OLDEST BRITON, 125, DEAD
Three Other Irish Centenarians Succumb Within Week
A man reputed to be the oldest man in the British empire died at his home in the town of Bromara in the County Of Down.
BELFAST, Ireland, November 2 (AP). - William Smith, born on January 8, 1801, and reputed to be the oldest man in the British empire, died today at his home in the town of Bromara in the County of Down.
Ireland lost three centenarians within a week last month. They were: Pierce Grace, a farmer of Clogarett, who died, aged 102: John Rogers, a fisherman of Tory Island, who also was 102, and John Tierney, a laborer of Nenagh, Tipperary, 100 years old.
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OLDEST BRITON, 125, DEAD
Three Other Irish Centenarians Succumb Within Week
A man reputed to be the oldest man in the British empire died at his home in the town of Bromara in the County Of Down.
BELFAST, Ireland, November 2 (AP). - William Smith, born on January 8, 1801, and reputed to be the oldest man in the British empire, died today at his home in the town of Bromara in the County of Down.
Ireland lost three centenarians within a week last month. They were: Pierce Grace, a farmer of Clogarett, who died, aged 102: John Rogers, a fisherman of Tory Island, who also was 102, and John Tierney, a laborer of Nenagh, Tipperary, 100 years old.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 2, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 2, 1926, page 2.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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OLDEST BRITON, 125, DEAD
Three Other Irish Centenarians Succumb Within Week
A man reputed to be the oldest man in the British empire died at his home in the town of Bromara in the County Of Down.
BELFAST, Ireland, November 2 (AP). - William Smith, born on January 8, 1801, and reputed to be the oldest man in the British empire, died today at his home in the town of Bromara in the County of Down.
Ireland lost three centenarians within a week last month. They were: Pierce Grace, a farmer of Clogarett, who died, aged 102: John Rogers, a fisherman of Tory Island, who also was 102, and John Tierney, a laborer of Nenagh, Tipperary, 100 years old.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 2, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 2, 1926, page 2.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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OLDEST BRITON, 125, DEAD
Three Other Irish Centenarians Succumb Within Week
A man reputed to be the oldest man in the British empire died at his home in the town of Bromara in the County Of Down.
BELFAST, Ireland, November 2 (AP). - William Smith, born on January 8, 1801, and reputed to be the oldest man in the British empire, died today at his home in the town of Bromara in the County of Down.
Ireland lost three centenarians within a week last month. They were: Pierce Grace, a farmer of Clogarett, who died, aged 102: John Rogers, a fisherman of Tory Island, who also was 102, and John Tierney, a laborer of Nenagh, Tipperary, 100 years old.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 2, 1926, page 2.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 2, 1926, page 2.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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OLDEST BRITON, 125, DEAD
Three Other Irish Centenarians Succumb Within Week
A man reputed to be the oldest man in the British empire died at his home in the town of Bromara in the County Of Down.
BELFAST, Ireland, November 2 (AP). - William Smith, born on January 8, 1801, and reputed to be the oldest man in the British empire, died today at his home in the town of Bromara in the County of Down.
Ireland lost three centenarians within a week last month. They were: Pierce Grace, a farmer of Clogarett, who died, aged 102: John Rogers, a fisherman of Tory Island, who also was 102, and John Tierney, a laborer of Nenagh, Tipperary, 100 years old.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 2, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 2, 1926, page 2.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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