Document J.402 · death report (news item) · transcription: verbatim
Redlands Daily Facts (Redlands, Calif.), Friday 17 April 1925, page 7 (Second Section), "Second Death In Upland Well"; newspapers.com image 994549384.
- repository
- newspapers.com, Redlands Daily Facts, 17 Apr 1925, p. 7 (image 994549384)
- date
- 1925-04-17
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| George William Cooper | deceased | William G Cooper 1875–1925 | death: Euclid Water Company well, 17th Street and Benson Avenue, Upland, San Bernardino Co., Calif. residence: Alta Loma section [San Bernardino Co., Calif.] occupation: well worker (hoist operator) |
| Joseph Cooper | child | Joseph B. Cooper 1905–1951 |
What this document records
The cooper datum
George William Cooper, 49, a widower recently come from Texas, killed by a collapsing hoist at a well at Upland, Calif.; lived at Alta Loma with his son Joseph Cooper, also a well worker; accidental verdict.
Reading notes
The item is datelined 'UPLAND, April 17' and says 'killed today'; FamilySearch gives 16 Apr 1925, and the Ontario Daily Report of 17 Apr refers to the accident as 'yesterday' (snippet). Both recorded; not resolved here. The middle paragraph (the earlier Linder accident) is elided above. 2026-10-16 - THIS DATELINE IS NOW THE ODD ONE OUT, and the catalog says so rather than leaving the question open. The Ontario Daily Report of THURSDAY 16 APRIL, found and filed as [J.555], carries the story on page 1 and says the accident happened 'this morning at 9 o'clock'; the same paper of the 17th calls it 'yesterday' (the snippet already noted above). So BOTH Ontario issues agree on the 16th. AND THE INQUEST SETTLES THE SHAPE OF IT: this item says 'At the inquest this afternoon before Deputy Coroner Emmett Waters at the scene of the accident, an accidental verdict was returned', and [J.555] reports that same inquest - same deputy coroner, 3 o'clock, partly at the scene - as being held on the afternoon of the 16th. It is one inquest, and the Redlands paper has placed it a day late along with the death. ⇒ A paper in the next county picking up a neighbouring town's story and re-dating it 'today' is the ordinary explanation. William G Cooper now records 16 April 1925; the California Death Index's 15 April [F.367] remains a separate and unexplained disagreement.
What this document does not say
His parents, birthplace or birth date.