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May 3, 1930
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
What is this article about?
In Los Angeles, Mrs. Bessie Daniel discovered her husband John R. Daniel's body on the bedroom floor after he poisoned himself overnight. Family members had retired without disturbing her. He had attempted suicide twice before.
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Finds Husband's Body On Floor
LOS ANGELES, May 3. (U.P.) Awakening early this morning to find that her husband had not come to bed, Mrs. Bessie Daniel found the man's body on the floor of the bedroom where it had lain virtually all night.
The husband, John R. Daniel, 51, had swallowed poison and gone into the bedroom to die before his wife returned home at a late hour.
Other members of the family, she said, because not wanting to disturb her, retired without turning on the light. She failed to discover the body.
Police said that Daniel, office manager for the Pacific Scale Company of this city, had made two previous attempts to commit suicide.
LOS ANGELES, May 3. (U.P.) Awakening early this morning to find that her husband had not come to bed, Mrs. Bessie Daniel found the man's body on the floor of the bedroom where it had lain virtually all night.
The husband, John R. Daniel, 51, had swallowed poison and gone into the bedroom to die before his wife returned home at a late hour.
Other members of the family, she said, because not wanting to disturb her, retired without turning on the light. She failed to discover the body.
Police said that Daniel, office manager for the Pacific Scale Company of this city, had made two previous attempts to commit suicide.
What sub-type of article is it?
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Suicide
Poison
Body Discovery
Family
Previous Attempts
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Bessie Daniel
John R. Daniel
Where did it happen?
Los Angeles
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Bessie Daniel
John R. Daniel
Location
Los Angeles
Event Date
May 3
Story Details
Mrs. Bessie Daniel awoke to find her husband John R. Daniel, 51, dead from poison on the bedroom floor after he had taken it the previous night. Family avoided lights to not disturb her. He was office manager at Pacific Scale Company and had prior suicide attempts.