A FATAL ERROR.
AKD A LINGERING DEATH. ['(Received 9.25 a.m.)' • MELBOURNE, this day. William Stevens died of starvation on Monday; A year ago he swallowed a ' quantity -of flaked lye in mistake for a wveetmeat. His throat gradually closed until;he was unable to take nourishment. He refused to undergo an operation.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 23, 27 January 1911, Page 5
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51A FATAL ERROR. Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 23, 27 January 1911, Page 5
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