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Show VETERAN ACTOR DEAD. Joseph Jefferson Succumbs After Heroic Struggle Against Grim Reaper. West Palm Beach, Fla. Joseph Jof-ferson Jof-ferson tho eminent actor, died at his homo, "Tho Reefs," nt Palm Beach at G:15 Sunday evening. Tho end camo after, a day of unconsciousness and after a heroic struggle of days which had exhausted his vitality. At tho death-bed his Avlfe, his Bonn Charles and Frank Jefferson, hia nurse, Mls3 Mabel Bingham, Dr.'K. B. Potter and his faithful servant, Carl Kettoler, were oresent. Tho sickness of Mr. Jefferson which ended In his death was contracted, il Is believed, while on a recent visit to his son, Charles B. Jefferson, at Hobi Sound, a few miles nbovo Palm Beach, whoro ho wont to meet his friend, former President Clovoland. It is believed be-lieved that from a slight indiscrotlon in his eating there ho Buffered nn attack at-tack of indigestion. Since his return to his homo his condition grow steadily stead-ily worso with slight rallies until tho end. |