The Detroit times., 1908-04-14
A Brief Message
Recalls Life Of
YalOrOus Uplift
The Late John vandercoOk An
formed The Times Readers Of
Many important Happenings.

delay
AS man becomes social and commercial fabric
the world may hear may The genius OF man VIII
The hrobbing world distributes
pauds whose achievements are known
many whos accomplishments are almost un
unrewarded outside of the field in which they toll
this connection that this editorial is penned brief
message Chicago the death in that city OF John
field Of journalism will ASK VINO
writings contributed political and social make
up Detroit Times have learned OF many I'M
portant happenings through pen of Mr.. Vandercook
Behind the Vandercooks death is story
Of utirng ndeavo promotion and untmey deease The
journalists first important calling to London as European
the Publishers Press and Scrpps Press aoc
tons great English metropolis architectural monuments
collected and distributed news for hve
papers United States The Detroit Times was
It was Mr. vandercook graphic stories the United
States the death of Queen Victoria 1t was
watched the vatican in Rome through every hour OIL
through the slow breathing OF the silent
Leo 1t Mr. Vandercook VINO
during great Russoapanese And the
Times enlightened only regarding
Victoria Pope Leo and the gradual geo.
graphical change East of other important events in
world penned during Mr. Vandercooks travels
through Europe
In England the contributed stories regarding
public life artistic and sacred Rome he dealt with
political economy happenings in the realm OF royalty; the vivid
M ruined surfaces constructions
picturesque old gardens the historic and
coection the abridged Tiber and the building
where Napoleons mother lived and died
of the of the war;
shaped destiny of Japan world power he later dealt
with the strife which threatened overthrow the
stories of Russian folklore and of
geographical deep valleys plains plateaus and
highlands stretching endless through the great
pirc.
long of merd service in the old world Mr.
Vandercook States He assumed the posi-
ton of Cincinnati Post and later when the
Scrpps Publishers Press associations conso
dated Milton A. fill the high position of
of
headquarters in New York
Mr. vandecooks efforts kinded by welearned reward
He had pinnacle his hopes And with this
of his interesting career
duties that fall to the head OF
dissemination. He seized with appen-
After the second operation he died
spark of life had hickeed and faded Mr. Van
reached only his thrtyfth Those who knew
institution of journalism their praises OF his
while outside world like other instances
up rubles apparently unconscious the influence
journalist contributed the commonwealth the
race
Mr. vandercooks body Louisville When the
Storm King the wind and the earth
combat will be the late writer's fearless
against political intrigue when the lightning lunes the
forest shine did his powerful sketches the unclean
social m when the strs with the mutudnous
happy singing will be his breadth OF
and his and satire and when spring has
greenery field and and the gentle
aeoian with the reeds and the spigs of the
will be his devotion and sympathy for suffering humanity