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The Haslingden Gazette. — 1909-06-19 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

MAN'S DETERMINED SUICIDE.  An inquest was held at lielnishore on Tuesday tern ion, before Mr. Roblin.on and a jury of  whom Mr. J. S. Pickup was _foreman, with -rotor enee to the death of Moses Hardman: aged 50, of  14. Granville-street, cotton weaver.  Deceased was a 'man who had enjoyed good  _ . . Ikealth except when drinking. According to the evidence of his widow i.e hail k men drinking ever since Thursday night of last week but one, when the will stig,pcd for the Whitsuntide holidays. ft, was under the influence of drink when he went  home last Saturday night at a quarter past ten. He had ,eareely anything to eat whilst he had been drinking He began to come round on Sunday, and I e romised to remain in bed on the Monday, and did no. •  On Mcnday noon his wife took him same bread and meat. Deceased said he didn't want any diniier and would like a tint of beer. There was a pint bottle of beer in the house, and the wife sent this up to deceased by a son, Herbert, aged 13. Desaased drank the beer.  T'le wife and family all went out to the leaving deceased alone in the house in bed. About 4 30 the wife sent the son Herbert from the mill  ,ee how deceased was going on, and to rut the kettle on The boy found his father hanging from the bed rail, and, being frightemd, ran out of the house and back to the mill. The body was cut down by another son, George. aged le. who told the Coroner that his father was suspended by ilk handkerchief. In order to effe2t his reimpose deceased had lad to bend I self into a sitting posture, his feet being under the bed. Dr. Whitehead, acting for Dr. Harrison, was  telephoned for, but he found life extinct. A VP, diet was returned that deceased hung himself whilst of un.uni mind Irons exces,ite drinking  o
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1909-12-18 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

ATTITUDE OF THE LORDS.  The Liberal party is now endeavouring to fan the flickering flame whieh.represents the countr.).'s  great outburst of indignation" against the Lords by representing that that House wished to bring old-age pensions to an end. From many platforms during the past few days the tin has been told that the House of Lords passed an amendment, which was moved by Lord Cromer, which would have had the effect of bringing all pensions to an end on the 31st of December, 1915. This has been one of the most effective of the old. age pensions lies, but it is a lie, a cold, calculated frigid lie, for all that. Anybody who says that either the Lords or the Unionist party will end old-age pensions knows perfectly well that he is making a statement which Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd-George would be among the first to repudiate. The House of Lords has shown its genuine interest in old-ago pensions by umondments whisk contained many useful provisions to assist the old folks. It was the House of Lords, for instance. which secured from the Government the promise that imprisonment for less than one month for trivial offences should not be a disqualification. It was the House of birds which tried to secure !that applicants must for 29 years have been a British subject. Further, it was the Unionist party in the House of Lords which tried to remove the disqualification if eons or daughters paid certain sums towards the support of their parents through the Board of Guardians instoad of direct. This amendment was withdrawn on the assurance given by the Government that it was unnecess:ary, another example of how little it knew of its own Bill. Many Lancashire old folks who have been disqualified because they have received through the Guardians the weekly sums paid by their children may be inclined to blame the House of Lords not for its want of sympathy, but for its trustful simplicity in phicing any faith- in a p!edge given by a Liberal Government.  ' LINSEED COMPOUND' for Coughs, Colds, and Bronchial troubles. 91d., Is. lid.  England's high road, oost £BOO inile to constrget.  On Dcoombei 4,h. 1799, broad Ns ag In. 31d. tho quartorn loaf.  Fifty-scren unniarr.cd pcoide comma. suicide to only 43 married.  People as a rule hear better vvith the right than with the left ear.  Newspaper advertisements made their earliest ,irpcgaranee in 1652.  An uncut diamond looky very much !iko & bit of thy !,!..st gum arabic.  A horw oats nine times it weight in food in a year. a sheep six times.  Nervoua headache may be greatly relieved by tho application of hot water to the trmples anal back of the neck, particularly if a hot foot hath ia used at the samo time.  Sir William Coddington, of Wycollar Blackburn, who repreeented that town in Parliament for 26 years as the Conservative member, celebrated the 79th anniversary of his birthday on Sunda,
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1909-12-18 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

WIDOWERS SUICIDE. FELT THE LOSS OF HIS WIFE.  On Monday aftornoon, the Coroner al,o held an inquiry oonoerning the death of Rd. Wm. Merigold. of 9. Grunt-street. aged 60, a widower. who committed suicide by hanging in the back kitchen of the house. _ .  From the evidence it appeared that deceased I had been depressed since his wife': death /5 months ago. and he said several time. "I wish I was with her." He returned home about 10-30 lon Saturday night. and according to his daughter's evidence he was "just under the influence of drink." The family went to bed about 12-30, leaving the deceased on the sofa in the living place. About one o'clock a lodger named Edward Harrison came in and found deceased laid on the sofa. They talked for about half an hour. and then Harrison went to bed, leaving Merigold on the sofa in front of the fire. About. 9-30 on Sunday morning his daughter Ada got up to light the fire, and found her father hanging in the back kitchen. She spoke to him. but7' he did not reply. His daughter ran upstairs to her two brothers, and a policeman was fetched. P.C. Berry found deceased hanging with a rope round his neck attached to a hook in the back Etched ceiling, and there was a chair near from which Marigold hail apparently jumped. A verdict that deceased committed suicide whilst insane was returned.  ONE BOX OF CLARKE'S 841 PILLS is warranted to rum, in either sex, all acquired or constitutional Discharges from the Urinary Organs, Gravel, and Pains in the back. Free from Ma, cury. Establislod upwards cf 50 years. In boxes 4s. Ea each, of ell Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throuxholit the World, or sent for sixty stamps by the makers, Toe Lincoln and Midis's. Counties Drug Company, Linealn.  It was stated at an inquest at Hackney on Saturday on a sailor who died in the infirmary that he ,;as beautifully tattooed. Around his neck was a wreath of flowers, while on other parts of his body Japanese ladies and scenes were depicted. At Rhyl County Court Judge Most, on being asked to wake ejectment orders against some poor people, Said he would not make the order operative until the New Year. so that the poor people should feel safe from disturbance until after Christmaa
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1910-03-19 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.  BRITISH COTTON GROWING ASSOCIATION.  To Tax EDITOR 07 1111 °G  Sir,—A question of great importance to Lancaaft're, but perhaps ono that buu noorived sparuo attention, is the British Cotton Growing Mamietion.  It is a patriotio and eesential movement, and one that merits the whole-hearted support of Lancashire; but why is this being done? To protect the cotton trade of Lancashire, to cheapen cotton, to enable Lancashire to be. practically independent of American cotton, and to establish an adequate supply at a nominal figure. 'Quite so, a very worthy and Divisible object. But our present PLlttition will rot benefit to any extent, unless we adopt Tariff Reform, as under the existing conditions the foreigners will Us able to purchase the cotton at the same figure as we shall So under our present fiscal system of what direct advantage will this cotton be to us? We shall just have the same difficulties to contend with that we have this very day. But, on the other hand, were we to adopt Tariff Reform, and compel the cotton to be shipped to Liverpool, and from thence to the various countries who care to purchase it, the cotton would be undoubtedly cheaper for us, as vre should always be able to secure it at id. to Id. Icr lb. lees than the foreigner.  We have been philanthropists too long; we have for 60 years given the foraigner a chanoe of reciprocating our policy of " free importa "; but with them not following our lead it clearly proves that they consider our present system rothing more nor leai than suicide.  England is at last finishing her dream, inasmuch as we seem to have at last realised that we liminess an Empire worthy of consideration, that we can be a :elf.oontained Empire, that as a united and wellorganised Empire we can defy the world both in commerce and power.  Then while spinners, manufacturers, merchants, and agents, etc., are launching out on the new system of cotton growing, let them first of all examine themselves thoroughly, and in their inner selves they will find that to obtain their object they must become Tariff Reformers, in the same way that Mr. Lloyd-George did in his Patents Act: but he, of course, will not or dare not admit it.— Yours, etc.. J.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1910-09-24 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT.  r Dr. Barr, in his monthly report for August, , stated that 14 births, were registered (6 boy. and 8 girls) equal to an annual birth-rate of 22.4 per thousand. During tho previous month the rate was 28.8, and in the corresponding month last year it was 24 per thousand. During August eight deaths occurred equal to an annual death-rate of 12.8 per thousand. During the previous month the rale was 8. and last year in August it was 6.5. The causes of death were tuberculosis, bronchitis, diabetes, apoplexy, marasmits, cancer, suicide by drowning, and accidental drowning. Three cases of infectious diseassis were reported during the month, viz., one case of scarlet fever, one caw of typhoid fever, and one ewe of erysipelas. One caso was reported during the previous month, and four cases in August last year. He had had a circular from tho Local Government Board strongly advising him to provide -a free supply of diphthentio anti-toxin, both ass prophylactic and curative agency in all cases of diphtheria, and that such supply should be under the control of the medical officer of health, and by him supplied to ether doctors where required. Ile entirely agreed with the circular. In eases of diphtheria it was of the utmost importance for the saving of life that the use of anti-toxin should be prompt, as every hour of delay lessened the patient's chance of recovery. Ais diphthentie anti-toxin did not keep well he suggested that they had arrangement with Xlessrs. Ward and Co., wholesale druggists, Blackburn, who keep a constant supply, and would send it immediately on receipt of a telephonic message. Ile would be happy to consult with the Council, and give any further information nece-ary to this important matter.  The following Minutes were confirmed without
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1910-08-27 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

LETTER TO BLACKBURN.  At fatherland, near Bootle, on Monday, Coroner Brighouse held an inquest upon John Howson. a married man, aged 52, of Ashton-under-Lyne, who had drowned himself in the canal at Ford. The widow said that Howson had latterly been an insurance agent. He left home on July 300, and the following morning wrote to her that ho had left Ashton for ever. She asoertaineJ that. he was paying attention to a single woman, and . . . .  she had cnutienecl the girl several times e ithout effect.  Elisabeth Vinott (24). of Dukinfield, acknowledged " keeping company " with Rowson, and said she knew be was married. She received a letter from him about three weeks ago, while she was in service at Blackburn, asking her to meet him at Chester. She kept the appointment, and fern Chester they went. to Llangollen. where they stay-ed for 16 days. While sit Llangollen he showed her some 3d. packets of rat poison. which they both agreed to take, but it had no effect upon them beyond making them sick. Later they went to Liverpool and stayed at. a coffee tavern. Having spent all the money he had, they had to walk about all_night. On Thursday they arrived at Aintree, where a coal merchant gave them some money to get food. As they were walking along the canal bank Rowson suggested that they should die together, but she refused to jump into the canal With him, and fainted when she saw him do wa The Coroner expressed sympathy with the girl, and said it was cowardly on Rowson's part I:11'1.y to persuade her to commit suicide. The young woman's grandfather was prepared to provide for her, and there was no dotezt she wanted looking after.  The jury returned a verdict of "Mode ea"
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1910-10-01 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

INU.  ILL-BEALTII AND SUICIDE.  On Monday morning on inquest was hold in the Court Room of the Accrington Town Hall, tounhing the death of James Smith, labourer, aged 50 years, of Back Burnley-road, Accrington, whose suicide was fully reported in the last issue of the "Gazette." It appeared that the deceased had been out of work four or five weeks through rheumatism, and had got low-spirited in consequence. On Friday morning at 5-45 his daughter Nancy took him a cup of warm tea upstairs before she went to her work at Hillock Vale, and did not NCO him again until twelve hours later, 5-45 in the tiening, when she returned from her work. She then found her father hanging at the top of the stairs. She gave the alarm, and a man named Edward John Cane, Burnley-road, went into the house and found the deceased hanging by a rope that had been tied over a doorway at the top of the stairs. Near by was a chair, which, apparently, had been used to stand upon and then kicked away. Cane at once cut deceased down, but he was quite cold. At the inquest Nancy Smith. daughter of the deceased, said her father had suffered from rheumatism for somo time, and had been off his work on that account, but had not improved any. That had made him very low-spirited. She took him some tea upstairs before going to work on Friday morning, and when she returned at night and went to look for him she found him hanging at the top of the stairs. Edward John Cane, of 42, Burnley-road, said he was called on Friday evening to cut deceased's body down. It was hanging on a rope fixed on a rail across a fan light at the top of the stairs. Deceased's feet were off the ground and ho was cold. A verdict of "Stdoido whilst of unemmd mind, caused through ill-health," was returned.  The People State. Mrs. A. Wilkinson, of Nelson. says "My sister, who suffered from weak kidneys, took one box, and it has done her more good than pounds spent on medical men" Mr. W. F. Warren, 32, Melbourne-road, Tilbury Dock., Essex, writes: "I can aisuro you the first box I took did me more good than all the medicine I have had from any club doctor for six week.."— Holdroyd's rah are a positive cure for Backache, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Dropsy, Wind, Bright's Kidney Disease, Gout, etc.; Is. 11d. of all chemists: post free 12 stamps.—HOLDROYD'S Medical Hall, Cleckheaton, Yorks.  The Rev. T. Walker. formerly vicar of Bamber Bridge, was inducted new vicar of Salesbury, Blackburn, on Tuesday night. by Archdeacon Fletcher. Mr. Boyd-Carperder. son of the Bishop of Ripon, on Tuesday opened his campaign as one of the prosix,orive Conservative candidates for Blackburn. Me visited is number of wards, and was well re oeired It will ho remembered that owing to illne=s tho Eight Hon. A. .1. Balfour was unable at tho kit moment to te preeent at the luncheon given by the Scottish Conservative Club, Edinburgh, en the 20th December last. Mr. Balfour has now accepted an invitation to luncheon at the club on Wednesday. the sth October. We understand that lc. 13alfoutis expeoted to make a speech of ,orne length.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1910-02-26 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

YOUNG WOMAN'SSUICIDE ATCHURCH DROWNED HERSELF IN THE LODGE.  An inquest was held ea Monday at Church Pollee Station on the body of Louias, Mary Wallace, aged 24 years, which was recovered from Blythe'. Lodge, Oswaldtwistle, into which aloe had evidently thrown herself in a fit of despair. She was the daughter of John and Rase Ann Wallaoe, of 12, Tomknitter Bridge, Oswaldtwistle. Roan Ann Wallace, mother of the decomed, said her daughter loft home shortly before six a.m. on Friday morning to go to her work. About three years ago deceased had • child, and there had been a good deal of unpleasantness about having to keep the baby as deceased reouived nothing from the child's father.  Replying to the Coroner, witness denied that she had scolded the deceased about her being in a certain condition again. She had not said anything to deceased about that. Asked why deceased should tell a friend that she had been having a good deal of trouble at home if it wore not true, witness replied that she could not account for it. and repeated her assertion that there had been no unpleasantness between her and her daughter. She had, however, scolded deceased about being a mother and told her to be careful and take greater owe of herself. Mary Ann Abbott, a weaver, 10, Croftsstreet, Church, said she saw deceased on Thursday night. Deceased said she was not content at home, and that she thought of drowning herself that morning, and added that she would do so before the week was out. Witness told deceased not to act foolishly. Deceased also said she had been accused of being in a certain condition, but denied that it was true. A youth named William Chadwick said that he found a shawl and a dinner can belonging to deceased on the bank of Blythe's lodge and took them home. He afterwards informed the police. P.C. Sinclair deposed to dragging the lodge and  _ recovering the body. There was a wall round the lodge, but it was down in place's and lade went fishing in the lodge. He learned that do.  ceased did -not go to the mill on Friday. The Coroner, in summing up, said it was evident that deceased had had an uncomfortable time at home. She had a baby three years old, and there was some reason to believe that she was in further trouble. Perhaps the trouble had upset her mind. . . , „ .  A verdict of "suicide whilst of unsound mind" was returned.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1910-02-26 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

BETTER BEING ALIVE THAN DEAD  HASLINGDEN WOULD-BE SUICIDE'S CHANGED VIEW.  At Haslingden on Monday, before the Mayor (Alderman H. Worsley), Aldermen Hamilton, Barlow, and Witham, and Messrs. T. Whitaker and N. Worsley, a labourer named James Edward Rogers was charged with attempting suicide. Supt. McLean said prisoner appeared to get depressed through being out of work, and purchased some liquid ammonia, which he took. P.C. Shuttleworth administered an emetic, and since then prisoner had been in the workhouse infirmary. James Flannaghan. quarryman. residing at Walsh's lodging-house. King-street, said when he was going to bed about 12-30 on the morning of Sunday, the 13th, ho heard someone calling. He uent to prisoner's TOOM and found prisoner foaming at the mouth. He went for prisoner's brother. Felix Rogers. oanclroom hand, 51, Rakefoot, brother to prisoner, said be went to see prisoner at. the request of last witness. Then he got a constable from the police station and fetched Dr. Stewart. . .  P.C. Shuffiebottom said when he saw prisoner the latter was breathing heavily and appeared to have taken some poison. He gave an emetic) of salt and water, which had the desired result. Dr. Stewart afterwards attended prisoner, who on the Sunday (the 13th) was taken to the workhouse infirmary.. Witness found in the bed the small bottle produced, labelifed Ammonia—poison." That morning witness charged prisoner with attempting suicide by drinking liquid ammonia, and prisoner replied, -Yes, sir." Frank Emmison, 26, Bury-road. grocer's assistant with Henry Clarke. Market-place, said about half-past seven on the night of the 12th a n,an like prisoner purchased a. permy bottle of liquid ammonia, and s,itnees .sorved him.  Prisoner had nothing to say. Two bro.hera of prisoner promised to look after  The Mayor (to prisoner): You won't do this any mere, xi)! 3tio. Rogers? Prisoner: No, sir. The Mayor: It is bettor bring alive than dead. it?—Yes. sir. (Laughter.) Prisoner watt then discharged.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1910-07-30 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

THE INQUEST.  An enquiry into the sad affajr tcas held at the Rat}non Police Station, on Mortlay  DOOO,  ducted by the Coroner, Mr. H. J. Robinson. Florence Dewhurat. daughter of the deceased, aged 15 years, stated that her father was a weaver and was 36 years of age, and they had lived with her grandfather at 64, Burton-street. Her father had not been so well for several months and had been under Dr. Barr, who said be wanted a good rest. Her father worked until la.st Thurday night, and he went to Blackburn on Friday and again on Saturday. She went after him on Saturday, and brought him home, and they got in Riehton again about four o'clock. The Coroner: What made you go after him? Witness: Becau c ho had bought a revolver, and we could not find it. in the house, and my grandmother thought he had taken it with him. Had he had the revolver a long time t—No, he bought it at Blackburn on Friday. When they got home on Sata:rday afternoon her father put. tin' revolver on a shelf in the kitchen, together with some cartridges. He said he would go to the doctor's, and he went out, but came back and said the doctor was not in. After a short time he said ho would go out again to see the doctor, but ho came back, and said he had not seen the doctor. Ho said something about the doctor being in, but he eoula not get to ace him. Later he said he would have a walk up Rishton, and be took the revolver and cartridges, saying he would give them all to the doctor. She tried to persuade him not to take the things, saying that if the doctor was not in and he left the revolver there, those at the doctor's would be .rightened with it. He went. out, however, to take the things to the doctor and have a stalk up Rishton, and they did not see him alive again.  .• Robert Bibby, of 11, Hope-street. Great Harwood, said he was watching the cricket match at Rishton on Saturday afternoon. About ten minutes to six Le heard two pistol shots from behind where ho was standing. He looked over the hoarding, and saw some boys running down the road and shouting "A man has shot himelf." He looked at the new buildings opposite and F.aw a man's legs. He went acroas and saw deceased lying on hie back in the gateway with a revolver in his right hand. He noticed a wound near deceased's eye, and when they get hint up he was breathing, but he died in a few minutes. P.C. Adamson deposed to being calied to the cone of the affair. The revolver contained two spent cartridges. In deceased's pocket wags, box for 25 cartridges. but there were two missing. Deceased had two sounds, one about an inch above the right ear and the other about an inch on the side of the right eye on the temple. The deceased had been suffering from nervous debility. The Coroner ciaid the man had suffered from nervout debility for some time. and he had evidently taken his life whilst of unsound mind. A verdict of "Suicide whilst of unsound mind" was returned.