The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-15
Dr.. MaImstrom Died Suddenly at
His Home on Market st.
This Morning.
DEATH DUE TO HEART FAILURE
Had Been Ill With Tonsi1itis Since Last
Saturday-Death;Re Recalls Famous
Fight With Medical Board.
From Wednesdays Daily

DR. Paul Ma1mstrom, the we'll
known Swedish physician of Kenosha,
died at his horne on Market street
this morning. The summons was
a sudden one and death resulted from
heart disease. Dr., Ma1mstrom had
been taken i'll with tonsi1itis on last
Saturday and had been confined to the
house since Sunday. Tuesday even
ing he became suddenly worse and a
stroke of heart disease resulted in his
death at O'Clock this morning.
The death of DIR. Paul Ma1mstrom
marks the passing of one of the most
unique characters that ever resided
in Kenosha and it brings to a close
one of the most stubborn fights in
which the State Board of Medical Ex-
aminers ever took part. For some
time the physicians of Kenosha and
the members of the State Board of
Medical Examiners had been making
an effort to force Ma1mstrom from the
practice of his profession, but he died
in the,very midst of the fight, un-
daunted and undefeated, and his di-
p1oma, which hadgbeen scofed at by
his associates and the State Board
still hangs in triumph on the walls of
his deserted Office. rs
DIR. Ma1mstrom was pre- eminent1y
fighter and his fight against the
State Board had won for him the adj
miration of the public.
The doctor was a native of Sweden
and was a graduate of the University
of Copenhagen. He came to this coun-
try while a young man and continued
his study for the profession in one of
the schools of Chicago which was
later placed under the ban by the
State Medical Examiners of this state.
In 1897 he came to Kenosha and
opened an office. He at once took
leading part in the profession and was
one of the charter members of the
Kenosha County Medical Society. A
short time after the formation of the
society DR.. Ma1mstrom was expelled
and the members OF the society began
a fight to have him prevented from
practicing in the state on the grounds
that he had no license from the State
Board. The state officials took up the
matter and for several years the fight
was waged. Then Ma1mstrom was
arrested on charge of violating the
state law and was acquitted by jury
in the Justice court. He then took
the aggressive in the fight and
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force the State Board to issue him
license, claiming that he had be en-
practicing in the state before the law
creatingsthe license was passed. This
case was never i1ed In the
past few months efforts had been
made to have the State Board begin a
new fightson Ma1mstrom and he had
preparation an elaborate fight to sus-
tain his position.
He was credited with having large
practice among the Swedish people
of the city.
DR.. Ma1mstrom was IS years of
age and man noted for his hospital
ity. He was a member of all the lead
ing Swedish societies of Kenosha and
Chicago and took an active part in the
work of all of them. It was often re-
ported that his family was exceed
ing1y wealthyand that his father fur
nished him with funds for his long
fight against the State Board.
The widow is the sole surviving
member of the family and she was
with her husband at the time of his
death.
The funera1sswi11 be held on Friday
afternoon and it will be under the
direction of Society Svea.