Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Adams, Franklin Pierce

ADAMS, FRANKLIN PIERCE, an American humorous writer; born in Chicago in 1881. He graduated from the Armour Scientific Academy in 1899 and for one year after attended the University of Michigan. Beginning newspaper work on the Chicago &ldquo;Journal,&rdquo; he was successively editor of the New York &ldquo;Evening Mail&rdquo; and New York &ldquo;Tribune.&rdquo; In the two latter papers he conducted a daily humorous column which was widely read. His published works include &ldquo;In Other Worlds&rdquo; (1912); &ldquo;By and Large&rdquo; (1914); &ldquo;Weights and Measures&rdquo; (1917).