Clara Stephens Bloodgood Laimbeer, a 39-year-old White female and prominent Broadway stage actress, tragically took her own life on December 5, 1907, in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, she had built a career that saw her achieve recognition and acclaim for her theatrical talents.
On that Thursday evening, Laimbeer was found deceased in her room at the Hotel Stratford. The cause of her death was determined to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. At the time, it was beli
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