturing jeweler, 25 E. 20th St., New York, was announced by cable dispatch, Friday, from Paris. Mr. Sedgwick committed suicide July 18 by cutting his throat with a razor at his lodgings in the Rue Bergere. Life was extinct when the suicide was discovered.
Mr. Sedgwick left New York on the Aurania June 1-5, and arrived in Paris from London on Monday, July 15. He returned to his lodgings Thursday evening in a state of intoxication, telling his interpreter to return in an hour. In the meantime Mr. Sedgwick had committed suicide. The room in which he was found presented a horrible sight. The fatal blow had evidently been struck while he was lying on his bed, from which he staggered about the room with blood spurting from his neck all over the furniture and walls.
Papers found upon the body enabled the police to establish his identity. The sum of 15,000 francs was also found upon the suicide’s person.
Clarence Wood Sedgwick was well known to the trade as a manufacturing jeweler. He was born in New York, Sept, 1, 1860, and was the son of the late John W. Sedgewick, a widely known jeweler and a member of the old firm of Cox & Sedgwick. Clarence W. Sedgwick first became connected with the jewelry trade in 1887, as a member of the Cox & Sedgwick Mfg. Co., successors of his father’s firm. At the end of five years, on July 1, 1892, Mr. Sedgwick started in business for himself as a manufacturing jeweler at 11 E. 20 St., New York, where he remained until last May when the business was removed to its present location, 25 E. 20th St.
Seven years ago he married a Miss Mungels, of Brooklyn, who with his widowed mother survives him. Mr. Sedgwick was a member of the Larchmont Yacht Club, the Manhattan Athletic Club in its palmy days, and the New York Athletic Club. The trip which carried him abroad was undertaken for business. Since his departure from New York, on June 15, no communication had been received from him.
The remains will be shipped to this country for burial.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 24th July 1895
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JACOB GLICK
Stockton, California
An apprentice named Bai Amerigo, in the employ of Jacob Glick, 213 E. Weber Ave., Stockton, Cal., was severely burned during an explosion of benzine, which occurred one morning recently in the rear of the establishment. The apprentice had accidently knocked from a shelf a bottle of benzine. The room was very dark and the boy thoughtlessly struck a match to see what had fallen. Mr. Glick’s hands were also severely burned in attempting to aid his young assistant, who was taken to the Emergency Hospital.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th October 1908
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Stockton, California
An apprentice named Bai Amerigo, in the employ of Jacob Glick, 213 E. Weber Ave., Stockton, Cal., was severely burned during an explosion of benzine, which occurred one morning recently in the rear of the establishment. The apprentice had accidently knocked from a shelf a bottle of benzine. The room was very dark and the boy thoughtlessly struck a match to see what had fallen. Mr. Glick’s hands were also severely burned in attempting to aid his young assistant, who was taken to the Emergency Hospital.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th October 1908
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BENEDICT BROTHERS
New York
A sad accident occurred near the Hundred Island House at Lake George Thursday, in which were lost the lives of nine people, among whom was Miss Bertha Benedict, nineteen years old, of Montclair, N. J., daughter of E. P. Benedict, of Benedict Bros., the well-known jewelers of this city. She was a passenger on the steam yacht Rachael, with a number of others, bound for the Hundred Island House. When within a few rods of her destination the boat ran into a sunken pier and sank at once. Among the passengers were : Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Benedict, their son, Harding Benedict, and their daughter, Miss Bertha Benedict. When the crash came Mr. Benedict, with much difficulty, succeeded in saving his wife, while Harding Benedict, who is an expert swimmer, started to save his sister. He succeeded in bringing her to the surface and would have undoubtedly brought her to the shore, but for an accident which rendered him helpless. It was only through the efforts of others that he himself was saved. Miss Benedict’s body was among the first recovered, and was brought to Montclair on Saturday last. The funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Benedict residence, 33 N. Fullerton Ave.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 9th August 1893
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New York
A sad accident occurred near the Hundred Island House at Lake George Thursday, in which were lost the lives of nine people, among whom was Miss Bertha Benedict, nineteen years old, of Montclair, N. J., daughter of E. P. Benedict, of Benedict Bros., the well-known jewelers of this city. She was a passenger on the steam yacht Rachael, with a number of others, bound for the Hundred Island House. When within a few rods of her destination the boat ran into a sunken pier and sank at once. Among the passengers were : Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Benedict, their son, Harding Benedict, and their daughter, Miss Bertha Benedict. When the crash came Mr. Benedict, with much difficulty, succeeded in saving his wife, while Harding Benedict, who is an expert swimmer, started to save his sister. He succeeded in bringing her to the surface and would have undoubtedly brought her to the shore, but for an accident which rendered him helpless. It was only through the efforts of others that he himself was saved. Miss Benedict’s body was among the first recovered, and was brought to Montclair on Saturday last. The funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Benedict residence, 33 N. Fullerton Ave.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 9th August 1893
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FREDERICK REICKER
New York
The mystery attending the strange disappearance of Frederick Reicker, of Steinecke & Co., jewelers, 122 Broadway, Brooklyn, has at last been cleared up. Under Dr. Scholer’s direction a systematic search was instituted. Last Sunday the doctor made a visit to the Morgue and carefully examined all the photographs of the unidentified dead. He was startled to discover in the collection a picture of the missing jeweler. This, according to the card attached, was the portrait of one Charles Hoyer, who was recorded as having committed suicide by jumping from the platform of the uptown station of the elevated railroad at Third Ave. and 76th St., on March 14. Steps will be taken to have Reicker’s remains exhumed from Potter’s Field and reburied in the Evergreens Cemetery.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 3rd May 1893
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New York
The mystery attending the strange disappearance of Frederick Reicker, of Steinecke & Co., jewelers, 122 Broadway, Brooklyn, has at last been cleared up. Under Dr. Scholer’s direction a systematic search was instituted. Last Sunday the doctor made a visit to the Morgue and carefully examined all the photographs of the unidentified dead. He was startled to discover in the collection a picture of the missing jeweler. This, according to the card attached, was the portrait of one Charles Hoyer, who was recorded as having committed suicide by jumping from the platform of the uptown station of the elevated railroad at Third Ave. and 76th St., on March 14. Steps will be taken to have Reicker’s remains exhumed from Potter’s Field and reburied in the Evergreens Cemetery.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 3rd May 1893
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JOHN H. LOCKLIN
Lowville, New York
John H. Locklin, a veteran of the late war and formerly a jeweler in Lowville, N. Y., died Aug. 13 from the effects of a dose of Paris green taken with suicidal intent at his home in Watson. He had been in poor health for several years.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 18th August 1897
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Lowville, New York
John H. Locklin, a veteran of the late war and formerly a jeweler in Lowville, N. Y., died Aug. 13 from the effects of a dose of Paris green taken with suicidal intent at his home in Watson. He had been in poor health for several years.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 18th August 1897
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ADOLPH J. LUZ
Newark, New Jersey
Adolph J. Luz, 26 years old, credit manager for J. Wirst Sons Co., cutlery manufacturers, at 38 Littleton Ave., was drowned Thanksgiving morning while on a fishing trip. He fell from the deck of the Anna H. off Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, when the boat gave a sudden lurch. All efforts to rescue him were futile. Luz was one of a party of young men who started in the morning from the Passaic Yacht Club in Harrison for a day's fishing. With a brother he lived with his widowed mother at 321 New York Ave. When he left the house in the morning, he told his mother not to cut the turkey until evening, as he would surely be home by 6 o'clock. She delayed the feast on his account, and while waiting for him to return, received word of the drowning.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 1st December 1920
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Newark, New Jersey
Adolph J. Luz, 26 years old, credit manager for J. Wirst Sons Co., cutlery manufacturers, at 38 Littleton Ave., was drowned Thanksgiving morning while on a fishing trip. He fell from the deck of the Anna H. off Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, when the boat gave a sudden lurch. All efforts to rescue him were futile. Luz was one of a party of young men who started in the morning from the Passaic Yacht Club in Harrison for a day's fishing. With a brother he lived with his widowed mother at 321 New York Ave. When he left the house in the morning, he told his mother not to cut the turkey until evening, as he would surely be home by 6 o'clock. She delayed the feast on his account, and while waiting for him to return, received word of the drowning.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 1st December 1920
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EDWARD H. BAKER
Boston, Massachusetts
An assignee’s sale is announced of the entire stock of Edward H. Baker, 40 Bedford St., who attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the abdomen last Friday evening after making an assignment. He was removed from the store to a hospital, where the physicians succeeded in removing the bullet. He is expected to recover.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 25th December 1895
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Boston, Massachusetts
An assignee’s sale is announced of the entire stock of Edward H. Baker, 40 Bedford St., who attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the abdomen last Friday evening after making an assignment. He was removed from the store to a hospital, where the physicians succeeded in removing the bullet. He is expected to recover.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 25th December 1895
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SIMON C. SHUSTER
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Death by Drowning of Simon C. Shuster, Latrobe, Pa.
Latrobe, Pa., July 26.—Simon C. Shuster, a prominent jeweler of this section, met with an untimely death last night by drowning. Shuster and several acquaintances were in camp at Darlington, and the party went in bathing. Shuster waded into deep water but was unable to swim and suddenly disappearing was not seen again. Although attempts were made to recover the body, they were not successful.
Mr. Shuster was only 31 years old, but was well-known throughout this section. He started in the jewelry business in 1894 and three years later sold out to his father, for whom he had since acted as agent.
He is survived by a widow who is prostrated at his death.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd August 1905
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Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Death by Drowning of Simon C. Shuster, Latrobe, Pa.
Latrobe, Pa., July 26.—Simon C. Shuster, a prominent jeweler of this section, met with an untimely death last night by drowning. Shuster and several acquaintances were in camp at Darlington, and the party went in bathing. Shuster waded into deep water but was unable to swim and suddenly disappearing was not seen again. Although attempts were made to recover the body, they were not successful.
Mr. Shuster was only 31 years old, but was well-known throughout this section. He started in the jewelry business in 1894 and three years later sold out to his father, for whom he had since acted as agent.
He is survived by a widow who is prostrated at his death.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd August 1905
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TIFFANY & Co.
Forest Hill, Newark, New Jersey
Frederick M. Bay, 21 years old, who boarded in Newark and was learning the trade of a silver finisher at Tiffany & Co.’s works, Forest Hill, was found in a dying condition, last Thursday morning, on Pompton Turnpike, near Cedar Grove, by a policeman. August Bennett, 22 years old, who had been learning the finisher’s trade in the same works, was bending over Bay, calling upon him to get up. Bay died soon afterward, and it was found that he had been stabbed in the aorta. The two young men had gone together to a hallowe’en party the night before. Bennett, who had been drinking, said that on the way home they had been attacked by a stranger, who had stabbed his friend.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th November 1906
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Forest Hill, Newark, New Jersey
Frederick M. Bay, 21 years old, who boarded in Newark and was learning the trade of a silver finisher at Tiffany & Co.’s works, Forest Hill, was found in a dying condition, last Thursday morning, on Pompton Turnpike, near Cedar Grove, by a policeman. August Bennett, 22 years old, who had been learning the finisher’s trade in the same works, was bending over Bay, calling upon him to get up. Bay died soon afterward, and it was found that he had been stabbed in the aorta. The two young men had gone together to a hallowe’en party the night before. Bennett, who had been drinking, said that on the way home they had been attacked by a stranger, who had stabbed his friend.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th November 1906
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PHILIP RYAN
East Orange, New Jersey
The body of a suicide found in the clump of bushes two miles from Somerville, N. J., last week, was last Wednesday identified as that of Philip Ryan, a jeweler of East Orange, N. J. The body was identified by the man’s wife and child. Mrs. Ryan says her husband went to bed on the previous Friday night at the usual hour and that was the last seen of him.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 6th November 1895
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East Orange, New Jersey
The body of a suicide found in the clump of bushes two miles from Somerville, N. J., last week, was last Wednesday identified as that of Philip Ryan, a jeweler of East Orange, N. J. The body was identified by the man’s wife and child. Mrs. Ryan says her husband went to bed on the previous Friday night at the usual hour and that was the last seen of him.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 6th November 1895
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HERMAN N. KONRAD
Kansas City
H. N. Konrad, Kansas City, Mo., Killed in Collision Between His Automobile and a Car
Kansas City, Mo., April 22.—Herman N. Konrad, doing business as a retail jeweler at 810 Grand Ave., was instantly killed Monday night, April 19, in a collision between his automobile and a northbound Brooklyn Ave. car, at the crossing of 14th St. and Brooklyn Ave. In the auto with Mr. Konrad were his wife and Mrs. F. S. Stewart, a relative of his wife.
At the time of the accident they were proceeding west toward their homes, a few blocks away, and Mr. Konrad was running the auto, which was a surrey—a high-wheeled motor vehicle—at a pretty strong speed. When he became aware of the danger of a collision he tried to turn it aside, but the speed was too great to get it under control in time. The impact threw him against the side of the car with great force, and death resulted instantly. Mrs. Konrad and Mrs. Stewart were picked up unconscious and taken to the University hospital. It is very doubtful if either will recover. Mrs. Konrad remained unconscious for 48 hours, but is still delirious, while Mrs. Stewart has not yet recovered consciousness.
The physicians say both women may recover, but are by no means hopeful. No arrangements have yet been made looking to the continuance of Mr. Konrad's business, and will not be for several days.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 29th April 1908
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Kansas City
H. N. Konrad, Kansas City, Mo., Killed in Collision Between His Automobile and a Car
Kansas City, Mo., April 22.—Herman N. Konrad, doing business as a retail jeweler at 810 Grand Ave., was instantly killed Monday night, April 19, in a collision between his automobile and a northbound Brooklyn Ave. car, at the crossing of 14th St. and Brooklyn Ave. In the auto with Mr. Konrad were his wife and Mrs. F. S. Stewart, a relative of his wife.
At the time of the accident they were proceeding west toward their homes, a few blocks away, and Mr. Konrad was running the auto, which was a surrey—a high-wheeled motor vehicle—at a pretty strong speed. When he became aware of the danger of a collision he tried to turn it aside, but the speed was too great to get it under control in time. The impact threw him against the side of the car with great force, and death resulted instantly. Mrs. Konrad and Mrs. Stewart were picked up unconscious and taken to the University hospital. It is very doubtful if either will recover. Mrs. Konrad remained unconscious for 48 hours, but is still delirious, while Mrs. Stewart has not yet recovered consciousness.
The physicians say both women may recover, but are by no means hopeful. No arrangements have yet been made looking to the continuance of Mr. Konrad's business, and will not be for several days.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 29th April 1908
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LEE DIEBECK
Spokane, Washington
Accused of Murderously Assaulting His Partner
Spokane, Wash., Nov. 1.—Lee Diebeck, a young jeweler, was attacked while asleep and nearly killed at an early hour Friday morning by somebody intent on robbery. Diebeck now lies at the hospital in a precarious condition. G. Steinmetz, his partner, was arrested on suspicion of having committed the deed, and has been held without bail for trial.
Steinmetz was a few days ago admitted to partnership in the business, but had no money invested, and the theory of the police is that he tried to make away with Diebeck in order to get possession of the business.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 9th November 1892
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Spokane, Washington
Accused of Murderously Assaulting His Partner
Spokane, Wash., Nov. 1.—Lee Diebeck, a young jeweler, was attacked while asleep and nearly killed at an early hour Friday morning by somebody intent on robbery. Diebeck now lies at the hospital in a precarious condition. G. Steinmetz, his partner, was arrested on suspicion of having committed the deed, and has been held without bail for trial.
Steinmetz was a few days ago admitted to partnership in the business, but had no money invested, and the theory of the police is that he tried to make away with Diebeck in order to get possession of the business.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 9th November 1892
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CALVIN STONE
Providence, Rhode Island
Sudden Death of Calvin Stone
Providence, R. I., May 20.—Calvin Stone, one of the oldest manufacturing jewelers of this vicinity, met with a sudden death at his Summer residence at Shawomet Beach, Sunday night. In company with his family he went down to his cottage to spend the day. It was about 9 o’clock when the fatality occurred. No one seems to know just how, but Mr. Stone in some way missed his footing and fell to the foot of the stairs, and breathed his last before medical assistance could be summoned.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 27th May 1896
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Providence, Rhode Island
Sudden Death of Calvin Stone
Providence, R. I., May 20.—Calvin Stone, one of the oldest manufacturing jewelers of this vicinity, met with a sudden death at his Summer residence at Shawomet Beach, Sunday night. In company with his family he went down to his cottage to spend the day. It was about 9 o’clock when the fatality occurred. No one seems to know just how, but Mr. Stone in some way missed his footing and fell to the foot of the stairs, and breathed his last before medical assistance could be summoned.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 27th May 1896
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JAMES BLACKMAN
New Milford, Connecticut
A man of nice appearance asked for lodgings at the Meriden police station Monday night, Sept. 12. It was afterwards found that he was James Blackman, of New Milford, a jeweler, 42 years of age, who had escaped from the Hospital for the Insane in Middletown. Nothing in his actions would indicate that he was insane. The hospital attendants came after him.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 21st September 1898
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New Milford, Connecticut
A man of nice appearance asked for lodgings at the Meriden police station Monday night, Sept. 12. It was afterwards found that he was James Blackman, of New Milford, a jeweler, 42 years of age, who had escaped from the Hospital for the Insane in Middletown. Nothing in his actions would indicate that he was insane. The hospital attendants came after him.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 21st September 1898
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ERWIN
Mammoth Springs, Arkansas
Mammoth Springs, Ark., Sept. 16.— About eight o'clock last night Mrs. Emily Erwin, the wife of a prominent jeweler of this city, shot and instantly killed Dr. Robert S. Blair, a local physician. The doctor was trying to force an entrance into the woman's room when the tragedy occurred.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 28th September 1898
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Mammoth Springs, Arkansas
Mammoth Springs, Ark., Sept. 16.— About eight o'clock last night Mrs. Emily Erwin, the wife of a prominent jeweler of this city, shot and instantly killed Dr. Robert S. Blair, a local physician. The doctor was trying to force an entrance into the woman's room when the tragedy occurred.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 28th September 1898
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FERDINAND SCHMADL
Attleboro, Massachusetts
The recent tragic death of Ferdinand Schmadl, employed by the James E. Blake Co., has led the town authorities to take steps to save the lives of other jewelry factory employes. A trolley line enters Attleboro from North Attleboro, and owing to legal difficulties regarding the terminal, the cars stop at a point directly on the steam railroad, forcing the scores of factory operatives night and morning to walk up the tracks several hundred feet to and from their cars. On this promenade one stormy day, a few weeks ago, Schmadl was struck and killed. The Selectmen, last week, petitioned the State Railroad Commissioners to force the corporation to establish a safer place for its patrons to enter and leave the cars.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 8th February 1905
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Attleboro, Massachusetts
The recent tragic death of Ferdinand Schmadl, employed by the James E. Blake Co., has led the town authorities to take steps to save the lives of other jewelry factory employes. A trolley line enters Attleboro from North Attleboro, and owing to legal difficulties regarding the terminal, the cars stop at a point directly on the steam railroad, forcing the scores of factory operatives night and morning to walk up the tracks several hundred feet to and from their cars. On this promenade one stormy day, a few weeks ago, Schmadl was struck and killed. The Selectmen, last week, petitioned the State Railroad Commissioners to force the corporation to establish a safer place for its patrons to enter and leave the cars.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 8th February 1905
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ARTHUR BOB
Vallejo, California
Arthur Bob Commits Suicide
Vallejo, Cal., Nov. 11.—Arthur Bob, a jeweler, committed suicide this morning by shooting himself in the left temple. His business was not good, and he had been drinking heavily. He leaves a widow and one child, who moved to San Francisco last week.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 23rd November 1898
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Vallejo, California
Arthur Bob Commits Suicide
Vallejo, Cal., Nov. 11.—Arthur Bob, a jeweler, committed suicide this morning by shooting himself in the left temple. His business was not good, and he had been drinking heavily. He leaves a widow and one child, who moved to San Francisco last week.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 23rd November 1898
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H.A. MONDSCHEIN
Blackfoot, Idaho
H. A. Mondschein Stabs Himself with Suicidal Intent
Blackfoot, Idaho, Nov. 23.—H. A. Mondschein, jeweler, attempted to commit suicide Saturday by stabbbing himself with a pocket knife in the breast near the heart. The wound bled quite profusely at the time, and he had one hemorrhage the next afternoon. He will probably get better. He will give no reason for the rash act.
For some time past Mondschein has been very despondent. It is thought that he made an attempt on his life under the impulse of the moment while he was temporarily out of his mind. He has been a resident of the town for the last five or six years.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 1st December 1897
Death of H. A. Mondschein
Blackfoot, Idaho, May 18.—H. A. Mondschein, who committed suicide last week by taking a large dose of prussic acid, was well known as a jeweler and repairer in this section. No reason for his act is known, except that he had been drinking heavily. His business and financial affairs are in good condition.
Mr. Mondschein began business in 1886 in Indianola, Neb., but becoming involved in difficulties in 1888 was closed out, and two years later came to Blackfoot. After a short time he was forced to discontinue business on account of illness, but resumed again in 1899. He carried a small stock, but did a large business in repair work, and was well thought of in the community, both for his ability as a jeweler and as a business man.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 25th May 1904
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Blackfoot, Idaho
H. A. Mondschein Stabs Himself with Suicidal Intent
Blackfoot, Idaho, Nov. 23.—H. A. Mondschein, jeweler, attempted to commit suicide Saturday by stabbbing himself with a pocket knife in the breast near the heart. The wound bled quite profusely at the time, and he had one hemorrhage the next afternoon. He will probably get better. He will give no reason for the rash act.
For some time past Mondschein has been very despondent. It is thought that he made an attempt on his life under the impulse of the moment while he was temporarily out of his mind. He has been a resident of the town for the last five or six years.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 1st December 1897
Death of H. A. Mondschein
Blackfoot, Idaho, May 18.—H. A. Mondschein, who committed suicide last week by taking a large dose of prussic acid, was well known as a jeweler and repairer in this section. No reason for his act is known, except that he had been drinking heavily. His business and financial affairs are in good condition.
Mr. Mondschein began business in 1886 in Indianola, Neb., but becoming involved in difficulties in 1888 was closed out, and two years later came to Blackfoot. After a short time he was forced to discontinue business on account of illness, but resumed again in 1899. He carried a small stock, but did a large business in repair work, and was well thought of in the community, both for his ability as a jeweler and as a business man.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 25th May 1904
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