Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 187, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1916 — DENIES THAT SHARK ATE HIM [ARTICLE]

DENIES THAT SHARK ATE HIM

Mr. Baldwin Positively Refutes Story of His Taking Off by ManEating Fish. Berkeley, Cal. —George H. Baldwin positively denies that he was eaten by a shark, despite seemingly overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Recently a man-eating shark was killed off Catnlina island, and when Its interior was examined fragments of a man’s coat were found, to which was attached a pin of the American Society of Civil Engineers, bearing Baldwin’* name. His demise was announced i some newspapers and his wife begaj| to receive scores of telegrams and letters of condolence. Mrs. Baldwin some months ago gave away one of Baldj win’s old coats, from which she forget to remove the pin. ,