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Show JULIA WARD HOWE CELEBRATES HER NINETIETH BIRTHDAY. Boston, May 27. Surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe celebrated her ninetieth birthday today. Despite her advanced age the famous writer Is in full possession pos-session of her faculties and mental keenness and still manifests great interest in-terest In all the great public questions of the day. The feebleness of age however, rendered It Imperative that Mrs Howe forego a public observance of her anniversary. 'Mrs. Howe received many letters and congratulatory telegrams and Immense Im-mense quantities of flowers from friends in all parts of the country. |