Death of Sheridan Great Soldier in Nonquitt
Gen. Phil H. Sheridan died at his Nonquitt cottage in Massachusetts Sunday night at 10 20 from heart trouble. The end followed a rapid decline after months of alarm, with doctors and family hopeful until sudden failure. Col M V Sheridan confirmed the serious condition as he aged under oxygen and electric treatments.
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Phil H. Sheridan
Robert O'Reilly
Washington
Dr. O'Reilly
Dr. Pepper
University of Pennsylvania
Col. M. V. Sheridan
Sheridan
John W. Hall
Danville
Elisha Allen
George Smith
Grape Creek
Fuller
Chicago
Belmont
Sheridan’s Deathbed Acknowledges Civil War General’s Career
A review recounts General Philip Sheridan’s final hours in Boston to Nonquitt Massachusetts as his illness worsened from valvular heart trouble. It notes five surgeons, his wife and four children at his bedside, and his heroic endurance before death at 10:20 p.m. Also covered are his long military rise from West Point through Chickamauga Five Forks and his final role as Army chief.
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Galena
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Daviess County
Chicago
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Labor Bureau
J. Sherman Hall
Chisago Board of Trade
Bethlehem
Litchfield County
Conn
A. T. Stewart & Co
Richland City
Wis
Green, Daley & Co
Sherman, Hall & Co
Illinois Affairs Chronicle of Springfield and beyond
A compilation of incidents from Illinois and nearby areas includes deaths from morphine overdose in Sherman Bass registered as from St Louis, a forged $200 bank check in Danville, a Wabash rail wreck south of Springfield with fatalities, a fatal barn collapse in Richview, and a long list of legal, civic, and industrial notes from Springfield and Chicago. Also noted are forestry society activities, land condemnations for schools, theft and crime cases, and a major unveiling at Waldheim Cemetery.
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Sherman Bass
Jefferson House
Springfield
St. Louis
Omer Lines
Williamstown
Ind
Second National Bank of
Danville
Henry Brand
William Miller
Tobe Drury
State Forestry Association
G. W. Minier
Minier
Richard Edwards
A. C. Hammond
Warsaw
Cochran
D. A. Brown
Bates
J. T. Burrell
Champaign
M. Conrad
Chicago
J. Schuck
Mount Carmel
Gary
la Grange
Joseph Leech
Leech
General Sheridan Dies After Failed Heart Treatments
General Sheridan died at 10 30 AM from heart failure caused by mitral and aortic valve disease. Doctors O Reilly and Matthews tried remedies after signs of heart failure appeared at Nonquitt but were unsuccessful. Mrs Sheridan and attendants were at his bedside during the dying hour.
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O'Reilly
Matthews
Sheridan
Marian
Justindan
Gen
Nonquitt
Robert M. O'Reilly
Washington
U.S, A
Life of a Great General General Sheridan’s rise from humble Ohio birth to West Point cadet
The piece traces Phil Sheridan born March 1831 in Somerset Ohio to poor parents. He works early in a hardware store and a dry goods shop before securing a West Point appointment via Gen Ritchie. His schooling is described as limited and his early career uncertain.
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Somerset
Ohio
John Sheridan
Phil
Phil Sheridan
John Talbot
Fink & Dittee
West Point
Gen. Ritchie
Ritchie
Sheridans
Sheridan Death Triggers Bells and Flags at Half Mast
News of General Sheridan's death reached Washington late, prompting funeral preparations. The War Department closed for the day of the funeral, flags lowered, and public buildings worldwide displayed mourning. Embalming completed, body moved to Washington, with telegrams of condolence sent to Mrs. Sheridan.
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Washington
D. C
Gen. Sheridan
Lamont
White House
Nonquitt
Oak View
Col. Lamont
Cattle and Crops Weekly Western Summary
Farmers' Review notes cattle on western pastures are in better condition than some dispatches imply. Illinois reports uniformly good cattle with few fairs, Indiana has mostly good stock, Iowa and Nebraska strong, Ohio weaker with eleven counties fair, and West states mixed but overall improving. Pastures in fair condition, hay yields better than expected, corn and pest relief rains aiding crops.
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Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
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Kentucky
Missouri
Northwest
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakota
Wisconsin
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