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    "ocrText": "ERN\nNIGH\nWESTERN UNION\nNIGHT LET\n-\nNL\nTELEGRAM\nIf none of these three symbols\nIt ap ars after the check (number of\nof these three symbois\nappears after the check (number of\nwords) this is a telegram. Other-\nwords) this is a telegram. Other-\nwise its character is indicated by the\nwise its character is indicated by the\nNEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT\nGEORGE W.E. ATKINS, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT\nsymbol appearing after the check.\nsymbol appearing 26 after the check.\nThe filing time as shown in the date line on full-rate telegrams and day letters, and the time of receipt at destination as shown on all messages, is STANDARD TIME.\nReceived at\n1925 JUN 22\nRECEIVED\n1623\nJUN 22 1925\nCC9D 260 NL\nCHICAGO ILL 21\nHyde park Borl\nMR ARTHUR ROEDER\nU S RADIUM CORP 30 CHURCH ST NEWYORK NY\nUNITED STATES\nI HAVE JUST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING WIRE FROM THE NEWYORK WORLD\nQUOTE CORA\nSEVEN EMPLOYES OF US RADIUM CORP HAVE DIED FROM WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE\nNEW OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE CALLED RADIUM NECROSIS STOP SIX WERE DIAL\nPAINTERS WHO HAD HABIT OF TOUCHING BRUSHES TO LIPS STOP SEVENTH WAS\nDR EDWIN LEMAN CHIEF CHEMIST STOP PROFESSOR C H VIOL OF PITTSBURGH\nSUGGESTS MESOTHORUM CAUSE OF DEATHS STOP WOULD BE PLEASE TO.\nCLASS OF SERVICE\nSYMBOL\nCLASS OF SERVICE\nSYMBOL\nWEST ERN UNION\nTELEGRAM\nTELEGRAM\nDAY LETTER\nBLUE\nDAY LETTER\nBLUE\nMESSAGE\nNITE\nNIGHT MESSAGE\nNIT\nWESTERN UNION\nNIGh\nTFR\nM\nNIGHT LETTER\nNIGHT LETTER\nNL\nee symbols\nnon\nme check (number of\nTELEGRAM\nIf none of these three symbols\nne'\nis a telegram. Other-\nappears after the check (number of\ncharacter is indicated by the\nwords) this is a telegram. Other-\nsymbol appearing after the check.\nNEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT\nGEORGE W.E. ATKINS, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT\nwise its character is indicated by the\nsymbol appearing after the check.\nReceived at\nThe filing time as shown in the date line on full-rate telegrams and day letters, and the time of receipt at destination as shown on all messages, is STANDARD TIME.\nCB91 SHEET 2\nHAVE YOUR FULL OPINION REGARDING NATURE OF DISEASE IN GENERAL AND\nVIOL THEORY IN PARTICULAR STOP END OF WORLDS WIRE I HAVE WIRED THE\nRECEIVED JUN22 1925\nWORLD AS FOLLOWS QUO TE I AM INCLINED TO THINK YOUR SOURCES OF\nINFORMATION UNRELIABLE ON STATEMENTS YOU MAKE IN YOUR TELEGRAM TO ME\nSTOP I WILL INVESTIGATE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TOMORROW STOP I HAVE BEEN\nPRODUCING MESOTHORIUM FOR EIGHT YEARS BUT I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY\nUNITED STATES\nHARMFUL EFFECTS TO MYSELF OR TO OTHERS WORKING FOR ME STOP END OF\nRADIUM CORP.\nWIRE TO WORLD I AM TELEGRAPHING VIOL A COPY OF WORLDS WIRE TO ME AND\nMY REPLY TO THE WORLD.\nnree symbols\neck (number of\ncelegram. Other-\nBORAM\nIt none -!\nappears after the ct.\nWis\naracter is indicated by the\nwords) this is a tel\nsymbol appearing after the check.\nNEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT\ner-\nGEORGE W.E. ATKINS, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT\nwise its character is in\nLed Dy the\nsymbol appearing after the check.\nThe filing time as shown in the date line on full-rate telegrams and day letters, and the time of receipt at destination as shown on all messages, is STANDARD TIME.\nReceived at\nCB\n91 SHEET 3\nAND HAVE ADDED THE FOLLOWING TO DO VIOL STOP IN so SERIOUS A MATTER\nI SHOULD BE SURPRISED IF YOU ALLOWED YOURSELF TO BE QUOTED AS STATED\nBY THE WORLDS WIRE TO ME WHEN THERE IS NO TONGIBLE EVIDENCE AVAILABLE\nRECEIVED\nSTOP NOW DR VIOL IF YOU ARE BEING MISQUOTED I SUGGEST YOU WIRE THE\nJUN 22 1925\nWORLD DIRECTLY END OF WIRE TO VIOL STOP NOW MR ROEDER I SHALL BE GLAD\nTO HEAR FROM YOU BY WIRE OR I WILL CALL YOU BY PHONE IF YOU so DESIRE\nHERBERT N MCCOY.\nUNITED STATES\nRADIUM CORP."
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