People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1893 — Death of Philanthropist. [ARTICLE]

Death of Philanthropist.

Cleveland, 0., March 29.—Mr. John L. Woods, the well-known banker and philanthropist of this city, died Monday night at Augusta, Ga., where he had gone for th? benefit of his health. In past years Mr. Woods was known to be a man of large wealth. He gave away the great bulk of his fortune. His gifts to the medical department of Western Reserve universitv alone have aggregated $250,000. ‘To the Women's college he gave $50,000 and to many similar institutions he gave in the same generous proportion.