Sentence:  Have bought "The Shanghai Chopsticks". Proprietor at first refused to sell, but when I ordered the boiling oil he became more reasonable. Editor reports that circulation is not what it ought to be. ... Will publish proclaimation, "Any person found not in possession of "The Shanghai Chopsticks" (current number) will be <WSD>suicided.</WSD>" 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To kill (someone) and make their death appear to have been a suicide rather than a homicide (now especially as part of a conspiracy).