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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
10
Former U S president Grover Cleveland dies at 40 am in his Princeton residence after years of chronic intestinal illness including rheumatic fever diabetes and gout He faced multiple health setbacks and political service from Buffalo mayor to governor of New York and president of the United States.
The text notes Grover Cleveland died from an organic heart and kidney disease with heart failure and edema. It also mentions his presidency including a veto record where he refused to sign 987 bills. Chief Justice Walter administered the oath when he took office.
Grover Cleveland born March 18 in Caldwell New Jersey, ascendant of English stock and the 22nd and 24th U.S. president. He pursued law in Buffalo and New York, served as assistant district attorney, married Frances Folsom in 1886, and after public life practiced before the Supreme Court. He twice won the presidency, faced the 1894 railroad strike, and later chaired the Life Insurance Presidents Association at Princeton. He died after a long legal career in New York City and Washington affairs.
Fifteen hundred troops arrive in Torreon area as rebels reportedly seize Matamoros. Mexican forces and patrols brace urban centers while Americans in the region move families to safety. Fort Sam Houston says no border march planned. A separate report notes mob actions near Viesca and a shooting incident involving a San Antonio journalist.
The June 29 solar eclipse drew astronomers and crowds to the U S Naval Observatory in Washington. Capt W J Barnett arranged access while Prof George H Peters used the photo heliograph to capture seven photographs showing sun spots and Venus visible during the event.
Secretary of State Elihu Root visits Muldoon’s Health Institution in White Plains for a brief annual course of medicine, hard walking, rising, cold shower baths and plain cooking, after beneficial results last year. He traveled there on Saturday with his physician's recommendation.
Washington reports the shah has proclaimed a general amnesty in Teheran to restore order after recent unrest in Persia. The message, dated June 26, was conveyed to Gen. Morteza, the Persian minister, via callogram from the Persian government.
Three squads raided ten social clubs in St Louis Sunday night and arrested 65 men. Police confiscated 49 kegs of beer as clubs face disorderly conduct charges. judge will decide fate of these malt and spirituous refreshment venues.
Irene Axton a 19 year old contralto in a Pittsburg church quartet collapsed and died during a Sunday night duet at the First Baptist Church near Jeannets Pennsylvania. In Terre Haute Indiana Hoy Liggett shot and killed his companion Fred Koch after being taunted for joining the church.
Townsend Wandall of New York City was accidentally killed at a railway station in Bologna on Sunday, June 29, as reported from Italy. The incident occurred during a stay in Bologna and details remain limited.
President Roosevelt and officials mourn ex president Grover Cleveland with a simple Presbyterian service at his Princeton home. Troop guards and quiet processions accompanied the cortege to Princeton Cemetery where Cleveland’s body was interred.
President Theodore Roosevelt issued a proclamation in Oyster Bay New Jersey immediately upon learning of Grover Cleveland's death. The document declares a day of mourning and flags at half staff to honor the late president.
President Theodore Roosevelt announces the death of Grover Cleveland at Princeton New Jersey at 8 40 this morning The nation mourns its former leader who served as mayor governor and twice as president The government orders flags to fly at half mast for 30 days and grants full military and naval honors at the funeral signed by Theodore Roosevelt dated June 24 in the year 1908.
Mrs J B Renaud recalls a twenty five year struggle with eczema on her leg. After doctors could not cure it she used Cuticura Remedies. Swelling subsided after two treatments and new skin formed in two months. She claims full recovery seven years later and credits Cuticura with saving her life.
A stray story notes a centist describing a man who read gas meters after a vision problem. The anecdote contrasts sympathy with a potential bias toward his employment prospects and a lucrative reading role with the gas company.
A fragmented Open Question style column cites misread names and errors about Signor Growlini and an orchestra, mentions a 5 cent cigar and various dubious product claims, and complains of misprints, misspellings, and garbled advertising lines amid a cluttered historical page.
A promotional copy touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for women. It cites testimonials from the Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts with over a million letters claiming cures and notes the remedy is made from roots and herbs, drug free and harmless. It claims the formula targets the feminine organism to restore health and avert surgeries.
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