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Harney, John Hopkins, journalist. toUojyc prrsidt-nt, author, was born F<'l>. "jn, isrHi. In l«3» he was in Hourbon <><»unty, Ky. prt»idfiit of

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Harney, John Milton, juurnah.-t.

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was born March 9, I7H9, in Suhm county. Dei. He >v:»s a Suvaniiah journalHe (miuihk .m monk. ist; and became a was the author of ( y>talliii,i. a iaii talc He died Jan. 15. iHio, in Bardsin vfrsc. town, Ky. Harney, William Selby, soldier, was born Sug. 27. 1H* br< vcttc»l major }»cncral for lonjr nnd taitltl'ul service. He was poet,

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Hamisch, Albert Ernest,

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Harper, Alexander, ronjjressman. was born S., in Ireland. In 18.37-.W. 1SI:M7 an.i he vvaH a representative from Miio to the twenty-fifth^ twenty-eij{hth, twenty-ninth 1

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Harper, Carrie Anna, edueator. autlatr. was born in Hoston, Mass. Since ISDU »he ha.s In-en teaeher of Knyiish at theOiltnan school Ol L'ambridjrc, .Mass. She is the author of

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Harper, Edward Bascom, insurance president, was lM)rn .Sept. 14. 1S42, in Dover, Del. In IH7<') he was niainiger of John Hancock inHuram*e company ol ItoHton; and in 1882 h«Trtnie president of the Mutual reHerve fund ]if< association. He died July 2, 1895, in Hoston, >faf». Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins, lecturer, autlior. poet, was born in September, 1825, in Baltimore, Md. She In well known as an anti-slayery lecturer; and is a director in the association for the advancement of woman of Philadelphia. Pa. She is <,he author of Tola T>eroy. which prcaenta vivid and truthful view of scenes in the aouth before, during and after the war. Harper, Francia J., con(res!» in Frankfort, Ta. He was elected a memb<>r of congreus from iVnnsylvania, but died before takinfir his seat. He died Mareh IM. 1S;{7. in Frankfort. Pa. Harper, George McLean, educator, author, was born Dee. 31. 18^. in Shippcnsburg. Ta. In lSn4-ini>0 he was professor of the ronmnce languages at Princeton university; and since 1000 has been professor of English in Princeton university. He is the autlmr of The Legend of the Holy (Jrail; and other worka. Harper, George Washington, edticator. college pretiident. was horn Aug. 21, 18.32. in Franklin. Ohio. Since 1R6R he has been Iiresjtb nt of the Cincinnati colleire of niediinc and surgery. In 187.") he was elected presiib'nt of the Natural history society of

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Harper, Henry Winston, cdu<alor. ehemseitiitist, was born Sept. 20. IS.V.t. in Hoonville. Mo.; and is a lineal deMinduit ol Patrick Henry, yovfrnor of 'ir^'inia. He was educated at tlx- Poon^ill.- male academy, the l?oonille lii;;h scliool, the Coojier ist.

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