Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-07
This Day in History.

This Day in History.
l6l9-John Lambert, next to Oliver Cromwell
in the war against the Stuarts, born in Yorkshire.
Died in Guernsey in 1894.
17S6-Indian village at Kittanning, torty-hve
miles north Of Pittsburgh, surprised and destroyed
by Colonel John Armstrong with 800 Pennsyl-
vanians.
l807-Chy of Copenhagen and the Danish
feet surrendered to the British
1825-General Lafayette was given a great
farewell reception in Washington.
l84l--A Protestant bisphoric was established
in Jerusalem by treaty with Turkey
18s6-Coronaton OF Gar Alexander II of
Russia
lSSO-First employers liability bill passed by
British Parliament.
lSsl--Most Rev John Martin Henn first
archbishop OF Milwaukee, died. Born in Switzer-
land June l3, 1905 =, -.
of Bulgaria.
l8ol--Secretary Of the Navy Tracy ordered the
warshp Pensacola to proceed at once to Homo
lulu to protect American interests.
l892-John Greenleaf Whittier, the poet died
at Hampton Falls, N. H. Born at Haverhi,
Mass, December II, 1907.
1ol0--A decision in the Newfoundland fish
cries case at The Hague was handed down by the
international court of arbitration
The Day We Celebrate.
Robert r. Bacon department manager for Nc
Cord-Brady, was born September 4 1885, at
Sandy Hill, N. Y, He began with McCord-
Brady company as salesman in 1885 and has been
for the last nine years in his present position
Joseph B. West, cigar manufacturer and
started the firm OF West & Fritscher here in 1867
and stayed with the business twenty-eight years,
being now retired.
Mario G.. Menocal. president Of Cuba, born
in the Province Of Matanzas, Cuba, fifty years
ago today.
pietro Mascagni, the composer of "Cavalleria
Rustcana' born at Leghorn, Italy, hfty-three
years ago today.
Sir Edgar Speyer who sought to resign his
privy councilorship because Of English hostility
to persons OF German birth, born at Frankfort
on-Main, fifty-four years ago today.
Norman Hackett well known actor of the
American stage, born at Amherstburg, Ont.
forty-two years ago today.
George R. Witse, former pitcher Of the New
York Giants now manager Of Albany, New York
State league base ball team born at Hamilton,
N. Y, thirty-four years ago today.
Earl Moseey, pitcher Of the Cincinnati Ma
tional league base ball team, born at Middlebury,
O., twenty-nine years ago today.
Timely lettings and Reminders.
Ohio democrats hold their platform convention
today at Columbus.
Stockholders of the Chase National bank the
third largest banking institution in New York
City, are to vote today on, a proposal to double
the capital stock,
The annual reunion of the Roger Williams
Family Association of America is to be held to-
day at Roger Williams Park, Providence, R. l.
Sweetwater, Tex. is to be the meeting place
today of the second annual reunion of pioneer
cattlemen of western Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona
and New Mexico,
An adjourned session OF the biennial con-
vention of the United Mine Workers of America
in the state of Washington will meet at Seattle
today to consider the refusal of the operators to
grant wage increase
Charles Z. Hughes, republican presidential
nominee, is to begin his invasion of New England
today, being scheduled to speak this afternoon at
Hampton Beach and Portsmouth, N H., and to-
night in Portland Me-
Two families OF great wealth are to be united
by the marriage OF Miss Elizabeth Chalmers and
Walter B. Reisinger, which is to take place today
at Amsterdam. N. Y. The bride is the daughter
OF David Chalmers. head Of one OF the largest
knitting industries in America. The bridegroom
is son OF Mrs Hugh Reisinger of New York
City and grandson of the late Adolphus Busch,
millionaire ST. Louis brewer
Storyette Of the Day.