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Show JOHN M. PALMER DEAD., Soldier, Statesman, Journalist Snecnmbs to Heart Trouble. John McAuley Palmer, candidate for president on the Gold Democratic ticket in 1896, ex-United States senator, sena-tor, soldier and journalist succumbed to heart failure at Springfield, 111., Wednesday morning. Less than a week before he was an honorary pall-beareratGeneralMcClernard'sfuneral, pall-beareratGeneralMcClernard'sfuneral, Tuesday he complained of feeling badly, and Tuesday night a physician was called, who pronounced him in no immediate danger. At 4 o'clock Wed- nesday morning be fell into a gentle Blumber from which he never awoke. He was buried in the rain Thursday at Carlinville by the local G. A. R. and Masonic orders. Among the honorary pallbearers were Senator Cullom, Governor Gov-ernor Tanner, former Governor Fifer, former Congressman Connelly, General John C. Black and Supreme Judge Jesse J. Philips. |