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

This Day in History. ....
173s-Benjamin West, the famous
Quaker artist, born at Springfield, Pa.
Died In London, March IL, 1890.
1785-British flag raised over Fort
Charities, French outpost on the
Mississippi. near Kaskaskia, III.
177O-Benjamin Wright, chief en-
gineer in the building of the Erie
canal, born at Weathersfield, Conn.
Died in New York City, August "a,
1S42.
1S16-Tobias Lear, intimate friend
and private secretary of President
Washington, died in Washington, D.
C. Born at Portsmouth, N. H., Sep
TENDER 10, 1882.
l84O-Total defeat Of Egyptians at
Beyfout by allied British, Turkish
and Austrian forces.
1847-Henry Ward Beecher began
his pastorate in Plymouth church,
Brooklyn.
1870-Prussia issued manifesto to
foreign powers protesting against be-
ing held responsible for calamitles If
provisional government in Paris re-
fused to capitulate.
1SS0--Baitimore began a celebra-
ton of the one hundred and flftieth
anniversary Of the foundation Of the
city.
isss-The Transvaal republic sent
an ultimatum to Great Britain and
two days later invaded Natal, which
began the South African war
The Day We Celebrate.
w. w. Bingham, wholesale fruit
produce merchant is SO. He was
born in Brookfield, Wis, and began
business In Omaha in 1874, associat-
ing himself two years later with his
father under the name Of r. Bingham
& Son. He served in the. city coun-
date for mayor.
Harry s. Weller, vice president Of
| the Richardson Drug company, is
celebrating his forty-eighth birthday.
| He was born In Macon, Mo-, and is
| completing thirty-one years In the
drug business, beginning at Quincy,
| ILL., He first located In Omaha IN
| 1888.
John L. Lionberger, manager for
| the Fisk Rubber company OF Its
| Omaha automobile tire branch. Is 40
| years old today. He was born at
Luray, Va. almost In sight Of the IA
nous Virginia natural bridge.
Isaac W. Carpenter of the Car
| penter Paper company, is celebrating
\ his sixtieth birthday He is promi-
| nent in Commercial club and church
circles and is also q member Of the
school board.
| Lord Reading, who. as lord chief
Justice, figured prominently in the re-
cent Irish treason trials, born in Lon
don, fifty-six years ago today
| John NJ. Studebaker, eminent capt.
talist and manufacturer of South
Bend, Ind, born at Gettysburg, Pa,
| eighty-three year ago today.
| Dr.. Fridtjof Nansen. famous Arc
= tic explorer and professor at the Uni
versity Of Christiana, born near
| Christiana, fifty-five years ago today.
Herbert Kelley. one of the well
known actors Of the American stage,
born in London sixty years ago to-
day
Philadelphia National league base
ball team. born at Bloomingdale,
Mich, twenty eight years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
This is the one hundred and TWEEN
ty-fifth anniversary OF the birth O,
Father Theobold Mathew, the apps
tie OF temperance" who during hif
| l1Ietlme gave tHe plcuSc VI tehPci
ance to more than 100000 persons
in England, Ireland and America,
Charles e. Hughes, republican
presidential nominee, is scheduled to
| address republican mass meeting
| in Baltimore tonight.
Former President William H. Taft
is to speak at Wesleyan university to-
day on "Our World Relations"
A ton of cheese made up in 10000
sandwiches is to be served free today
NJ the third annual Cheese day
celebration at Monroe. Wis.
Charles W. Fairbanks. republican
candidate for vice president. is
scheduled to speak tonight at st. Paul.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
fxed TODAY for holding a final hear
ing on the location for the govern
ment's proposed armor plant.
storyette OF the Day.
A travelling man one night found
himself obliged to, remain In a small
town on account OF a washout on the
| railroad caused by the heavy rain
which was still coming down In tor
rents. The travelling man turned to
the waitress with:
''This certo'nly looks like the flood y
''The what7"
THE flood. You've read about the
flood and the ark landing on Mount
Ararat, surely"
Gee, mister!" she returned, ~
amt seen a paper for three days."----
Harper's Magazine.