The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
NEBRASKA EDITOR
DIES SUDDENLY.
Edward Rosewater of Omaha
Bee Passes Away
HAD LEAD AN ACTIVE LIFE
Mr.. Bryan, Who Was a Warm Per
sonaI Friend of the Family Ex-
presses Sympathy to De-
ceased's Widow.

Omaha, Neb., August 31.-Edward Rose
water, proprietor and editor of the Oma-
ha Bee and prominently identified with
J the POLITICAL financial and business af-
| fairs of Omaha and the state of Nebras-
J ka for forty years, was found dead in
district court room No. on the third
| floor of tho Bee building early today
Mr.. Rosewater had evidently sat down on
a bench in the court room and fell asleep
and died of heart failure.
Mr.. Rosewater went to Waterloo, Neb,
Thursday afternoon where he made a
speech at a republican political meet
ing. He reached Omaha on his return at
7 p. M, and went to his office Immediately
in the Bee building. He is known to have
| been in his office during the evening,
but was not seen by members of his
family after returning from Waterloo.
1t was habit of Mr. Rosewater to go
to different parts of the building, when
ever his pleasure so indicated, and it Is
presumed he stepped into the large court
room and sat down for a minutes re-
pose and fell asleep.
Found BY Judge Troup.
When Judge Troup, who presided over
court No. arrived at the court room this
morning, he was surprised to find the
lifeless body of Mr.. Rosewater on a bench
in the court room. He was sitting at the
end of the bench, reclining easy against
a radiator. He had reclined his head on
his extended arm, across an arm at the
end of the bench. In his right hand he
held a handkerchief. He evidently felt
warm and wiped the perspiration from
the face.
Mrs. Rosewater left a light burning
in his home, which is directly in the
rear of the Bee building anticipating
that her husband would be home during
the evening. When he did not appear
early in the evening, Mrs. Rosewater noti-
fed Chief of Police Donohue that her
husband did not return home, although
1t was known that he was at his office
during the evening. Nothing was done in
the way of search. however, as it was
not uncommon for the veteran editor to
be delayed late at the newspaper office.
The body was later removed to the
Rosewater home.
DR.. Charles Rosewater brother of the
dead editor, said to the Associated Press
that his brother had often expressed a
wish that when he should die that 1t be
without lingering Illness, and that he
would prefer to pass away in the man.
ner in which he died.
Caused BY Recent Excitement.
DR.. Rosemater attributed the sudden
death of his brother to the results which
followed the excitement attended on a
long campaign. In which Mr.. Rosewater
was prominent candidate for the nomin-
alton by the Nebraska state convention
for United States senator The convention
occurred August o. and Mr.. Rosewater,
unanimously supported by the delegation
from Douglas (Omaha) county, was a
prominent figure at that gathering. There
were several ballots taken during the
course of which Mr.. Rosewater gained
steadily against his chief opponent Norris
Brown Following the ballot which NOM
mated Brown, Mr.. Rosewater delivered an
earnest speech to the convention, thank
ing his friends for their support and
pledging himself to the support of Mr.
Brown and the state ticket and urged the
convention to nominate clean ticket for
which no apologies would be necessary
Mr.. Rosewater following the convention
announced through the columns of his pa
per- the Bee, that he was out of the SEN
atorlal race.
Has Led an Active Life.
Mr.. Rosewaters life has been an active
one and the greater part of that activity
has been spent In Omaha. For some time
after coming to Omaha he was manager
fbr the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany having followed the telegraph pro-
fession before and during the war. He
was military telegrapher and was q
trusted operator of General Grant.
After leaving the Western Union COM
pany Mr. Rosewater founded the Omaha
Bee small afternoon paper. He devel-
oped the paper into one of the largest
newspapers in the west. A few years ago
he gave over the active management of
the paper to his two sons, Victor and
Charles Rosewater, he still retaining the
title of editor He gave considerable at
tention to politics and was a candidate
three years ago for the office of United
States senator being defeated by Senator
Willard.
Hundreds of kilograms of coincidence
have been received from all parts of the
United States and from personal friends
and relatives of Mr.. Rosewater among
them being william J. Bryan and M. e.
Stone. general manager of the Associated
Press. The announcement was made to-
night that the funeral will be held at
o'clock Sunday from the rotunda of the
Bee building
The services will be under the auspices
of the Covert Lodge, A, f. and A. NJ, OF
which Mr.. Rosewater was a member. Dur
ing Sunday the body will lie in state for
few hours In the Bee building, which
will be open to the public.