The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-24
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F-sirrirk frsley. the oldest active bust
ness uAn ~ Philadelphia, died YESTERDAY
lie was born In Philadelphia MAY ~, isoI In
Is4O h. became Secretary Of the American
fire lusuranc" Company and a little later
hrcum. President ~ the Schuylkill Navigation
company. The latter oriC- he held until
i>ss IN iN5N he b-,Hme associated with the
N.-t~tn savings Fuud and SERVED actively
there until q Few nI9rths ago hei,y ~ fr-si-
dent at the time of hts death IL Was the
sol" survivor ~ ~. Original! Incorporation
If the PhiladslphiI BOARD ~ Trade and Was
IL" 'ldo-t Surviving member Of the National
Hoard 81 Trade. ~ which Tor the past thirty
thru" wears h." has been presiding ur1c-r
From 49, e. -" he served IA the P-nnsyl-
wanna state senate In iSas he was "a dele
gate 10 the national convention which MONT
mated william Henry Harrison for President
Of n" luit"d Stai'S aud took an activ" part
IA the campsigu hat ~rr.ult~d la hi election.
~" wHs a member Of the Centennial EKpo-
-iiiou Commission
norman = Bentley Of ?o7 Congress street.
Hrpoklvr. who for wears passed has summers
AZ has country place four miles west of Sara
tora. died suddculv az heart failure In the
p-.awpr and Hudson passenger station at
L,s daughtrrtuIaW and her child. Mr Bent
lev had started for New York city, intending
60 tlke the night steamer a. iroy While
boarding th" train D" Suddenly complained
Of illness aud FIaI'd Tor a-si-faur~ lie Wa
taken hlc. g. g." depot where, 3" alm"-t
afflicted Wit heart dl-"g-", q l. believed tlat
o,rr~,crtlou lri q ms Sudden d-mi-- lie
Nh- ~ wears NHl
Me-, Ruth Ch,riott" Dana died at IN" Hotel
Ihotndvk.. Boston. yesterday She wa a
daughter of Ei'htrd " Dana. the poet and
cs~1yisf. ono of tl' founders Of tie North
AW,uruu Er1'g and Il sister Of Richard
~ Dana. lr. author OF Two Year Before
to N.-t Mis- Dana was born IN Jam
btIdg. on I.b ~. l>lt and sine" childhood
lad lived ip Rpstou. With N" exception It
% iss YEAR, .pcut abroad She wac greatly
Interested ~ musi, aud whs constant At
isuduut at the .trlN Harvard symphonies
She VA ulNuNN t,iN" lu any movement
Tor the advancement uf lft ~ Boston and
wac CONNECTED WIN som. Of the early musical
~~psisfl~- ol tH" rtN
Frank = Idmiu-'rr died uu SUNDAY ~ h,s
low'. tsA tpi"- HNauu". kfp"klNu b. hts
fitr-uiutH year Ito wIs e UHtivv uf Cornish.
y and o. ,aTlF hfr o1mr - New Nutk
and .uelrei Co., the udN,tti.'ug business
~. lrr 10" house uf psu,hy 4 60 - 'gauW.
th' N"v Nufl AdNrftt.inC Company. -
which Do. was Irc-id.nt subsequently, IN.
f'Tm b-,aw. = idmiu-i-r A g. Ot late
NsIr- ~" had h''n "ugaC"l loo financial hrok-
.f4gp uuu commission wUfA. and was sl-o
Vice President ard general manager of tho
q Mcdonald ifGs touTauN - N.s
lUfk snd Ssn Francis" IT, l~a w. a widow
ana 80 children
jams, iah.. - na Putnam avenue. Rropk-
=. yeHr- old tr was th- nr-' nan 90 -.fio
t-itl-d wIi. u N"s Nrft Dts tud vHs th-
fuuiorf ct ihr Mia usaIHrs t~drfHftuu 81
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Iawss ~hrVlIH. dt~i nr SundhN - pfc huue.
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