Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Tabor, W.H.. September 22, 1904
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Morning Oregonian
Circus Press Agent Dies
W.H.Tabor,Esteemed Employee Of Ringlings,Victom of Pneumonia
W.H.Tabor,of Grand Rapids,Mich.,died at the Portland Hotel yesterday morning 
after a short illness of pneumonia and complications caused by abcesses of the 
lungs.Mr.Tabor,who was a young man of 29 years,came to Portland as the press 
representative of the Ringling Brothers' circuses,but feeling unusually ill 
from the effects of a severe cold,the managers of the circus installed him in 
the most comfortable rooms obtainable,supplied him with a nurse and the best 
of medical attention,and also left R.M.Feltus here to give him any extra 
attention which might become necessary.After a week the patient improved to 
such an extent that Mr.Feltus joined the company in the south,only to be 
called back by a sudden turn for the worse in the sick man.He at once wired 
for Mr.Tabor's mother,who lives in Denver,and she arrived here last Saturday 
morning and was with her son at the time of his death.As the death of her son 
left no other representative of hte family,Mrs.Tabor decided not to return to 
Grand Rapids with the remains.,but to have them cremated,which was done 
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.Tabor wa sone of the most promising young men in his profession,and has a 
wide acquaintances both here and in the East.He had been connected with 
various theatricla enterprises as a press representative during Winter 
seasons,and beofre becoming identified with Ringling Brothers was the advance 
man o fhte Gentry Dog and pony Shows.he made friends reaily and had the 
faculty of retaining them,and was always esteemed by his employers.
Mr.Feltus said of him:" He had advanced himself every year since he has been 
in business,and had always commanded the esteem and friendship of his 
employers.The case is a particularly sad one,for he was very young,talented 
and had every prospect of making a great success of life."
Mr.Tabor had become a great friend of Mr.John Keating while here,and they had 
planned to enter into a partnership in writing ballads as sooon as he 
recovered.Mr.Keating also feels his death keenly,and has words of greatest 
praise for his manly character and fine disposition.The attention shown the 
young man during his illness by Ringling Brothers was as solicitous as that of 
a family of relaitves.Everything that could in any way add to hsi comfort was 
ordered done for him,and since hsi death telegrams of condolence have been 
received by Mrs. Tabor from them and other members of their organization. 

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