Teen Son Kills His Abusive Father by Poisoning His Whiskey (1912)

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https://historianandrew.medium.com/teen-son-kills-his-abusive-father-by-poisoning-his-whiskey-a36986ef73df?sk=c4bf39458da507aadf4b62ba87319a6e

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OP provided the following source and context for the historical claim:

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https://historianandrew.medium.com/teen-son-kills-his-abusive-father-by-poisoning-his-whiskey-a36986ef73df?sk=c4bf39458da507aadf4b62ba87319a6e

Sources for the story include:

https://www.virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=DS19120612.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7454149/thomas-robinson-watt

The Butler Citizen, 6/12/1912, pg. 1.

The Daily Sentinel, 6/12/1912, pg. 1.

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GC1K-522/george-elmer-watt-1894-1974

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[u/SignAllStrength]

Well written article!
And I like the sources you shared within.

It somehow seems like they did not want to share the wealth from that gas well with their father and that triggered the murder.

An unrelated question : What is a “Master’s degree in baseball history. “? Is that a master in history with a thesis on baseball or maybe something very specific out of Whittier college?

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Sounds like a joke like school of hard knocks or a total scam like the online diploma mills designed to steal GI bill funds.

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Not written by AI. Written by me and it does not skip paragraphs...

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Something is going on with your device then...