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Day in the Life

Sep 2, 1898

Journal Entry

September 02, 1898 ~ Friday

Friday Sept 2nd The following telegram was received
at the President's office

San Francisco, Sept 2, 10.05 a.m.

.
President Woodruff is dead. He left us at
6.40 this morning. Break the news to his family.
He slept peacefully all night and passed away without
movement.

Geo. Q. Cannon

To Prest. Jos F. Smith.

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Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
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President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California

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Sep 2, 1898