Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1906-03-02 | Page 3 | Ex-Speaker Henderson Succumbs to Paresis

EK U SPEAKER TO PARISIS curtain down on life of famous statesman and patriot who was wa stricken by disease last may dubuque la loriner former speaker dald 13 11 of the national ahouse of died at 2 0 clock sunday aftem oon at mercy hospital of paresis attacked him nine months ngo ago lie began to 0 o aenk friday afternoon rallied satur day morning but in lie ilie morning lapsed into unconsciousness and failed rapidly until the end came col anel alend henderson had been beem unable to recognize any one but ilia his wife since a week eck ago except on friday when hen he partly regained his bla mental fa bacul cut I 1 ries ides colonel as stalk en with paresis last mas and his con grew so BO grae that ihal he was re oved moved to a hospital in september former speaker dall 13 Il hender lender aon so n aa for many yeats y aia a prominent figure in the councils of his party and had a host of friends among both re publicans public ans and democrats in congress succeeding succeed ini Sp speaker ealer reed in the chair colonel henderson carried out igor gw bously the rules adopted by his predecessor for the expedition of tho the busl bubl anesa ness of the house bouse he to wab twice elected speaker his last term in that office closing a ta enty 3 ear ervice in the lower branch of congress coi gresa gress