Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-03-09

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Sir kobert was educated for the bar.
| but entered politics and distinguished
| himself IN a very short time. He was
speaker Of the house of assembly in
| 1854 and executive councillor. with the
| portfolio Of colonial secretary. lSS!l-9I.
/ lie has been an all the important coni-
niittceS ior the consideration of the
| French shore and the Newfoundland
| fisheries questions. besides having mcgee
| tiatyd the famous Boni-Blaine convcn-
I ton with the United States.
He was knighted in 1901 Oh the ucc.j-
| sion If the visit Of the Dukc and I)ucl-
| cSs of Cornwall and York To Ncwiound
land
1 PRINCE FERDINAND. the present
I ruler of Bulgaria. was born February
i % 1861. He Is the youngest son of
] Prince Augustus of SaXe-C oburg ana
/ Gotha and Princess Clementine Of Bour-
1 on-OrleanS. who died week or 50
/ ago.
| Ferdinand was elected Prince of Bul-
! garia by unanimous vote of the National
assembly. July I. 1887, and assumed the
government August II, 1887. in success
4 sion to Prince Alexander. who had H.
dicatcd September (, $50 His election
was confirmed by the Porte and the
coming 70 the throne Prince Ferdinand
! has had IL hard time Of it irving IT,
please Russia and Austria. both of
which powers desires its influence to
be paramount in the affairs of the na-
I nubian pIincipalities.
| BY Scvering his connection with the
/ Roman Catholic church and having his
heir, Prince Boris, baptized in the so
called Orthodox OF Greek church. Fer
dinand won the approval of the Car
/ hut ut the same time estrangcd the En-
pcror Francis Joseph of Austria This
ar ai.
I il was only recently that he succeeded
in reSuming friendly relations with AUS
triu.
Ferdinand'S greatest wish is 10 have
bulgaria recognized as an independent
kingdom. but so far the powers have not
seen fit to crafty his longing.
THOMAS w. LAWSON, of Boston
| high priest of finance and arch-ememy
of the system, was 80 year old Feb.
| 26. Mr. Lawson held no special observ-
| ancc of the anniversary. being kept pref
~ busy lately explaining the future
movements Of his copper stocks 10
number Of his friends who called to con
graduate him Mr.. Lawson remarked
that be was still a comparatiNely young
man and had every expectation Of living
to soc the day when the Standard Oil
school of finance shall have shut mp shop.
MISS ELLEN TERRY. the cccbrat-
ed English actress now touring America
was born mt Coventry. February ~
1850, and made her first appearance on
the stage under the mana cement of Mrs.
Charles kean. After leaving the man
agcment of the KcanS Miss Terry filed
small engagements AT several London
theaterS. Then followed Il short engage
ment ut the Queens thpateT. playing III
The Tanning of the Shrew." and acting
for the first time win Henry Irving.
Leaving the stage for seven years she
returned to the Queens theater. ma king
her temperance in Charles Reade
Wandering Heir" Then followed en-
gagpments with Mr.. Bancroft and John
Hare. On Mr.. Irving taking the man
agement of the Lyceum theater in Lon
don. he was enabled to secure the serV-
ices of Miss Terry. who made her first
appearance at that theater on Deem
Der 30, 1878. playing Ophcla to the
Hamlet of Mr.. Irving.
Miss Terry remained with Mr. Irving
until n year on two before the luttcr's
death and shared equally i'll the great
fame won by their appearance i'll the
Mr.. Irving Miss Terry made her first
tour of the United States and Canada in
1888.
CONGRESSMAN JULIUS KAHN
Of California. who is probably the fore
most advocate of Il Japanese expulsion
act. was born IN the Grand Duchy of
Baden. February -. 1861. Though still
Il comparatively young man he has had
Il most interesting career. Previous to
entering public life Mr.. Kahn had
earned Il somewhat high reputation rs
an actor. lie was taken to California
bv his parents when he was hui few
years old and his education was received
in the public schools of San Francisco.
After leaving school he entered the
theatr iCal profession. He remained on
the stage several years. during which
time he played with Edwin Booth. Clara
Morris. Joseph jefferson. Tomasso Sal
vini and other eminent actors aud ac-
treSsoS. Deciding to abandon the stage
in 1890 MIR. Kahn returned to san Fran
! cisco and began the study of law. Two
Years later he was elected 10 tue state
! Legislature. which marked the beginning
| of his public career.
| In 1890 he vas nominated by the Re
| puhicanS aud elected as the represen-
| tativc of the Fourth california district
| in Congress He WaS reelected in 1903
and again i'll 1903.
! WILLIAM DEAN HOWEIIS. one
/ Of the foremost of American authors of
/ today, was huFu at MartnSvtlle, o..
/ March l. 1887 In 1910 lac removed To
! Hamilton. O.. with his father, who was
/ a printer and journalist.
He learned the printers trade Of his
/ father, and was afterwards edturially
connected with newspapers in Cincinnati
and Columbus. From SOL to 1865 lac
was United States consul 1T Venice
! Returning To America he engaged in lit
erary work, and in 1871 became editor of
! the Atlantic Monthly. position which
he retained until 1880. VIXEN lie re-
| hnguished it "a devote himself exclusive
/ IN To writing.
In addition to his many successful
novels, MIR HowellS has written mum
her of biographies. criticisms and works
ON literature. All his writings have been
extensively circulated in England where.
Of late years, le has become as wei
/ known as in bis own country.
REV. SETH ". FORD of Ocmto.
/ Wis. reached his unety-Sccoud hrtb-
iday March - teing the oldest member of
3! thc Wisconsin Methodist conference, and
one of the only two charter members
now living, Rev. David lewis ot SUR
scon Bay being the ether He began his
! itfnar1pF work i'm Wisconsin i'm l~I4 an,