(Originally posted 31 MAR 2012)
Floyd County, Indiana
Indianapolis (IN) Star, May 2, 1914, p. 4.
FARMER SHOOTS HIMSELF
New Albany, Indiana, May 1-Louis Zimmerman, 68 years old, a prominent farmer of Georgetown Township, committed suicide by shooting himself at his home.
Placing the muzzle of a shotgun to his stomach, he pulled the trigger with an iron rod. Failing health is the cause assigned.
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Special thanks to Randi Richardson
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