Salt Lake Herald | 1908-10-09 | Page 1 | Stephen A. Douglas Dead

Stephen A Douglas Dead Chicago Oct S Stephen SStephen A Douglas a namesake of or the great rival rhal of Abraham Lincoln died suddenly at his home 84 East street tonight aged 58 years Yesterday Mr Ir Douglas with William H Taft delivered an oration at Galesburg III at the fiftieth anniversary of the famous Lincoln Douglas debate His speech was delivered on Knox college campus on the exact site where fifty years ago his father had contested the great national issues with Lincoln The speech yesterday esterday was the last of a series of campaign speeches made in the thelast thel List last l st few weeks by Mr Ir Douglas and he complained of fatigue and a I severe seere cold on his return trip to Chicago He collapsed suddenly after dining with his family and died before the arrival of the physician He was born bOrD in North Carolina but had bad been a resident of Chicago for years ears He lie was an attorney and prominent In Republican politics In 1891 he lie was prosecuting attorney of or Chicago He was a witty speaker a