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LEFT MARINETTI 125 MARION the mouth of the Menominee river, and on the Chicago and Northwestern, the Wisconsin and Michigan, and the Chi- cago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroads; 49 miles N. by E. of Green Bay. There are hospitals, public library, electric light and street railroad plants, waterworks, National banks, more than 20 churches, and daily and weekly newspapers. It has iron works numerous lumber and paper mills. Pop. (1910) 14,610; (1920) 13,610. MARINETTI, FRANCOIS, Italian poet, and apostle of "futurism" in liter- ature; born in Alexandria, Italy, 1881, but during recent years a naturalized resident of France. He was the founder and editor of the international review, "Poesia." His works include "Le roi Bombance" (1905); "Le Futurisme" (1911) ; the manifesto of his group of fol- lowers; "La bataille de Tripoli" (1912); and "Le monoplan du pape" (1914). MARIO, GIUSEPPE (ma're-6), an Italian tenor; born in Cagliari, Sardinia, in 1810. A youthful escapade led to his forsaking Italy for Paris, where he quickly won his way into the most ex- clusive circles, and was appointed first tenor of the opera, changing his name at the same time from De Candia to Mario. After two years' study at the Conserva- toire Mario made his debut, Dec. 2, 1838, as Robert in "Robert the Devil," and achieved the first of a long series of oper- atic triumphs in Paris, London, Petro- grad, and the United States. In his later years after his retirement from the stage he lost his fortune through disastrous speculations. He died in Rome, Dec. 11, 1883. MARION, county-seat of Williamson CO., 111., on Illinois Central railroad, 18 miles E. of Carbondale. It is a shipping point for grain, tobacco, and live stock, and the products of its factories include shoe machinery, gloves, and bric-a-brac. Coal mines in neighborhood. Pop. (1910) 7,093; (1920) 9,582. MARION, a city and county-seat of Grant co., Ind., on the Mississinewa river and on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chi- cago and St. Louis, the Pittsburg, Cin- cinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, the To- ledo, St. Louis and Western and the Chesapeake and Ohio railroads, 68 miles N. E. of Indianapolis. There are a normal college, a National Home for Disabled Veteran Soldiers, a public li- brary, waterworks. National banks, street railroad and electric light plants, and daily and weekly newspapers. It has rolling and malleable iron mills, manufactories of glass, etc. Pop. (1910) 19,359; (1920) 23,747. MARION, a city and county-seat of Linn co., Iowa, on the Chicago, Mil- waukee and St. Paul railroad, 6 miles N. E. of Cedar Rapids. Its industrial estab- lishments include railway shops, and its factories turn out flour, cigars, and brooms. Pop. (1910) 4,400; (1920) 4,138. MARION, a city and county-seat of Marion co., 0.; on the Cleveland, Cin- cinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis, the Hock- ing Valley, the Erie, and the Pennsyl- vania railroads; 45 miles N. of Columbus. It contains a public library. Sawyer San- itarium, St. Mary's School, waterworks, electric light and street railroad plants, normal school, and daily and weekly papers. It has manufactories of car- riages, steam engines, dredges, pianos, mattresses, etc. Pop. (1910) 18,232; (1920) 27,891. MARION, FRANCIS, an American military officer; bom near Georgetown, S. C, in 1732. His education was very limited, and he was brought up as a farmer. At the outbreak of the Revolu- tionary War, in 1775, he was elected to GENERAL FRANCIS MARION Congress, but shortly afterward obtained the command of a company in the regi- ment of Col. William Moultrie, taking a conspicuous part in the capture of Fort Johnson and in the defense of the forts at Dorchester and Sullivan's Island. In 1777 he was dispatched with 600 men to the defense of (Jeorgia, where he served till that State was overrun by the British. During the time that elapsed after the ill-advised attack of the American forces on Savannah, and the subsequent Vol. VI— Cyc— I