Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-07-13
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

PROMINENT PEOPLE.
JOSEPH V. GIRAFFE. who has repre-
scented the Sixteenth formerly the -Four
teenth district of Illinois in Congress
for the past twelve years, was born at
Terre Hautc, Ind, July l. 1854. He
graduated from the Terre Haute high
school and afterward spent one wear in
study at Wabash college. Soon after he
left college he removed to Illinois. and
IN 1879 he was admitted 10 the bar. He
was delegate 20 the national Kcpuhh-
can convention at Minneapolis in 1892
Ills first public office was the presidency
of TIL board of education of his home
town of Pekin, ILL.,, which position he
held at the time of his election Ia the
tifty-fourth Congress, He has six times
been honored with reelection 10y the Re
publicans of his district
SIR CHARLES TUPrER, who
might justly he called CaBada's Grand
Old Man. was horn July =, 1921, the
SON of Nova Scotia clergyman. lie
received his education at Acadia and
Edinburgh Universities. He was re-
turned To Parliament fourteen consecu-
tive times by his native country of Cum
berland. Nova Scotia. aud represented
II for thlrtN-Oue years. 1t is now more
than half century since he became Il
prominent figure in public life by defeat
ing for the Nova Scotia Assembly the
Hon. Joseph Howe. then leader of the
Liberal party in that colony As the
great leader of the confederation move
'ment in the Maritime provinces Sir
Charles did much to make the Canada
=.
reer in public life he held most of the
portfolios in the federal ministry at
one time or another, us well as the pre-
miership of Nova Scotia and the office of
high commissioner of Canada in London
In 1896 he was ful time the prime
minister of Canada. In 1887 he was one
If the British commissioners to settle
the fishery disputes with the United
States, and in 1893 he helped 10 nego-
tiate treaty between. Canada and
Fruure,--
TIE MARQUIS OF CHOLMONnE-
LEY. who holds the ancient aud heredi-
tary office of lord great chamberlain of
England. was horn July :. 1873. The
first holder of the title was a dis
tinguished soldier in the time of Henry
Will while another Earl Of Chomon-
dplcy commanded William his horse
grcnadiers AZ the battle of the Boyne.
The present Lord Cholmandeley only eN-
erciscs his duties as lord great chamber
lain on the occasion Of II coronation, and
thus up To the present has been called
upon To fullill them only once, On corn-
nation day the lord great chamberlain
has 20 carry 10 the King his wearing mp
pnrel. and when his majesty leaves the
bed chamber the official is entitled Ia
take the bed and all the furniture with
the nghtgown aud any clothes there
may bc lying around, as his fee.
PRINCE WILLIAM FREDERICK
son Of the crown prince of Germany and
Emperor Williams only grandson, wns
born July (. 1906. His name in full is
Prince Willnm Frederick Francis Jo-
Seph Christian Olaf. Americans have a
special interest IN this little prince, he
cause he was horn on the Fourth of
july. Resides his mother, The crown
princess. is q great admircr uf Amcri-
cans. In very few years viii begin
the serious work Of training the little
prince for The high position he will ulti-
mately be called upon 60 till. His educn-
ton will be "A very rapid one. At q
Years Of age he will begin The study Of
foreign languages, particularly French.
He viii have daily drills and military OK
ercises and will be thoroughly grounded
IN llDINilllbiNlitt's Al w NfblH lt W itl NV
made lieutenant and viii be privileged
10 walk beside the stalWart grcnadicrs
Of the guard. -Four years probably viii
bc spent at the military cadet school at
plurn. 4 inust until he reaches his tween.
ty-hrst year hc viii he under the rigid
Ihic of German miltarism, SUBJ 'ct TO
the discipline of tutors aud governors,
like any other young officer of ihe army.
Joseph Benson Foraker United States
senator from Ohio. was born July .,
1916, in Highland county, ONO. lie on
tered the Union army az q private wien
81 years old and came our at the close Of
the war as first lieutenant After the
war he paid his way through Cornell and
began the practice of law in Cincinnati
in 1869. In 1870 he was elected judge
of the superior court of Cincinnati, which
position he resigned in 1882. lie was
the Republican candidate for governor in
1888, but wag Defeated was again nomi-
mated hy the Republicans for governor in
1898. and was elected. He was re-clcct-
ed in 1887. IN 1889 be was nominated
for q third term and defeated in one Of
the most exciting campaigns in the his
tory Of Ohio In 1897 be was elected TO
the Senate and in 1903 was reelected.
His most notable performances as a
member Of the Senate consist Of tho Gu
ban intervention resolutions, which
brough on the war with Spain; tho reso-
luton prohibiting corporations from eX-
plotting Cuba after the war, the statute
under which Porto Rico is governed. and
the motion in cXecut;ve session Of the
Senate by which the old Claytou-Bulwer
treaty was abr0gated prior to the United
States acquiring the right to construct
aud control the Panama canal As a
senator NJ Foraker has opposed three
Of President Roocevclt's propositions
tho original railroad rate bill. joint
statehood for Arizona and New Mexico,
and he summary discharge Of three
companies IF the TweutyGftb infantry
celared
DIR. DANIEL COIT GILMAN, one If
Americas most famous educators, was
d a.