Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-26
This Day In History.

170s-The famous Eddystone light
(. house, built in 1896, was destroyed by
a storm. g.
l757-Henry B. Livingston. for six
teen years an associate justice Of the
supreme court Of the United States,
born in New York City. Died in
Washington. March 10. 1928.
17S3-Ninth continental congress
assembled at Annapolis.
1S33-Chicago's first newspaper, the
Chicago Democrat, appeared.
1S3S-The legislature of the reor-
ganized territory Of Wisconsin met for
the first time at Madison.
1S57-William Walker, the fiiibus-
ter, landed on the Nicaraguan coast
with 400 men.
lsss-Battle of Chattanooga or
Missionary Ridge.
1S64-Edwin Booth began his fam
Gus presentment of Hamlet for 100
consecutive nights at the Winter Gar
den. In New York.
18S6--Y okohama, the chief seaport
of Japan. was almost destroyed by fire.
ISS3--President Arthur attended
the unwilling Of statue of Washing
ton on the steps of the subtreasury
building In New York City.
1SSs-Nearly 800 buildings de-
stroyed in great fire at Lynn, Mass.
1S94--Marriage of Emperor Nicho-
las II of Russia and Princess Alix Of
Hesse.
1sO2-England and Germany united
to press their claims upon Venezuela.
The Day We Celebrate.
Charles L. Deuel., secretary and
office manager for the McCord- Brady
company. was born November 26,
1851. at Elwood,. ILL., He was for
twenty-one years In the Omaha Ma
tional bank, going with the McCord-
Brady company in 1889.
r. b. Updike of the Updike Lumber
and Coal company, is "a years old to-
day. He was born in Harvard, Neb..
and was educated in the University of
Nebraska and in Eastman college at
sPoughkeepsie.
willard Chambers. teacher Of dane
ing. was born. November 26, 1869, in
Mills county, Iowa. This is his thir-
tieth year in conducting dancing
classes, twenty-six Of them being spent
here in Omaha.
George F. Engler, manager of the
Engler-Jackson Brokerage company,
is 80 years old today. He was born
here in Omaha and employed first
with Swift & Co., and later with the
Melrath Brokerage company until 60
ing into business for himself in 1907.
Alexander Mardsen. foreman Of the
Remington Typewriter company. is "a
years old today
Her Royal Highness Queen Maud
of Norway, born in England forty
seven years ago today.
Albert b. Fall, United States sena-
tor from New Mexico, born at Frank
fort, Ky, fifty-five years ago today.
Sir Ralph s. Paget, recently ap-
pointed British minister to Denmark,
born fifty-two years ago today.
Sir Aurel Stein, noted English ex-
plorer and geographer born in Buda-
pest. fifty-three years ago today.
DR.. Mary Walker, noted advocate
of women's rights and dress REFORM"
born at oswego. N. Y. eighty-four
years, ago today.
Ora c. Morningstar, noted profess
sionai billiard player, born at Roches-
ter, Ind, forty-two years ago today.
Thomas j. Sharkey. formerly prom
innnt rs a heavyweight pugilist, born
in Ireland, forty-three years ago to-
day. -s
storyette OF the Day.
Casey had dropped in for visit on
| Callahan, and during the course of his
stay observed that Miss Callahan
| spoke several times of chafing dish
party she had attended the evening
| before.
Now Casey agreed with Callahan
that the latter's daughter was putting
| on entirely too many airs; so, with a
view to disconcerting her, he suddenly
| asked;
"An' phwat the divil is a chafing-
| dish?"
-Chafing- dish, Casey" said Gala
| han, with a sly wink at his visitor, "a
| chafing dish is q fryin' pan that's go;
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