Max died at the age of 43 from injuries sustained in a freak accident resulting from a fall from a new fire truck on which he was riding during a downtown Alton demonstration.
He owned Trube Furniture Company, 210 West Third Street, Alton, Illinois and later would purchase the United Storage and Transfer Company along with other business interests in Alton, Illinois.
Max became a naturalized American citizen on September 30, 1886.
Max was a 3-term, First Ward Alderman in Alton, Illinois.
Max and his wife Mollie were married in 1887.
Children:
Rose Trube Madansky dob 1889 (Missouri) Husband: Paul Madansky
Sadie Trube dob 1888 (Missouri)
Gussie Trube dob 1890 (Missouri)
Pearl Trube dob 1892 (Missouri)
All Siblings:
Max Trube (1867-1910) Died Age 43
Charles Trube (1872-1925) Died Age 53
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Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
Thursday, May 26, 1910
Page 1
ALDERMAN MAX TRUBE PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT IN AUTO FIRE TRUCK TEST; IS THROWN AGAINST A TELEPHONE POLE.
Alderman Max Trube of the third ward, was probably fatally injured yesterday afternoon in an accident at Second and Weigler streets while a test was being made with the new auto fire truck. Trube was thrown against a telephone pole and sustained three compound fractures of the right leg, head contusions of the brain and internal injuries including a ruptured spleen. He was taken to the local hospital where it was said he would probably die.
The accident occurred after a race between first hose truck #2 and the auto truck, the former starting from hose house #2 and the other 10 blocks further away at hose house #1. The race was not a success for the auto truck in any way. In the first place, there was some trouble in getting away and driver Marshall Sheff of hose house #2 beat the auto truck to the glass works by half a minute.
There were thirteen men on the auto fire truck including Alderman Trube. As the fire truck neared the turn at Second and Weigler, the driver turned to keep to the right side of the street and encountered an express wagon. In avoiding to hit it, the rear end of the fire truck skidded and slid against a telephone pole at the Alton Banking & Trust Company corner. Trube and one other person were standing on the road step of the auto truck and he was on the right side. When the auto truck swung against the telephone pole, Trube got the force of the shock. He was caught between the truck and the post and fell to the ground.
He was picked up and carried to a nearby saloon, and was examined by Drs. Schaff and Pfeiffenberger. They found Trube's condition so grave they directed that Trube be taken to the hospital at once. The doctors decided that Trube's skull was fractured on the right side with three compound fractures of his right leg and he had also sustained grave internal injuries.
None of the other 12 passengers on the auto fire truck were injured during the incident.
The report from the hospital said that Alderman Trube was unconscious and that his condition was grave, indeed.
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Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
Monday, May 30, 1910
P. 1
ALDERMAN TRUBE DIES FROM INJURIES
Alderman Max Trube, who was injured last Wednesday while attending a test of an auto fire truck, by being thrown from the rear end of the truck as the truck skidded in making a turn, died Sunday night at St. Joseph's Hospital. Trube's condition at no time has been hopeful since the incident. The doctors thought that at times he showed signs
of a clearing of the concussion of the brain which was the cause of his death. He had bad spells following the accident and was never able to talk freely since he was hurt.
Sunday morning he seemed brighter than he had been and for the first time all of his surgeons agreed that he was somewhat improved, but shortly after noon, he began to grow worse and death came at 7:40p.m. The doctors had given up hope at around 6 o'clock but they thought Trube would last though the night and probably today. Trube's collapse was sudden and very unexpected and was over in a very short time. His wife and one of his daughters were with him. All the members of his family had been attending him.
There has been deep interest in Trube's condition since he was injured. At times the doctors thought that he would get well and he had many acquaintances who believed he would also, owing to his physical strength. He suffered injuries which would have killed most men outright.
Max Trube was serving his third term in the office of first ward Alderman. The first time he ran he had opposition but the candidate had lived in Alton barely long enough to have a vote, and this fact contributed to Trube's victory over him. When he was elected to the council he set about strengthening himself with his constituents and he never lost an opportunity to do something he believed might make him stronger in his ward. He worked constantly being Alderman and after his first term he had no other opposition the other two times he was a candidate. He took a conspicuous part in the city council's meetings. He was a candidate for the office of mayor pro tem and when he failed to secure pledges from enough Aldermen to warrant a continuance of his candidacy for that honorary position, he was deeply disappointed.
He was a member of the Republican county central committee. Politics was the one thing that held his principal interest. He always claimed that it was a pastime he had taken up to help him regain his health. After he was ill and his life was given up a number of years ago, he made his entry into politics by becoming an Alderman with the hope that he would eventually become mayor, an ambition which he frequently expressed. Politics seemed to agree with him and to some extent he made a success of it.
He was 44 years old and he leaves his wife and 4 daughters. He is survived also by his parents, 1 sister, and 1 brother.
Mr. Trube made a good success out of his business career in Alton. He started in a small way, in the furniture and house furnishing line, and he built up a prosperous business. Not long ago, he widened out into other branches of trade, organizing the Union Storage and Transfer Company. He was aided in his business prosperity by his wife and his devoted family.
Max Trube was born in Russia in 1867. He came to America in 1883 and to Alton in 1894 from St. Louis.
His mother was not attending him when he died, as she was summoned to attend her only daughter in Chicago who is very ill. A brother and his father were with him.
The body was moved from the hospital Monday morning and taken to the family home. It will be taken from there to St. Louis Tuesday morning for burial.
The family of the deceased Alderman have decided to take the body to St. Louis tomorrow morning and the funeral will take place in the afternoon from B'nai Amoona Synagogue where the family worships. The family asked that 6 members of the Alton city council act as pall bearers. These 6 along with the mayor will follow as an escort to the body to St. Louis tomorrow morning.
An informal meeting of the city council is called for Monday evening to make arrangements for attending the funeral of Alderman Trube. The Alton Elks lodge will participate in the funeral. The services in St. Louis will be at B'nai Amoona Synagogue in St. Louis Tuesday.
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Alton Evening Telegraph
February 24, 1910
Page ?
HENRY BERGER STOPPED A RUNAWAY TEAM
Henry Berger stopped a runaway team of horses belonging to Max Trube furniture store in front of his farm house yesterday afternoon. The horses escaped in Benbow City (1) and wildly ran through East Alton where several persons tried to stop the team but failed.
(1) Benbow City was a wild gambling and drinking town with its own red light district. It was annexed to Wood River in 1917.
____________________
History of the entrance columns explained in the photo caption on the cemetery entrance photo.
The decedent listed on this page is buried in the Old Section of the B’nai Amoona Cemetery, University City, Missouri. This name has been added to the B’nai Amoona Cemetery – Old Section – Virtual Cemetery along with 100’s of other decedents. This project has been completed by Steve Weinreich, [email protected]
He owned Trube Furniture Company, 210 West Third Street, Alton, Illinois and later would purchase the United Storage and Transfer Company along with other business interests in Alton, Illinois.
Max became a naturalized American citizen on September 30, 1886.
Max was a 3-term, First Ward Alderman in Alton, Illinois.
Max and his wife Mollie were married in 1887.
Children:
Rose Trube Madansky dob 1889 (Missouri) Husband: Paul Madansky
Sadie Trube dob 1888 (Missouri)
Gussie Trube dob 1890 (Missouri)
Pearl Trube dob 1892 (Missouri)
All Siblings:
Max Trube (1867-1910) Died Age 43
Charles Trube (1872-1925) Died Age 53
____________________________
Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
Thursday, May 26, 1910
Page 1
ALDERMAN MAX TRUBE PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT IN AUTO FIRE TRUCK TEST; IS THROWN AGAINST A TELEPHONE POLE.
Alderman Max Trube of the third ward, was probably fatally injured yesterday afternoon in an accident at Second and Weigler streets while a test was being made with the new auto fire truck. Trube was thrown against a telephone pole and sustained three compound fractures of the right leg, head contusions of the brain and internal injuries including a ruptured spleen. He was taken to the local hospital where it was said he would probably die.
The accident occurred after a race between first hose truck #2 and the auto truck, the former starting from hose house #2 and the other 10 blocks further away at hose house #1. The race was not a success for the auto truck in any way. In the first place, there was some trouble in getting away and driver Marshall Sheff of hose house #2 beat the auto truck to the glass works by half a minute.
There were thirteen men on the auto fire truck including Alderman Trube. As the fire truck neared the turn at Second and Weigler, the driver turned to keep to the right side of the street and encountered an express wagon. In avoiding to hit it, the rear end of the fire truck skidded and slid against a telephone pole at the Alton Banking & Trust Company corner. Trube and one other person were standing on the road step of the auto truck and he was on the right side. When the auto truck swung against the telephone pole, Trube got the force of the shock. He was caught between the truck and the post and fell to the ground.
He was picked up and carried to a nearby saloon, and was examined by Drs. Schaff and Pfeiffenberger. They found Trube's condition so grave they directed that Trube be taken to the hospital at once. The doctors decided that Trube's skull was fractured on the right side with three compound fractures of his right leg and he had also sustained grave internal injuries.
None of the other 12 passengers on the auto fire truck were injured during the incident.
The report from the hospital said that Alderman Trube was unconscious and that his condition was grave, indeed.
____________________________
Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
Monday, May 30, 1910
P. 1
ALDERMAN TRUBE DIES FROM INJURIES
Alderman Max Trube, who was injured last Wednesday while attending a test of an auto fire truck, by being thrown from the rear end of the truck as the truck skidded in making a turn, died Sunday night at St. Joseph's Hospital. Trube's condition at no time has been hopeful since the incident. The doctors thought that at times he showed signs
of a clearing of the concussion of the brain which was the cause of his death. He had bad spells following the accident and was never able to talk freely since he was hurt.
Sunday morning he seemed brighter than he had been and for the first time all of his surgeons agreed that he was somewhat improved, but shortly after noon, he began to grow worse and death came at 7:40p.m. The doctors had given up hope at around 6 o'clock but they thought Trube would last though the night and probably today. Trube's collapse was sudden and very unexpected and was over in a very short time. His wife and one of his daughters were with him. All the members of his family had been attending him.
There has been deep interest in Trube's condition since he was injured. At times the doctors thought that he would get well and he had many acquaintances who believed he would also, owing to his physical strength. He suffered injuries which would have killed most men outright.
Max Trube was serving his third term in the office of first ward Alderman. The first time he ran he had opposition but the candidate had lived in Alton barely long enough to have a vote, and this fact contributed to Trube's victory over him. When he was elected to the council he set about strengthening himself with his constituents and he never lost an opportunity to do something he believed might make him stronger in his ward. He worked constantly being Alderman and after his first term he had no other opposition the other two times he was a candidate. He took a conspicuous part in the city council's meetings. He was a candidate for the office of mayor pro tem and when he failed to secure pledges from enough Aldermen to warrant a continuance of his candidacy for that honorary position, he was deeply disappointed.
He was a member of the Republican county central committee. Politics was the one thing that held his principal interest. He always claimed that it was a pastime he had taken up to help him regain his health. After he was ill and his life was given up a number of years ago, he made his entry into politics by becoming an Alderman with the hope that he would eventually become mayor, an ambition which he frequently expressed. Politics seemed to agree with him and to some extent he made a success of it.
He was 44 years old and he leaves his wife and 4 daughters. He is survived also by his parents, 1 sister, and 1 brother.
Mr. Trube made a good success out of his business career in Alton. He started in a small way, in the furniture and house furnishing line, and he built up a prosperous business. Not long ago, he widened out into other branches of trade, organizing the Union Storage and Transfer Company. He was aided in his business prosperity by his wife and his devoted family.
Max Trube was born in Russia in 1867. He came to America in 1883 and to Alton in 1894 from St. Louis.
His mother was not attending him when he died, as she was summoned to attend her only daughter in Chicago who is very ill. A brother and his father were with him.
The body was moved from the hospital Monday morning and taken to the family home. It will be taken from there to St. Louis Tuesday morning for burial.
The family of the deceased Alderman have decided to take the body to St. Louis tomorrow morning and the funeral will take place in the afternoon from B'nai Amoona Synagogue where the family worships. The family asked that 6 members of the Alton city council act as pall bearers. These 6 along with the mayor will follow as an escort to the body to St. Louis tomorrow morning.
An informal meeting of the city council is called for Monday evening to make arrangements for attending the funeral of Alderman Trube. The Alton Elks lodge will participate in the funeral. The services in St. Louis will be at B'nai Amoona Synagogue in St. Louis Tuesday.
____________________
Alton Evening Telegraph
February 24, 1910
Page ?
HENRY BERGER STOPPED A RUNAWAY TEAM
Henry Berger stopped a runaway team of horses belonging to Max Trube furniture store in front of his farm house yesterday afternoon. The horses escaped in Benbow City (1) and wildly ran through East Alton where several persons tried to stop the team but failed.
(1) Benbow City was a wild gambling and drinking town with its own red light district. It was annexed to Wood River in 1917.
____________________
History of the entrance columns explained in the photo caption on the cemetery entrance photo.
The decedent listed on this page is buried in the Old Section of the B’nai Amoona Cemetery, University City, Missouri. This name has been added to the B’nai Amoona Cemetery – Old Section – Virtual Cemetery along with 100’s of other decedents. This project has been completed by Steve Weinreich, [email protected]
Max died at the age of 43 from injuries sustained in a freak accident resulting from a fall from a new fire truck on which he was riding during a downtown Alton demonstration.
He owned Trube Furniture Company, 210 West Third Street, Alton, Illinois and later would purchase the United Storage and Transfer Company along with other business interests in Alton, Illinois.
Max became a naturalized American citizen on September 30, 1886.
Max was a 3-term, First Ward Alderman in Alton, Illinois.
Max and his wife Mollie were married in 1887.
Children:
Rose Trube Madansky dob 1889 (Missouri) Husband: Paul Madansky
Sadie Trube dob 1888 (Missouri)
Gussie Trube dob 1890 (Missouri)
Pearl Trube dob 1892 (Missouri)
All Siblings:
Max Trube (1867-1910) Died Age 43
Charles Trube (1872-1925) Died Age 53
____________________________
Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
Thursday, May 26, 1910
Page 1
ALDERMAN MAX TRUBE PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT IN AUTO FIRE TRUCK TEST; IS THROWN AGAINST A TELEPHONE POLE.
Alderman Max Trube of the third ward, was probably fatally injured yesterday afternoon in an accident at Second and Weigler streets while a test was being made with the new auto fire truck. Trube was thrown against a telephone pole and sustained three compound fractures of the right leg, head contusions of the brain and internal injuries including a ruptured spleen. He was taken to the local hospital where it was said he would probably die.
The accident occurred after a race between first hose truck #2 and the auto truck, the former starting from hose house #2 and the other 10 blocks further away at hose house #1. The race was not a success for the auto truck in any way. In the first place, there was some trouble in getting away and driver Marshall Sheff of hose house #2 beat the auto truck to the glass works by half a minute.
There were thirteen men on the auto fire truck including Alderman Trube. As the fire truck neared the turn at Second and Weigler, the driver turned to keep to the right side of the street and encountered an express wagon. In avoiding to hit it, the rear end of the fire truck skidded and slid against a telephone pole at the Alton Banking & Trust Company corner. Trube and one other person were standing on the road step of the auto truck and he was on the right side. When the auto truck swung against the telephone pole, Trube got the force of the shock. He was caught between the truck and the post and fell to the ground.
He was picked up and carried to a nearby saloon, and was examined by Drs. Schaff and Pfeiffenberger. They found Trube's condition so grave they directed that Trube be taken to the hospital at once. The doctors decided that Trube's skull was fractured on the right side with three compound fractures of his right leg and he had also sustained grave internal injuries.
None of the other 12 passengers on the auto fire truck were injured during the incident.
The report from the hospital said that Alderman Trube was unconscious and that his condition was grave, indeed.
____________________________
Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
Monday, May 30, 1910
P. 1
ALDERMAN TRUBE DIES FROM INJURIES
Alderman Max Trube, who was injured last Wednesday while attending a test of an auto fire truck, by being thrown from the rear end of the truck as the truck skidded in making a turn, died Sunday night at St. Joseph's Hospital. Trube's condition at no time has been hopeful since the incident. The doctors thought that at times he showed signs
of a clearing of the concussion of the brain which was the cause of his death. He had bad spells following the accident and was never able to talk freely since he was hurt.
Sunday morning he seemed brighter than he had been and for the first time all of his surgeons agreed that he was somewhat improved, but shortly after noon, he began to grow worse and death came at 7:40p.m. The doctors had given up hope at around 6 o'clock but they thought Trube would last though the night and probably today. Trube's collapse was sudden and very unexpected and was over in a very short time. His wife and one of his daughters were with him. All the members of his family had been attending him.
There has been deep interest in Trube's condition since he was injured. At times the doctors thought that he would get well and he had many acquaintances who believed he would also, owing to his physical strength. He suffered injuries which would have killed most men outright.
Max Trube was serving his third term in the office of first ward Alderman. The first time he ran he had opposition but the candidate had lived in Alton barely long enough to have a vote, and this fact contributed to Trube's victory over him. When he was elected to the council he set about strengthening himself with his constituents and he never lost an opportunity to do something he believed might make him stronger in his ward. He worked constantly being Alderman and after his first term he had no other opposition the other two times he was a candidate. He took a conspicuous part in the city council's meetings. He was a candidate for the office of mayor pro tem and when he failed to secure pledges from enough Aldermen to warrant a continuance of his candidacy for that honorary position, he was deeply disappointed.
He was a member of the Republican county central committee. Politics was the one thing that held his principal interest. He always claimed that it was a pastime he had taken up to help him regain his health. After he was ill and his life was given up a number of years ago, he made his entry into politics by becoming an Alderman with the hope that he would eventually become mayor, an ambition which he frequently expressed. Politics seemed to agree with him and to some extent he made a success of it.
He was 44 years old and he leaves his wife and 4 daughters. He is survived also by his parents, 1 sister, and 1 brother.
Mr. Trube made a good success out of his business career in Alton. He started in a small way, in the furniture and house furnishing line, and he built up a prosperous business. Not long ago, he widened out into other branches of trade, organizing the Union Storage and Transfer Company. He was aided in his business prosperity by his wife and his devoted family.
Max Trube was born in Russia in 1867. He came to America in 1883 and to Alton in 1894 from St. Louis.
His mother was not attending him when he died, as she was summoned to attend her only daughter in Chicago who is very ill. A brother and his father were with him.
The body was moved from the hospital Monday morning and taken to the family home. It will be taken from there to St. Louis Tuesday morning for burial.
The family of the deceased Alderman have decided to take the body to St. Louis tomorrow morning and the funeral will take place in the afternoon from B'nai Amoona Synagogue where the family worships. The family asked that 6 members of the Alton city council act as pall bearers. These 6 along with the mayor will follow as an escort to the body to St. Louis tomorrow morning.
An informal meeting of the city council is called for Monday evening to make arrangements for attending the funeral of Alderman Trube. The Alton Elks lodge will participate in the funeral. The services in St. Louis will be at B'nai Amoona Synagogue in St. Louis Tuesday.
____________________
Alton Evening Telegraph
February 24, 1910
Page ?
HENRY BERGER STOPPED A RUNAWAY TEAM
Henry Berger stopped a runaway team of horses belonging to Max Trube furniture store in front of his farm house yesterday afternoon. The horses escaped in Benbow City (1) and wildly ran through East Alton where several persons tried to stop the team but failed.
(1) Benbow City was a wild gambling and drinking town with its own red light district. It was annexed to Wood River in 1917.
____________________
History of the entrance columns explained in the photo caption on the cemetery entrance photo.
The decedent listed on this page is buried in the Old Section of the B’nai Amoona Cemetery, University City, Missouri. This name has been added to the B’nai Amoona Cemetery – Old Section – Virtual Cemetery along with 100’s of other decedents. This project has been completed by Steve Weinreich, [email protected]
He owned Trube Furniture Company, 210 West Third Street, Alton, Illinois and later would purchase the United Storage and Transfer Company along with other business interests in Alton, Illinois.
Max became a naturalized American citizen on September 30, 1886.
Max was a 3-term, First Ward Alderman in Alton, Illinois.
Max and his wife Mollie were married in 1887.
Children:
Rose Trube Madansky dob 1889 (Missouri) Husband: Paul Madansky
Sadie Trube dob 1888 (Missouri)
Gussie Trube dob 1890 (Missouri)
Pearl Trube dob 1892 (Missouri)
All Siblings:
Max Trube (1867-1910) Died Age 43
Charles Trube (1872-1925) Died Age 53
____________________________
Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
Thursday, May 26, 1910
Page 1
ALDERMAN MAX TRUBE PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT IN AUTO FIRE TRUCK TEST; IS THROWN AGAINST A TELEPHONE POLE.
Alderman Max Trube of the third ward, was probably fatally injured yesterday afternoon in an accident at Second and Weigler streets while a test was being made with the new auto fire truck. Trube was thrown against a telephone pole and sustained three compound fractures of the right leg, head contusions of the brain and internal injuries including a ruptured spleen. He was taken to the local hospital where it was said he would probably die.
The accident occurred after a race between first hose truck #2 and the auto truck, the former starting from hose house #2 and the other 10 blocks further away at hose house #1. The race was not a success for the auto truck in any way. In the first place, there was some trouble in getting away and driver Marshall Sheff of hose house #2 beat the auto truck to the glass works by half a minute.
There were thirteen men on the auto fire truck including Alderman Trube. As the fire truck neared the turn at Second and Weigler, the driver turned to keep to the right side of the street and encountered an express wagon. In avoiding to hit it, the rear end of the fire truck skidded and slid against a telephone pole at the Alton Banking & Trust Company corner. Trube and one other person were standing on the road step of the auto truck and he was on the right side. When the auto truck swung against the telephone pole, Trube got the force of the shock. He was caught between the truck and the post and fell to the ground.
He was picked up and carried to a nearby saloon, and was examined by Drs. Schaff and Pfeiffenberger. They found Trube's condition so grave they directed that Trube be taken to the hospital at once. The doctors decided that Trube's skull was fractured on the right side with three compound fractures of his right leg and he had also sustained grave internal injuries.
None of the other 12 passengers on the auto fire truck were injured during the incident.
The report from the hospital said that Alderman Trube was unconscious and that his condition was grave, indeed.
____________________________
Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
Monday, May 30, 1910
P. 1
ALDERMAN TRUBE DIES FROM INJURIES
Alderman Max Trube, who was injured last Wednesday while attending a test of an auto fire truck, by being thrown from the rear end of the truck as the truck skidded in making a turn, died Sunday night at St. Joseph's Hospital. Trube's condition at no time has been hopeful since the incident. The doctors thought that at times he showed signs
of a clearing of the concussion of the brain which was the cause of his death. He had bad spells following the accident and was never able to talk freely since he was hurt.
Sunday morning he seemed brighter than he had been and for the first time all of his surgeons agreed that he was somewhat improved, but shortly after noon, he began to grow worse and death came at 7:40p.m. The doctors had given up hope at around 6 o'clock but they thought Trube would last though the night and probably today. Trube's collapse was sudden and very unexpected and was over in a very short time. His wife and one of his daughters were with him. All the members of his family had been attending him.
There has been deep interest in Trube's condition since he was injured. At times the doctors thought that he would get well and he had many acquaintances who believed he would also, owing to his physical strength. He suffered injuries which would have killed most men outright.
Max Trube was serving his third term in the office of first ward Alderman. The first time he ran he had opposition but the candidate had lived in Alton barely long enough to have a vote, and this fact contributed to Trube's victory over him. When he was elected to the council he set about strengthening himself with his constituents and he never lost an opportunity to do something he believed might make him stronger in his ward. He worked constantly being Alderman and after his first term he had no other opposition the other two times he was a candidate. He took a conspicuous part in the city council's meetings. He was a candidate for the office of mayor pro tem and when he failed to secure pledges from enough Aldermen to warrant a continuance of his candidacy for that honorary position, he was deeply disappointed.
He was a member of the Republican county central committee. Politics was the one thing that held his principal interest. He always claimed that it was a pastime he had taken up to help him regain his health. After he was ill and his life was given up a number of years ago, he made his entry into politics by becoming an Alderman with the hope that he would eventually become mayor, an ambition which he frequently expressed. Politics seemed to agree with him and to some extent he made a success of it.
He was 44 years old and he leaves his wife and 4 daughters. He is survived also by his parents, 1 sister, and 1 brother.
Mr. Trube made a good success out of his business career in Alton. He started in a small way, in the furniture and house furnishing line, and he built up a prosperous business. Not long ago, he widened out into other branches of trade, organizing the Union Storage and Transfer Company. He was aided in his business prosperity by his wife and his devoted family.
Max Trube was born in Russia in 1867. He came to America in 1883 and to Alton in 1894 from St. Louis.
His mother was not attending him when he died, as she was summoned to attend her only daughter in Chicago who is very ill. A brother and his father were with him.
The body was moved from the hospital Monday morning and taken to the family home. It will be taken from there to St. Louis Tuesday morning for burial.
The family of the deceased Alderman have decided to take the body to St. Louis tomorrow morning and the funeral will take place in the afternoon from B'nai Amoona Synagogue where the family worships. The family asked that 6 members of the Alton city council act as pall bearers. These 6 along with the mayor will follow as an escort to the body to St. Louis tomorrow morning.
An informal meeting of the city council is called for Monday evening to make arrangements for attending the funeral of Alderman Trube. The Alton Elks lodge will participate in the funeral. The services in St. Louis will be at B'nai Amoona Synagogue in St. Louis Tuesday.
____________________
Alton Evening Telegraph
February 24, 1910
Page ?
HENRY BERGER STOPPED A RUNAWAY TEAM
Henry Berger stopped a runaway team of horses belonging to Max Trube furniture store in front of his farm house yesterday afternoon. The horses escaped in Benbow City (1) and wildly ran through East Alton where several persons tried to stop the team but failed.
(1) Benbow City was a wild gambling and drinking town with its own red light district. It was annexed to Wood River in 1917.
____________________
History of the entrance columns explained in the photo caption on the cemetery entrance photo.
The decedent listed on this page is buried in the Old Section of the B’nai Amoona Cemetery, University City, Missouri. This name has been added to the B’nai Amoona Cemetery – Old Section – Virtual Cemetery along with 100’s of other decedents. This project has been completed by Steve Weinreich, [email protected]
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