The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-24
NOTES OF NOTABLEs.

REV. EDMUND T. SHANAHAN,
dean of the faculty of theology of the
Catholic university at washington and
recognized as one of the greatest Cath
olic scholars in America, was born IN
Passion. November %, 1868, and received
his early education in the parish scho0ls
of that city. From 1883 to 1883 he
was a student at Boston college. Later
he pursued his studies in Rome and at
the famous Louvain university IN Bel
GUM. AS the elimination of studies
made at the College OF the propaganda
in Rome. DR.. Shanahan received from
Pope Leo XIII. in 1898 the degree or
Doctor of Sacred theology; -, In 1871 1r ne
was lecturer before the American Uni
versity Extension society of Phlladel.
phia. Since 1901 he has been dean OF
! the faculty Of theology at the Cathohc
university-the highest dignity to which
Roman Catholic teacher in America
can aspire. The most celebrated. OF DR..
| Shanahan's writings is the article en-
titled "John Fiske on the Idea of God,
a Criticism of Modern Theism," which
appeared in 1897.
JULIUS CHAMBERS, noted as a
journalist and author, was born at Belle
fontaine. o., November Il, 1901: he
1870 and later studied law at Columbia
college. In 1872 he went to Minnesota
and discovered Elk lake, claimed to be
! the source of the Mississippi river. Att
err several years experience ON leading
New York newspapers, serving as WASH
| ington and London correspondent, Mr.
Chambers became managing editor
of the New York Herald under the elder
Bennett Later he served as editor OF
| the World and other metropolitan dali
lies. Some of his achievements have
become famous among Journalists HIS
capture of the Blaine sensation at Milan,
Italy, during a vacation trip IN 1888
was quite on a par with his quarantine
expose in 1871, his Blomingdale asylum
experience in 1872 and his Madrid
''coup'' in 1876. In addition to his
newspaper work Mr.. Chambers is the
author of several novels and plays and
many magazine stories.
GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN, mayor
of the city of New York, was born in
| Dresden, Saxony, November 70, 1868,
the son of Gen. George B. Mcclellan,
! who was commander-in-chief of the
| Union army during the first year OF the
Civil war. While his father was COVER
nor of New Jersey the younger McClel-
Ian received his schooling IN the dreh Il
ton public schools and subsequently
graduated from Princeton college. lie
engaged in newspaper work in New
| York and at the same time studied law
and in 1892 was admitted to the bar.
! The same year he was elected president
of the board of aldermen of New York
city. In 1894 he was elected to Con
gress and was four times honored With
| reelection, resigning his seat in 1908,
when he was elected mayor of New
York on the Democratic ticket Mayor
| Mcclellan stands high in the councils
of the national Democratic party and
his name has been frequently mentioned
in connection with the nomination for
| the vice presidency of the United States.
JOHN WOLCOTT STEWART,
United States senator, and former gov
ernor of Vermont, was born in Middle
bury. VT. November "a, 1925, and grad
uated from Middlebury college in 1916.
He read law in. the office of United
States Senator Horatio Seymour, and
was admitted to the bar in 1850. In
| 1856 Mr. Stewart was elected a member
of the Vermont Legislature. He served
as state senator in 1862, and in 1864
returned to the House to become its
speaker. In 1870 he was elected gov
ernor of Vermont for a term of two
years, and after another short term as
speaker of the House, he was elected to
/ Congress from the First Vermont dis
trict in 1882. He was reelected to Con-
gress for three successive terms. Upon
| the death of Senator Redfield Proctor
| last March Mr.. Stewart was appointed
by Gov. Fletcher Proctor to fill out the
unexpired term of the latter's father in
the United States Senate.
PAUL HAUPT, professor of Semitic
| languages and director of the oriental
seminary in Johns Hopkins university,
was born in GorlitZ, Germany, Novem-
Der %. 1858. He graduated from the
University of Leipzig and the University
of Glasgow and subsequently. continued
his studies at Berlin university and at
the British museum. He taught for a
time in Germany. In the early sos he
came to the United States and in 1888
he became connected with Johns Hop
kins university. Prof Haupt has writ
ten a number of books and is regarded
as an authority on Biblical and Assyrian
philology, history and archaeology. At
the international historical congress held
in London last summer Prof. Haupt
provoked a storm of discussion by his
address on "The History of Galilee,"
in which he stated that Jesus was born
at Nazareth rather than Bethlehem. and
probably was not a descendant of David.
THOMAS l.. HISGEN, the candidate
for President on the Independence party
ticket in the recent election, was born
in Petersburg. Ind, November 26. 1852
At the age of 16 he. went to Albany,
n Y. the former home Of his parents,
and became a clerk in clothing store.
In later years Mr.. Hisgen, having ac-
cumulated some capital, engaged in. the
oil business in Springfield Mass, where
he came into prominence because of the
bitter fight he waged against the Stand
ard Oil company. In 1907 he was the
Independence league candidate for gov
ernor Of Massachusetts and polled the
second largest vote of any of the guber-
Material candidates.