110 years ago – Vice President Sherman died at his home in Utica | State

Vice President James Schoolcraft Sherman died on the evening of October 30 at his home in Utica, New York. He was 58 years old.

Doctors treating the vice president said he died of a combination of Bright’s disease, heart disease and sclerosis of the aortic valves. A few years ago, he was diagnosed with Bright’s disease and put on a restrictive diet.

Sherman was a prominent citizen of Utica and was elected mayor in 1884.

He would then be elected to the US House of Representatives in 1887. During his years in Congress, he was known as a staunch Republican.

As chairman of the National Republican Committee, he earned the nickname “Dollar Jim” for urging supporters to donate just $1.

He was elected to the second highest office in the country in 1908.

In President William H. Taft’s proclamation on the occasion of Sherman’s death, he wrote: “The nation has lost one of its most illustrious citizens and one of its most efficient, faithful servants. … His private life was noble and good. His amiable nature and attractiveness of character endeared him to all who had the honor of knowing him.”

He is survived by his wife, Carrie, and three sons, Cheryl, Richard and Thomas.

A public viewing was held Nov. 1 at the Oneida Courthouse. His funeral was held Nov. 2 at the First Presbyterian Church; buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica.

Rustlers have stolen four valuable cows from Minooka residents in the past few days.

The first cow stolen belonged to Michael MacDonald, a clerk from St. Joseph’s Cemetery. The animal, according to Macdonald, was in the garden adjacent to his house.

Another cow was taken from Mrs. John Corbett’s backyard on Gilmore Avenue.

Martin Lyden, of Gilmore Avenue, arranged for his two cows to be moved to a fenced section of Bungalow Park after hearing about the thefts. Lyden went to check on his cows on October 27 and found them missing.

Authorities have been tracking the cows, including at local slaughterhouses, to see if anyone has recently come in offering to sell them.