Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-05
The Famous Dead of 1906.


tain an unusual number of conspicuous
names. AS one reads over the record
he is convinced that death found more
than the average number of the shin
ing marks which he loves. And Yet the
years are all about alike in this respect
after all. Each year has its long list Of
illuStrious dead. men who have filled
great places ana who are widely
mourned and missed. But how quickly
their places are filled, New leaders in
the various departments of thought
and work promptly take the places OF
thrs: who drop out and the world goes
on as before. - US glance at some Of
the best known names on the long list
Of the famous dead of 1906.
The educational world has lost two
prominent sentatiVes-President
Harpcr of the University of Chicago, a
man of exceptional scholarship and
executive ability, and Prof. Nathaniel
:. Smaller Of Harvard. the gcnlogist.
who adder great literary talent to
ability in original investigation. Liter
aturc has lost a few prominent names,
among them Paul Laurence Dunbar.
lyrics met with great success; Henrik
Ibsen. poet. dramatist, essayist. and
greatest of Scandinavian thinkers and
writer's; Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie.
the f.,vorite English novelist; and Jrre-
mi;,h Curtin. who was an exceptionally
accomplished ineuist ana an admirable
translator, especially Of Slavic and
Russian literature.
The world Of art has lost few great
names. among them the tW" veteran
American portrait painters Eastman
Johnson AMI Daniel Iluntingt"n; jules
nrrf,n. one. Of the best Of the modern
school of French fi@ur" and lan'iS"hr"
painters; AMI Fritz ThanlnW, Il Nor
wc2ian artist whose canal ana winter
scenes are familiar in All art galleries.
Music has lost but two prominent
representatives John Knowles Paine,
professor Of music at Harvard. in most
RESPECTS the foremost of American
cninuuscrs. though his work. written in
the classical spirit is even better
known in Europe than in this country
ANA Manuel Garcia, VII" rounded out
n century Of age ana almost as many
wears devoted to teaching. Tie only
great nctrrss who has passed away
vas Adelaide I;istori the Italian artist
An Unusual feature of the years
record is the large number of political
leaders and prominent statesmen VINO
have. PASSED away. The Republican
PARTY lost two of it's most prominent
rrl,r, Srntativrs-DaVid l.. henderson
Of iowa cx-spcakcr. ana Robert L. Hit
&c Illinois who served with such abil-
| iv in the direction of foreign affairs IN
| the IIuus,-and the Democratic party
one of its ailrst leaders, Arthur p.
,;mman of Maryland. Besides these,
carl SchurZ. author. publicist. editor
and statesman. also died. Among
! representative foreign leaders VINO
have rnsScd away are Earon Rich
thufcn WHO long directed foreign
affairs in Germany. ANA Eugene Rich
ter. Who was at the head Of the Ger
man radicals: susan l.. Anthony, VIII"
So long ami ably advocated the cause
Of Woman suffrage; and Michael
Davi,t. WHO devoted his life work t"
Irish rights am reforms.
Royalty has lost but on" representa-
| tive. Christian IN, king IF Denmark;
| trade ana finance two prominent
names. Marshall Field ana Russell
sane tine finaucirr ui Wall street. The
army hlS lost Brig. Gen. Joseph D..
| Wheeler who served in tn" confederate
as we'll as in the United states army,
IarI Cen John NJ. Schntirld. VIII" hal
risen ~ the lieutenant @"ncralShlp OF
liz army. Science has lost Pierre
| ,'uIir. TIC French diScnVcrcr Of
| r.,Iium: ana the .IrsuitS the distn-
.uisnrd general of their order. Father
uui:.; Martin.