Ballweg - Died at 7:40 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, 1903, at St. John's hospital, Jacob Ballweg, aged 34 years and 6 months.
Ballweg's death was sudden. He became ill Wednesday and was taken to St. John's hospital yesterday morning. Dr. Walter Ryan was called, and he decided that the man was suffering with ptomaine poisoning.
Mr. Ballweg formerly was a saloonkeeper and conducted a saloon on South Fifth street.
He was a brother of Fred Ballweg.
He is survived by two children. [editor note: another obituary states he was survived by his wife and two children.]
The remains were removed to Williams' undertakng parlors.
Funeral services were held from the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
The interment was made in Calvary cemetery.
The remains were viewed by a large number of friends at the undertaking parlors of Frank Williams.
The Illinois State Journal
Friday, Aug 28, 1903
Springfield, IL
Page: 6
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SUICIDED IN DEATH HINTED AT
Did Jacob Ballweg, who died suddenly Thursday evening at St. John's hospital, take his own life?
A story to this effect is in circulation and many of the man's friends are of this opinion. Coroner Baer, however, investigated the circumstances of the death yesterday but could not find anything tangible to work upon. It was decided not to hold an inquest and if anything develops later the body probably will be disinterred and investigated.
The certificate of death was signed by Dr. Walter Ryan who attended Ballweg the short time he was at the hospital. The physician gave the cause of death as ptomaine poisoning, and the coroner held a conference relative to the matter, and after it concluded the physician made out the certificate.
Mr. Ballweg became ill Thursday morning and was taken to St. John's hospital by his brother. He became worse and died at 7:40 o'clock that evening. The remains were taken to Williams' undertaking establishment and embalmed. The coroner did not learn anything of the case until yesterday morning, and then an analysis of the stomach would not have availed much because the corpse had been embalmed.
It is asserted that Ballweg was despondent. He was suffering with cholera morbus when taken into the hospital and had symptoms of ptomaine poisoning. It was learned that he had eaten some canned fruit, and it may have been that this was the cause of his condition. The case puzzled the physician.
Ballweg, it is declared, was broken-hearted because he and his wife separated. At one time, he conducted a saloon on South Fifth street.
The Illinois State Journal
Saturday, Aug 29, 1903
Springfield, IL
Page: 6
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Ballweg's death was sudden. He became ill Wednesday and was taken to St. John's hospital yesterday morning. Dr. Walter Ryan was called, and he decided that the man was suffering with ptomaine poisoning.
Mr. Ballweg formerly was a saloonkeeper and conducted a saloon on South Fifth street.
He was a brother of Fred Ballweg.
He is survived by two children. [editor note: another obituary states he was survived by his wife and two children.]
The remains were removed to Williams' undertakng parlors.
Funeral services were held from the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
The interment was made in Calvary cemetery.
The remains were viewed by a large number of friends at the undertaking parlors of Frank Williams.
The Illinois State Journal
Friday, Aug 28, 1903
Springfield, IL
Page: 6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SUICIDED IN DEATH HINTED AT
Did Jacob Ballweg, who died suddenly Thursday evening at St. John's hospital, take his own life?
A story to this effect is in circulation and many of the man's friends are of this opinion. Coroner Baer, however, investigated the circumstances of the death yesterday but could not find anything tangible to work upon. It was decided not to hold an inquest and if anything develops later the body probably will be disinterred and investigated.
The certificate of death was signed by Dr. Walter Ryan who attended Ballweg the short time he was at the hospital. The physician gave the cause of death as ptomaine poisoning, and the coroner held a conference relative to the matter, and after it concluded the physician made out the certificate.
Mr. Ballweg became ill Thursday morning and was taken to St. John's hospital by his brother. He became worse and died at 7:40 o'clock that evening. The remains were taken to Williams' undertaking establishment and embalmed. The coroner did not learn anything of the case until yesterday morning, and then an analysis of the stomach would not have availed much because the corpse had been embalmed.
It is asserted that Ballweg was despondent. He was suffering with cholera morbus when taken into the hospital and had symptoms of ptomaine poisoning. It was learned that he had eaten some canned fruit, and it may have been that this was the cause of his condition. The case puzzled the physician.
Ballweg, it is declared, was broken-hearted because he and his wife separated. At one time, he conducted a saloon on South Fifth street.
The Illinois State Journal
Saturday, Aug 29, 1903
Springfield, IL
Page: 6
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Ballweg - Died at 7:40 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, 1903, at St. John's hospital, Jacob Ballweg, aged 34 years and 6 months.
Ballweg's death was sudden. He became ill Wednesday and was taken to St. John's hospital yesterday morning. Dr. Walter Ryan was called, and he decided that the man was suffering with ptomaine poisoning.
Mr. Ballweg formerly was a saloonkeeper and conducted a saloon on South Fifth street.
He was a brother of Fred Ballweg.
He is survived by two children. [editor note: another obituary states he was survived by his wife and two children.]
The remains were removed to Williams' undertakng parlors.
Funeral services were held from the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
The interment was made in Calvary cemetery.
The remains were viewed by a large number of friends at the undertaking parlors of Frank Williams.
The Illinois State Journal
Friday, Aug 28, 1903
Springfield, IL
Page: 6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SUICIDED IN DEATH HINTED AT
Did Jacob Ballweg, who died suddenly Thursday evening at St. John's hospital, take his own life?
A story to this effect is in circulation and many of the man's friends are of this opinion. Coroner Baer, however, investigated the circumstances of the death yesterday but could not find anything tangible to work upon. It was decided not to hold an inquest and if anything develops later the body probably will be disinterred and investigated.
The certificate of death was signed by Dr. Walter Ryan who attended Ballweg the short time he was at the hospital. The physician gave the cause of death as ptomaine poisoning, and the coroner held a conference relative to the matter, and after it concluded the physician made out the certificate.
Mr. Ballweg became ill Thursday morning and was taken to St. John's hospital by his brother. He became worse and died at 7:40 o'clock that evening. The remains were taken to Williams' undertaking establishment and embalmed. The coroner did not learn anything of the case until yesterday morning, and then an analysis of the stomach would not have availed much because the corpse had been embalmed.
It is asserted that Ballweg was despondent. He was suffering with cholera morbus when taken into the hospital and had symptoms of ptomaine poisoning. It was learned that he had eaten some canned fruit, and it may have been that this was the cause of his condition. The case puzzled the physician.
Ballweg, it is declared, was broken-hearted because he and his wife separated. At one time, he conducted a saloon on South Fifth street.
The Illinois State Journal
Saturday, Aug 29, 1903
Springfield, IL
Page: 6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ballweg's death was sudden. He became ill Wednesday and was taken to St. John's hospital yesterday morning. Dr. Walter Ryan was called, and he decided that the man was suffering with ptomaine poisoning.
Mr. Ballweg formerly was a saloonkeeper and conducted a saloon on South Fifth street.
He was a brother of Fred Ballweg.
He is survived by two children. [editor note: another obituary states he was survived by his wife and two children.]
The remains were removed to Williams' undertakng parlors.
Funeral services were held from the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
The interment was made in Calvary cemetery.
The remains were viewed by a large number of friends at the undertaking parlors of Frank Williams.
The Illinois State Journal
Friday, Aug 28, 1903
Springfield, IL
Page: 6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SUICIDED IN DEATH HINTED AT
Did Jacob Ballweg, who died suddenly Thursday evening at St. John's hospital, take his own life?
A story to this effect is in circulation and many of the man's friends are of this opinion. Coroner Baer, however, investigated the circumstances of the death yesterday but could not find anything tangible to work upon. It was decided not to hold an inquest and if anything develops later the body probably will be disinterred and investigated.
The certificate of death was signed by Dr. Walter Ryan who attended Ballweg the short time he was at the hospital. The physician gave the cause of death as ptomaine poisoning, and the coroner held a conference relative to the matter, and after it concluded the physician made out the certificate.
Mr. Ballweg became ill Thursday morning and was taken to St. John's hospital by his brother. He became worse and died at 7:40 o'clock that evening. The remains were taken to Williams' undertaking establishment and embalmed. The coroner did not learn anything of the case until yesterday morning, and then an analysis of the stomach would not have availed much because the corpse had been embalmed.
It is asserted that Ballweg was despondent. He was suffering with cholera morbus when taken into the hospital and had symptoms of ptomaine poisoning. It was learned that he had eaten some canned fruit, and it may have been that this was the cause of his condition. The case puzzled the physician.
Ballweg, it is declared, was broken-hearted because he and his wife separated. At one time, he conducted a saloon on South Fifth street.
The Illinois State Journal
Saturday, Aug 29, 1903
Springfield, IL
Page: 6
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