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Died. Miltiades Melachrino, 77, cigaret tycoon; after long illness; in Queens, N. Y. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, he founded M. Melachrino & Co. at Cairo, Egypt, moved it to New York in 1904, retired 15 years...
...Told the graduating class of the Malcolm Gordon School at Garrison, N. Y. to put as much joy in their lives as possible...
Died. The Right Reverend Emmanuel Abo-Hatab, Holy Eastern Orthodox Bishop of Canada and the eastern U. S., primate of Greek Orthodoxy in North America; of a heart ailment after long illness; in Brooklyn, N. Y...
Died. William Muldoon, 88, "Old Roman" and "Iron Duke" of U. S. sport, longtime member of New York State's Athletic Commission; of cancer of the prostate gland; at Purchase, N. Y. As world's Graeco-Roman wrestling champion in the 1880's, he successfully defended his title against Clarence Whistler, "The Kansas Demon," in three historic draw matches. In the third Muldoon broke Whistler's collarbone. In 1881 Muldoon discovered John L. Sullivan, arranged his first New York boxing match at Harry Hill's. Eight years later, when Sullivan was world's champion...
...Sosthenes Belin. of I. T. & T............. 1,000 John J. Bernet, of C. & O. R. R ..............500 Cornelius N. Bliss ...............2,000 Claude K. Boettcher, Denver banker....... 1,000 Charles J. Bradley, of Erie R. R. ......... 500 Matthew Brush, financier ...........2,000 Edward G. Auckland, of N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. ................500 Floyd L. Carlisle, of N. Y. Edison Co..............2,000 Leon R. Clausen, of J. I. Case ...........500 Charles A. Corliss, of Lament, Corliss & Co. .............. 1,000 Patrick E. Crowley, of N. Y. Central R. R. ................. 500 Arthur . Davis, of Aluminum Co. ................. 1,000 Frederick...