South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-13
MERCHANT PRINCE
DIES FOLLOWING
BRIEF ILLNESS
John Wanamakcr, Prominent
Business Chief, Succumbs
at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec John
Waramaker. merchant prince and
phIaGihropist. owner OF the wanna
maker stores in New York. Phil
o1clph.a and Paris, died early today
a. biz home here. following au 90
res- lasting more than two months.
INgh hopes had been entertained
TO- Mr Wauamakcr's recovery fo'-
lowing a marked Improvement IN us
condition recently.
Tie was 50 years old and this =
believed 20 have made recovery Inn
possible
Death was due 30 q persistent
heavy cold which dedld an attempts
o. the three attending physicians %
remedy &C.. About week ago Mr.
Naaamascr's condition became criti-
cal and &c was reported that he had
been Ercaly weakened by violent
fits Of coughing during The night.
The following day. however. he rail-
lied and steadily improved until the
Sudden relapse o. early today which
ended his ne lie was taken il
originally az his home, BID the Chel-
ton Hills. "Lindeuhurst" He Is
survived by his con. ECdman wanna
maker. member az tho Wanamaker
firm. and special deputy police COM
missioner OF New York city. Mrs.
Barclay TT. Warburt0u. Fice-prcsi-
dent OK the Pennsylvania Republican
state committee and wife OF public
director or welfare OF Philadelphia.
\ an Mrs Norman Macleod.
rio died at s a. IN, according %
his office.
A bulletin issued by his physicians
today just before tho end came,
said. Mr. Wanamaker was seized
bv a violent coughing spell at a.
m. followed by extreme heart weak
ness. Hls condition is exceedingly
grave
The merchant prince was born on
July II. 1885. and was educated IN
the public schools, later continuing
with his studies until he received his
degree from Howard university.
T-rsinius college and University OF
Pennsylvania.
Tic started 10 work at a very early
age. running errands for a book
store when he was "A He turned
10 the clothing business first as "a
retail salesman for a clothing cum
Germ where he gathered that insight
into tho needs Of patrons that later
made him one OF the shrewdest OBJ
servers OF customers demands In tho
country.
In 1851. I'm joint partnership with
Nathan Brown. he established the
clothing house OF Wanamaker and
Brown As his business increased
he branched out and established "a
department store i'm Philadelphia
and another in New York. His
large interests in due time led him
10 take an active interest i'm the
financial world. lie organized and
directed the Merchants bank as we'll
as acted as one Of the directors OF
the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
WY.
Opposed Machine.
t. politics ne was an independent
Republican. taking an active and
leading part in the deliberations and
work of his chosen party. Through
ou- his whole career he was strong,
lv opposed 10 and bitterly fought the
Machine" i'm politics Tic was OF
fctcd the Republican nomination for
representative jim congress, but de-
cIiued.
He also declined tho candidacy
FOR mayor OF Philadelphia. where his
large Interests and early phiian-
throp.c work had endeared him to
the whole CITY.
Between 1SSe and 1898 ne was
persuaded 90 accept the postmaster
gcneralsh.p Of tho United states and
when Priest Harrison took office he
accepted a post I'm the cabinet
Interested in Religion.
Thrnuchnut his whole Lilo be Mas