"basket case" slightly antedated (?) to Jan. 1919

[Stephen Goranson]

OED has March 28, 1919.

Plain Dealer, page 8 col. 4
Publication Date:
January 18, 1919
Published as:
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
Location:
Cleveland, Ohio
Headline:
Absurd Stories Without Basis No "Basket Cases" in Big New York Hospital, Correspondent Says
Article Type:
News/Opinion

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New-York tribune., January 21, 1919, Page 7, Image 7 col. 4
LaGuardia Finds Hospital No. 3 is Above Criticism
Reports of Serious "Basket Cases" Are Untrue, Says Representative....

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Stephen Goranson
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