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Show TWO HUNDRED ARE POISONED Banquet at Reunion of Families in the Ninth Ward Causes Ptomaine Pto-maine Poisoning, Men, Women and Children Bemr; Afflicted-Doctors Afflicted-Doctors Called Source of Poison Not Determined. 1 1 Nearly to hundred pcrtons were poisoned at the reunion of the Stone and (ones families at the Ninth ward amusement hall, on last Thursday. The doctors who have been called state that the sufferers have ptomaine poisoning, but they have been unable to trace the source of the poison. I Many of the women and children who were in attendance have been confined to bed. and some have suffered suf-fered severe vomiting spells Ice cream rolls and salad on the tables at the reunion are to be tested I for traces of Ihe poison |