Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-04-30
NOTES OF NOTABLES.

NOTES OF NOTABLES.
WILBUR WRIGHT, the elder of the
two brothers who have achieved world
wide fame as a result of their success
full inventions and experiments with the
aeroplane, was born near Milville, Ind,
April 16, 1867. Both of the brothers re
ceived their education in the public
schools of Dayton, O., where their IA
Their was located as bishop of the
United Brethren in Christ. In early
childhood the brothers are said to have
been keenly interested in kite flying,
but not until 1896 did they begin serious
study of the subject of aviation In
1900 they had perfected their plans for
an aeroplane and soon after they set
tied down to real tests on the sand hills
of eastern North Carolina. Their first
machine was not up to expectation. By
1902 they had improved their machine
SO that they could remain up in the air
minute at time In 1903 they built
the first heavier than air machine that
had ever raised itself by its own power
with a man in it. In 1906 they gave
their first public exhibitions. Last year
Wilbur Wright went to France and at
lie Mans he made a series of flights
that easily beat all records in aviation.
DIR. CHARLES HENRY 2 ARK
HURST, thu noted Presbyterian clergy
man and returmer, was born in Fran
ingham, Mass, April II, 1912. He grad
uated from Amherst college in 1866, and
afterward studied theology at the Uni
versty of Leipsic. He entered the Pres
byterian ministry in 1870 and for one
wear was teacher at the Williston SEM
mary In 1874 he became pastor of n
church in LenoX, Mass, where he re-
manned until 1880. In that year he was
called to the pulpit of the Madison
Square church in New York city. In
1891 he became president of the Society
for the Prevention of Crime and soon
thereafter he achieved prominence by
his assertion that a partnership existed
between the police and lawbreakers in
the metropolis. The activity Of DIR.
Parkhurst and his society led to the fa-
nous Lexow investigation, which result
ed in temporary reform at least 10 the
police department of New York.
WILLIAM TRAVERS JEROME,
district attorney of New York county,
and who is credited with an ambition to
become the next mayor of Greater New
York, was born in New York, April 1S
1859. His early education by private
tutors was followed by a course at AM
herst college. In 1881 he entered the
law department of Columbia university
and three years later he was admitted
to the New York bar. In 1888 Mr.. Jer-
ONE was appointed assistant district at
torney. After leaving the district at
tOrney's office he appeared as counsel IN
the celebrated Carlyle w. Harris case,
and short time later he achieved prom
inence by assisting in the famous Lexow
investigation of the New York police de-
partment. In 1895 Mayor Strong APP
pointed Mr.. Jerome a judge of the court
of special sessions and in that position
4 sssfir al
sonally conducting a crusade against
policy shops in the metropolis He was
elected district attorney in 1901 and re-
elected on an independent ticket in 1905.
DIR. SAMUEL AVERY, he successor
of Il. Benjamin Andrews as chanc allor
of the University of Nebraska, was
born in Lamoille, H., April 10, 1865.
He graduated from Doane college in
| 1887, and then took a special course
at the University of Nebraska. Upon
the completion of his studies he became
assistant professor Of chemistry in the
| University of Idaho. In 1901 he re-
turned to the University of Nebraska
| to become professor of analytical and
organic chemistry. DIR. Avery has wit
| ten several text books dealing with his
chosen branch of science and in recogni-
| ton of his work he has received hon
orary degrees from the University of
I I1elVelneES ulu SeNSIdl Ollel ColleSeS III
| America and Europe.
DANIEL C. FRENCH, the noted
| sculptor, was born in Exeter, ~ H.
| April 20 1850. After graduating from
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology in 1869, he studied art for time
| in Boston. Subsequently he pursued his
studies for several years in Florence,
Italy. Upon his return to the United
| States in 1876, he opened studio in
| Washington. In 1878 he went to Boston
and in 1887 he removed to New York
where he has since resided. In 1906 he
was honored with election to the prest
dency of the National Sculpture society.
! Some of the best know works of Mr.
| French are a statue of Gen. Cass, in
! the capitol at Washington, The Min
| ute Man of Concord" at Concord, Mass, :;
n statue of Senator Hoar, Mt Worcester
| Mass; statue of Rufus Choate in Bos-
ton; the colossal Statue of the Re
public" at the Worlds Columbian eX-
position, and the groups of Europe
/ Asia" Africa" and America on the
new custom house in New York.
PRINCESS AUGUST WILLIAM
wife of the fourth son of the German
Emperor, was born April 81. 1887. in
the ducal palace at Grunholz. Before
her marriage TO Prince August William
in 1905 she was Princess Alexandra Vic
| toria. the daughter of Prince Frederick
| Duke of Schleswig- Holstein. The prin-
cess was educated entirely by private
masters and is said TO he unusually cul-
tured and beautiful. Since their mar
| rage year ago she and her husband
Prince August William, have occupied
an establishment of their own not far
from the imperial palace of Potsdam.
Miss Mary CLANCY, II years old, was
| butted and gored to death by a vicious
ram while walking across field near
her home, twenty miles north of Zanes-