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Newcomb, Simon – Newkirk, Daniel L

Newcomb, Simon

astronomer, educator, author, was born March 12, 1835, in Wallace, N. S. He is an astronomer of distinction, superintendent of the Nautical Almanac, issued by the navy department, from 1877, and professor of astronomy and mathematics at Johns Hopkins university in 1884-93. He is the author of Popular Astronomy; School Astronomy; Geometry; Analytic Geometry; Essentials of Trigonometry; Calculus; A Plain Man's Talk on the Labor Question; Principles of Political Economy; and The A. B, C, of Finance.

Newell, Frank R

journalist, was born May 23, 1854, in Chicago, Ill. He is the business manager of the City Printing company of Cleveland, Ohio, and the editor-in-chief of The Ancient Craft Mason.

Newell, Harriet Atwood

missionary, was born Oct. 10, 1793, in Haverhill, Mass. She was one of the first female missionaries from the United States. She died Nov. 30, 1812, on the Isle of France.

Newell, Hugh

educator, artist, was born Oct. 4, 1830, in Ireland. In 1879 he became professor of drawing in Johns Hopkins university. In Baltimore he gained gold medals in 1853 and 1858, and a silver one in 1859. His works include Smithy; Basket of Grapes; In the Cottage Window; The Country Musician; Husking Corn in the Field; Grapes; and From the East and West.

Newell, Robert Henry

journalist, author, poet, was born Dec. 13, 1836, in New York city. He is a journalist of New York city, at one time popular as a humorist. He is the author of Versatilities, a collection of humorous and other verses; The Palace Beautiful, and Other Poems; Avery Glibun, an American romance; The Walking Doll, a novel; There Was Once a Man; and Studies in Stanzas.

Newhall, Mrs. L. E. Terry

author, poet, was born July 19, 1861, in Dutch Flat, Cal. She is a successful writer of Newhall, Cal.; and the author of three novels entitled Adopted; The Death Trust; and The Bride of Infelice; and also a volume of poems.

Newhard, Peter

congressman, congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1839 to 1843.

Newhouse, Finley D

clergyman, lecturer, author, was born July 27, 1857, in Rochester, Ind. For a number of years he filled the chair of Greek in the American college of Concepcion, Chili; and now fills a pastorate in Minneapolis, Minn.

He is a brilliant lecturer; and the author of a college romance entitled The Three C's; and a religious work entitled Why I Am a Protestant.

Newhouse, Samuel

railroad president, was born Oct. 14, 1853, in New York city. In 1894 he was elected president of the Denver, Lakewood and Golden railroad, which position he now fills.

Newhouse, Simeon Edgar

educator, lawyer, was born Aug. 14, 1865, in Elkton, Ohio. After receiving a thorough education, he entered educational work, and was professor of sciences in the high school of Greenville, Ohio; and subsequently became superintendent of schools at Salem, S. D. He is now a successful lawyer of Golden City, Mo.; has been city attorney; and filled various other public positions of honor.

Newkirk, Daniel L

educator, poet, was born Jan. 14, 1859, in Clermont county, Ohio. He received his education at the Drake university, and was subsequently professor of natural sciences in the normal department of his alma mater. He holds a life diploma from the state board of examiners of Iowa, and is one of the foremost educators of the west. He has written extensively both prose and verse; and his poems have appeared in Poets of America and other standard publications.