Middletown transcript., 1921-01-01
NEUROLOGY

Death took many persons prominent
in national and world affairs in 1920
Among those who were best known or
most active in their particular fields
of labor, were the following:
January 3, Nicholas Sicard, famous
French painter; January s, Maud Pow
ell, worlds foremost woman violinist );
January 16, Reginald DeKoven, Amer
lean composer and music critic; JAN
uary %, Richard l.. Garner, author and
explorer; January "a. Rev. Cyrus
Townsend Brady, widely-known author.
February 4, Edward Payson Ripley,
for "a years president of Santa Fe
railroad; Ohio C. Barber, organizer
of the match industry; February II.
Gaby Deslys, noted French dancer;
February II, Julius Chambers, New
York author and explorer; February
Is, Gen. William f. Mickle, for many
years adjutant general Of the United
Confederate veterans; February 20,
Rear Admiral Robert +. Peary, U. s.
n, retired, discoverer of the North
pole.
March ], John n. Bankhead, senior
United States senator from Alabama;
March 8, John J. O'Shea, Catholic au-
thor and editor; March "A. Mrs.
Eumphry Ward. famous English nov
elist; March %, Elmer Apperson, pi-
oneer automobile manufacturer.
April l, DR.. William Martin, U. s.
n. retired, yellow fever expert; April
6, Laurent Honore Marqueste. French
sculptor; April Z, Edward Harold Mott,
humorist: April II, Ferdinand Roybet,
French artist; April Is, Theodore n.
Vail, pioneer in telegraph and tele-
phone industries; April 20. Briton
Riviere, famous English painter; April
q, Henry Mosler, noted American
painter.
May /, William Barrett Ridgely, for
mer controller of the treasury; May 8,
Bishop John Fl. Vincent of the Meth
Odist Episcopal church, founder of the
Chautauqua assembly; May IL, Will
liam Dean Howells, famous American
novelist: May 16, Levi P. Morton, for
mer vice president.
June 3, Rev. Charles Augustus StOd-
dard of New York, author and theO-
Logan; June 13. Nine. Gabrielle Char
lotte Rejane, famous French actress;
June IS, George w. Perkins, New York
financier; June Is, Rev. DR.. William
Henry Roberts, for more than thirty
years stated clerk of the Presbyterian
general assembly.
July 4, Major General William G.
Gorgas, former surgeon general of the
United States army; July 10. John
Arbuthnot Fisher, former first lord Of
the British admiralty; July II, former
Empress Eugene, widow Of Napoleon
III; July 90, William K. Vanderbilt,
financier and former railroad presi-
dent.
August /, j. Frank Hanly, ex-sov-
ernor of Indiana and Prohibition can
didate for president in 1916; August
3, Isham Randolph Of Chicago. noted
engineer; August 10, James O'Neil. ia
nous Irish actor; August 16. Sir Nor
man Lockyer. eminent English scien-
tist; August %, .-ames Wilson, former
secretary of agriculture; September Is.
Raimundo de MadraZo, famous Span
ish portrait painter; September %.
Jacob H. Schiff, American fnancier
and philanthrOpist.
October Q. Winthrop Murray Crane.
former United States senator from
October S, Charles
Norris Williamson. noted English au-
thor; October II. Mrs. Ogden Mills, So
cial leader in Now York and Paris;
October 13, Charles NJ. Alexander. IA
nous singing evangelist.
November 2, Louise ImOgen Quincy,
American poet and essayist; Novem.
Der 9, Ludwig III, former king Of Ba-
varia; November 10, Henry Thode,
noted German historian; November 18.
Franklin Fort, former governor Of
New Jersey; November %. Ole Theo-
baldi, Norwegian violinist; November
%, Margaret Brewster. American
writer. November 80. Eugene w.
Chain. prohibition candidate for pres
ident in 1908 and 1912.
December 3, Francis Lynde Stetson,
eminent attorney Of New York; De- |
cember 10, Horace E. Dodge, automo- |
bile manufacturer; Marquis Della Chic
sa. brother Of the pope; December IL
Olive Schreiner, novelist.
t@ 1920. Western Newspaper Unionl