Herman eloped with Clara A. Lovering and was married before a Justice of Peace in Alton, New Hampshire. His motive for marrying Clara was for her recently-acquired inheritance. "After having paid my college fees, bought my books and other articles necessary for my second year in college, I found myself hundreds of miles away from friends and relatives
secrets he kept locked away in the hotel he had built as his own personal torture chamber. By the time he was arrested, Mudgett had already taken an upwards of one hundred lives in a way that would shock the world. Born on May 16, 1861 in Gilmanton, New Hampshire to devout Methodist parents, Herman Mudgett was an intelligent boy who was quite inquisitive and had a fondness for inventing things (Dahl). Being a son in an extremely religious family, Mudgett had to follow strict guidelines; he would be
for doing shoddy work and refused to pay them… The high rate of turnover had the corollary benefit of keeping to a minimum the number of individuals who understood the building’s secrets” (67). The combination of not hiring an architect and hiring new workers constantly, allowed Holmes to be in complete control of his building site. With only himself and his accomplices knowing the details of the mansion, no worker gained enough suspicion to go to the police, which allowed Holmes to avoid
Herman Webster Mudgett, more commonly known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or H.H. Holmes, was convicted of the murders of 9 people. Holmes later confessed to 30 murders and may have been responsible for the death of as many as 200 people. Holmes’ legacy does not, however, come from the number of deaths he is responsible for but from the way in which he committed these heinous crimes. Holmes’ crime spree lasted 22 years. From 1872, when he was just 11 years old until he was apprehended at the very young
America, even though he came after many others in his time. Thomas Neil Cream, the Austin Axe Murderer, the Bloody Benders, and Jack the Ripper came before him. His name was originally Herman Webster Mudgett. He was born on May 16th, 1860 in Gilman, New Hampshire. He was raised by his mother and father, who was a wealthy and respected citizen for 25 years. As a boy, Mudgett was always in trouble and was well known in his community for his rather sociopathic behavior. He would show cruelty to both animals
first serial killers that has been recorded. He was born in New Hampshire to a family that was somewhat wealthy in 1861, and was smart from a young age
1. Herman Hollerith was born on February 29, 1860 in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from the Columbia School of Mines in 1879 after studying engineering among various other topics. Shortly after, Herman worked as an assistant to his former teacher at the U.S. Census Bureau. Working as a statistician, he revealed the problems of dealing with large amounts of data by hand. The 1880s census took seven and a half years to complete, and the 1890s census was expected to take much longer due to the rise
Frequently skiing and traveling in northern New Hampshire, I got to see a whole lot of the White Moutnains. The White Mountains of New Hampshire are mountains that take up about a quarter of the state and are home to animals, humans, ski resorts, hiking trails, and many other attractions. They are called the White Mountains because of two reasons: The highest peak (Mount Washington) is often snow-covered for most of the year, so when settlers first came to the New World, that is what they saw. The other
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about a character named Daniel Webster, which was from Marshfield, but, later the story begins to unravel and they begin speaking about a character named Jabez stone. Jabez Stone was from Cross Corners, which makes both Webster and Stone from New Hampshire. As you read you see that Jabez has had the worst luck if he was to grow corn they would get borer. If he was to get horses he it would get spavins then trade it in to get one that had staggers. Also say the neighbors had rocks in their soil he
Francisco on March 26, 1874 and died in Boston on January 29, 1963. Frost was considered to be one of America’s leading 20th century poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He was an essentially pastoral poet who was often associated with rural New England. Frost wrote poems of a philosophical region. His poems were traditional but he often said as a dig at his archrival Carl Sandburg, that “he would soon play tennis without a net as write free verse.” Frost said this because he believed he was
In 1956, a woman from middle class Manchester, New Hampshire wrote a book that shocked the nation. At 32 years old, Grace Metalious wrote the blockbuster novel Peyton Place. It transformed the publishing industry and made the author one of the most talked about people in the nation. Metalious wrote about incest, abortion, sex, rape, adultery, repression, lust, and the secrets of small town New England, things that were never discussed before in conservative America. She interpreted incest, wife beating
John Knowles' "A Separate Peace" Gene, returns to the Devon School in New Hampshire, where he was a student with his friend Phineas 15 years ago, just as World War II began. The book goes back 15 years, to Gene's days with Phineas. On their first chance to jump off a huge tree into the river, Phineas, being the daredevil, goes first and Gene is the only one who follows. Gene is normally a conservative, conformist type person, but around Phineas, he consents to break the rules more often.
who had serious drinking problems, died of tuberculosis in 1885 and left his mother and younger sister with very little money after burial expenses. The Frost’s returned east to live with the paternal grandparents, but soon moved to Amherst, New Hampshire to stay with his great-aunt. Shortly after this the family returned to Lawrence, Mass. where Robert was placed in school as a third grader. Frost graduated here as co-valedictorian with Elinor White. Though he was moved often and had troubles with
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chairs for us to sit in, umbrellas to hide Emily (Julie Dumbler), and flats on both sides of the stage to hide the people behind them. The reason for the lack of set is so the audience can use there imagination of what the town of Grover’s Corner, New Hampshire looks like. All the rest of the props that the actors had to use were pan mimed and acted out to the fullest to make it look real. The only other experience with no set was with Miss Henery in Neodesha and it was a disaster so I didn’t know how
ordinary life and people. His style was influenced by the many romantic poets along with many British poets. Although his childhood was spent in the city of San Francisco, He moved to New England and spend his adulthood there. Many of his poems are of nature and transcendentalism which was influenced by the life he lived in New England. Frost’s style is unique in a way that many can’t even distinguish nor solved. Robert Frost, a poet and modernist, uses nature as a symbol for humanity in his proms.
to practice my oratorical skills: I was selected, out of all the students entered in New Hampshire, to write and read a four-minute speech on national television. My job was to introduce Elizabeth Dole, who at the time was interested in running for president. I was notified the day before the event and so had only one night to write and memorize my speech. When I arrived the next morning in Bedford, New Hampshire, I was greeted by photographers, camera crews, and newspaper reporters! Then I was
“Robert Frost, four time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, was the most widely read poet of the 20th century. Poetry often associated with New England, his work was philosophically universal.” Robert Frost (1874 – 1963) was born in San Francisco, California. His father William Prescott Frost, journalist died of tuberculosis when Robert Frost was about eleven years old. His mother, Isabelle Moody, was a school teacher. She provided his education for about the first ten years of his life. He didn’t like
tuberculosis in 1885. While their mother taught at a variety of schools in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, Robert and Jeanie grew up in Lawrence, and Robert graduated from high school in 1892. A top student in his class, he shared valedictorian honors with Elinor White, with whom he had already fallen in love (Frost 1). For several years, Robert Frost’s mother earned a living by teaching in various schools; starting in Salem, New Hampshire undoubtedly she had a profound affect her son’s development (O’Neill