Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30

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Former President, Grover CIeVe-
land, Passes Away.
Grover Cleveland, the twenty-secoLd
and twenty-fourth president of the
United States, and one of the great men
of our country, died very suddenly al
his home in Westiand, N. j., on Wednes-
day morning, June "a, 1908, at SAC
o'clock. He had been sick man for q
long time, concerning which his physi-
clans have made the following state.
ment:
mr. Cleveland for many years had
suffered from repeated attacks of CASTRO
intestinal origin Also he had long
standing organic disease of the heart
and kidneys. Heart failure complicated
with pulmonary thrombosis and odema
were the immediate cause of his death y
Especially during the past few months
had his condition been very serious and
at times such as to warrant the gravest
fear from his family and friends. On
the night of the 23d, DIR. Bryant, OF
New York, visited the Cleveland home,
which occasioned considera BILE worry
among the immediate friends of the
family, all fearing that something was
| seriously wrong with the ex-president
| This proved to be true. TLose at mis-
| bedside when the end came were Mrs
Cleveland and Drs. j ID. Bryant, George
/ r. Lockwood and j NJ Carnocham
| 1t is thought that the extreme heat had
much to do in fastening the death OF
Mr.. Cleveland. His children were all
| at the summer home in Tomworth, New
Hampshire, where all expected to go as
soon as the patient was able TO travel.
Before noon every town of import.
ance ia America, was aware of the
ex-president's death, and flags were
place at half-mast on public buildings
President Roosevelt heard of the death,
at Oyster Bay, and at once instructed
Secretary Cortelyou to see that all
executive departments placed their
national flags at half-mast where they
will remain for thirty days The Presi,
dent also issued the following proclama-
| ton
| THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
OYSTER BAY, June ID
THE WHITE HOUSE, June "a, 1908
| To the People of the United States:
Grover Cleveland, president of the
! United States from 1885 to 1889 and
| again from, 1898 to 1897, died at $40 this
morning at his home in Princeton, N
j. In his death the nation has been
deprived Of one of its greatest citizens.
| By profession lawyer, his chief serv-
ices to his country were rendered dur
| ing long varied and honorable career
| in public life. As mayor of his city, as
| governor OF his state, and twice as pres
| ident he showed signal power as an ad-
| ministrator, coupled with entire devo-
| ton to the country's good and a cour-
age that quailed before no hostility
| when once he was convinced where his
duty lay. Since his retirement from
the presidency he has continued well
| and faithfully 20 serve his countrymen
by the simplicity, dignity and upright
ness of his private life
'In testimony of the respect in which
his memory is held by the government
and people of the United States, | do
| hereby direct that the flags on the
| White house and the several depart
mental buildings be displayed at half
| staff for a period of thirty days, and
that suitable military and naval Donors,
under the orders of the secretaries of
! war and of the navy, be rendered on
| the day of the funeral. (Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Ex-President Grover Cleveland was
the fifth of the nine children born to
| Rev and Mrs r f. Cleveland, gradu-
ate of Yale and Presbyterian clergy
man. He went to work at an early age
| on account of the death of his father,
and much of what he earned had to be
used in the support of the rest of the
| family. He progressed through respon.
sible positions until he became presi-
dent of this great nation. He was a
determined, self-reliant. progressive
man and early in his career showed
elements of greatness. The entire
nation mourns the death of this truly
great man. The following is the ex-
/ presidents career in brief
Born at Caldwell, Essex county, N.
j., March Is, 1887. Christened Stephen
Grover Cleveland.
In 1871 family removed &c Fayette.
vile, N, Y.
Served as clerk in a country store
| In 1858 was appointed assistant
teacher of the New York Institution for
| the blind.
For four years, from 1855, assisted his
uncle in preparation of American Herd
Book" and had clerkship in a law iirm
| in Buffalo. {.
Admitted TO the bar in 1859
| Appointed assistant district attorney
| of Erie county Jan. l, 1858.
| Defeated for the district attorpeyship
! of Erie county in 1865.
Practiced law.
Elected sheriff of Erie county in 1870.
Elected mayor of Buffalo in 1881.
| Elected governor of New York in
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Elected president of the United States
in 1884 Majority in the electoral col
lege 81.
Broke an.eeords oy vetoing lis out
of 9S7 bis.
Married Frances Folsom in the White
house June ?, 1885
Defeated in campaign for reelection
in 1883.
Engaged in the practice of law in
New York.
Elected presidcut of the United States
in 1892
Settled venezueia boundary dispute
Ein 1925.
After leaving White house in 1850
established home for his family in
Princeton, n. J.
Elected chairman of Association OF
Life Insurance Presidents in 1907
Died June a. 1908.