Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-11-09
MEN OF PROMINENCE.

MEN OF PROMINENCE. |
NICHOLAS SEM, whose reputa-
ton as physician and surgeon is world
wide. was born in Switzerland, October
81. 1914. When a youth he came to
the United States with his parents and
located in L ond gu Lac county, Wis. He
attended school in the city of Fond du
Lac and later studied medicine at the
Chicago Medical college. His education
at this institution was supplemented by
a course Of study at the University Of
Munich. Returning to the United
States, DIR. Sem practiced medicine for
ing in Chicago, which city he has con-
tinued to make his home. Dr. Sem
served through the Spanish war as chief
surgeon of the Sixth Army Corps, and
was chief of the operating staff with
the American army in the field. In 1890
gates to the international Medical Con-
gress held in Berlin. DR.. Sem is as
ISOLATED as a lecturer or professor with
several Of the big medical colleges in
Chicago and is the author of several
standard works treating of various
branches of medicine or surgery. In
1891 DR.. Sem proposed the organiza-
itary Surgeons and was its first presi-
dent.
MADAME ALBANI. the famous
singer who has delighted the world by
her rare gifts, was born near Montreal,
November 1, 1852. Her maiden name
was Lajeunesse. On making her debut
she adopted the name of Albani out of
compliment to the city of Albany, where
bpp 1t w oh
was but thirteen years old, attracted
much attention. She was sent to Paris
where she remained two years as a pupil
of the celebrated master Duprez. Her
professional debut was made at Messina
in 1870 and she almost Immediately be-
came famous. Two years later she made
her London debut at the Royal Italian
Opera, where she speedily won all
hearts. About this time she was mar
ried to Mr.. Ernest Gye, a son of the
manager of Covent Garden opera house
In later years she has toured in the
United States and Canada, Australia
New Zealand and South Africa and has
been heard in all the countries of Eu-
rope.
JAMES E. WATSON of Indiana, the
Republican whip in the House of Repre-
sentatives. was born at Winchester
Ind, November 2. 1864. He graduated
from De PAW University III 1885 and
soon after was admitted to the bar. The
Fourth Indiana district had been repre-
scented in Congress for years by Judge
James Holman, who was the watch
dog of the treasury" when the Demo
Gratis had a majority in the lower branch
of Congress. In 1895 Mr.. Watson, then
but thirty years of age, defeated Judge
Holman for the seat. Mr.. Watson is
we'll educated and has a special gift as
a speaker and debater. He speaks fluent
lv in German as we'll as English, and
his German campaign speeches have
contributed greatly to his success at the
polls.
WALTER WELLMAN, the celebra
ted Journalist and explorer, who twice al
ready has made voyages to the Arctlc
regions and is now planning third jour
ney nv airship, was born at Mentor, o.,
November 3. 1853. He was educated in
a district school in Michigan, and at the
opo of IL made his first journalistic ven
ture, establishing a weekly paper at
Sutton, Neb. When p years old he es-
tablshed The Cincinnati Evening Post.
Since 1884 he has been a Washington
1899 he located the landing place of Co
lumbus on San Salvador island, and
marked the spot with a monument. His
first Arctic trip was in 1894, when he
reached 81 degrees north latitude. In
1889 he led an expedition to Franz
Josef Land, reaching latitude 80. aud
discovering many new islands. Mr..
Wellman has written copiously OF
Arctic exploration, and has delivered ad-
dresses before the British Association
for the Advancement of Science and the
National Geographical society.
THOMAS NJ. PATTERSON, the
Democratic senator from Colorado, was
horn in County Carlow, Ireland, No
yember 4. 1910. He came to the United
States in childhood and received lis edu-
cation in Indiana. After studying law
he located in Denver in the early '7Os,
since which time his entire career has
heen more or less sensational. 1t was
he who elected Rutherford B. Hayes
President He was the territorial dele
gate in Congress who succeeded in Sc
curing the admission of Colorado to the
Union in 1876. 1t was the vote of the
Republican electors of the new state
in that year that deprived Samuel j.
1ilden of a clear and undisputed ma
iority in the electoral college. In 1892
Mr.. Patterson bolted Cleveland and
hplned to carry Colorado for Weaver
The Following year he joined the Popu-
lists. He was permanent chairman of
the PoDulist national convention in 1900.
In the industrial warfare of Colorado,
Mr. Patterson has posed as the champion
of the labor people as against the emu
ployers.
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