Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-22
This Day In History.

This Day In History. 49,. ...
,1740--Sir Philip Francis, reputed
author of the Letters of Junius,"
born in Dublin; died in London, De-
cember 90, 1918,
TIT - Americans under Colonel
Greene repulsed a force of Hessians
in battle at Fort Mercer, New Jersey.
1S11-Franz List, one of the
worlds most famous musicians, born
In Hungary; died at Baireuth, Ba-
varia, JULY 81, 1885. .H.s u.s.
1S66-The Inflated Emperor Maxi
milan left the City of Mexico for
ever. enroute for Vera Cruz.
1867-Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria visited Napoleon III In Paris.
1S73-Northwestern farmers con-
vention, with delegates from Michi-
gan, New York, Iowa, Indiana and
Illinois, met at Chicago.
1Ss1-The Transmississippi Com
mercial congress began. its annual
meeting in Omaha.
1895--Oliver Ames, former COVER
nor of Massachusetts,. died at North
Easton, Mass; born there, February
19o1-The Pan-American congress
was opened in the City Of Mexico.
1902-The Danish Upper House re-
jected the treaty to cede the Danish
West Indian islands to the United
States.
1so4-The Russian Baltic fleet at
tackled British fishing fleet in the
North Sea, sinking the vessel.
The Day We Celebrate.
Fred d. Wead, real estate and loans,
is 81 years old today. He was born
in Sturgeon Bay, Wis, and has been
In the real estate business in Omaha
continuously since 1887.
Archibald ]. Love, insurance man,
Is So years old, although he does not
look It, He was born in Pittston, Pa,
ind came to Omaha in 1885 to go into
the insurance and real estate business,
of which he has made a great success.
Leander l.. French, vice president
and treasurer of the Omaha Wall
Paper company, was born October %,
1859, at urbana, o. He was once in
the banking business in Kansas and
has been manufacturing and jobbing
wall paper In Des Moines and Omaha
for nearly twenty-one years.
Earl II. Ward, office manager for
the Midland Glass and Paint COM
pany, is 81 years old. He was born
in Mount Vernon, ILL.,, removing to
Omaha in 1895.
George w, Redick is 33 years old
today. He is an Omaha born boy and
a rustling real estate man.
Augusta Victoria, German empress,
born at Schloss, Dolzig, 'fifty-eight
years ago today.
DR., Karl Muck, leader of the Bos-
ton symphony orchestra. born at
Darmstadt, Germany, fifty-seven years
ago today. -
General James A. Gary, former
postmaster general. porn at Uncas-
willie, Conn, eighty-three years ago
today,
Raymond Hitchcock, well known
musical comedy star, born at Auburn,
N. Y, hfty-one years ago today.
Rt, Rev Frederic W. Keator, Epis-
copal bishop Of Olympia, Wash, born
at Honesdale, Pa, slkty-one years ago
today.
DR., Richard H. Crossheld, president
Of Pennsylvania university, born at
Lawrenceburg, KY, forty-eight years
ago today.
James A. Gallivan, Massachusetts
congressman who wanted this country
to sever diplomatic relations with
Great Britain because of the latters
irish policy, born in Boston fifty years
ago today.
William Carrigan. manager of the
worlds champion Boston American
league base ball team, born at Lewis
ton, Me-, thirty-three years ago today.
Storyette of the Day.
They were sitting close together in
the parlor,
He-I gave you that parrot as
birthday present, did l not MatildaY
She--Yes, but surely, Albert, you
are not going to speak of your gifts
as if
He--It was young and could not
speak at the time?
She-Yes, and it has never been out
Of this parlor
He-There are no other young
ladies in this house?
She-No, there are not.
He-Then, why-why, when l
kissed your photograph in the album
while waiting for you did that
wretched bird initiate your voice and
say: Don't do that, Charlie; please
don't ?"-Baltimor American,