Died in custody
Fannie Hrdlicka
Fannie Hrdlicka, an immigrant from Prague, was placed at the Dunning asylum in Chicago after becoming deeply depressed following the death of a baby. Her great-grandson recounts that she rocked the dead infant for a couple of days and would not let it out of her arms. Her family suspects postpartum depression as the cause of her illness. She was released, later readmitted, and died at Dunning in 1918.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined