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Today, a century ago · Wednesday, October 20, 1926Edition: Milwaukee, The Milwaukee Leader

100 years ago today: Wednesday, October 20, 1926

The Milwaukee Leader was printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is its front page from today's date in 1926.

The Milwaukee Leader

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

“Wife, Sister and Brother Are at His Bed side; Host of Friends Ask for News of”

Scan of the original clipping: Wife, Sister and Brother Are at His Bed side; Host of Friends Ask for News of

OCR text: Condition. ELMHURST, lll.—The condition of Eugene V. Debs, five times Socialist candidate for president, was unchanged at 10:20 a. m. today. His personal physician at that hour reported that “the end is almost in sight.” Debs is now un conscious and recognizes

OCR text from The Milwaukee Leader, Milwaukee, page 1. See the original page. Library of Congress, Chronicling America.

Front page of The Milwaukee Leader, Wednesday, October 20, 1926
The full front page as printed. Public domain scan, Library of Congress.

Questions from readers

What happened on Wednesday, October 20, 1926?

Front pages that day led with: “Wife, Sister and Brother Are at His Bed side; Host of Friends Ask for News of”. Each story above is quoted from the original page.

Is this the real newspaper?

Yes. Every headline and story is taken from the scanned page and its OCR text at the Library of Congress. OCR can misread letters, so the scan is shown next to the text.