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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
7
Distinctive statesman Grover Cleveland passes away suddenly. Mrs Cleveland at his bedside as funeral plans are announced. President Roosevelt and public figures mourn his long career and service. funeral set for Friday in line with national tributes.
The Chicago Club address condemns wickerness and demagogues stirring discontent. It laments corrosion of American honesty, wastefulness and extravagant living. It urges harmony frugality and renewal of public virtue.
President Roosevelt issues proclamation directing flags at half mast on White House and all departments for thirty days, with suitable military and naval honors at the funeral. The proclamation honors Grover Cleveland, noting his long public service and urging national mourning. It is dated June 24 at the White House with Roosevelt’s signature.
Princeton New Jersey June 24 Grover Cleveland former president died at his home from heart and kidney ailments. Doctors said heat and long illness contributed to the sudden death in the second floor death chamber where Mrs Cleveland and three New York physicians were present. Cleveland had weighed a hundred pounds less than in recent years but had shown brief improvement after returning from Wakewood. The official statement cites heart trouble superinduced by long standing ailments.
Cleveland reports Mr James S Sherman in fragile condition with fever and fluctuating vitals after a long illness from gallstones. Doctors contemplating soon performing an operation while monitoring his strength and recovery prospects. Wise men express sympathy as the patient remains under close observation.
Mr. Cleveland suffered through the night and morning with progressive heart and kidney failure. He faded unconscious at times, regained briefly, then died peacefully. The statement lists gastric intestinal disease with heart and kidney damage as causes, heart failure leading to death within hours. President Roosevelt sent condolences as Princeton prepared for private funeral at the family plot.
Bulletin from St Paul reports eight injured when a weight train on the Milwaukee Road struck the circus train of Hie Hingenbeck and Wallace shows in the St Paul yards shortly after midnight. The accident occurred in the St Paul yards and involved both trains with injuries to eight people.
A severely injured man from the war run is reported to have his left leg amputated below the knee at a hospital. The operation was described as successful despite the serious shock, with the patient enduring the procedure well.
The piece, from Colon el Bryan on Cleveland's death, praises the late president's steadfast leadership and public service while noting the mixed opinions of supporters and critics. It frames Cleveland as principled and resolute, whose death brings national sorrow.
Washington June 1908 The question of Vice President Fairbanks and the Indiana senator seat moves through political debate. James Alexander succeeded Fairbanks in the Senate, whose term ends March 2 1909, raising talk of Fairbanks possibly returning to the upper house or serving in a future cabinet role. Indiana’s politics and Chicago convention signals shape the maneuvering around succession and potential cabinet appointment.
June 24 dispatch notes plans for a statewide Republican campaign push in Indianapolis. A meeting date is set for July 2 with state committee members, candidates for Congress and state offices, and Indiana Lincoln League affiliates urged to attend.
The forecast calls for fair conditions through Thursday and Friday with rising temperatures. Winds will be from the northeast shifting to northwest, and rain is not expected.
A blaze damaged a house owned by Mrs. Rehe rt on Brandy Street and the adjacent property of Mrs. Ealer, with boilers and coal shed also sustaining damage. A near-by fire caused further harm to a shed and earlier caused damage to a barn, as investigators assessed the scene before noon.
A Corrina Spain dispatch reports the Spanish steamer La Raene wrecked off Muros in a Ze near the Cardinal Cisnerae voyage wreck of 1905. Ninety seven passengers and fifty four crew were aboard. Seven teen women were drowned and forty six survivors reached Muros or Tan. Communication failures prevent full details.
In a lengthy circuit court hearing defense and state battle over evidence and alibi claims in the Miller Croy murder case. The state pressed a tricky witness exchange and attempts to attack Miller and wife credibility while defense seeks to dispel accusations and question the reliability of Woodburn and Fort Wayne residents. The proceedings suggest several days remain to complete testimony and rebuttals.
Clarence Omo formerly of Maysville now lives in Fort Wayne testifies he has known Bosman Miller for years and heard Miller mutter after a saloon encounter that they had fixed the matter but could not be beaten. He also recalls seeing Miller with Joh Stout as Brown Hay notes continue on page four.
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