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February 10, 1897
Randolph Enterprise
Beverly, Randolph County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, critically ill for weeks at her son-in-law Rev. Samuel Schoville's residence in Stamford, Conn., is slowly failing after fracturing her hip a month or two ago. Her family has abandoned hope for recovery; she planned to write her husband's biography.
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MRS. BEECHER SINKING.
At the residence of the Rev. Samuel Schoville, of Stamford, Conn., where his aged mother-in-law, Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, has been critically ill for some weeks, it is stated that Mrs. Beecher is slowly failing. A month or two ago she went to visit her daughter in Stamford and there fractured her hip. The accident proved too much for her vitality, and after a brave struggle her family have about abandoned hope of her restoration to health. She was a graceful writer and intended to write a life of her husband from the mass of materials he left when he died.
At the residence of the Rev. Samuel Schoville, of Stamford, Conn., where his aged mother-in-law, Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, has been critically ill for some weeks, it is stated that Mrs. Beecher is slowly failing. A month or two ago she went to visit her daughter in Stamford and there fractured her hip. The accident proved too much for her vitality, and after a brave struggle her family have about abandoned hope of her restoration to health. She was a graceful writer and intended to write a life of her husband from the mass of materials he left when he died.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Mrs Beecher
Illness
Hip Fracture
Stamford
Biography
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher
Rev. Samuel Schoville
Henry Ward Beecher
Where did it happen?
Stamford, Conn.
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher
Rev. Samuel Schoville
Henry Ward Beecher
Location
Stamford, Conn.
Event Date
A Month Or Two Ago
Story Details
Mrs. Beecher fractured her hip while visiting her daughter in Stamford, leading to critical illness and fading health; her family loses hope for recovery as she planned to write her husband's biography.