Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-15
Some Prominens Pso-.

30 1913. The earl is .,FH Aaeas-
the C0Hes Of Creech st NJ '.tHt rs
set Who received a c0a- ~ >as.-
henry ILI-s While tile fg1,t. HON
IFlsh branch o. the fannie ~ Pie
grant Of land in CONT
tgueen Elizabeth. The prGs...- .-UE
the title received HIS adncas..- ser o..
college, and at Trinity ,ar.... 81
bridge. and after gradua+.n- - 141-
IdtteF institution spent thrat. -s. T.. 'A9
British navy File later ba.r.-. .- ..-
nee Of law and has held = .. f.af-
high positions Ia the g8ver-.4..r- y.
thetA thoSe OF assistant 80 ..-.e
treasury and the director ut , lie
onions lie was Marie! ia t1-
Lady Margaret loan Lass. . ="
OF the Earl of Hardwood
GALCSFTA ~ GROW. Wi. s..
/ tered Congress in 1851 and a-..
! or the House during the C--. a..[
porn Aug. 81, IS23, IN Ea4rs.r. PCS
Ills political career is pracre .r
parallel in American annals H. -"a'
/ the House in 1851. the rsrr.. --7.-!
Der Of the Thirty-seeoud f.r,-...'' .-7.--
entered the House as coagrae.-...
/ targe from the state Ct Pa.-s..,.t.
aL,ef an absence OF thIrty-oaa rag-s s-5
/ lett the E'ifry-seventh Conera.. IT,. an
est member Of the body. Ar-.a ~ a-
| OF 1880, in which he was e.-.... -..A
gresham from Pennsylvania t.. IN ..'.
lty Of 294 ,446 was the Iarg1sr .~,- .-l'.-
| ~ any state in the Union 2. a-4N.
dldate for office. '.-
Mr. Grow entered Congress as. H.
| ocrar, but when the MlssoGr, -, .-
mise was repealed he perma1a1-.g i.-l
win ms old party associates md
| came the congressional la99a - W.
newly-formed Republican mar o' lne
ing MS single term a s SO kar Mr. o..
presided over three sessions rf .l
House 1t is not, however. mon ~.
| record as speaker that Mr. Grs.y -
| pack as the most important rb3eta. -
/ his public career for he has 49, ID
be considered as the author II ~.
| homestead act, which went INN aner-
ton January l, 1868. From 1871
1916 Mr. Grow was president Of taa In
! ternatlonaI and Great Northern RaiFr5na
company OF Texas. president EFauzg ee
fered him the mission TO Russia m ~,
which he declined Since ba If ~
gress Mr.. Grow has lived I'm aa--+.-.
Die retirement at his home In ef.r
wood, Pennsylvania.
MISS SARAH ORNE JEWETT -l,
/ famous writer Of stories Of \ae- E
land life, was born in South Rsrg..7
Me. September ,, 1919 Her fatss- ,g-.
a physician. and the original If N;s.
Jewett's first famous story. The Conn
| try Doctor" Although still r4rsieir0
/ the historic old homestead ot her fgr.
| lily in Maine, the auth0rass makes He-
| home in Boston during the greater n3r-
Of the year. She has been an extensive
/ Traveller IN her own country and abroad
Miss Jewett enjoys one unique d.sfiDo.
ton. She Is Lnt only woman upca
whom famous old Bowd0iu college. In
the hundred years Of its history. ever
conferred degree. The college erpstel
her Il Doctor Of Letters in recognition
of her scholarly attachments.
HENRIETTA CROSMAN. the a..
tress, was born September = 1870. Miss
Crosman was an army girl. the daugh
ter of Maj. George II. Crosman, 4. S.
\. Her birthplace was a garrison. Her
early life was spent at army posts. chief
" on the then distant frontier. 1t was
| by no easy path that she found her way
to the fOotlights. After many trials ana
disappOintments she finally secured an
| engagement with company pFesentin.
The White Slave After a short sea
son with this play she obtained a better
part in blue Jeans and at the Four
teenth Street theater made her first New
York appearance. Augusrin DAILY finally
took Miss Crossman into his celebrated Or
ganizatiOn. where her work attracted the
attention of Daniel Frohman, who won
her over TO his yceum company when
it's fame was at its height. Under the
management Of Charles FrOhman she
scored a brilliant success in the comedy
of "Glorianna." Later she achieved snc
cess in Mistress Nell Sweet Kitty
| Rellairs' and other plays all Of whIea
have added to her fame as an actress.
JAMES J. CORBETT. holder Of the
worlds pugilistic championship for sey-
eral years, and who, since his retirement
from the prize ring, has become well
| known as a vaudeville actor, was born
I in San Francisco SeDt2mber |. 1866 H.
| his youth he boxed ID his fathers sJan'e
| and was once expelled from school for
his fighting proclivities. For several
! years he occupied a position ia the NJ
| vada National bank. but bis spar" Ni4"
/ was devoted to athletics, particularly
| boxing and bail playing Late IN me
| sos he began to attract attention rs
| professional fighter. Ia his early caree.
| he met and defeated Joe ChoynsEA Jasr
Kinrain. Dominick McCaifery and "tE-
/ ers equally Wen known. Ou Seutemt@
Z. 1892. before the Olympic club of NJ.
Orleans. he won the title ot W -F'S
/ champion by defeating John J. >Hl"'d"
i'll twenty-one rounds The title va.
| lost him five years later Ivy lis a'.tat
at the hands of Bob FItZemuoas 2"
| Carson City New, in fight 'as hsi+l
fourteen rounds.
HARRY FCRNISS, one of rlr 's~.
known caricature artists VI Oh" l-n-.,
speaking world. was born a- Wexford
England. September + 1891 At "
years of age lie settled in London ana
began his professional career ~ many
years he has contributed ~ III. 'iaI ".'
Black and White. and
ing magazines and weekLes ot -'-...-
and America. For a quarter ~ century
he has been one of the chief trusts
the staff Of Punch. England '.
and foremost humorous pua.etI 't
has toured the United State -...
and Australia and is almost
known on this side Of the At.aa[r
is in his home country TIE ls
ms visit to America Nama
was humorous volume emitted
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