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Grover Cleveland: “But the most favorable phase of the case does not aid her, since her claim rests upon the allegation that her husband…”

On the recordAugust 3, 1886
But the most favorable phase of the case does not aid her, since her claim rests upon the allegation that her husband was subject to epileptic fits and died from congestion of the brain while in one of these fits.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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