The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-26
ARE CAUSED BY VIOLENCE
Comparatively Few Women Who
Had Attained Special Prom
inen:e Are Called
MORGAN ONE OF BEST KNOWN

New York Dec. 2G.-In looking back
over the toll of the months which
make up the year now nearing its
close. IT seems as If death had eX-
acted an unusual harvest from the
ranks of men who had attained. for
one reason or another. special prom
incnce i'm the theater of the worlds
activities OF course, no year passes
without leaving an impressive necrol-
oglcal roll, hut the one about To take
it's departure has made some rather
startling crasurcs from the scroll of
living fame.
Two rather interesting facts serve
10 distinguish the death list of 1913
| from those of most previous years
The flrst> is that the names of com
parativcly few women are included
and the second is the almost and total
absence of deaths by violence. The
only person of Worldwide prominence
who met "a violent death during the
year was King George of Greece, who
| was assassinated by fanatic.
| In WorId OF FINANCE.
The American world of finance and
industry has made distinguished con
tributions to the mortality record, that
lof J. Pierpont Morgan naturally at
tracing the greatest measure of pub
lie attention. other notables in the
+, list were Henry NJ. Flagler, the stand
ard Oil magnate and railroad builder
Adolphus Busch the 81. Louis brew
err: Edward Morris. one Of the heads
, of the Chicago meat packing INDUS
! try; James II. keene, famous as
: wall street Spectator; Anthony
= Brady, lightning ana traction mag
, nate, and benjamin Altman and ROD
- ert G. ogden, New Yorl; merchants.
In addition To Mr.. Morgan and Nj
Flagler both powerful factors in IN
= railroad world. there passed ava
= during the year number of prom
% nent railroad executives. active or re
y tired. These included William W. Fin
II ley. president of the southern ran
- way: Roswell Miller president of IN
IChicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
lThomas NJ Emerson. president of tn
Atlantic Coast Line; James McCrei
former president of the PennsylNani
r. roilroad: Horace G.. Burt. form,
president of the Union Pacific. and
n n Parrot. president of the florid
{. East Coast railway.
=. In Official Circles.
, The army any navy also have su'
e tanned serious losses. including Lieu
10 Col. David Du G|se Gillard' who
rectod the Culebra cut engineerir
l. work ON the Panama canal. beside
f. several other well known general %
pt Gcers Eight rear admirals. active
to retired. have joined the great mayo
n. ity. Great Britain lost her tamo'
n soldier Field Marshal Niscount Wo
or scley. and Admiral Sir Archibald
re Douglas. former lord at the lritl'
admiralty. France lost Gen Ahdi
IS her former war minister.
at Royalty made few contributions
II the mortality record of the year WI
m the exception of George |. of Greco
ii. no reigning monarch in Europe di
,ts 6uring the twelve months The do'
nh ooor or,nross of china passcd aw
and Menelik of Abyssinia was aga
reported dead. rnc British hopli
ed lost the Duke of Abercorn ana |
cy Dukc of Sutherland. the latter one
en Englands greatest land owners
of Five Cardinals Called.
Death deprived the college of car
IN, nails of five of it's members, amo
ok. them Cardinal oreglia, the dean
lay the sacred college, and the fam'
rxt Cardinal Rampolla, the former pa
secretary of state The most nota