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January 18, 1923
The People's Defender
West Union, Adams County, Ohio
What is this article about?
19-year-old Ray Storer accidentally shot himself in the leg while hunting on New Year's Day near Muncie, Kansas, and was hospitalized in Kansas City. His father, former Adams County teacher Mahlon Storer, moved the family there in 1904.
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SHOT HIMSELF WHILE HUNTING
Serious Accident Sends Son of Former County Teacher To Hospital.
Relatives in the county received word from M. A. Storer, of Muncie, Kans., saying his 19-year-old son, Ray, had accidentally shot himself while hunting on New Year's day.
The contents of the gun passed through the lower limb, lacerating the muscles between the knee and hip. He is in a Kansas City hospital.
Mahlon Storer will be remembered as one of Adams county's foremost teachers prior to 1904, when he removed with his family to Muncie, Kansas, where he still resides, having kept up his profession until the present time.
Serious Accident Sends Son of Former County Teacher To Hospital.
Relatives in the county received word from M. A. Storer, of Muncie, Kans., saying his 19-year-old son, Ray, had accidentally shot himself while hunting on New Year's day.
The contents of the gun passed through the lower limb, lacerating the muscles between the knee and hip. He is in a Kansas City hospital.
Mahlon Storer will be remembered as one of Adams county's foremost teachers prior to 1904, when he removed with his family to Muncie, Kansas, where he still resides, having kept up his profession until the present time.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Hunting Accident
Gunshot Injury
Kansas Hospital
Storer Family
Adams County Teacher
What entities or persons were involved?
Ray Storer
M. A. Storer
Mahlon Storer
Where did it happen?
Muncie, Kansas; Kansas City Hospital; Adams County
Story Details
Key Persons
Ray Storer
M. A. Storer
Mahlon Storer
Location
Muncie, Kansas; Kansas City Hospital; Adams County
Event Date
New Year's Day; Prior To 1904
Story Details
Ray Storer, 19-year-old son of M. A. Storer, accidentally shot himself in the lower limb while hunting on New Year's Day; the gunshot lacerated muscles between knee and hip; he is hospitalized in Kansas City. Mahlon Storer was a prominent teacher in Adams County before moving to Muncie, Kansas in 1904.