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Marietta Daily Leader
Marietta, Washington County, Ohio
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In Lexington, Ky., Prof. Frank Fanning, a magnetic healer from Texas, was notified by Dr. J. M. McCormick of the state board of health that he is practicing medicine without a license in violation of state law. Fanning denies the claim and refuses to comply, expecting arrest.
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Who Must Get a License, Says Secretary of State McCormick.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Sept. 1.—Prof. Frank Fanning, the "magnetic healer," who hails from the Lone Star state, was notified Tuesday by Dr. J. M. McCormick, secretary of the state board of health, that he is engaged in the practice of medicine in violation of the laws of this state. Dr. McCormick's message further says: "I am instructed by the board to inclose you a blank application and to warn you to at once desist from practice until you have complied with the provisions of the statute."
Fanning denies that he is violating a state law, claiming that he is not "practicing medicine." He says he will not comply with the provisions of the statute and expects to be arrested.
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Lexington, Ky.
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Sept. 1.
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fanning expects to be arrested.
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Prof. Frank Fanning, the magnetic healer from the Lone Star state, was notified by Dr. J. M. McCormick, secretary of the state board of health, that he is engaged in the practice of medicine in violation of the laws of this state. The message enclosed a blank application and warned him to desist from practice until complying with the statute. Fanning denies violating the law, claiming he is not practicing medicine, and states he will not comply.