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LARZ ANDERSON DEAD; GAVE HARVARD ANDERSON BRIDGE

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Larz Anderson '88, soldier and distinguished diplomat, well known to Harvard men for his gifts to the University, died yesterday in Virginia, according to reports received by Boston friends. The death of the former ambassador to Japan was caused by pneumonia.

Besides donating $25,000 to Phillips Exeter Academy, Mr. Anderson gave $200,000 to Harvard University for the construction of the Larz Anderson bridge, named in honor of his father.

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