Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-04


Valentines Shorthand institute has removed
from the northwest corner Of Thirteenth and
Douglas to the Exposition building, Capitol ave-
nue. near Fourteenth.
The marriage of Sigismund Herschberg and
Rosa Klein took place in Germania hail. Rabbi
A. Klein. while the bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Eva Klein.
Company Of the Second Infantry, which has
been detailed to take the place of the Fourth
city and taken up quarters at Fort Omaha. The
company is commanded by Captain Mills.
Uncle Sans Birthday Certificate.
July the Fourth today commentaries the
l40th birthday Of the nation. The original birth
certificate" written by hand on parchment, now
much worn and faded, is preserved carefully in
an air-tight and light-proof case in the library
Of the Department Of State. Only facsimiles are
exhibited today, the original being far too pre-
cious to risk in the light and air.
The history of this certificate is of consider
able interest In the second continental con-
gress in Philadelphia Richard Henry Lee of Vir-
ginia on June 7, l776 introduced the preliminary
resolution seconded by John Adams. Consid-
Grafton was postponed and on June II Thomas
Jefferson, John Adams Benjamin Franklin,
Roger Sherman and R. R. Livingston were ap-
known as the Jefferson committee, submitted a
draft of the declaration on June g. On July
2 the resolution itself was adopted by congress
and the declaration was considered in committee,
being again taken up the next day, July 3.
On July the declaration was agreed to by
the committee of the whole, reported to congress
and adopted
The independence Of the United Colonies was
thus declared and thereupon congress ordered
the declaration authenticated and printed and
distributed to all state assemblies and to the
commanding officers of the army. Es
Aan1 a0tx, kha Aart ake41 ID
printed broadside on July S. headed: "In con-
gress July 4, 1910. declaration by the repre-
sentatyes of the United States of America in
general congress assembled"
On July lo congress resolved that the decla-
ration passed on the 4th be fairly engrossed on
parchment with the title and stile (style) Of
The unanimous declaration Of the thirteen
UnitedI States Of America and that the same
when. engrossed be signed by every member of
congress"
On August the declaration, engrossed and
compared, was signed by the members; those not
later dates, all but one before January 10, Ill.,
1t has been ascertained that of the ffty-sx
signers more. than one-fourth were not present
on July T. l776 and seven-Thornton, Williams
Rush, Clymer, Smith, Taylor and Ross-were not
members on that date. On the other hand, seven
members on that date-George Clinton, John
Alsop, R. R. Livingston, Henry Wisner, Thomas
Willing, Charles Humphreys and John Rogers
had not the privilege Of becoming "ssners," for
the membership of all but one had ceased prior
to August 2.
The first official issue bearing the names of
the sgners was printed as a broadside in Balti-
more under the resolution Of January 10, l777,
ordering copies sent to each of the United States,
and only four Of these now known to exist,
one being in the library Of congress at Washing
ton.
Contrary to popular opinion, therefore, the
dAr1 s;0 Tel, A 40,
it passed, but between August 2, l776, and Jam
uary Is, l777, and then only by hfty-hye mem
bers. The name OF Thomas Mexican, not in the
printed copy, was added later-possibly not un-
til 1881, making the 6fty-sixth sgner.
Today in History.
iSl7-DeWitt Clinton, governor Of New York,
broke the first ground for the Erie canal.
l825-General Lafayette laid the cornerstone
for the Apprentices library in Brooklyn.
is26.John Adams second president of the
United States. died at Quincy, Mass. Born at
Braintree, Mass, October 10, 1885
l84S-The Texas congress passed resolutions
for annexation to the United States.
l848-Cornerstone of the Washington monu-
ment laid.
lSsO-The integrity of Denmark was guar
anteed ~ England, France. Prussia and Sweden.
lS6o-Fire in Portland, Me-, destroyed $ls00O,-
900 worth Of property.
l874-Completion Of the Eads bridge across
the Mississippi at St. Louis.
1880-Bartholdfs statue of Liberty formally
delivered to the American minister in Paris.
l8ol-Hannbal Hamlin, vice president during
Lincoln's first term, died at Bangor, Me. Born
at Paris Hill, Me-. August q, 1909.
18o4-The Hawaiian republic was proclaimed.
l8o8-French ocean steamer La Bourgoyne
collided with British ship Cromatryshre sixty
miles south Of Sable island, and 500 lives were
lost
Timely lettings and Reminders.
Cleveland's magnificent new city hall Is to be
formally opened today.
The biggest event OF the year among the In
dams Of Kansas will be the independence day
festival to open today on the Kickapoo reserva-
ton near Powhattan.
The magnificent new building erected in
| Washington to serve as headquarters of the
American Federation Of Labor will be dedicated
| today with interesting exercises,
A big patriotic parade in which sailors and
marines Of the Atlantic feet and soldiers from
the forts will take part will feature the celebra-
| tion at Newport r. l.
The sixtieth anniversary OF the battle of Black
| Rock-the first skirmish Of the civil warts to
be celebrated with elaborate exercises today at
Baldwin, Kan
i A. monument to the memory Of the men who
persisted in the steamboat Sultana disaster on the
Mississippi at the close OF the civil war will be
unveiled today near Knoxville.