Evening star., 1943-01-17
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Fifty years ago a former President Of
the United States died. The Star of
January l8,
Deoth of 1893. carried
Rutherford B. Hoyes the news: Eek
Pres II ent
Rutherford B. Hayes died last night at
II o'clock in his pleasant home, Spiegel
Grove, short distance outside of FIRE.
mont, Ohio. He was surrounded by his
family. Although over 10 years old he
was the picture of ruddy health until
suddenly stricken down by neuralgia of
the heart. He had suffered from the
disease for many years and when the
death of Mrs. Hayes was announced to
him two years ago he was overcome by
a severe attack and revived with great
difficulty. The death of ex-Presi-
dent Hayes has caused universal sorrow
in this city tPiedmonD, where he was
known and admired by every one. =
Spiegel Grove was the center of social
gayety for young people until the death
of Mrs Hayes two years ago. Death
came quietly and easily" Mr.. Hayes,
the 18th President, was also a distin-
guished soldier. For conspicuous gall
lantry at South Mountain, Civil War
battle, where he was wounded, he was
promoted from major to colonel of the
23d Ohio Volunteer Infantry and later
became general. After the war he was
elected to Congress, later became Gov
ernor Of Ohio and later STILL rather
against his wishes, was nominated at
Cincinnati as the Republican candidate
for the presidency. In the election he
Won easily.
At the same time, another ex-President
quietly was standing by waiting again to
-, become President
Cleveland The star of Ian
lnouauroI PIons uary 16, 1898, de-
tailed some of the
plans for Mr.. Cleveland's coming in
auguration: "A number of members of
the Inaugural Executive Committee were
at headquarters today engaged upon the
task of preparing the lists of the various
subcommittee in shape for the print
ers. - = The crack military organization
will have prominent place in the in
augural parade. - 3" The Subcommittee
on Civic Organizations has its work well
in hand now and intends to make the
civic portion of the parade very attrac-
tive feature" Gen. Martin T. Mcmahon.
having been appointed grand marshal of
the parade, gave out to the press
GSt nf
expected to be present.
Though the practical automobile was
far In the future, agitation for good
roads was active. The
6ood kooos Star of January IT, 1898,
Wanted had this to say: "One
of the most interesting
meetings held for some time in this city
assembled this morning at Chamber
lains. 1t is practically the first session
of the National League of Good Roads
and the beginning of movement which
those interested hope will result in an
effort, national in character, to improve
the system of highways in this country.
The first general meeting of the friends
OF good roads ever held took place last
October in Chicago" The question of
good roads was more or less taken out
OF the hands Of this organization by the
introduction of the automobile, forcing
such demands on the States that the
roads came in time.
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Another convention with an impor-
tant objective met at Metzerott's Hall
az at the start of that
Woman Suffrage week. According to
Discussed Star reporter: "It
was little cold for
women to go out this morning, even to
attend such an important meeting as
the first session of the National Amer
ican Woman Suffrage Association But,
nevertheless, some of the good women
who are interested in this cause. and |