Baby Drowns in Irrigation Ditch
Tadaaki Nakagawa, the three year old son of a family living five miles northwest of Imperial, drowned in an irrigation ditch near the home; the parents missed him during the afternoon, and a search revealed the body in the ditch. Dr. Graham of Imperial was called, but the child had been dead for some time, and funeral services were held this afternoon from the funeral parlors of Lemons, with burial in Evergreen.
Funeral services for Tadaaki Nakagawa, three year old son of Somejairo Nakagawa, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the funeral parlors of B. E. Lemons, followed by burial in Evergreen cemetery.
The youngster was drowned yesterday in an irrigation ditch near the family home five miles northwest of Imperial. The parents missed the baby during the afternoon, and search revealed the lifeless little body in the ditch. Dr. Graham of Imperial was called, but the baby had been dead for some time.
Coroner Lemons conducted an inquest this morning, a verdict of accidental drowning being returned.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 1926, page 1.
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Baby Drowns in Irrigation Ditch
Tadaaki Nakagawa, the three year old son of a family living five miles northwest of Imperial, drowned in an irrigation ditch near the home; the parents missed him during the afternoon, and a search revealed the body in the ditch. Dr. Graham of Imperial was called, but the child had been dead for some time, and funeral services were held this afternoon from the funeral parlors of Lemons, with burial in Evergreen.
Funeral services for Tadaaki Nakagawa, three year old son of Somejairo Nakagawa, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the funeral parlors of B. E. Lemons, followed by burial in Evergreen cemetery.
The youngster was drowned yesterday in an irrigation ditch near the family home five miles northwest of Imperial. The parents missed the baby during the afternoon, and search revealed the lifeless little body in the ditch. Dr. Graham of Imperial was called, but the baby had been dead for some time.
Coroner Lemons conducted an inquest this morning, a verdict of accidental drowning being returned.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Baby Drowns in Irrigation Ditch
Tadaaki Nakagawa, the three year old son of a family living five miles northwest of Imperial, drowned in an irrigation ditch near the home; the parents missed him during the afternoon, and a search revealed the body in the ditch. Dr. Graham of Imperial was called, but the child had been dead for some time, and funeral services were held this afternoon from the funeral parlors of Lemons, with burial in Evergreen.
Funeral services for Tadaaki Nakagawa, three year old son of Somejairo Nakagawa, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the funeral parlors of B. E. Lemons, followed by burial in Evergreen cemetery.
The youngster was drowned yesterday in an irrigation ditch near the family home five miles northwest of Imperial. The parents missed the baby during the afternoon, and search revealed the lifeless little body in the ditch. Dr. Graham of Imperial was called, but the baby had been dead for some time.
Coroner Lemons conducted an inquest this morning, a verdict of accidental drowning being returned.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Baby Drowns in Irrigation Ditch
Tadaaki Nakagawa, the three year old son of a family living five miles northwest of Imperial, drowned in an irrigation ditch near the home; the parents missed him during the afternoon, and a search revealed the body in the ditch. Dr. Graham of Imperial was called, but the child had been dead for some time, and funeral services were held this afternoon from the funeral parlors of Lemons, with burial in Evergreen.
Funeral services for Tadaaki Nakagawa, three year old son of Somejairo Nakagawa, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the funeral parlors of B. E. Lemons, followed by burial in Evergreen cemetery.
The youngster was drowned yesterday in an irrigation ditch near the family home five miles northwest of Imperial. The parents missed the baby during the afternoon, and search revealed the lifeless little body in the ditch. Dr. Graham of Imperial was called, but the baby had been dead for some time.
Coroner Lemons conducted an inquest this morning, a verdict of accidental drowning being returned.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Baby Drowns in Irrigation Ditch
Tadaaki Nakagawa, the three year old son of a family living five miles northwest of Imperial, drowned in an irrigation ditch near the home; the parents missed him during the afternoon, and a search revealed the body in the ditch. Dr. Graham of Imperial was called, but the child had been dead for some time, and funeral services were held this afternoon from the funeral parlors of Lemons, with burial in Evergreen.
Funeral services for Tadaaki Nakagawa, three year old son of Somejairo Nakagawa, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the funeral parlors of B. E. Lemons, followed by burial in Evergreen cemetery.
The youngster was drowned yesterday in an irrigation ditch near the family home five miles northwest of Imperial. The parents missed the baby during the afternoon, and search revealed the lifeless little body in the ditch. Dr. Graham of Imperial was called, but the baby had been dead for some time.
Coroner Lemons conducted an inquest this morning, a verdict of accidental drowning being returned.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Imperial Valley Press, November 4, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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