WEEKS, Robert
Source: Crawfordsville Star, Nov 21, 1895 p 8
Robert Weeks died Nov 14th at Indianapolis was brought home on the 165h and was buried on the 17th at Cavalry Cemetery in Crawfordsville. Thus has passed from among us a bright light, one who was loved and respected by all who knew him as the large crowd at his funeral will testify, there being 127 vehicles in the procession. The family have the sympathy of the entire community in their sorrow. - typed by kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 15 November 1895
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 14.—Robert Weeks, of Montgomery county, died today in the State Hospital for the insane. Robert Weeks was taken to the asylum only a few days ago suffering from a settled melancholy. He was a well known school teacher but for two or three years had been attending Wabash College, being a member of the Junior class. Financial losses and over study caused his sickness. He had many friends who will be pained to learn of his death. - thanks to Kim H for this one
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 22 November 1895
The County Medical Society met last Tuesday at the office of Dr. T. F. Leech. These meetings are usually of a rather prosaic character, but that of last Tuesday was rendered somewhat sensational by the rather startling charge of one of the members. This doctor after speaking at some length of the delirium and insanity which is always a symptom of typhoid fever, stated that he believed that Robert Weeks, the student who died last week at the insane hospital, had the typhoid fever. The doctor was at the station when young Weeks was put on board the train and observed him on his way to Indianapolis. He seemed to the doctor to be suffering from typhoid fever and that his insanity was really only one of the several symptoms of that disease. This statement led to quite a discussion and the society determined to make an investigation of the case. – thanks muches for the typing, “S”