Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-18

Heints, Otto Wagner. c. Brode, Gross
man, Tibke, Hartwig. Coptz. Kroege,
Evarts and Boehm.
The Bee acknowledges with pleas
ure the receipt of handsome painting
of Shoshone Falls from ]. j. Cum
mings, manager of the Omaha Litho-
graphing and Stationery company. The
painting is presented as premium TO
the subscribers of the Omaha Trade
Review.
The Board of Education has adver-
tised for plans for twelve-room
school building to be erected on the
high school grounds, an eight-room
building at Twentieth and lizard ana
a twelve-room building at Twenty
eighth and Webster.
Collins & Shantz, crayon artists,
have made striking likenesses OF Mr..
and Mrs. Fitzgerald Another that
shows an excellent conception OF
light and shade is portrait OF Mrs.
Belden.
Mrs. Gilbert entertained about fif-
teen of her friends at an old-fashioned
candy pull.
william Broderick of the Emma Alb
bott company was delightfully."- enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il. stephens
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. II.
II,
Mrs. ]. L. Webster gave reception
in honor of Mrs. H. B. Williams OF
New York. The women who assisted
in receiving were: Mrs. N. Shelton,
Mrs. Judge Dundy, Mrs. Wakeley,
Miss wakeley, Mrs J. M. Woolworth,
Mrs, Will Redick, Mrs. General Dandy
and Mrs. E. s. Dundy, jr. ..a g.
This Day In History.
1795-Henry Deitweiler the father
of homeopathy in the United States,
born in Switzerland. Died at Easton,
Pa. April 81, 1887.
1S45-Sikhs defeated by British at
battle Of Moodkee.
1s63-Archduke Francis Ferdinand,
heir to the Austrian throne. born.
Assassnated at Sarajevo, June rs,
1914.
Enthusiastically Of German princes
presented the king Of Prussia with an
address requesting him to become en-
peror.
given King Kalakaua Of the Hawaiian
Islands by congress.
1SS7-Duke of Norfolk, special en-
voy from Queen Victoria. congratu-
lated Pope Leo XIII on his jubilee.
1SS9-Convention of delegates from
Dakota and Nebraska met at Omaha
to form a central prohibition organiza-
ton.
1891-Guion Line steamship Abys-
sinia, FIVE days out from New York,
burned at sea; passengers and crew
rescued by the Spree.
1s04-Japanese captured sKi-kwan-
shan forts at Port Arthur.
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The Day We Celebrate.
L. M. Whitehead. chief clerk Of the
general passenger agent Of the Bur
| lington at Omaha, was born December
rs, 1879, at Fairmont, Neb. He has
been continuously with the Burltng-
| ton since 1898.
Charles L. Shook, president of the
company by his name manufacturing
| jewelry, is today Just IS years old.
| He was born in Canton, Os and has
| been active in lodge circles.
Major Harry II. Bandholtz, Thlr-
tenth United States infantry, who
| commanded the Plattsburgh training
| camp the last summer, born in Michi-
gan fifty-two years ago today.
DR.. Lyman Abbott, noted clergy
| man, author and editor, born at Rox-
bury, Mass, eighty-one years ago To-
day.
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| man and eloquent pulpit orator. born
| in England fifty-two years ago today.
| Francis Burton Harrison, governor
| general Of the Philippines, born in
| New York City forty-three years ago
Nathan B.. Scott, former United
| states senator from West Virginia,
born in Guernsey county, Ohio, seven
| ty-four years ago today
| Rt. Rev. John Grimes, Catholic
bishop of Syracuse, born in County
Limerick, Ireland, sixty-four years
ago today.
troit American league base ball team,
| horn at Royston, Ga, thirty years ago
| today.
| Mike Glover (Michael ]. Cavanagh),
| we'll known welterweight pugilist,
born at Lawrence, Mass, twenty-siX
years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
| CONCENTRATIONS to President and
| Mrs. Wilson on their first wedding
anniversary.
| Final decision on the route of the
| proposed Jefferson highway, from
Winnipeg to New Orleans, is expected
| to be announced at New Orleans to-
day.
| Carranza's action on the protocol
signed at Atlantic City by the Mexi.
American joint commission Will
be submitted to the American commits
| sioners by the Mexican members at
preliminary meeting to be held To-Day
| at Philadelphia.
Trial in the cases of Elmer e. Gal
breath, former president, and Charles
| II. Davis, former chairman OF the
board of directors of the old Second
| National bank of Cincinnati. is sched-
| uled to begin today in the United
| states district court at Cincinnati.
| Rear Admiral Robert p. Peary Is
| TO preside at a dinner to be given to-
| night at the Hotel Aston, New York
| City In honor of Ruth Law. who holds