A MELANCHOLY AFFAIR.
YOl'X'G WIDOW'S ATTEMPTED SUTTEE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Calcutta, January 26. Her baby having died, a widow girl of fourteen prepared a funeral pyre in tho corner of a bedroom unknown to anybody. She saturated lu-r clothing with kerosene, ignited it and lay on the pyre while the mass blazed. A female relative heard the crackling and pulled the girl off and quenched the flames, despite her protests. The girl subsequently died from the effect of her burns.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 179, 28 January 1914, Page 5
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80A MELANCHOLY AFFAIR. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 179, 28 January 1914, Page 5
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