The Waterloo Republican, May 6, 1897:
   Ed F. Schoening recently received notice of the death of his uncle Prof.
Johannes Brahms of Vienna, Austria.  Prof. Brahms was a brother of Mr.
Schoening's mother.  He was a musical composer of international reputation,
his productions being played by Sousa and Gilmore and other leading band
masters of the world.  He left an estate valued at 150,000 franks besides a
large income from royalties on his compositions, on which Mr. Schoening is a
co-heir.