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Doctors thought her case was mild, but she died of heart failure five days after her diagnosis. She is buried in Princeton Cemetery. [1] . Following doctor's advice, Mrs. Cleveland did not attend the funeral; Woodrow Wilson, at the time the president of Princeton University, was present. [10] .
Jan. 7.—Ruth Cleveland, the eldest child of ex-Pres-ident and Airs. Grover Cleveland, died at the Cleveland home here today very unexpectedly, the immediate cause of death being a. weakening of the heart action during a mild attack of diphtheria.
Cleveland and the rest of his family were treated prophylactically with anti-toxin 1a. There was little that could be done for Ruth, however. Cleveland's diary palpably shows the grief he suffered at her rapid, unexpected death.
Ruth Cleveland. American Folk Figure. The daughter and first child of President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Cleveland, she died at the age of 12 from a bout of diphtheria.
Cleveland, Ruth (1891–1904) American first daughter. Born Oct 3, 1891, in New York, NY; died of diphtheria, Jan 7, 1904, at age 12, in Princeton, New Jersey; dau. of Grover Cleveland (US president) and Frances Folsom Cleveland. Popularly known as Baby Ruth while living in the White House.
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 8. -- Funeral services for Ruth Cleveland, the eldest daughter of ex-President Grover Cleveland, were held at 10 o'clock this morning at the Cleveland residence,...
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Jul 4, 2012 · By Olivia B. Waxman July 04, 2012. Courtesy Cornell University Library. Mrs. Frances Cleveland and Baby Ruth Cleveland, daughter of President Grover Cleveland, circa 1893. Ruth...
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