The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-01
TODAY IN HISTORY
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1910.
The Month Of Roses.

~ June mas been appropriately styled
Fast" makes Juno claim the honor
OF giving name 10 this month; hut
| thcre has been ample time before his
DAY for an obscurity 10 invest the or
gin OF the term. and he lived before II
| tcrS critically
Standing as the fourth month in the
Roman calendar. IL was i'm reality dcd-
icated "a Junioribus-tha is. TO the
Junior or Inferior branch OF the original
legislature of Rome, as May was "a
AMaJorious, or 10 the superior branch.
Eomulus assigned 20 this month a COM
plement OF thirty days. though i'm the old
Latin or Alban calendar IL consisted OF
t~enly-siX only. Numa deprived II of
one day, which was restored by Julius,
Caesar; since which time IT has remained
undisturbcd
June was the month which the Ro-
mans considered the most propitious sea
son OF the year for contracting ma tri-
monlal engagements, especially II the
day chosen were that OF the full moon
or the conjunction OF the sun and moon
the month OF May was especially TO be
avoided. as under the influence of spirits
adverse to happy households.
All these pagan superStitions were re-
tained In the Middle Ages. with many
others which belonged more particularly
10 the spirit OF Christianity. Even in
our own time June is the popular month
for weddings among all classes. and the
majority of them take place as near the
hrst OF June as possible.
Juno ! Is date especially notable
IN history, 1t was the day. I'm IVA. that
the Boston port bill became operative.
which closed that port to the commerce
OF the world. AS the day approached
for the bill TO take effect, cattle grain
and produce from the other colonies be-
gan 10 pour Into Boston. The day came
and throughout the country it was gem
orally kept as a day of fasting and pray
er; the church bells were tolled and flags
were put at half-mast on the ships in
= hn It,,- k.a,
able 10 take glance over America on
thls day I'm lI1i. he would have aban-
doned every thought OF Furnishing a
single colony without having to deal
with them all He would have seen that
but two courses lay before him-to re-
cede from his position. or 10 make war
upon n continent.
ON June ! occurred the famous naval
battle between the Chesapeake and Shan
non I'm 1913. II Is the date OF the famous
naval victory of Lord Howe over the
French in 1874 This victory was re-
garded with great delight by the En-
glSh, quite as much for the moral ef-
rect u wrought IN Europe generally as
ior the immediate material injury ii
inflicted on the French
The TWO fleets were about equal i'm |
the number OF ships; but che French had
the advantage in the number OF guns |
weight OF metal. and the number OF men |
When word reached England OF the VIC |
tory. IL was conveyed to the Earl of |
nathan. who was at the opera. He |
idu II announced from the stage. The |
audience. reused with excitement. called |
oudly for God save the king" and |
Rule Britannia" which was sung by |
Morichelli;. Morell and Rovedicco. opera
stars Of that period. Signora Banti a |
greater star than the rest being seen
N one of the boxes. was compelled to
90 down 10 the stage and join her voice
o the rest In a second performance OF
hesc songs. I, was announced at all
he theaters with the same expression
" delight.