April 29, 1907
Hollywood
Hollywood has been rife with excited talk over the recent death of area man T. C. Hoagland. Hoagland, of Olive Street, raised the interest of locals when his formerly attending physicians, unsure of the cause of this life’s cessation, refused to sign a death certificate after Hoagland’s demise. Hoagland’s cadaver was handed over to a Dr. G. W. Campbell, who therefore performed an autopsy. The rumors afloat among Hoagland’s Hollywood neighbors were lessened somewhat when it was revealed that there had been no foul play; rather, Hoagland had simply died of alcoholism. This should have come as a surprise to no-one, given Hoagland’s reputation for heavy drinking, but the rumors remain unquelled. An inquest has been ordered and the Coroner shall further investigate Hoagland’s death.
