1 Preparation of this data base was made possible in part by the financial support of the National Institute of Chiropractic Research 2950 North Seventh Street, Suite 200, Phoenix AZ 85014 USA (602) 224-0296; www.nicr.org Chirobituaries filename: Chirobituaries 04/05/16 word count: 71,769 Joseph C. Keating, Jr., Ph.D. Color Code: 6135 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85012-1232 USA Red & Magenta: questionable or uncertain information (602) 264-3182; [email protected] Green: for emphasis; Blue: not yet abstracted Year/Volume Index to the Journal of the National Chiropractic (212) 305-7931; FAX: (212) 305-6097 Association (1949-1963), formerly National Chiropractic Journal URL: http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/library/archives/index.html (1939-1948), formerly The Chiropractic Journal (1933-1938), ___________________________________________ formerly Journal of the International Chiropractic Congress (1931- 1932) and Journal of the National Chiropractic Association (1930- 1905 (Nov 9, Thursday): DD's fourth wife, Villa, dies in Davenport 1932): (Gielow, 1981, p. 99; Rehm, 1980, p. 271); according to the Year Vol. Year Vol. Year Vol. Year Vol. Davenport Democrat & Leader (p. 8): 1941 10 1951 21 1961 31 MRS. DR. PALMER DIES SUDDENLY 1942 11 1952 22 1962 32 Took Overdose of Morphine at Early Hour This Morning 1933 1 1943 12 1953 23 1963 33 Her Death Followed at 8:30 O’Clock at the Family Residence, 1518 1934 3 1944 14 1954 24 Rock Island Street 1935 4 1945 15 1955 25 Mrs. Alvilla Palmer, wife of Dr. D.D. Palmer, the well known 1936 5 1946 16 1956 26 president of the Palmer Infirmary and School of Chiropractic, died 1937 6 1947 17 1957 27 suddenly this morning at 8:30 o’clock at the family home, 1518 Rock 1938 7 1948 18 1958 28 Island street. 1939 8 1949 19 1959 29 A sad it was occasioned by se of morphine, she swallowing a full 1940 9 1950 20 1960 30 grain of the deadly drug and her death following shortly thereafter. ___________________________________________ Mrs. Palmer has been in poor health for many years, during a large Other Resources: portion of which she was might be called an invalid. She not only worried over her ills but suffered greatly by reason thereof. Some 2003 (Mar 27): forwarded from Glenda Wiese years ago she figured in a runaway accident while driving a team of ([email protected]): ponies, at which time she suffered a fracture of the spine. -----Original Message----- The maiden name of the deceased was Alvilla Thomas. She was a From: Stephen E. Novak [mailto:[email protected]] great niece of General George Thomas, one of the brave leaders in the Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 2:20 PM Revolutionary war, and this spirit of patriotism which took such an Subject: Alumni Obituary Database early root in the family, was inherited by the deceased. Archives and Special Collections at Columbia University's She was married to Dr. Palmer in Rock Island 18 years ago and Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library is pleased to announce the possessed a large circle of acquaintances in the Tri-Cities who will be addition of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Obituary Database grieved to learn of her death. Coroner Lambach was notified of Mrs. to its web page. It contains approximately 5,700 death notices that Palmer’s sudden death and decided to hold an inquest late this have appeared in "P&S," the medical school's alumni magazine, as well afternoon. as in the "Columbia Alumni Bulletin" (1911-1957). Obituaries dating Mrs. Palmer was an active member of the Women’s Relief Corps from 1911 to the present are included, with 1850 being the earliest and the funeral will be held under their auspices from the late home on class represented. Rock Island street at 9 o’clock Saturday morning. All members of the To access the database please click on: W.R.C. order in the Tri-Cities are cordially invited to attend. http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/library/archives/archdbs.html Interment will take place at Riverside cemetery in Moline, where a Besides P&S alumni, entries for some P&S faculty members, and father, mother and brother lie buried in the family plot. for recipients of Columbia's Doctor of Medical Science degree (MSD), Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) and Certificate in c1911?: Eva Marsh DC dies (Ritter, 1991) Psychoanalytical Medicine (PSY) are also included. The database will be updated quarterly. 1913 (Oct 22): Los Angeles Times reports: The database was designed by Theresa Collins, Ph.D., Archival After Six Weeks. Consultant, with the information being entered by Thomas Leiner, __________ Archives Technician. Dead From Blow of Son’s Auto For more information, please contact: __________ Stephen E. Novak, Head, Archives & Special Collections FOUNDER OF “CHIROPRACTIC PASSES IN THIS CITY Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library, Columbia University __________ 701 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032 Chirobituaries Keating 2 Accident in Parade of National Convention at Davenport, Enlivened and lateness of this notice; for, tho we had our viewpoints, he was our by Alleged Jealousy Between Two, Ends Fatally - Father Resented Father. Loss of First Place in Line. __________ 1922: according toThe Scientific Chiropractor 1938 (Feb); After a lingering illness of six weeks, Dr. D.D. Palmer, the 3[12]: 7 originator of the so-called chiropractic method of healing, died at his -photo and obituary for Benson S. Bullis, M.D., D.C., notes he home, No. 420 Vernon avenue, yesterday morning. was 87, would have been 88 on May 24, 1938; claims Bullis Dr. Palmer was injured six weeks ago while attending the national was "the oldest practicing person of his profession in the convention of chiropractic, held in Davenport, Iowa, in September. United States" and: The accident occurred during the parade of the convention members, A native of Canada, he came to the United States at the age of 14 Dr. Palmer being struck by the automobile driven by his son, Dr. B.T. to enlist in the Union Army during the Civil War. His application Palmer, who is the present head of the Davenport College of was rejected because of his youth. Chiropractic, the school founded by his father. Dr. Palmer was At 20 he married and later enrolled at a Kingston, Ontario, college. always very proud of the college, but owing to an estrangement After winning a license for both medical and drugless practices, he between father and son, which occurred ten years ago, Dr. Palmer Sr. became associated with Dr. D.D. Palmer in the development of has of late years devoted himself to the Los Angeles college. chiropractic treatment. During the convention in Davenport last September, Dr. Palmer is Dr. Bullis established residence in Hayward in 1922, maintaining a said to have resented very bitterly the fact that his son had been practice both here and in Oakland. assigned first place in the street parade and refused to ride in one of He leaves his widow, Mrs. Sarah B. Bullis, and five children; the automobiles following the one occupied by his son. While the Benson F. Bullis and Mrs. Margaret B. Carleton of Englewood; parade was in progress the elder man stepped out in front of the line George H. Bullis of medford, Ore.; Mrs. Grace E. Adams of Glendale; and was accidentally struck in the back by his son’s automobile. The and Fred R. Bullis of Omaha. Two other children, Mrs. Hattie R. shock proved too much for one of his age and he never regained his Deper and Dr. Zelora H. Bullis have passed away. strength. Dr. Palmer has been a resident of Los Angeles for the past two 1924 (Jan): Albert Abrams MD (of Electronic Reactions and years, coming here from Portland, Or. He was 69 years of age. radionics) dies (Booth, 1924, p. 693) The funeral services will be conducted from the Pierce Brothers undertaking parlors, Wednesday at 10 o’clock a.m. 1924 (Jan): Chirogram reports: Dr. Palmer leaves a widow in this city and a son and a daughter in -notes death of Albert Abrams MD due to pneumonia (p. 4) the East. 1924 (June): Chirogram, now published by LACC, reports: 1913 (Nov 1): Fountain Head News (2[38]:1) reports: -notes death of Harry Ellington Brook, ND, editor of a column in D.D. PALMER IS DEAD the Los Angeles Sunday Times called "The Care of the Body" LONG LIVE D.D. PALMER (p. 3) The troubles are now buried; they exist only in memory. The things good come to the front. His flesh no more is animated by 1924: The Vertebra ("Volume II, published by the Senior Class, spirit; but, long live the spirit. 1924, New York College of Chiropractic") is the yearbook of He gave birth to Chiropractic. It did not die with him. He gave it the New York School of Chiropractic at 360 West 125th St., to you and I to carry on. NYC (in my Adler file); includes His spirit passed on Oct. 20th, 1913 at 8 a.m. His age was 68. -Wolf Adler authors obituary for (pp. 22-3): The funeral was held Oct. 22nd, 1913. On that day The P.S.C. held Dr. John Notman Wilkie... an Honor service. Dr. John Notman Wilkie, Born in Carlton Place, Ontario, Canada, The speakers were S.H. Weed, D.D., who named "Chiropractic", April 10th 1869, passed from us to his last resting place January L.H. Nutting, more generally known as "Uncle Howard" to our 24th, 1924... Dr. Wilkie came to the United States in his early youth.