W. J. BRYAN DEAD

Grey River Argus, 28 July 1925, Page 5

W. J. BRYAN DEAD

NOTED AMERICAN POLITICIAN. (Received July 27 at 7.30 p.m.) VANCOUVER, July 2d. The death is announcer! of Mr V, 11. Ham Jennings Biya>n, the Denn.cram: politician, at Dayton, in Tennessee. A message from Dayton, states ti' Mr Bryan was found mead in bed lan ilus afternoon. He had partaken of a hearty dinner, and said unit he was feeling well, but that ne would take a short rest. CAUSE GF DEATH. A NOTABLE CAREER’S END. (Reuter.) VANCOUVER, July 26. Heart disease is given as tiie cause or Air AV. .1. Bryan's death. He attended service at the Houlher.t Methodist Episcopal Church at Dayton before lunch on Sunday, and later he retired for a short nap. Aller this Mrs Bryan passed through his room, and notii ed him breathing heavily, and she summoned a neighbour, who in turn, called a doctor, who said Mr Bryan hail been dead about iilieen minutes. His vile, a ccinpaiuon and a chauffeur were in the house at the time ol death. Mr Bryan earn? to Dayton for the recent Scopes evolution trial, a.id he vigorously defended the teachings of the Bible. * He was due to leave on Tuesday for Knoxville, io deliver a speech, and then to go to Nashville for a similar engagement,-'before going to Florida. He had been preparing a speech there for Munday night before which he was to meet the "citizens to layplans for the Bryan College, a movement for which was launched at a dinner last Monday’. His wife lias expressed a desire for tliy burial of the body at the Ailing ton National Cemetery. Mr Bryan was at one time an editor, then a lawyer, and then was theDemocrat is candidate for President. He was Secretary for State for a time in the first Wilson Cabinet, and was a national figure of great prominence. He was 65 years of age. HAD ANTI-MODERNIST CAMPAIGN PLANNED. (Received July’ 27 at 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, July 27. Mr Bryan's death came on tne eve of a crusade hy had planned to carry before the American people against modernism. Air Bryan died as t lie result cf acute dilation of the heart. This is the opinion of Doctor Raymond Wallace, the Chattanooga phy-sieian. who was consulted by Mr Bryan, in Dayton, ‘luring the Scopes trial, and who mode an examination of Mr Bfvan on Friday. THREATS TO KILL IIRA'AN. (Received July 27- at 9.5 p.m.) VANCOUVER, July 23. A message from Chattanooga., Tennessee, says:—Captain Marion ”crkins, in charge of a squad of Chattanooga police on duty at Dayton during the Scopes trial, said that many threats had been made against the life of Mr. W. J. Bryan. It is also reported that an inquest will be held 4