Alonzo Leora
Rice
RICE, Alonzo Leora, author, school teacher; b. Little
Blue River, Ind., June 12, 1867; s. James C.
and Elizabeth R.; grad. Central Normal Coll., Danville, Ind.,
1896; has taught since graduation; unmarried. Author:
"Prize Poems," 1900. Has contributed poems to various journals,
notably "A Dead Bee," sonnet; "Come Go
Apiece," "A Plea," etc., in Boston Transcript. Address:
Ray's Crossing, Ind.
Who's Who in America, 1901-1902, Ed. by John W. Leonard, A.N.
Marquis, Chicago, page 942.
Contributed by Michael
Kirley
RICE, ALONZO LEORA: 1867 -
Alonzo Leora Rice, son of
James C. and Elizabeth Rice, was born at Little Blue River, Ind., on June 12,
1867, and graduated from Central Normal (now Canterbury) College in Danville,
Ind., in 1896.
A teacher by profession
he was a contributor to many newspapers and magazines and acted as literary
editor of the SUNNY SOUTH, published at Atlanta, Ga.
Among other newspapers to whch he contriuted were the ATLANTA
CONSTITUTION and the BOSTON TRANSCRIPT.
Poets and Poetry of Indiana.
Contributed by Michael
Kirley
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