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May 13, 1903
Ceredo Advance
Ceredo, Wayne County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
In Chicago on May 9, court stenographer G. H. Benedict, devoted to his dying wife, fulfilled his promise by shooting himself through the brain Friday night after her death that morning.
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TRUE TO HIS PROMISE.
G. H. Benedict Committed Suicide After His Wife's Death.
Chicago, May 9.—True to a promise made to his wife that when she died he would follow her, G. H. Benedict, a court stenographer, Friday night shot himself through the brain, dying instantly. Mrs. Benedict died Friday morning and just before she died Benedict told her that he would follow her in a short time. Benedict and his wife were devoted to each other, and he almost ruined his health by his constant attendance on her during the last illness.
G. H. Benedict Committed Suicide After His Wife's Death.
Chicago, May 9.—True to a promise made to his wife that when she died he would follow her, G. H. Benedict, a court stenographer, Friday night shot himself through the brain, dying instantly. Mrs. Benedict died Friday morning and just before she died Benedict told her that he would follow her in a short time. Benedict and his wife were devoted to each other, and he almost ruined his health by his constant attendance on her during the last illness.
What sub-type of article is it?
Tragedy
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
Love
Family
What keywords are associated?
Suicide
Wife Death
Devotion
Promise
Court Stenographer
What entities or persons were involved?
G. H. Benedict
Mrs. Benedict
Where did it happen?
Chicago
Story Details
Key Persons
G. H. Benedict
Mrs. Benedict
Location
Chicago
Event Date
Friday, May 9
Story Details
G. H. Benedict, a court stenographer devoted to his wife, promised to follow her in death; after she died Friday morning, he shot himself through the brain Friday night, dying instantly.