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June 17, 1890: 'Violently insane' from overwork
Posted by: Ben Welter under Transportation Updated: June 15, 2010 - 9:59 PM
From the Minneapolis Tribune:
INSANE FROM OVERWORK
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| Ernest Vliet was most likely treated at the Milwaukee Sanitarium in Wauwatosa, shown here in an ad from about 1929. |
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