Joseph Warren (Warren) Teets Mason 1879 - 1941
Joseph Warren (Warren) Teets Mason , O.B.E. Journalist, philiospher and writer. Of 3 Cursitoe Street Chancery Lane, London(1903). World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about Joseph Warren Feete Mason Name: Joseph Warren Feete Mason City: Manhattan County: New York State: New York Birth Date: 3 Jan 1879 Race: White Roll: 1786805 DraftBoard: 146 Educated New York City. His first job in 1898, a reporter was on his father's paper the Harlem Local Reporter. By 1899 he held the post of London editor, and then he became European manager of the Scripps-McRae and Publishers Press Associations of America. 1907-8 European Manager of The United Press. Covered death of Queen Victoria, 1906 and also covered the marriage of King Alfonso of Spain. He was standing near the King when the asassination attempt was made (1906). He got a scoop. From 1918 to 1926 he wrote for United Press on foreign affairs. Also acted as American correspondent for Daily Express of London. New York Editor of The Daily Excpress 1908-31. JWT began his studies in Philosophy and in 1926 pub. "Creative Freedom". 1930-40 lived in Japan, studying Shinto and Japanese lore. 1935 pub. . The Meaning of Shinto; The Primaeval Foundation of Creative Spirit in Modern Japan, Kennikat Press, Inc. New York (1935). At his request, his ashes were sent to Japan. His last published article Refs. Mason, Joseph Warren Teets 1879-1941 American Authors and Books. 1640 to the present day. Third revised edition. By W.J. Burke and Will D. Howe. Revised by Irving Weiss and Anne Weiss. New York: Crown Publishers, 1972. (AmAu&B) A Dictionary of North American Authors Deceased before 1950. Compiled by W. Stewart Wallace. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1951. Reprint. Detroit: Gale Research, 1968. (DcNAA) Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in American History." Volume 1, 1897-1942. Chicago: A.N. Marquis Co., 1943. (WhAm 1) Who Was Who among North American Authors, 1921-1939. Compiled from "Who's Who among North American Authors," Volumes 1-7, 1921-1939. Two volumes. Gale Composite Biographical Dictionary Series, Number 1. Detroit: Gale Research, 1976. (WhNAA) 744283 Mason, Joseph Warren Teets 1879-1941 American Authors and Books. 1640 to the present day. Third revised edition. By W.J. Burke and Will D. Howe. Revised by Irving Weiss and Anne Weiss. New York: Crown Publishers, 1972. (AmAu&B) A Dictionary of North American Authors Deceased before 1950. Compiled by W. Stewart Wallace. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1951. Reprint. Detroit: Gale Research, 1968. (DcNAA) Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in American History." Volume 1, 1897-1942. Chicago: A.N. Marquis Co., 1943. (WhAm 1) Who Was Who among North American Authors, 1921-1939. Compiled from "Who's Who among North American Authors," Volumes 1-7, 1921-1939. Two volumes. Gale Composite Biographical Dictionary Series, Number 1. Detroit: Gale Research, 1976. (WhNAA) 1901 UK census records him as Warren Mason, boarding at 31 Penywern Rd., Earls Ct., London, single, journalist and author. US American subject 1920 census records him as a journalist. His grave in Japan has been found. He appears in the Ellis island Records several times: Joseph Warren Teet Mason United States March 24, 1906 30y M Cedric Liverpool, England, UK A U.S. citizen His wife was on the same boat. There was another Mason in the manifest, but the entry is illegible. SS Philadelphia Arr. Sep 19, 1908 from Southampton 0004. Mason, J. Warren M 29y M U.S citizen USA 0005. Mason, Edith F 33y M U.S citizen 0006. Mason, Margaret E.H. F 3y S U.S citizen 0007. Halbert, Frederick M U.S citizen First Name: Joseph Waman T. Last Name: Mason Ethnicity: US Last Place of Residence: Newburgh, NY Date of Arrival: Dec 12, 1912 Age at Arrival: 33y Gender: M Marital Status: M Ship of Travel: Oceanic Port of Departure: Southampton Manifest Line Number: 0015 Address: 470 East 140 st., New York Dep. Southampton 4 Sep 1912, arr. New York, 12 Dec 192 Joseph Warren T. Mason U S Citizen New York September 09, 1921 42y 7m M M Aquitania Southampton, Southamptonshire, England, UK A U.S. citizen Address:35 Fort Washington Ave., New York. His wife, passport no. 59903 and daughter were with him. First Name: Joseph W. F. Last Name: Mason Ethnicity: U.S.A. Last Place of Residence: New York, U.S.A. Date of Arrival: Feb 18, 1923 Age at Arrival: 44y 1m Gender: M Marital Status: M Ship of Travel: Berengaria Port of Departure: Southampton Manifest Line Number: 0017 dep 10 Feb 1923 Southampton, arr. New York 18 Feb 1923 Naturalised ref. 59803 Hughes ------------- Joseph W T Mason New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909 Name Joseph W T Mason Event Type Immigration Event Date 1934 Event Place New York, New York, United States Gender Male Age 55 Birth Year (Estimated) 1879 Birthplace New York Ship Name California CITING THIS RECORD "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24NT-H5M : accessed 27 March 2016), Joseph W T Mason, 1934; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). View the original document. The original may contain more information than was indexed. NEW YORK, NEW YORK PASSENGER AND CREW LISTS, 1909, 1925-1957 Affiliate Publication Number T715 Affiliate Publication Title Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Affiliate Film Number 5465 GS Film Number 1757203 Digital Folder Number 004870034 Image Number 00443 ------------ Name: Joseph Warren Mason Arrival Date: 3 Apr 1935 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879 Age: 56 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Southampton, England Ship Name: Olympic Search Ship Database: View the Olympic in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database Port of Arrival: New York, New York Nativity: New York Line: 2 Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_5626 Birth Location: New York Birth Location Other: Newburgh Page Number: 165 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States NY address 22 William st., New York NY ----------------- Address 35 Fort Washington Ave. New York --------- The Times, Wednesday, Jun 02, 1920; pg. 18; Issue 42426; col E Order Of The British Empire. Awards For War Service. Category: Official Appointments and Notices Officers (OBE) MASON, Joseph Warren Teets, Esq. - Ministry of Information. -------------- 1901 England census records him as Warren Mason, boarder single, aged 22, "journalist author" born USA, American subject at 31 Pennywern Rd, Earl's Court, London. Civil parish: Kensington Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthias Earls Court County/Island: London Country: England Registration district: Kensington Sub-registration district: Brompton ED, institution, or vessel: 21 Household schedule number: 99 ------------ 1930 US census records him with his wife and daughter in 51 East Washington Ave., Manhattan, New York. --------- Has an entry in Who's who in Japan, Volume 18 Shunjiro Kurita Who's Who in Japan Office, 1936 ---------- See http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/archives/eastasian/mason/ld pd.6601952.001b.html The North American Review - Volume 197 - Page 868: J. W. T. MASON, an American by birth, is now the New York correspondent of the London Standard and the Daily Express. A long residence in Europe familiarized him with philosophic thought there as well as in America. Had a well known newspaper column called Today's War Moves for United Press. "He returned to New York in May 1940 to resume writing for the United Press the daily war column which he had written during the World War from July 1914 until November 1918. The Scene in Congress (by JWT Mason: Daily Express Correspeondent.) Daily Express, February 5 th, 1917 He reported 4 Feb 1919 in the Daily Express on the poss. earnings of Captain Bruce Bairnsfather. He was on that paper in 1921 and 1923. In 1927 "J. W. T. Mason of the London Daily Express sends 2,500 words daily .." He spent a fortnight in Mexico in April 1928 for the Daily Express. He smoked Indian cheroots. Behind the Rising Sun James Russell Young Doubleday, Doran and Company,Incorporated, 1941 - Japan - 334 pages At one table were J. W. T. Mason, who spent twenty-five years as New York correspondent for the London Daily Express, smoking his Indian cheroots; Percy Whiteing, an Iowan who has resided thirty years or more in Japan and represents ... JWT Seemed to have worked ion The Daily Express for 20-25 years i.e. 1908-ca 1930. In 1934 The Quill - Page 47 He has served also as London correspondent of the Singapore Times and the Berliner Zeitung. He has been on the staffs of the London Daily Express. (WWI) Draft Registration Cards,1917-1918 Transcription Learn more Print transcription View image First name(s) Joseph Warren Trets Last name Mason Birth year 1879 Birth date 03 Jan 1879 Birth place United States Residence New York City no 146 State New York Citizenship country United States Registration year 1917 NARA series M1509 Record set World War I Draft Registration Cards Category Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory First World War Collections from United States He appears on many ship's lists, e.g. 1908,21,17,34,35,38. The London Gazette, 1 June, 1920 page 6038 Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood To be Officers oof the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:- Joseph Warren Teets Mason, Esq Ministry of Information.
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| Born: Newburgh, Orange County, NY, USA 3rd Jan 1879 | Baptised:
| | Died: Doctors Hospital, , , New York, USA 13th May 1941 | Buried: Tokyo, Japan, , 1941
| | Family: Mason formerly of Yorkshire |
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Census
- 1880 census (son - 145 Lander Street, District 3, Newburgh, Orange County, NY, USA)
- 1901 census (lodger - 31, Penywern Road Earls Court, London, , , England)
- 1910 census (head of household -
No address ) - 1920 census (head of household -
No address )
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Timeline
| 3rd Jan 1879 | Born (birth) Newburgh, Orange County, NY, USA | | 1st Jun 1880 | Son in 1880 census (census) Newburgh, Orange County, NY, USA | | 1901 | Lodger in 1901 census (census) London, England | | 14th Feb 1903 | Married Edith Hannah Halbert
(Mason ) 1875 - 1951 (marriage) Leyton, Essex | | 7th Apr 1910 | Head of household in 1910 census (census) The Bronx, New York, NY, USA | | 4th Jan 1920 | Head of household in 1920 census (census) Manhattan, NewYork, USA | | 13th May 1941 | Died (death) New York, USA | | 15th May 1941 | CREM/ROLE DEAD New York, USA | | 1941 | Buried (burial) Tokyo, Japan |
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