Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-03-23

his postal reforms Ia 1850 he repre-
scented the fasmaniau government AT the
Berlin Telegraph conference. After
Years of agitation he succeeded in car
r}lnE the imperial penny postal scheme
in lS9S.
Subsequently, hc introduced telegraph
money orders ia England and parcels
+ post with various foreign countries l'ol
his work IN hruginG about reforms and
/ improvements ia HE postal service the
freedom of the city of London was con-
ferrcd upon him in 1892
ADOLPII = OCHS who. while still
under nifty years of age has attained
rank among Americas foremost news
paper publishers. was born in Cincinnati
March -, 1858. His parents had emf
grated 10 the United States from Ger
many.
While a young boy Adolph removed
with his parents to Knoxville. Tenn. and
ii was in that city that he received his
public school education and began his
career. From the time he left school
until he reached manhood he was IN turn
Il ueWShnN clerk III a grocery store, Il
druggist apprentice and printer. bug
ing the most of this time he attended
night school in order that he might be
come better educated.
Al an age when most young men are
Just beginning to figure nn their future
calling young OchS became publisher at
the Chattanooga Times. which was his
first newspaper venture. and of which
he is still the proprietor. \ year later
he established "A trade publication. which
was II financial success from the start
and out of which he made enough money
10 acquire controlling interest in one
Of the great metropolitan dHilies In New
York
Not vet satisfied with the extent of his
field of operations MIR Ochs few years
later bought two of Phladclphin'S lead
ing newspapers. and is today, ut the be
ginning Of his tifticth year, the propric-
tor of four great newspapers and has in
addition many other business interests
TT. REY. CAA1LI.US PAUL
MAES, Roman Catholic bishop of the
diocese of Coviugton, NY. was born
March -. lSlG. He is Il native of Bel
GUM and his education was received at
the college of C0urtrai IN that country.
He was graduated from the college IN
lSti2 and spent thc next six years pre-
pairing Tor the priesthood. lie VAS ut-
daiucd ia 1865 and came 30 the United
States the following year For sixteen
wears he was located in Detroit and he
did moi leave that city uutil he WAS
named as bishop Of Coyingtou lie WAS
couSccratcd bishop January -, 1880
Bishop Macs has the reputation of he.
ing one of the most learned clurchmeu
ia America and is the author Of several
works well known among Catholic clcr-
gy He is the permanent president of
the Eu"harstlc congress and - member
OF the board of directors of the Catholic
University ot America.
MANIN GORKN. the well known
Russian author aud header Of the reform
party was born az Mini Novgnrnd |
March t. 1865. When he was had of
years h" was left an orphnn Al the
age of he was appreutlced tu.u cohhlci |
Soon firing of his work lac ran away |
and bccamc a cook p boy ui Nulga /
steamer The cook ON this hoa cucuur. /
aged him in learning to read. and finally, |
with q bare SmattcrIng Of his u,n Ian. /
guagc. hc tried "a enter the University /
nf kazau. The learned men laughed .
~ him aud turned him away Bare
footed hc wandered through the street.
Of k1zan. and after many prfVation~
secured a position ia bakery. Latter
he prtidl"d apples and was railroad
porter.
During The hitter Part 81 his yiriss
tudc~ ne attempted 10 commit suicide
Throughout All his troubles Gorhy
wrote constantly. and when he gained 70
nam" Tor himself titS,. earlier stories
were eagerly seized upon. In IJU4-I
t'orky took leading part in the popular
uprising 10 Russia. was imprisoned hy |
/ s |''f ',"d hHEai} irred through tb"
M "a ,"' ''HHa I'Hh' '"hNthut"
, nus" li''"NiL zen Nll"i"ni''s h' He'd I"
''rrH''"h 4n" mas ever since remained
'u'SI''' "I h,t-~iA' u year ago lee spent
several months 40 lbr United States,
PAU j. JOHANN LUDWIG UEYSO.
"ur ot tbr most famous If German nov
eli~t-. 0a~ horu ia Berlin. March r..
1880. He wa4 educated 80 tie Friedrich
gymnasium aHd thn universities of Bcr-
ilI and Bonn.