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Shannon - Carlisle

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 20 August 1897
  
In paroxysms of fearful pain Carlisle Shannon, the 8 year old son of George Shannon, residing near Shannondale, died last Friday at 5 o’clock from lockjaw. Sunday before the lad ran a thorn in his foot inflicting a wound which at the time was thought of no consequence. Thursday morning he began suffering the most excruciating pain; his jaws became rigid and closed so firmly that it was impossible for him to take nourishment. He grew steadily worse until Friday morning, when death relieved his suffering

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