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Show Justice Rufus Peckham Dead. Albany, N. Y. Rufus Peckham, Justice Jus-tice of tho United States Supreme court, died at his summer homo nt Altamont at 8:15 o'clock Sunday night. Justice Pecldiam was a Democrat, Demo-crat, and before taking a seat on the bench gave considerable attention to politics In Now York. Ho was born In Albany, N. Y;, Noovmbor 8, 1838, and had been on, the bench, stato and federal fed-eral for twohty-slx years. Ho came from tho court of appeals of his native na-tive stato. |