DEATH FROM STARVATION.
MAN'S THROAT CLOSES. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT. PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received January 27,' 9.30 a.m. MELBOURNE, Jan. 27. A man named William Stevens died of starvation on Monday A year ago he swallowed a quantity of flaked lye in mistake for a sweetmeat. His throat gradually closed and he became unable to take nourishment. He refused to undergo an operation.
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Mataura Ensign, 27 January 1911, Page 5
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63DEATH FROM STARVATION. Mataura Ensign, 27 January 1911, Page 5
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