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The Topeka State Journal
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
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In Chicago, 60-year-old Carver Remington, nephew of the late Levi Z. Leiter, attempted suicide by shooting himself in a tailor shop due to business discouragement. He was wounded near the heart but expected to recover; letters were left to his wife, brother, and an undertaker.
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Nephew of Late Levi Z. Leiter Shoots
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Chicago, July 27.-Carver Remington, 60 years old, a son of Samuel Remington and a nephew of the late Levi Z. Leiter, attempted to end his life by shooting in a downtown tailor shop here. He was wounded in the left side near the heart, but probably will recover.
Remington wrote three letters, one to his wife, a second to his brother, Franklin Remington of New York, and a third to an undertaking company. He stated in one of the letters that he was discouraged by lack of business success.
The wounded man was taken to a hospital and his wife, who has been in Chicago with him, was summoned.
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Chicago
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July 27
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wounded in the left side near the heart, but probably will recover. taken to a hospital and wife summoned.
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Carver Remington, 60 years old, nephew of the late Levi Z. Leiter, attempted to end his life by shooting himself in a downtown tailor shop. He wrote three letters: one to his wife, one to his brother Franklin Remington of New York, and one to an undertaking company, stating he was discouraged by lack of business success.