Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-21

Standsh and family, 1910 St. Mary's avenue.
Mrs A. Gleason Of Cleveland, o., is in the city
visiting her sister, Mrs. P. Milestone.
Where They All Are Now. .
Burdette J. Lewis, an old Omaha boy, is now
commissioner Of charities for New York City.
Thomas Wolfe, who was foreman on The Bee
in its infancy, is head Of big bank In David City,
and one Of the leading citizens of the town.
Mrs Harriet H. Heller is engaged in child
welfare work at Portland Ore. She was super
intendent Of the Child Saving Institute here; be-
fore that teacher in the Omaha public schools.
Mark Pollock. son Of one Of Omahas pioneers,
William B. Gown, now regular army captain,
Is somewhere on the Mexican border" being last
stationed at Columbus N. M.
Eddie Boyle is court reporter at Oacoma,
S. D. He used to be secretary to the chief of po-
lice Of Omaha for a long time before he went to
the Dakotas
J. H. Gayhart, who was manager Of the Wood
man Linseed Oil company here is now district
sales agent at Denver for an addressograph COM
pany.
Today in History.
1823-The Central American states seeded
from the Mexican confederation.
l83l--Leopold, first king Of the Belgians,
eorwned at Brussels.
l842-British under Sir Hugh Cough took the
city of Chin Kiang Foo, commanding the entrance
Of the Chinese Grand canal.
l866-The cabinet of Vienna declared its
willingness to conclude an armistice Of FIVE days
on the basis of the Prussian propositions.
l89l-Fifteen thousand Confederate veterans
attended the unveiling of statue Of General
"Stonewall" Jackson at Lexington, Va. s
l8o8-Four United States warships entered the
Cuban harbor of Nipe, and after furious bonn
bardment, took possession of the port.
loO3-King Edward and Queen Alexandra
were warmly received in ireland.
l906-The car dissolved the Russian Duma.
l9O7-The steamear Columbia sank off the
California coast and fifty persons were drowned.
This Is the Day We Celebrate.
c. F. Brinkman, assistant manager Of the
credit department Of the United States National
bank, is 81 years old today He was born in Bal
timore was with R. G. Dun & Co. for eighteen
years, going from there to the United States Ma
tional bank.
:, William N. Chambers. lawyer, was born July
Il, 1879. He is native son of Omaha, graduating
in law from the University Of Michigan, and has
been practicing here for fourteen years.
Dowager Queen Maria Christina, mother of
the present king Of Spain, born ffty-eight years
ago today.
Robert S. Woodward, president Of the Carne-
gle Institute of Washington and member of the
naval advisory board, born at Rochester, Mich,
sixty-seven years ago today.
Mrs. Frances Folsom Preston Formerly Mrs
Grover Cleveland), born in Buffalo, ffty-two
years ago today,
Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman, member OF the fed
eral commission on industrial relations, born in
New York City, forty-six years ago today.
Joseph A. A. Burnguist governor Of Mime
sofa, born at Dayton, la, thirty-seven years ago
today.
Most Rev Edward ]. Hanna archbishop Of
San Francisco, born at Rochester, N. Y, fifty
six years ago today
John J. Evers, captain and second baseman
Of the Boston National league base ball team,
born at Troy N Y, thrty-three years ago today.
Raymond H. Heating, pitcher Of the New
York American league base ball team, born at
Howard S. Shanks, outielder Of the Wash
ington American league base ball team, born in
chicago, twenty-six years ago today
Timely lettings and Reminders.
The king and queen of Norway celebrate their
twentieth wedding anniversary today.
The Women's Summer School Of Home Mis-
sions for the East will begin its annual session
today at East Mortified, Mass.
The postmasters in attendance on the annual
convention OF their national association in Wash
ington are to be entertained by the president and
Mrs. Wilson at a garden party this afternoon.
meeting Is to be held at Fargo. N. D., today
to select site for the proposed milon-dolar CO.
operative packing plant to be established by the
American Society Of Equity.
The scarcity of labor, increased cost of min
ing supplies and other problems confronting the
coal mining industry are to be discussed BY the
Southern Appalachian Coal Operators association
at its semi-annual meeting at Knoxville today.