Show JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY DEAD beloved hoosier pot poet succumb succumbs to attack of paralysis indianapolis ind james Whitco whitcomb mt rilar died at hie his home here bere july 22 2 death being due to paralysis paral mr riley buffered suffered his first violent attack of paralysis july 10 1910 james whitcomb dlhy the hoosier poet wae was bora born in 1853 but was reticent as to his exact age mr bir riley never married one of the most unique celebrations in the country was held in his honor october 7 1915 when riley day was observed by a banquet in indianapolis and in schools of the country attended by more than children men iten prominent prom nent in business and politics from all over the coutry assembled to do the poet horn hom ago at ut the celebration and many ion on gratulatory messages were received from abroad on that occasion james whitcomb riley born of the middle west bans sang tle the joys sorrows fancies and humors ot its folk largely in lie its own dialect the world van as sc ac touched by his inspiration and the realism of bis his homely symbols that he was aas one of the few that devoting their lives to poetry a fortune while mr riley never married he be was a coytr of children whose spirit he lie divined so intimately Intimate lv and of fam tam lly ily life many of the th last year years of his life he spent quietly at his home in a secluded section of indianapolis |