Deseret News announces the death of John Taylor.
"Announcement of the Death of President John Taylor," Deseret News, August 3, 1887
Once more the Latter-day Saints are called upon to mourn the death of their leader—the man who has held the keys of the kingdom of God upon earth. PRESIDENT JOHN TAYLOR departed this life at five minutes to eight o'clock on the evening of Monday, July 25th, 1887, aged 78 years, 8 months and 25 days.