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cal manager he went back into journal.
ism. Joining the staff of the Boston
where he stayed till 1906 His
first important contribution to fiction was
THE Chase OF the Golden Plate" pub
lished In 1905. but he won the most sub.
stantial success Of his life with "The
Thinking Machine" a novel of n fancifu,
type that attained wide popularity and
established it's author firmly in the ranks
of successful producers Of light fiction.
Following "rhe Thinking Machine" he
wrote a number Of novels Of similar type,
among the best-known Of which we're
The Simple Case of Susan" The Think
Ing Machine on the Case" ELUSIVE
Isabel and "The Diamond Master" In
addition to these he wrote many short
stories
Some ycars ago Mr.. Futrelle purchased
AN estate IN Scituate which he called
"The Stepping Stones and it is there
that he spent most of his time
HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF AsTOR.
Colonel John Jacob Astor, long n leader
in New York society, and head of tho
house whose name hc bears was born at
Rhincbcck. \. y. ,Tnly 70. 1864. and IL
Il son of MIR and Mrs William Aston.
lie was graduated from Harvard in 1Sss.
and spent the following three years in
travel. following which he assumed thu
management Of the fnmily estate, and in
1897 built the Astoria hotel which has
since been consolidated with the Waldorf.
becoming the Waldorf Astoria He was
made a colonel on the staff Of Governor
Levi p. Morton of New York in tho
same year and at the outbreak Of tho
Spanish American War in lSS. was com
missioned a lieutenant-colonel Of the
United States Volunteer Infantry Al
though possessed of ono of the create
fortunes in the world and burdened VITA
the care OF vast interests. he went -
the front for the campaign TN cuba. fnr
which he also presented to tho Cove.
ment "A mounted battery costing 500 Dr"
| AS an aide the staff Of Major Goneral.
Shafter he saw active service IN the a.
tack on. and the capture of Santiago de
Cuba. Colonel Astor is responsible for
several valuable inventions. and Us wri.-
ten several books
CLARENCE MOORE. WELL-KNOW
SPORTSMAN
Clarence Moore of WASHINGTON anil
Beverly Farms IS one of the best-knopn
sportsmen in America. He is master ot
hounds of Chevy Chase Hunt, and ou
his visit to England from which he was
returning he IS said to have purchased
twenty-five brace of hounds from tha
best packs in the north of ENGLAND Hl
wife is Miss Mabele Swift. daughter a
the late +. G. Swift OF Chicago
MI Moore is member Of the New
> r.. Leo,
of Paris. besides the Metropolitan. the
Chevy Chase and the Alihi clubs Of WASH
ington. Socially he is one Of the best
known men in Washington. He was born
in Clarksburg W. Va in ISIS. and when
he finished his education in Dufferin col
lege in Ontario he interested himself in
the deN elopment of mineral wealth Of
that State as did the late Senator stephen
+. Elkins and Henry Gassaway Davis.
Since 1890 Mr.. Moore has lived in Wash.
ing on, having business connections with
the banking and brokerage firm of Hihbs
& Co.
Mr. Moore's first wife was Alice Nc
Laughlin. daughter of Franklin Mc1.augh-
lin of Philadelphia. she died in 1897. leav-
Ing two children. Frances Sarah Preston
and Samuel Preston Moore He married
Miss Mabelle Swift on June 90 1870 BY
his second marriage he has two children.
Jasper and Clarence, Jr.
GEORGE d. WIDENER. FINANCIER.
George u. Wdener is one of the leading
fnanCiers of the country. He Is a son OF
=. A. Il. Widener, the traction magnate.
Mrs. Widener before her marriage was
Miss Eleanor Elkins. The couple went
abroad several weeks ago Mr., Widenef
for the purpose of inspecting several
works OF art his father had intended 70
purchase and Mrs Widener to supervise
the purchase of a trousseau FOR he'll
daughter. Eleanor whose engagement to
Fitz Eugene Dixon recently was an.
ncunced
II. J. ALLISON, MONTREAL BANKER
= Hudson ] Allison is member of the
banking house of Johnston, Mcconnell q
Allison of London and Montreal. The
t house is Interested in several of the pub.
5 lie service corporations Of Montreal. Mr.
, Allison is thirty-iivo years old, native
1 of Canada and well known to the finan-
ciers of two continents
I WASHINGTON ROEBLING IT.
Washington Roebline ID. son OF
Charles q. Roebling president OF the
d John A. Roebling Sons Company. the
: Ro-nbling Construction Company and the
:. New Jersey Wire cloth Company Is one
3 OF the managers of the Mercer Automo-
s bile Works of Trenton. y.
EMF. BRANDEIS, OMAHA MER-
D. CHANT
" Emil Brandeis is q member Of the
, omaha mercantile firm of ] l. Brandeis
, Il Son. and one of Tho wcllthlest men N
, the Nebraska city
e WEALTHY OREGON PACKER.
l. +. NJ. Warren Is a millionaire president
It OF a packing company in Portland. or
3 A. o. HALVERSON OF TROY.
, a. O. Halverson Of Troy is foreign rem
resentative of Cluett. Pc body * GO.
II T. w. CANENDISH
e 7. ". Cavendish is an EnCli,hman. H
1t wife. who was saved IL the daughter o
II Henry Siegel the New York merchant
Al MAXWELL NORMAN NOT ON