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Show LORD CURZON'S HEALTH POOR. Viceroy of India Seriously III at His Official Home. Lord Curzon, viceroy of India, who is reported seriously 111 at his official home In Calcutta, Is moro intimately known to tho people of this country because of his marriage In 1895 to Miss Mary Letter of Chicago. Ho has been prominent in British politics since his appolntmont aa private secretary sec-retary to Lord Salisbury In 1885, represented rep-resented his county In parliament, was undersecretary of stato for India, and previous to his present appointment In 1S98 was parliamentary secretary for the foreign affairs department. Ho has boon a great traveler In Oriental countries and a voluminous writer on tho various eastern questions. Ho is Lord Curzon. 43 years of age, and was created first Baron Curzon of Kodlcston in 1898 Ho and his wlfo have introduced many Innovations In tho ofllclul llfo ol India, not the lenst of which has been charity tor tho plaguo-strlckcn na- tlvcs. |