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Show GAMBLING LEADS TO SUICIDE. A Prominent rittsburg; Attorney Takes His Own Life at a New York Hotel. New Yokk, Nov. 13. George R. Lawrence, Law-rence, a prominent Pi'tsburg attorney, committed com-mitted suicide at the Everett house here last night. He whs a son of ex-Congressman Lawrence of Washington county, Penn., and was a recent candidate for councilman in I ittsburg. It is said that he recently lost heavily in oil and stock speculations. He married three years ago the daughter of Dr. Sha .v of Allegheny, and was popular in legal and social circles. He has been hers a couple of weeks and, duriugthat time, it is said, lost much money playing faro. His i death was a great shock to his Fittsburg I friends. |