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Jeannette Rankin's major rival in the Republican primary and was defeated by her. On May 5, 1917, he committed suicide on the steps of an "undertaking establishment" by swallowing
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Jeannette Rankin, Montana Congresswoman".
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Miss Rankin's Rival at Polls A Suicide: Jacob Crull, Whom She
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Annual Report of the Board of
Railroad Commission...of the State...
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Montana House of Representatives
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