Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-06-17 | Page 7 | Young Woman Suicides

00 YOUNG WOMAN SUICIDES. Xevr York, Juno 17. MIsn Florence Weston, 26 years old, a student at tho post graduate hospital, killed herself at tho Hotel Astor yesterday by drinking drink-ing poison. She left several letters, one addressed to her mother. "Mra, Flnrnnro Wocfnn 5nno VJnrli-it-i Cal.,' and another to the "Coroner" In the latter she wiote "I am Florence Weston of Santa Barbara, Cal I do this cowardly act because I was forced to resign from my school after working so hard with eight months of night duty I simply could not Eland the disgrace. This was the only way out " The superintendent of nurses at the hospital said last night' "Miss Weston resigned last Friday after having violated a rule and know- fnt? Ihnt mirh Infnr-tlnn ttinnU .mnnl - her resignation." The nature of the Infraction was not divulged,,