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Kate Howard

Sangamon County, Illinois

Kate Howard died in Springfield, Illinois, after swallowing poison while she was being taken to the jail there. The Enterprise reported her death as a suicide in its September 2, 1908 edition. The newspaper's account does not quote any officials or give the time of her death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: news reports.

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