River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-01-16
ROOSEVELT DIES
At OYSTER BAY
Great American SucCumbs to
Complication of Diseases.
RESULT OF BRAZILIAN TRIP
Sketch of the Former Presidents Re-
markabIe Career as Rancher, States
man, Soldier, Explorer and Au-
thor-Lost One Son in War.

01e0 at MS uOIuc III OJolCA 10y OoAAJ
Monday morning.
The Immediate cause OF death; it
was stated by one of his physicians,
was pulmonary embolism, or Judgment
in the lung of a clot from a broken
vein.
Colonel Roosevelt's last illness may
he said to date from last February. On
February 5, it was announced that he
had been removed from his home IN
oyster Bay to the Roosevelt hospital
in this city, following an operation on
one Of his ears. Soon after his ar
rival at the hospital he underwent two
more operations for the removal OF
diseased tissue in his infected ear,
and it was admitted at the time that
he was seriously i'll. He remained at
the hospital until March 3.
During May and June the colonel
made a number of addresses, speaking
at Springfield, Mass, and in New York.
In June he made a tour Of the West,
during which he suffered a slight at
tack of erysipelas in one of his legs.
Early in November the colonel was
taken to Roosevelt hospital in this city
for the treatment of rheumatism and
sciatica. While in the hospital re-
ports became current that the colonel
was more seriously i'll than his physi-
clans would admit Colonel Roosevelt
returned to his home in Oyster Bay on
Chistmas day.
Was Typical American.
Theodore Roosevelt, who was known
as "the most typical American"
throughout his career, had been fam
Gus for setting records" He was the
youngest president the nation ever
had, succeeding to the office on Will
liam McKinley's death at the age OF
forty-two. He set a high mark for
service to the public, having been
New York state legislator, national
convention delegate, United States
civil service commissioner, president
of the New York police board assis-
tant secretary of the navy, colonel in
the Spanish war, governor of New
York, vice president of the United
States and president.
Colonel Roosevelt is held to have
had as diverse interests and as wide
acquaintance with all phases of life
as any man in history. In addition to
his immense political activities, he was
the author of many books on travel,
sport, history, politics and other sub
jects, was a fighter for reform from
the moment he first appeared in city
politics in New York, holder of many
university degrees, an orator, a lee
turer, great hunter, athlete, interna-
tional peacemaker and militant leader
of his followers at all times, whether
in or out Of Office.
Was Born in New York City.
Theodore Roosevelt was born Octo-
Der q, 1858, in New York city. His
father was Theodore Roosevelt and his
mother before her marriage was Mar
tina Bullock. The boy began life with
a small, frail body and not robust
health. His ambition from youth was
to be strong an athlete, a doer of
great deeds and scholar as well. His
remarkable mental endowment was
shown in the way he accomplished
the dual object in life, so that after
seven years and a half as president,
during which he promulgated innumer-
able reforms and national issues, he
went to Africa and for nearly a year
was q hunter in the jungles, undergo
ing hardships but coming out more ro-
bust and active than ever.
1t was predicted that Africa would
kill Roosevelt, but in a few days time
he had changed the hunting shirt for
the clothes of the diplomat and was
being idolized and showered with hon
ors in the courts of Europe.
Starts His Political Career.
Roosevelt completed his education at
Harvard university in 1880, and the
same year married Alice Hathaway
Lee, daughter of George Cabot Lee of
New York. She lived only four years
and was the mother of the present Mrs.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth, wife of
Congressman Nicholas Longworth of
Cincinnati, 0.
Colonel Roosevelt's interest in poll
tics dates from the year after his mar
riage to Miss Lee. Some of the Re-
publican district leaders in New York
had taken an interest in him. He
seemed a likely young fellow, with
vigor, ambition and some money Two
years later he was sent to the state
assembly at Albany and began ca
reer which marked him out as a man
devoted to the public interest.
After three years of assembly, how
ever, Roosevelt thought he had enough,
and for time withdrew from public
life. He stepped out cordially hated
by the corrupt politicians, disliked by
many wealthy New Workers and al
ready hailed as the acknowledged lead
CT of the reform element in his party.
The death of his wife also was a fac
tor in his temporary retirement and
he went to a ranch in North Dakota.
where he was introduced as that four
eyed tenderfoot.'
The tenderfoot, however, put in prac-