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Died. John Flammang Schrank, 67, Bavarian-born ex-barkeep who shot and wounded Theodore" Roosevelt in Milwaukee in 1912; of bronchial pneumonia; in the Waupun, Wis. hospital where he spent 29 of his 31 mailless, visitorless years in state custody, after being judged a paranoiac. Schrank regarded Teddy's 1912 Bull Moosing as a bid for a third term, decided to shoot him. Schrank's single shot was parried by manuscripts and a spectacle case in T.R.'s pockets. Despite his wound, Teddy made a speech that night, a fortnight later again felt perfectly bully...
...treatment for the relief of severe bronchial asthma, announced last fortnight, makes use of a sensational blood purge. The "Knott technique" removes part of the patient's blood, passes it through a precision machine which exposes it to ultraviolet light for a few seconds, then returns it at once to the veins. The new treatment was presented by Drs. George Miley and R. E. Seidel of Philadelphia's Hahnemann Medical College before the Pan-American Homeopathic Congress in Cincinnati...
...hold a rich merchant, Henri Moraze, as an admitted "Vichy agent," graciously allowed M. de Lort, pro-Vichy manager of St. Pierre's big wireless station, to remain at home with his sick daughter, offered a gift of his own medicinal remedy for the child's bronchial pneumonia. As Vichy's radio station spouted claims that De Bournat had been shot, Muselier granted Madame de Bournat's request to share her husband's cabin aboard the flotilla flagship...
...fill the post of President, left vacant when Pedro Aguirre Cerda died of bronchial and lung congestion last month, Chile must hold an election in February. Last week, after some political scuffling, the line-up of candidates emerged. Chile's next President will probably be chosen from the following...
Died. Pedro Aguirre Cerda, 62, President of Chile; of bronchial and lung congestion; in Santiago...