Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-04
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REV. EDMUND T. SHANAHAN.
dean Of the faculty Of theology of the
Catholic university at Washington and
ollie scholars in America. was born in
FA SION. November 90. 1868. and received
hls early education in the parish schools
of that city. From 1888 to 1883 he
was a student at Boston college. Later
he pursued his studies in Rome and at
the famous Louyain university in Bel
| GUM. As the elimination of studies
made at the College of the Propaganda
| in Rome. DIR. Shanahan received from
| Pope Leo XIII. ia 1898 the degree of
| Doctor of Sacred theology. In 1897 he
was Il lecturer before the American Uni
yersity Extension society of Phladei-
phia Sinee 1901 he has been dean of
| the faculty of theology at the Catholic
university-the highest dignity TO which
a Roman Catholic teacher in America
can aspire. The most celebrated of DIR.
| Shanahans 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
! journalist and author, was born NJ Belle
fontaine O.. November 2l 1851. He
graduated from Cornell university in
/ 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 Aft
er several years experience on leading
| New York newspapers, serving as Wash
/ ington and London correspondents MIR.
Chambers became managing editor
of the New York Herald under the elder
Bennett. Later he served as editor of
the World and other metropolitan dai-
lies Some of his achievements have
become famous among journalists. His
pf Iha Rlaina GpnGnfinn n Milan
Italy. during vacation trip in 1889
was quite ON q par with his quarantine
expose in 1871. his Blomingdale asylum
experience in 1872 and his Madrid
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 %, 1860,
the son of Gen. George t.. Mcclellan,
who was commander-in-chief of the
Union arms during the first year of the
Civil war; While his father wns Cover
nor of New Jersey the younger McClel-
Ian received his schooling iu the Tren-
ton public schools and subsequently
graduated from Princeton college. He
engaged in newspaper work in New
York and at the same time studied law
and In 1902 was admitted to the bar
The same year he was elected president
of the board of aldermen Of New York
city la 1884 he was elected 10 Con
gress and vas four times honored with
reelection, sesigning his seat in 1903
when he was elected mayor of New
| York on the Democratic ticket Mayor
Mcclellan stands high in the councils
Eof the national Democratic party aud
his name has been frequently mentioned
in connection with the nomination for
/ Tho viz t0ragiIaOgN az fhp Initial 10 fag
JOHN WOLCOTT STEWART,
United States senator, AMI 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 member
/ Of the Vermont Legislature. He served
{ as state senator in 1862, and in 1864
| returned 10 the House To become its
/ speaker. In 1870 he was elected gov
ernor Of Vermont for term of two
: years. and after auother short term as
speaker of the House, he was elected to
2 Congress from the First Vermont dis
trict IN 1882. He was reelected to Con
S gress for three successive terms, Upon
e the death Of Senator Redfeld Proctor
e last March Mr. Stewart was appointed
= by Gov. Fletcher Proctor 60 fill out the
g 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, Noyem-
, Der -. 1858, He graduated from the
University Of Leipzig and the University
of Glasgow and subsequently continued
his studies at Berlin university aud at
the British museum. He taught for q
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 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. Haunt
provoked q storm of discussion by his
address on 'The History Of Gallee, -
in which he stated that Jesus was born
at Nazareth rather than Bethlehem. and
! probably was not a descendant Of David.
, THOMAS l.. IIISGEN, the candidate
for 3resdert on the independence party
ticket in the recent election, was born
I in Petersburg, Ind, November 20, 1859
Al the age Of rs he went to Albany
n Y, the former home Of his parents
and became Il clerk in a clothing store
III ialeE 5GhIH Sttt ftlNEeNt haNfnG hC~
/ cumnlated 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 WIS the
. Independence league candidate for gov
y eruGr Of Massachusetts, and polled the
< second largest vote of any Of the guber-
y Material candidates.
i Will Depress the Street.
b The board Of estimate and apportion-