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WM. M. SINGERLY DEAD. THE WELL-KNOWN PHILADELPHIA FROM EDITOR, EXPIRES SUDDENLY HEART DISEASE. died Philadelphia, Feb. 7.-William No. 1,701 M. Locust-st. Singerly this at his home. was the immediate cause for suddenly Heart disease been suffering afternoon. Mr. Singerly had had remained at of about death. ten days Wednesday. from a cold. although and gitting his indisposi- in his home since in last no way serious. While seized with a vio- fell tion was smoking a cigar, he was afterward bedroom coughing. and immediately were Mr. Singerly's lent dead. fit of In the room Miss at Mabel the time Singerly James Meredith, S. McCart- and granddaughter. His son-in-law, before the two servants. had left the house a few Mr. moments Singerly apparently ney, end came, leaving his slight cold. In good health. apart they had as a result sudden The physicians say from heart was frequently weak. custom cautioned was Singerly that his of late his of Mr. excessive smoking. smoke." and To-day. however, that the his smoke cigar to take a "dry and it is thought the severity of was lighted. the coughing spell, heart. Mr. Sina leaves brought which ruptured on daughter. a vessel of Mrs. the E. Singerly Balch, gerly who is at present in Europe. Philwill m M. Singerly president was proprietor of the Chestnut Savings of "The Street Fund adelphia National Record." Bank and which the Chestnut recently Paper collapsed. Mill. and He and Trust of Company. the Singerly Pulp and Park Commission, president member of the Fairmount and a trustee of the was until a lately its treasurer, Museum. Philadelphia and M. Commercial Singerly, a well-known born in newspaper Philadelproprietor William for many 27. years, 1832. He was was a son in the of Joseph street phia, on December who was largely Interested After leaving school, railroad Singerly, system of that connected city. with a produce commercial comin 1850. he became and spent ten years with in his father he mission house, was then associated lines. In 1868 business management He of streetcar up a successful business, He rewent in the to Chicago and built the great Are in manager 1971. of the which was Philadelphia, ruined by and became Company. At turned Germantown to Passenger in 1878, Railroad he came corporation, into possession apshares sold for his father's death, of the stock of that $1,500,000. praised of 15,000 at $750,000. an This active he part in politics, in 1877. Mr. In order to take "The Public Record" five thouSingerly a circulation of the name a journal purchased with He changed about new meth- It to sand was "The and Philadelphia little influence. Record," it one of introduced the best-known after news- the papers of the the price of and the ods. and in soon ownership made country. Within cent, a the month paper was circula- owner rechange duced from to two grow cents with to great one rapidity. newspaper The at a cost tion began up a fine building for his at the lowest rates enlarged he a of put $200,000. paper To get mill paper at Elkton, the Md., Singerly and Pulp purchased cost a of $125,000. naming product it more than operation supplied and it at Paper Mill. "The The Record," but months the ago. the demand was for suspended several a number of enterof the mill embarked in houses in Philadelprises. Mr. Singerly He built time hundreds owned of the Empire loss of Theatre $200,000. was burned in from office in phia, until and It Governor at one Pattison 1886, retired with organization a ex-Gov- of 1887 the When took part in Bank, the of which the Mr. Singerly Street National first president Singerly When sucChestnut Pattison was the Governor Mr. He was also ceeded him the Chestnut error latter was as re-elected president of Street the Trust and Savings president of bank. cares of business Fund from the a keen inIn seeking had for many years raising. taken His herds of in terest Mr. Singerly in farming and his stock large farm for at years. Gwynedd and near he Montgomery Holstein cattle County, at the were Eikton famous Stock Farm, active Eikton, was In also politics Cecil owner County, Mr. 1894 of Singerly he Md was was unanimoupenneylvania. always of an made the Democrat. candidate In for Governor energy into the the State. canvass Democratic and entered with great every county in in upholding speaking in over seventy natural be he made nearly The peeches great Republican to Hast- over- ma- the In jority cause all of of Democracy. Pennsylvania and his was competitor, too General Singerly ings, come. carried however, the off last the National prize. and Buckner campaign in ticket, Pennsyl Mr. making vivania, local supported During of the speeches Palmer in its and behalf organizing He also a took association a Delaware number and in aid Maryland of forming the movement. the Pennsylvania Bank- duran active Association overtook, Mr. when on ers' Financial part misfortune in months of his life, National Singerly Bank Decem- Com- and ing the last the few Chestnut Street and Savings Fund Messrs. ber 23 Chestnut last Street Trust to close their doors. of the trust the pany the were Cook compelled were made assignees plan looking to Mr. Earle company and and of the managers affairs of of over both a to them stitutions. every interest per- in liquidation possessed. turned including his the sonal Singerly "The Since Record. asset then he a affairs receiver of has it and been Mr. the appointed Singerly trust company for hoped had a him assent are by bank, turning in and process the over of large his settlement. newspaper income Institutions. for property, years, but to the which settle failure pre- all afforded the indebtedness of the of the creditors carried out, to and held & for reof a sufficient his plans from named being Mr. Singerly Commissioner of ceiver vented had honorary to be position interested of in including commercial dry- the goods years the Park. He establishments. was and company. binder factory. a Brighton and store Mills. and a an engraving