BROKER SWINGS AT A GOLF BALL AND DROPS DEAD:
The item also reports that a theatrical booking agent dropped dead, supposedly from heart disease, while eating in a restaurant.
Robert W. Gibson, 65 years old, 11029 South Hoyne avenue, president of the R. W. Gibson insurance brokerage firm at 140 North Dearborn street, dropped dead yesterday after he drove a ball from the 16th hole of the Oak Hill golf course. Heart disease is believed to have caused his death. W. A. Carline, 7421 South Park, Gibson's sonin-law, saw him stagger and fall just after his drive. He was dead when a physician arrived from the club house. J. Patlen, 45 years old, 1932 Humboldt boulevard, a theatrical booking agent, dropped dead supposedly from heart disease last night as he was eating in a restaurant at 56 West Madison street.
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BROKER SWINGS AT A GOLF BALL AND DROPS DEAD:
The item also reports that a theatrical booking agent dropped dead, supposedly from heart disease, while eating in a restaurant.
Robert W. Gibson, 65 years old, 11029 South Hoyne avenue, president of the R. W. Gibson insurance brokerage firm at 140 North Dearborn street, dropped dead yesterday after he drove a ball from the 16th hole of the Oak Hill golf course. Heart disease is believed to have caused his death. W. A. Carline, 7421 South Park, Gibson's sonin-law, saw him stagger and fall just after his drive. He was dead when a physician arrived from the club house. J. Patlen, 45 years old, 1932 Humboldt boulevard, a theatrical booking agent, dropped dead supposedly from heart disease last night as he was eating in a restaurant at 56 West Madison street.
Reproduced unchanged from Chicago Daily Tribune, October 31, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: the Internet Archive's recognition of the microfilm scan, in part read from the scan by A Century Late; article boundaries by A Century Late.
Reproduced unchanged from Chicago Daily Tribune, October 31, 1926, page 1.
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Text: the Internet Archive's recognition of the microfilm scan, in part read from the scan by A Century Late; article boundaries by A Century Late.
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BROKER SWINGS AT A GOLF BALL AND DROPS DEAD:
The item also reports that a theatrical booking agent dropped dead, supposedly from heart disease, while eating in a restaurant.
Robert W. Gibson, 65 years old, 11029 South Hoyne avenue, president of the R. W. Gibson insurance brokerage firm at 140 North Dearborn street, dropped dead yesterday after he drove a ball from the 16th hole of the Oak Hill golf course. Heart disease is believed to have caused his death. W. A. Carline, 7421 South Park, Gibson's sonin-law, saw him stagger and fall just after his drive. He was dead when a physician arrived from the club house. J. Patlen, 45 years old, 1932 Humboldt boulevard, a theatrical booking agent, dropped dead supposedly from heart disease last night as he was eating in a restaurant at 56 West Madison street.
Reproduced unchanged from Chicago Daily Tribune, October 31, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: the Internet Archive's recognition of the microfilm scan, in part read from the scan by A Century Late; article boundaries by A Century Late.
Reproduced unchanged from Chicago Daily Tribune, October 31, 1926, page 1.
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Text: the Internet Archive's recognition of the microfilm scan, in part read from the scan by A Century Late; article boundaries by A Century Late.
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BROKER SWINGS AT A GOLF BALL AND DROPS DEAD:
The item also reports that a theatrical booking agent dropped dead, supposedly from heart disease, while eating in a restaurant.
Robert W. Gibson, 65 years old, 11029 South Hoyne avenue, president of the R. W. Gibson insurance brokerage firm at 140 North Dearborn street, dropped dead yesterday after he drove a ball from the 16th hole of the Oak Hill golf course. Heart disease is believed to have caused his death. W. A. Carline, 7421 South Park, Gibson's sonin-law, saw him stagger and fall just after his drive. He was dead when a physician arrived from the club house. J. Patlen, 45 years old, 1932 Humboldt boulevard, a theatrical booking agent, dropped dead supposedly from heart disease last night as he was eating in a restaurant at 56 West Madison street.
Reproduced unchanged from Chicago Daily Tribune, October 31, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: the Internet Archive's recognition of the microfilm scan, in part read from the scan by A Century Late; article boundaries by A Century Late.
Reproduced unchanged from Chicago Daily Tribune, October 31, 1926, page 1.
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Text: the Internet Archive's recognition of the microfilm scan, in part read from the scan by A Century Late; article boundaries by A Century Late.
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BROKER SWINGS AT A GOLF BALL AND DROPS DEAD:
The item also reports that a theatrical booking agent dropped dead, supposedly from heart disease, while eating in a restaurant.
Robert W. Gibson, 65 years old, 11029 South Hoyne avenue, president of the R. W. Gibson insurance brokerage firm at 140 North Dearborn street, dropped dead yesterday after he drove a ball from the 16th hole of the Oak Hill golf course. Heart disease is believed to have caused his death. W. A. Carline, 7421 South Park, Gibson's sonin-law, saw him stagger and fall just after his drive. He was dead when a physician arrived from the club house. J. Patlen, 45 years old, 1932 Humboldt boulevard, a theatrical booking agent, dropped dead supposedly from heart disease last night as he was eating in a restaurant at 56 West Madison street.
Reproduced unchanged from Chicago Daily Tribune, October 31, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: the Internet Archive's recognition of the microfilm scan, in part read from the scan by A Century Late; article boundaries by A Century Late.
Reproduced unchanged from Chicago Daily Tribune, October 31, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: the Internet Archive's recognition of the microfilm scan, in part read from the scan by A Century Late; article boundaries by A Century Late.
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November 3, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Douglas Daily Dispatch, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.
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