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It is the same size as Bessie's -- 11 inch drum & 18 inch finger board -- with inlaid

Another Banjo Mrs Dods Suicide Inquest

[frets?] -- It has 16 brackets -- hers has 10 -- and the nickel plated hoop is wood lined which hers is not -- I worked at tuning up, read awhile -- Bed at 4 --

Wednesday June 23

Same -- Mrs Henry Dods took strychnine this evening & died shortly -- Dods engineer at Ophir works -- She 28 yrs old -- They have little boy 3 yrs old -- Dont know cause of the suicide -- Bed 4 --

Thursday June 24

Same -- Inquest in Mrs Dods this PM -- He testified that she had chastized their little boy more severely than he liked and they had a little spat over it -- He went out to work in the garden -- came in to supper & found it cold on the table -- He put on

Catheters Mikado Masquerade

his hat & coat & went down town, & soon after heard she had poisoned herself -- ran home & found her dead -- Jury verdict in accordance -- I received 1 1/2 dozen best English catheters No 4 from H P Wakelee SF today -- flexible of course -- Evening was up to Opera House awhile to Juvenile Mikado Masquerade, given by Prof Harry J Gosse -- They preformed 1st act of "The Mikado" on the stage, giving all the original dialogue, music etc, Big audience -- Then they had grand march, and more maskers joined in, and finally spectators, helped to fill floor -- Big ball till late -- Bed at 3:30--

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