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James Padrta (Paderta)

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

STATUS: 
Victim
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Place of Death:
GENDER:
M
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ETHNICITY:
Bohemian
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At the time of the tragedy.

AGE:
23
MARITAL STATUS:
Single
ROLE:
passenger

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CEMETERY:
Bohemian National
OTHER NOTES:

...had just recovered from pneumonia...

James Padrta was a Chicago cab driver. He had just recovered from a bout of pneumonia and had worked only a month when the Eastland Disaster claimed his life. He left behind at home his mother and a younger brother.

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