James M. McLean, Obituary/Death NoticePorter County obituaries and death notices . . . .
James M. McLean
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Early Friday morning of last week James M. McLean, a patent right agent from Chicago, committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a Fort Wayne passenger train two miles east of Valparaiso. A letter found on his person shows the act was premeditated and was caused by family troubles. He was about fifty years old.
Newspaper: The Westchester Tribune
Date of Publication: April 3, 1897
Volume Number: 13
Issue Number: 51
Page: 7
Column(s): 2
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