The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-14
NORTHCL|FFE IS
DEAD At LONDON
RESIDENCE TODAY
Famous Publisher sueeumbs from
Strange Malady After Weeks OF
Battling for Life: VIII Power
Prolonged Life.
'TELEGRAMS OF REGRET
POUR IN FROM BRlTONS
Was Respected In Every Corner OF
World As One Of Leading Fight
ers for Great Britain; Most
Dramatic Career.

cllffe died sat i0:t2 this morning at
his residence at Carlton Gardens.
The famous publisher, who has
been on the verge of death for over
week. succumbed peacefully in the
rooftop bed chamber which was
built to give him the benefit OF all
air possible.
Norlhcllffe grew weaker through
out the night and scarcely opened
his eyes during the long vigil kept
by physicians and nurses from a
hastily constructed hut on the roof
beside his chamber.
The publisher who has been fight
ing for weeks against a mysterious
malady with which he was stricken
on his trip around the world or
while incognito in Germany this
spring, was scarcely able to speak
during his last hours
News of Northcliffes end after
weeks of suffering was blow to
the entire empire. kilograms of re-
gret and coincidence were received
by members of the Harmsworth
family. Northcliffes name before he
was elevated to the peerage, and
Fleet street where he carved for
himself the most dramatic career in
the annals of British journalism,
was I'm open mourning.
AS publisher. Northcliffe had
io yielded the palm to none and
was respected in every corner of
the world as one of the empires
leading fighter and an unofficial
statesman
Leading physicians of the empire
and one of Americas best were
puzzled to diagnose the mysterious
malady which slowly overcame
Nofthcliffe.
The viscounts determined battle
for life during the past few weeks
was the wonder and adminiration
of all who knew him. Time after
time, with death seemingly but a
matter of seconds, Northclffe fought
his way back to consciousness and
life by sheer will power.
J Lord Northcliffe will be given a
public funeral Thursday noon with
services at Westminster Abbey.
"a The famed pubIist will be buried
at Saint Marylabon cemetery instead
of the church at Westminster.
Alfred Charles William Harms
worth Viscount Northcliffe, was the
most Influential and most feared jour
nalistic figure in Europe. He was
the owner Of over forty publications
and welded more power than many
transatlantic prime ministers.
He taught the uneducated masses
of Great Britain to become news
paper readers and he supplied the
news for the educated intelectuals
Us well. He raised the 'hacks of
Fleet street to positions of self-re-
,pect by paying them high wages and
ewardng enterprise lavishly. No
jther personality in European jour
nalism has left behind a wide street.
After various experiments which led
lhim to believe in the democracy an
hnfluence as Northcliffe.
H He was born July Is, 1865, in Dub
jim. His father wanted him to study
tor the law, but journalistic genius
pressed for expression and North
ecliffe went to London to seek his for
tune in Fleet street After various
experiences of news. he founded his
greatest success, the London Daily
Mail. Previously to Northcliffe' S
whirlwind appearance in Fleet street,
British journalism had been staid
affair of intellectual lethargy. Popu-
lar appeal was ignored contemptu-
ously. But Northcliffe realized the
masses were hungry for news, and
he made his fortune by catering to
them.
The middle and upper classes were
shocked by the Daily Mail, There
was no reason to be, for its news
was accurate and Interestingly told.
But class feeling sided against
Northcliffe because his paper circu-
lated so largely in the East End. 1t
became a sign of culture among
snobbish people to decry the Daily
Mail Northclffe never succeeded
in righting himself with this class OF
Englishmen. Even his purchase OF
the London Times. the most cultured
daily newspaper in the world, and his
elevation to the peerase, failed te