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August 6, 1922
Laredo Weekly Times
Laredo, Webb County, Texas
What is this article about?
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, the telephone's inventor, died unexpectedly at age 75 at his Beinn Breagh estate near Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on Aug. 2, after months of declining health. Family was present; burial planned on Mt. Beinn Breagh.
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Dr. Graham Bell Died at His Home
End Came Unexpectedly to Aged Inventor of Telephone This Morning.
By Associated Press.
Sydney, N. S., Aug. 2.—Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, died at 2 o'clock this morning at his Beinn Breagh estate near Baddeck. Although the inventor had been in failing health for several months, he had not been confined to bed and the end was unexpected. Yesterday his condition became serious. Mrs. Bell, his daughter, Mrs. Marion Fairchild, and her husband, David G., were at his bedside. He leaves another daughter, Mrs. Eliza Grosvenor, wife of a Washington magazine editor. He will be buried on the top of Mt. Beinn Breagh in a spot chosen by himself.
End Came Unexpectedly to Aged Inventor of Telephone This Morning.
By Associated Press.
Sydney, N. S., Aug. 2.—Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, died at 2 o'clock this morning at his Beinn Breagh estate near Baddeck. Although the inventor had been in failing health for several months, he had not been confined to bed and the end was unexpected. Yesterday his condition became serious. Mrs. Bell, his daughter, Mrs. Marion Fairchild, and her husband, David G., were at his bedside. He leaves another daughter, Mrs. Eliza Grosvenor, wife of a Washington magazine editor. He will be buried on the top of Mt. Beinn Breagh in a spot chosen by himself.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Alexander Graham Bell
Telephone Inventor
Death
Baddeck
Beinn Breagh
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell
Mrs. Bell
Mrs. Marion Fairchild
David G.
Mrs. Eliza Grosvenor
Where did it happen?
Beinn Breagh Estate Near Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Story Details
Key Persons
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell
Mrs. Bell
Mrs. Marion Fairchild
David G.
Mrs. Eliza Grosvenor
Location
Beinn Breagh Estate Near Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Event Date
Aug. 2
Story Details
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, died unexpectedly at 2 o'clock in the morning at his Beinn Breagh estate near Baddeck after months of failing health. His condition worsened the previous day, with family at his bedside. He will be buried on Mt. Beinn Breagh as chosen by himself.