ˈædəmz kˈɪld hɪmsˈɛlf ɪn wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, dˈiː.sˈiː., ˌɔn dʒˈuːn wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks, baɪ ʃˈuːɾɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf ˈæftɚ hˈɛvi lˈɔsᵻz ɪn stˈɑːk spˌɛkjʊlˈeɪʃən.
Adams killed himself in Washington, D.C., on June 1, 1906, by shooting himself after heavy losses in stock speculation.