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Tiferro, Emil

teacher of art singing and director of the Denver Opera club, was born Feb. 1, 1858, in Germany. He received his education at the conservatories of Munich and Vienna, and subsequently studied in Italy. For a number of years he held the position of first tenthe Italian stage, and has been engaged in Berlin, Amsterdam, London, New York city, Boston, the World's Fair or on grand concerts at Chicago, and the leading cities of Europe and America. He is the founder and director of the Denver Opera club, where he gives concerts, recitals, and lectures upon musical subjects, and produces operas in costume.

TIFFANY, ALEXANDER RALSTON, lawyer, jurist, author, was born Oct. 16, 1796, in Niagara, Upper Canada. He was a jurist of Palmyra, Mich., and the author of The Justices' Guide; Criminal Law; and Form Book for Michigan Attorneys.

He died Jan. 14, 1868, in Upper Canada.

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