The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-15
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The pfoynrh that truth ! stranger
Than Action Il borne out by q review
Of SOME Of the accidents that have
happened to ohlahomans recently. Al
The freaka Of fate are brought into
play IN connection with fhese mia.
heps which have various examinations,
most OF them resulting Ii narrow CO.
capes or injury. while a few resulted
In the death Of The unfortunate one.
A fatal accident which occurred Ia
g trnglcal setting overlook the 2-year.
old child az Jesse Fontenberry at Du.
rant. The father and his Two chi.
dfen were In lhe cemetery. The
children we're plating IN d remote c,
ner OF the cemetery when Tho father
heard screams. lie rushed to the
spot to lind chat d tombstone. III SOME
inexpliuable manner, had toppied
oyes upon The young child, ifaoturing
his skull.
a wardrobe zen upon Mrs. p. y.
Ellis at Chickasha. severely bruIsing
her face and scalp Mrs. Ellis was
attempting to remove . garment when
the piece on furniture toppled over
upon her
An innocent leaking cotton bale
crushed out the NE of Dennih Carney
near ElgIn. He had started home al
night with 3 bale Of cotton on his wa-
gon. Carney was sitting on The cot.
ten bale when at a sharp turning
near q railroad the wagon was over.
turned. Che heavy bale OF cu.ion fall.
ing Upon hits body crushing The life
out. The body was not discovered un.
"a the next morning
That a slight affection Of the teeth
may result fatally was illustrated IN
the case Of Joseph Murray Of Enid.
a year ago one OF his teeth began aci
ing and Il was necessary TO have 4
extracted Tue gums became ulcer.
atod and ~ n remarkably short time
the affection spread 10 the Other teeth
aud It was necessary to ha7e them all
RULED Murray rapidly grew worse
anil q dozen operations we're perform.
cd on bis mouth, failing to give re.
lief, and he finally died Of blood pois.
onlne
The small aoy Of Oklahoma as ii
other states fiRufes prominently 10
peculiar accidents. While playing en
the school gfuunda III Binger, Mere.
HI4l VtlEH1stn.. arliiHasf uffb !, ha4 rfNtt
n%4uIon. iraelaring bis nose. Deslri.
ots of catching q rabbit which hai
taken refuge II d VOLTS den at the
feet of 8 hiaA snfhankment Arthur
Galbreaih d ta.yearsnld lad. craWlea
Into The hole after The animal and
never came uat alive. Tho enhank'
ment caged b upon him. hurylne him
adyo. "a tive cases BOYS we're run
ever bg wasona without sustaining
injury.
Fo%nrieens earold Austla Hneelua
was riding s bicycle on = Shawnee
street ehcn h. collisHd Nlth d plumb.
ms wagon Tho boy WAS thrown u
the ground and q wheel az the We
iilelc ran ova Els head After gather.
Ing himself together The boy proceed.
"a on nis Journey none the worse iof
bis experience Al paWnea Frank
sonsley WAS riding on the front seal
of a delivery wagon with another boy
whu playfulig pushed him. s8asles
losth Il haianco, falling cut over the
dashboard the wagon running over
Aim before she team eouid be stop
ped Ne bones were egeken however
and the little lcllaN went home With
nothing more serious than d s00f
scare. A toy pistol which he'd been
presented at chflesmas time Ay bis
father caused che death of Lee Horn.
Is al Shawnee 6.feaf-old son ii VII.
nam Hornas. The lad shot himself
through the head With the toy. nlu0a
poisoning vel Ii and ueala resulted.
4 small child uf u Nj Pendefgaal
SIS playing near & uilF0ad track he
alddenellif When he found s torpedo
which had been left "a \ signal 70
an Incoming train. II vas exploded
hy a stroke On he ground and The
child was seriously injured.
An ohalfepefous hooraar Wlso would
not pas bis bnafd hlll psusod serious
injury 10 q restaurant Keeper at Wood
Wafd. named Jones. The bnafder re-.
fused II pas after Ms meal. when
Jones' took sitter him. The della.
agent Han out into the street and defl
Sd asaHnd 1 wagon laden with lnnl.
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