Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1916 — NECROLOGY [ARTICLE]

NECROLOGY

Jan. 2.—Karl Goldmark, famous composer, in Vienna. Jan. s.—Mme. Jeanne Gerville-Reache, ppera star, at New York. Jan. 10.—Marshall P. Wilder, author and humorist, at St. Paul. Feb. 4.—Mrs. M. E. BraddOn, English novelist. Feb. s.—Edward Tilden, Chicago packer. Feb. 12.—James Creelman, war correspondent, in Berlin. Fanny Crosby, famous blind hymn writer, in Bridgeport. Conn. Feb. 16.—Emil Charles Waldteufel, French composer, at Paris. Feb. 18.—Frank James, once notorious bandit, at Excelsior Springs, Mo. March 12.—Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Sr„ at Pocantlco Hills, N. Y. Count Sergius Julovich Witte, in Petrograd. March 14.—Aviator Lincoln Beachey dropped 8,000 feet to death at San Francisco. March 15—Walter Crane, artist, lecturer, writer, in London, aged seventy. Capt. Henry King, , editor St. Louis Globe-Democrat. March 20.—Charles Francis Adams, publicist and historian. In Washington. March 24.—Morgan Robertson, author, at Atlantic City. . March BL—Baron Nathan Mayer Rothschild, in London. April 6.—Lyman B. Glover, theatrical manager, at Chicago. Curtis Guild. Jr., former governor of Massachusetts, at Boston. April 7.—F. Hopkinson Smith, engineer, artist and author, in New York. April 13.—William R. Nelson, editor Kansas City Star, at Kansas City. - April 16.—Former United States Benator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island. April 18.—Baron Herbert de Reuter, managing director of Reuter's Telegram company, committed suicide in England. May Ex-Congresman Charles E. Littlefield of Maine In New York. . June 29,—O’Donovan Rossa, Irish pa.triot, in New York. July 2.—Gen. Porflrio Diaz, former president of Mextco, in Paris. July 10—Archbishop James-E. Quigley of’’Chicago, at Buffalo. July 12—Col. A. J. Blethen, publisher Seattle Times. Julv 13—Dr. J. A- Holmes, director of federal bureau of mines, at Denver. July 16—St. Clair McKelway, editor of the Brooklyn Eagle. July 17.—Sarah Cowell Le Moyne, noted actress. July 26—Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, editor of Oxford English dictionary. Aug. 4—Maarten Maartens, novelist. In Zelst, Holland. Aug. 6—Gen. B. F. Tracy, former secretary of navy, at New York. Aug. 9.—George Fitch, editor and humorist, at Berkeley, Cal. Aug. 17.—Rrlg. Gen. John C. Black, Civil wan veteran, former congressman at large from Illinois and foriner president of U. S. civil seryice commission, at Chicago. Aug. 19.—Cardinal Seraflno Vannutelli. dean of the sacred college, at Rome. Aug. 20—Dr. faul Erlich, discoverer of s&lvarsan. at Bad Homburg. Dr. C. J. Finlay, who discovered yellow fever was transmitted bjt mosquitoes, at Havana. Cuba. Aug. 28—John D. Long, former secretary of the navy, at Hingham, Mass. -- Sept. 9—Albert G. < Bpaldlng in San -DMgO. TCal- v:Sept 11.—Sir William C. Van Horne, former president Canadian Pacific railroad. _ William Sprague, war governor of Rhode Island and former senator. Sept. 21—Ambony Comstock, vice crusader, at Summit, N. J. Sept, 26.—J* Ketr Hardie, British labor leader, at Glasgow. ' ~ y v .

Oct. T.-Rt. Rev. Robert Cod man. Episcopal bishop of Maine, at Boston. Oct. 9.—Daniel M. Houser, publisher Of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Oct. 11.— Heprf Fabre, French entomologist. Oct. 16.—Sir Lionel Carden. British diplomat, In London. I Oct. 25.—Paul Hervlsu, French dramatic author. Oct. 30.—Sir Charles Tapper, Canadian statesmen, at Bexley Heath. England. - Oct. 81—Blanehw'-Waleh. actress. at - ‘, - i Cleveland, v. Nov. L—E. W. Pretorlus. publisher of St Louis Times,, committed suicide. Herman Ridder. publisher New York Staats Zeitung. at New York. Lewis Waller, noted actor, in London. Nov. 6.—P. A. B. Wldener, Philadelphia financier. ts. Nov. 9.—E. S. Willard, noted actor, in London. Nov. 14.—Booker T. Washington, noted negro educator, at Tuskegee. Ala. Nov. 16.—Former Senator Jullua C. Burrows at Kalamazoo. Mich. Dec. #—August Pitou. actor and playwright, at Hobesound. Fla. f Dec. L—Gen. Jesua Rabl. hero of Caban wars, at Santiago. t . Edward SmUh. presldent American Shipbuilding company, at Buffalo. Dec. 9.—Stephen Phillips, English poet. Dec. 10;—Lt. Gol. C. 8. Bromwell, head of army engineer corps in Hawaii, committed suicide. Abraham Gruber, prominent New York BOlltlclan. Dec. 12.-Former U. B.' Senator F. ML Cockrell at Washington. Earl of Glasgow at Falrllne. Scotland. Dec. 15.—Viscount Alverstone, former lord chief justice of Great Britain.