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	We've been watching closely for two things... girls smoking cigars and girls playing pool. We've seen both but not at the same time. The girls who smoke cigars never play pool and the girls who play pool never smoke cigars... not simultaneously anyway. .		We've been watching closely for two things... girls smoking cigars and girls playing pool. We've seen both but not at the same time. The girls who smoke cigars never play pool and the girls who play pool never smoke cigars... not simultaneously anyway. .

	A pool playing girl can generally retain the artifacts of feminity. The table at the [[Belvedere\|Belevedere]] gets a good play from the girls on certain nights of the week and they have a decided charm in me way they delicately hold the cue, poise themselves on tip toe and send the balls merrily winging across the beige.		A pool playing girl can generally retain the artifacts of feminity. The table at the [[Belvedere\|Belevedere]] gets a good play from the girls on certain nights of the week and they have a decided charm in the way they delicately hold the cue, poise themselves on tip toe and send the balls merrily winging across the beige.

	In the old days it would have been the "green" but on the new tables around town the surface is covered with beige. And worse than that, the chalk is orange so there is really no resemblance to the game your father and mine played at Billy Hayes' parlor in the old [[Riverside Inn]].		In the old days it would have been the "green" but on the new tables around town the surface is covered with beige. And worse than that, the chalk is orange so there is really no resemblance to the game your father and mine played at Billy Hayes' parlor in the old [[Riverside Inn]].

	Of the few older, players who have become addicted to the new foreshortened tables [[Mose DeForge]] carries his own chalk, probably purloined from Sam Sherman's pool palace beneath the pavement of [[Berkeley Hotel\|Berkeley]] hill. Beware of a chalk carrier!		Of the few older, players who have become addicted to the new foreshortened tables [[Mose DeForge]] carries his own chalk, probably purloined from [[Palace Billiard Academy\|Sam Sherman's pool palace]] beneath the pavement of [[Berkeley Hotel\|Berkeley]] hill. Beware of a chalk carrier!

	Mose is a top grade player and puts so much "English" on each shot that he must chalk up before every attempt. The tables have been in long enough to separate the men from the boys but not long enough to separate the girls from the women, but that day is coming... its in the book.		Mose is a top grade player and puts so much "English" on each shot that he must chalk up before every attempt. The tables have been in long enough to separate the men from the boys but not long enough to separate the girls from the women, but that day is coming... its in the book.

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 '''Children:''' William Shakespeare ("Shakes") McLaughlin and Shannon McLaughlin Stratton
-'''William McLaughlin''' was born in Saranac Lake on August 14, 1917, the son of [[Hugh McLaughlin|Hugh]] and [[Hugh McLaughlin|Hazel (English) McLaughlin]]. He attended local schools and went on to college, where he contracted tuberculosis and was forced to return to his hometown for treatment.
+'''William McLaughlin''' was born in Saranac Lake on August 14, 1917, the son of [[Hugh McLaughlin|Hugh]] and [[Hugh McLaughlin|Hazel (English) McLaughlin]]. He attended local schools and went on to college, where he [[TB patient|contracted tuberculosis]] and was forced to return to his hometown for treatment.
 He was a popular photographer who specialized in newspaper images. He was employed by the ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'' for many years. He was also a well regarded cartoonist, newspaper reporter and columnist. He was a familiar sight around town, with his tan trench coat and his camera. He covered many events locally, including the various board meetings, fires, and any event that was newsworthy.
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 I kept one memento. At Ludington, I shared a room with a guy from South America. He had a snazzy red and black tie with little gold threads. I often admired it, so he said, “I’m never going to get out of here alive. When I’m dead, you can have the tie.” Well, he died during the night and they took his body out while I was sleeping. The next morning when I discovered he was gone, I looked in his closet for that tie. Sure enough, his suit and the tie were gone. I put one of my own ties under my arm, called a taxi, and went to the undertaker. I guess he had people from New York who were coming up to claim the body. There he was in the box, all dressed with the snazzy tie, waiting for his relatives. I just exchanged ties. I still wear it for special functions. God, my wife hates that tie.

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	By [[Charles Decker\|CHARLES DECKER]]		By [[Charles Decker\|CHARLES DECKER]]

	SARANAC LAKE - Daily Enterprise columnist Bill McLaughlin, whose colorful accounts of village life captured readers' hearts and imaginations, died Sunday at his [[~~Franklin Avenue\|~~Franklin Avenue]] home after a lengthy, illness. He was 68 years old.		SARANAC LAKE - Daily Enterprise columnist Bill McLaughlin, whose colorful accounts of village life captured readers' hearts and imaginations, died Sunday at his [[Franklin Avenue]] home after a lengthy, illness. He was 68 years old.

	An inimitable wordsmith, McLaughlin chronicled his hometown and the mountains surrounding it for nearly four decades. He began his distinguished writing career with the ''Enterprise'' as a reporter in 1950, and wrote his last column for the paper on Nov. 16, 1985.		An inimitable wordsmith, McLaughlin chronicled his hometown and the mountains surrounding it for nearly four decades. He began his distinguished writing career with the ''Enterprise'' as a reporter in 1950, and wrote his last column for the paper on Nov. 16, 1985.

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	It was during this period that several significant changes occurred in his life. The first was the overnight transformation of his mop of straight hair into a tangle of curls, which won him mention in a, 1942 Ripley's Believe lt Or Not" cartoon.		It was during this period that several significant changes occurred in his life. The first was the overnight transformation of his mop of straight hair into a tangle of curls, which won him mention in a, 1942 Ripley's Believe lt Or Not" cartoon.

	It was also at this time that McLaughlin learned he was suffering from tuberculosis, prompting an immediate return to Saranac Lake where he spent several months taking the cure at Trudeau and in bed on the upper floor of the old [[St. Regis Hotel\|St. Regis Hotel]] on [[~~Bloomingdale Avenue\|~~Bloomingdale Avenue]], which was run by his grandfather.		It was also at this time that McLaughlin learned he was suffering from tuberculosis, prompting an immediate return to Saranac Lake where he spent several months taking the cure at Trudeau and in bed on the upper floor of the old [[St. Regis Hotel\|St. Regis Hotel]] on [[Bloomingdale Avenue]], which was run by his grandfather.

	After recovering, he met [[Margaret McLaughlin\|Margaret Gage]], a nurse, whom he married in 1947. The couple had two children, William Jr. and Shannon, both of whom live in Saranac Lake.		After recovering, he met [[Margaret McLaughlin\|Margaret Gage]], a nurse, whom he married in 1947. The couple had two children, William Jr. and Shannon, both of whom live in Saranac Lake.

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	I used to bellhop and tend bar. A lot of my friends worked in the [[cure cottages\|cure cottages]] but that would have scared me.		I used to bellhop and tend bar. A lot of my friends worked in the [[cure cottages\|cure cottages]] but that would have scared me.

	After I graduated from [[~~Saranac Lake High School\|~~Saranac Lake High School]] in ’34, I went off to Syracuse University to study game management and journalism. The next summer I worked on a forest preserve in Iowa. That’s where I got it. When I got back in Syracuse, I started coughing up blood while pole vaulting. The coach said not to worry that it was probably just pleurisy. I was running myself to the ground. By the time I came home for vacation, I was running a fever, still coughing up blood, and couldn’t eat. I spent two weeks in my room at the St. Regis, afraid to move less the blood would start again.		After I graduated from [[Saranac Lake High School]] in ’34, I went off to Syracuse University to study game management and journalism. The next summer I worked on a forest preserve in Iowa. That’s where I got it. When I got back in Syracuse, I started coughing up blood while pole vaulting. The coach said not to worry that it was probably just pleurisy. I was running myself to the ground. By the time I came home for vacation, I was running a fever, still coughing up blood, and couldn’t eat. I spent two weeks in my room at the St. Regis, afraid to move less the blood would start again.

	Then I went to [[Trudeau Sanatorium\|Trudeau]] and had a great three or four years. I couldn’t say enough about Trudeau. I was sick enough that I never got out of [[Ludington Infirmary\|Ludington Infirmary]] so I never knew what it was like to be in the cottages or that type of patient care. We probably had as much fun at Ludington, even without as much liberty. It was a fun place to be sick. The place was loaded with young people. We had twenty-five or thirty new student nurses every six weeks from Rochester, Albany, and New York, so there was a great social atmosphere. Romances were going all the time. Some of these girls had never before been away from home.		Then I went to [[Trudeau Sanatorium\|Trudeau]] and had a great three or four years. I couldn’t say enough about Trudeau. I was sick enough that I never got out of [[Ludington Infirmary\|Ludington Infirmary]] so I never knew what it was like to be in the cottages or that type of patient care. We probably had as much fun at Ludington, even without as much liberty. It was a fun place to be sick. The place was loaded with young people. We had twenty-five or thirty new student nurses every six weeks from Rochester, Albany, and New York, so there was a great social atmosphere. Romances were going all the time. Some of these girls had never before been away from home.

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	'''William McLaughlin''' was born in Saranac Lake on August 14, 1917, the son of [[Hugh McLaughlin\|Hugh]] and [[Hugh McLaughlin\|Hazel (English) McLaughlin]]. He attended local schools and went on to college, where he contracted tuberculosis and was forced to return to his hometown for treatment.		'''William McLaughlin''' was born in Saranac Lake on August 14, 1917, the son of [[Hugh McLaughlin\|Hugh]] and [[Hugh McLaughlin\|Hazel (English) McLaughlin]]. He attended local schools and went on to college, where he contracted tuberculosis and was forced to return to his hometown for treatment.

	He was a popular photographer who specialized in newspaper images. He was employed by the ''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'' for many years. He was also a well regarded cartoonist, newspaper reporter and columnist. He was a familiar sight around town, with his tan trench coat and his camera. He covered many events locally, including the various board meetings, fires, and any event that was newsworthy.		He was a popular photographer who specialized in newspaper images. He was employed by the ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'' for many years. He was also a well regarded cartoonist, newspaper reporter and columnist. He was a familiar sight around town, with his tan trench coat and his camera. He covered many events locally, including the various board meetings, fires, and any event that was newsworthy.
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	''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]. ''January 13, 1986		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]. ''January 13, 1986

	'''Columnist Bill McLaughlin dies after long illness'''		'''Columnist Bill McLaughlin dies after long illness'''

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	He was a great storyteller with a lively imagination and wry sense of humor. In earlier years while swimming, he used to tell the young neighborhood children that the cruel scar on his back was the result of a shark bite.		He was a great storyteller with a lively imagination and wry sense of humor. In earlier years while swimming, he used to tell the young neighborhood children that the cruel scar on his back was the result of a shark bite.

	I was born in Saranac Lake in 1917. After my parents broke up, I lived mostly with my grandfather. His name was [[John English\|John English]]. He owned the [[Hotel St. Regis\|St. Regis]], a local hotel. Now there was a lively place. A lot of interesting people came through the doors; [[~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Clyde_Beatty\|Clyde Beatty]] stayed when the circus was in town, [[~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Paul_Whitman\|Paul Whitman]], [[~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Tom_Mix\|Tom Mix]], a guy who used to come in with an anteater, [[~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Legs_Diamond\|Legs Diamond]] and some showgirls. It was a great education. Legs Diamond’s brother, [[Eddie Diamond\|Jack]], cured there before he died. They were pretty close. I guess both boys prostituted their health by the way they were living.		I was born in Saranac Lake in 1917. After my parents broke up, I lived mostly with my grandfather. His name was [[John English\|John English]]. He owned the [[Hotel St. Regis\|St. Regis]], a local hotel. Now there was a lively place. A lot of interesting people came through the doors; [[Wikipedia:Clyde_Beatty\|Clyde Beatty]] stayed when the circus was in town, [[Wikipedia:Paul_Whitman\|Paul Whitman]], [[Wikipedia:Tom_Mix\|Tom Mix]], a guy who used to come in with an anteater, [[Wikipedia:Legs_Diamond\|Legs Diamond]] and some showgirls. It was a great education. Legs Diamond’s brother, [[Eddie Diamond\|Jack]], cured there before he died. They were pretty close. I guess both boys prostituted their health by the way they were living.

	I used to bellhop and tend bar. A lot of my friends worked in the [[cure cottages\|cure cottages]] but that would have scared me.		I used to bellhop and tend bar. A lot of my friends worked in the [[cure cottages\|cure cottages]] but that would have scared me.

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	''The following interview is part of the [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~Ree_Rickard_Oral_History_Interviews\|Ree Rickard's oral history interviews]] conducted in 1987.''		''The following interview is part of the [[Ree_Rickard_Oral_History_Interviews\|Ree Rickard's oral history interviews]] conducted in 1987.''

	'''THE TRUDEAU PATIENT'''		'''THE TRUDEAU PATIENT'''

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