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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
1
Wilam Jennings Bryan three time Democratic presidential nominee dies in Dayimm Tennessee. Physicians attribute death to apoplexy after a rest following a large dinner. Messages of condolence pour in from across the nation as Mrs Bryan guides simple, modest arrangements for the funeral era.
Navy aide to Dr. Scott for experiments with a weapon akin to a European death ray on a battleship not used. The Kukrian parade to Washington in August is canceled for a local exhibition. Treasury Secretary Mellon may retire next spring amid tax revision and debt funding progress. China nine power treaty ratified with customs duty changes contemplated. Various political and social notes on Georgia evolution, divorce suit, university talks, and sport figures.
Edward W Pickard reports the passing of William Jennings Bryan and Edger A Bancroft. Bryan is buried at Arlington after a Dayton memorial and Washington funeral, praised by President Coolidge for his eloquence and public service. Bancroft, ambassador to Japan, dies at a resort, mourned widely in Japan and back home for easing tensions over immigration and shaping U.S. policy.
Washington notes the funeral of William Jennings Bryan featured a Presbyterian service led by Rev Dr Joseph R Sizoo with readings from Psalms and John and a Chopin funeral march as the casket left New York Avenue Church for Arlington. Military escort and a noncommissioned army guard accompanied the casket to the grave. Mrs Bryan insisted on a semi military service. The State Department closed at noon and flags flew at half staff.
Dr BJ Jarratt of the Avertock sanitary commission confirms a second outbreak of foot and mouth disease in cattle near Houston within a year. The warning highlights ongoing animal health concerns and calls for strict herd monitoring and preventive measures.
Philanthropist and capitalist Dr Lucien G Warner died after an extended illness in New York. For years he was identified with the Young Men's Christian Association and supported civic projects in the city.
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