FORMER CABINET SECRETARY LANE DIES AFTER OPERATION
Rochester, Minnesota (JFK+50) On May 18, 1921, former Interior secretary Franklin K. Lane* died "of an attack of angina pectoris** which followed an operation for gall stones."
The 56 year old former cabinet official under President Woodrow Wilson had suffered from heart disease during the past several months and hoped the operation would restore him to full health.
After the operation of May 6, Mr. Lane said...
"I hope to be able to live a long life, doing good things for others."
One of his physicians had advised against the operation saying that he could live for some time without it, but Lane made the decision to, in his own words...
"bet on the high card with a chance to win."
*Franklin Knight Lane (1864-1921) was born in DeSable, Prince Edward Island & attended University of California before becoming a newspaper editor. FKL served as San Francisco City Attorney 1899-1902, Commissioner on the I.C.C. 1906-1913, & Secretary of Interior 1913-1920.
**angina pectoris is a condition marked by severe chest pain caused by an inadequate supply of blood to the heart.
SOURCE
"Lane Is Dead; Wrote Creed On Deathbed," New York Tribune, May 19, 1921, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
