Obituaries

February 3, 1924


Thomas Woodrow Wilson, our nation’s 28th President, died this morning at 11:15 am. He was unconscious for almost 12 hours before his passing.
President Wilson was born on December 28, 1856 in Staunton, Virginia. Wilson was the 3rd of 4 children of Reverend Dr. Joseph Ruggles Wilson and Jessie Janet Woodrow. He leaves behind his wife, Edith, and his 3 daughters, Margaret, Jessie, and Eleanor. 
He will be buried at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.





July 18, 1926






James Gatz, commonly known as Jay Gatsby, was found murdered earlier this morning at his West Egg mansion.
Gatsby was born into a poor family from North Dakota. He attended St. Olaf’s College but dropped out and moved east. He served in the seventh infantry, third Division, ninth Machine Gun Battalion in WWI as First Lieutenant until June of 1918. He then attended Oxford College and was an assistant, and good friend, to the millionaire Dan Cody. He made his own wealth by becoming an entrepreneur.
He leaves behind no wife and no children. The funeral service will be held this Saturday at 2:00 pm. 




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