Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-29
This Day In History.


1740-James Boswell. the celebrated
biographer of DR.. Samuel johnson,
born in Edinburg. Died In London,
June 10, 1875.
17sS-Governor st. Clair directed
an election of delegates for the first
territorial assembly of Ohio.
1813-Colonel Lewis Cass was APP
pointed governor Of the territory Of
Michigan.
1914 The Robert Fulton, the
first steam vessel. launched at New
York
1S2S-Thomas F. Bayard, secretary
of state under Cleveland and afterward
ambassador to Great Britain, born at
Wilmington, Del Died at Dedham,
Mass, September 28, 1898.
1S62--Funeral Of Daniel Webster,
held at Marshfield, Mass.
1S5s-Marriage of Chester A.
Arthur, afterward president of the
United States, and Ellen Lewis, daugh-
ter of Commodore Herndon, United
States navy.
1S64 -The confederate General
Hood crossed the Tennessee river at
Florence with about $4,000 infantry
and 10000 cavalry.
| 1S77-General Nathan B. Forrest,
died at Memphis, Tenn. Born in Bed
ford county, Tenn. July IS, 1891.
1s90--William III. Of Holland was
declared incapable of ruling, and
Queen Emma made regent during
the minority of Queen Wilhelmina.
189S-The French Court of Cas-
sation decided to grant new trial in
the Dreyfus case.
1so0-Enthusiastic welcome in Lon
don to the city volunteers returned
from the war in South Africa.
| 1901--Czolgosz, the assassin of
President Mckinley, executed at Au-
burn state prison, New York.
The Day We Celebrate.
Queen Marie Alexander Victoria,
consort Of King Ferdinand Of Rou-
mania, born forty-one years ago to-
day.
Jonathan L. Snyder, president
emeritus of Michigan Agricultural
| college. born in Butler county Pa,
fifty-seven years ago today.
Arthur wager. the present governor
| Of Porto Rico, born in Henry county,
KY, ffty-six years ago today.
| DR.. Clark w. Chamberlain, president
| Of Denison university, born at Itch
uelu, W., lOTty -blA years dkU tUqdy.
Will M. Greasy, well known actor
Bradford. N. H., fifty-three years to-
day.
Charles H. Ebbets, president of the
Brooklyn National league base ball
club, born in New York City, fifty
seven years ago today
Arthur F. Hoffman, we'll known ma
| jor league outfielder born in st.
Louis, thirty-four years ago today
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
A weeks celebration in honor of the
160th anniversary Of the Scotch Pres
byterian church will be opened in
New York City this morning with
sermon by DR.. John A. Marquis, presi-
dent Of Coe college and moderator of
the general assembly.
Old John Street Methodist church.
said to be the only congregation in
New York City which has maintained
services without interruption since
its organization, prior to the revolu-
tionary war. is to celebrate the 150th
anniversary of that event with a week
| of special services to begin today
Storyette Of the Day.
An official in one of the largest man.
ufacturing concerns in Philadelphia
recently showed me the huge plant
l marveled at the labor-saving ma
chinery.
| "One of our workmen," he said,
has made a great many Of the i'm
provements you see in this room. He
likes to go duck shooting, and while
off on trip for week or more he
thinks out some new way to save la
, Dor"
After a moments pause he added:
why he turned up one day with a
plan whereby we save $4,000 a
year"
And what" inquired, does that
workman get out of it,"
"Oh," the happy ofiicial replied, she
gets the ducks "-Philadelphia Ledger