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Domestic News
June 10, 1896
The Evening Herald
Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Miss Emma Leckie of Pottsville was knocked unconscious when a shutter fell on her head while her sister Lizzie closed it from the second floor. She remained unconscious for hours but is expected to recover soon.
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Knocked Unconscious.
Many of our readers will regret to learn of the accident which befell Miss Emma Leckie, of Pottsville, yesterday, who was a former resident of town. It appears that she was sitting on the door step at her residence, while her sister, Lizzie, was closing a shutter on the second floor, which jumped off its hinges and fell on her head, rendering her unconscious, in which condition she remained for several hours. The latest reports from the physician is, that she is resting well and will shortly recover.
Many of our readers will regret to learn of the accident which befell Miss Emma Leckie, of Pottsville, yesterday, who was a former resident of town. It appears that she was sitting on the door step at her residence, while her sister, Lizzie, was closing a shutter on the second floor, which jumped off its hinges and fell on her head, rendering her unconscious, in which condition she remained for several hours. The latest reports from the physician is, that she is resting well and will shortly recover.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
What keywords are associated?
Emma Leckie
Shutter Accident
Pottsville
Unconscious
What entities or persons were involved?
Miss Emma Leckie
Lizzie
Where did it happen?
Pottsville
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Pottsville
Event Date
Yesterday
Key Persons
Miss Emma Leckie
Lizzie
Outcome
knocked unconscious for several hours; resting well and expected to recover shortly
Event Details
Miss Emma Leckie was sitting on the doorstep at her residence when her sister Lizzie closed a shutter on the second floor, which jumped off its hinges and fell on her head.