The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-01-11
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Chicago, Jan 11.-Dr. William
Haainey Harper. president Of the Uni
versity OF Chicago since It's inception,
one Of the foremost educators and one
OF the most learned Hebrew scholars
Of his time, died yesterday Of cancer
OF the tntestines Although his death
4 vas known to be inevitable within q
comparatively short time, and ait had
been announced earlier In the day,
that he would not, In all probability,
4 survive for the remainder Of the week.
/ the end Of his life, due to physical sx-
'5haustion, came suddenly. 81 "a
Three years apo Dr., Hay,,ar ,ndar.s
went an operation for annpnrifc,tia Z n,l
symptoms were then discoyerad which ,i.f,
led the surgeons to susnect that gravarI
troubles rntaht arisa A stha Hs f,,t,,,.
hut they were then ~ ton in5afinitais J
character to permit Of an nnerations
and 1t was not until Feb. % 1al5 thai
an operation was decided mon - s 'das.
termihe the nature and canse nf sevara
abdominal pains from which he had
suffered for several montfs. Dr M.
Burney Of New York. the famnms ana-
cialist In abdominal s,ireervs cnma ~,
Chicago expressly fnr tho ation &
in which he was assisted! nv nnctnrs5
Billings and Beyan !. 81 this .citv AZ
the outset Of the oDepattnn II waa disS.
covered that DR. HarneFswas smfrarins,
from a cancer at the head of itt;a Ia rpe
intestine and that fi,e imaIafiv 1-had
progressed so far 4hat an nnaratinn
which would have removed 1T. wnnlG
have been fatal to the natient 81 shriaf
consultation of the s,ireeores raanitad
:til the cont elusion that there was nnth-
Ing more that could ba flana shv Sfham
aud that the OIiiy mona M @nrs 81 srsr rner3
lay il remgfial measi,ras alona \; ns' y II. n
short time he left y 4 q he j h6apital.
knowing well that he was 81 dooined
man, that his disease could not be
cured, and that his death must ensiie
Within q short time, no matter what
was IN Stl apstf tsr1s NDss
Drawer aght was eSef iriad sby any
man than by DR.. Harper. He took uD
his duties at the university las though
nothing had happened or. was likely
to happen to HIM and he was at all.
times apparently confident and cheer
full. The x-ray treatment was elab6f-
ated In the effort to- afford him relief
and, everything was done for him that
the ingenuity and skill Of his physi-
clans could suggest Although DIR.
Harper never deluded himself with
false hopes, he faithfully attempted
whatever offered him q hope Of re-
covery. At times his condition would
Improve, and then would come re-
lapses that would leave him weaker,
than before. Despite all that was
done for him he lost steadily In all
things save courage. Several times
the malady progressed in such a man
mer that small surgical Operations
were necessary to afford him a tenn
4 poraery relief.
Just prior to the holidays a portion
OF his strength came back and 1T was
thought that under the influence Of q
milder climate his health would inn
prove. All preparations were made
for journey to the south, but at the
last minute he was too feeble to at.
tempt the trip and It was abandoned.s
During the last fortnight his strength
had failed rapidly, and It was evident
TO his medical attendants that the end
could not be far OF. Messages were
sent to his, immediate relatives and
all Of them were at the house when
he died. DR.. Billings early in the day
issued a statement in which he de-
e Hssper wae e vs fop the re-