Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-31

mashing the young life out Of one of
the coasters but as the little fellow S
sled was not hurt he made no cam
plant
Miss Florence French entertained a
party of youn" folks at her residence,
Twenty third and Burt. Among those
present were Misses Mollie and Sue
King, Russell. Woodman. Wilson,
Lyons McClain, Moore LIE Clair. Aus
tin. Wilkins. MeSSrs. Craig, Fisher,
Milligan, Hicks, Crandall. Sherman,
kendrick, Rathbun and King.
Charles r. Turney, for twenty years
general foreman OF Simpsons Car
riage works, resigned and was pre-
sented by his fellow employees with an
elegant sealskin cap and gloves.
The City National bank recently
removed from Marshalltown, Ia, and
with f.. l.. Lyon as president and A. A.
McFadden as secretary has opened
for business in the Redick block.
Charles S. Biendorff and B. A.
Fowler have formed a partnership as
an architectural firm.
All the United States officials at this
point including Judge Dundy, Messrs.
Elmer and Albin Frank. Marshal
BierboWer, Deputy Marshal Allen,
District Attorney ambertson and his
Lincoln to open the January term of
court at that place.
This Day in History.
1720-Charles Edward Stuart, who
was known as the young pretender.
born. Died in Rome January 81, 1888.
1775-General Montgomery killed
while leading an unsuccessful attack
of the Americans on Quebec.
lSl4-JuleS Simon, celebrated
French statesman and savant, born
Died June s, 1895.
1S51-Louis Kossuth, the famous
Hungarian patriot visited Washing
ton, D. C.
1852-Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria revoked the constitution of
1849
1S66-rhe opening of the first
steamship line between the United
States and China was celebrated with
a great dinner in San Francisco.
1S79-George S. Houston, governor
gress, died at Athens, Ala Born in
Tennessee, January IT, 1871.
1SS2-Leon Gambetta, ex-dictator
Of France, died. Born April 8, 1888.
1SS9-Horatio Allen, famous civil
engineer, who ran the first locomotive
in the United States, died at Montrose,
N. J. Born at Schenectady, N. Y, in
1902.
1S94-Amelia Bloomer, female
dress reformer, died at Council Bluffs,
Ia. Born at Homer. N. Y, May 81,
1918.
The Day We Celebrate.
DR.. Charles H. Newell arrived Just
thirty-four years ago in time to see
the old year out He made his ad-
vent in Omaha where he is now a
practicing physician.
George T. Morton of the real estate
firm of Harrison & Morton, is 80 years
old. He is a native son of Omaha
educated in the public schools and the
University of Nebraska He has been
a member of his present firm ever
since 1898.
Harry s. New. United States sena-
tor-elect from Indiana. born at In
dianapolis, fifty-eight years ago today
Major General Tasker Fl. Bliss, one
of the commanders of the United
States forces on the Mexican border,
born at Lewisburg. Pa, sixty-three
years ago today
Captain Frederick Courtney Selous,
author and big game hunter, recently
honored by England for distinguished
services in the war. born in London,
sixty-five years ago today
Howard Barry. University of Penn
sylvania foot ball star and all around
amateur athletic champion of the
world, born in Philadelphia twenty
one years ago today.
Frederick l.. Heebc, pitcher OF the
Cleveland American league base ball
team, born at Lincoln Neb thirty-six
years ago today.
Robert NJ. Byrne, infelder of the
Philadelphia National league base ball
team, born in St Louis thirty-one
years ago today.
Albert E. Sleeper, who is soon to
take office as governor OF Michigan,
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