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name Of Freddie Young. The hack
passed over the boys BODY, but as he
was very closely bundled up, he was
uninjured.
M. w. Hartigan. the well known
boiler broke his leg by fall
ing ON the sidewalk. He lay for some
time unconscious, but was finally
picked up and taken home in the
patrol wagon.
Probably the oldest watch in Omaha
is one owned by Mrs George Heyn,
an heirloom which has been in the
family for 200 years. 1t has been
handed down from generation to gen
Grafton and was given to Mrs. iHeyn
some time ago by her mother. 1t
was made in Vienna by Anton Dor
ches, artist.
Mrs. Warren Chase gave small dim
ner party in honor of her daughter,
Miss Kate Chase. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Keller. Lieutenant and
Mrs. Kennon, Miss 'Kountze, Miss
Earle. Messrs. Ringwalt, Will and
Frank Hamilton and Will Doane.
This Day In History.
1S0O-Charles Goodyear, inventor Of
the process of vulcanizing rubber,
born at New Haven. Died in New
York City July /, 1860.
1805--Asa Packer, founder Of Lee
high, born at Groton, Conn. Died in
Philadelphia May 10, 1879.
1809--William E. Gladstone, ia
nous English statesman, born at
Liverpool. Died at Hawarden May 10,
1898.
1S37-Steamer Caroline, on Amer
lean side Of Niagara river, was fired
and sent over falls by Canadian SOL
diers under Colonel McNab.
1S4S-Consttuen assembly sitting
at Rome decreed deposition Of pope.
1857-Canton, China, taken by q
force Of British and French.
1862-General Sherman assaulted
the confederate works at Chickasaw
bayou in order to gain the rear OF
Vicksburg, but was repulsed.
1S94-Forty persons persisted by
fire at Christmas festival at Silver
Lake, Ore.
Coronation durbar at Delhi
began with state entry into Dalhi. of
Lord Curzon, accompanied by the
duke and duchess of Connaught.
The Day We Celebrate.
WILDER L. Burgess, head of the Bur-
CESS Granden company, dealing IN
lighting fixtures, is ~ years old
day. Hewas born right here in Doug
las county.
R. A Leussler, assistant general
manager of the street railway COM
pany, Is 50 years old. He is native
of st. Louis.
Meyer london, socialist representa-
tive in congress from New York City,
who has been chosen president of
peoples relief committee for Jewish
war sufferers, born in Russia forty
Ave years ago today.
Horace Chiffon, former United
States senator from Texas, born In
Smith county, Texas, sixty-three years
ago today.
Charlotte Walker, prominent as an
emotional actress, born at Galveston,
Tex, thirty-eight years ago today.
Wr. William P. Few, president OF
Trinity college, Durham, S. Co. born
at Greenville, s. c., forty-nine years
ago today.
heavyweight pugilist born in Pot
tawattamie county, Kansas, twenty
nine years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
This is the fortieth anniversary OF
that terrible night in 1875, when the
Pacific Express on the Lake Shore
road crashed through the bridge
spanning the creek at Ashtabula, o.
carrying with 1t $50 persons, more
than half Of whom met frightful
death. t~
The twenty eighth annual show
the New York Poultry and Pigeon
association, the Oldest and largest ex.
hibition of its kind in America, opens
in Madison Square garden today and
will continue until January 8.
Boil weevil preparedness clubs o.
| Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi
are to be organized at a conference
of farmers Of the three states. to b.
held today at Little Rock.
The Maxim Munitions corporation !.
to dispose of its machine gun plan
| at New Haven by auction today. Here
after the corporation will specialize
| in the manufacture Of cartridges.
A national conference to discus.
the subject Of highway engineering
instruction In the civil engineering
curricula of universities and-college!
| is to be held today at the Automobil,
Club Of America in New York City.
Storyette OF the Day.
She had attained some success a
an anthoress and after her marriage
| decided to write a novel. Some months
later she complained to her husband
my new novel goes but slowly, dear
but my publisher assures me It woult
go into the thousands II we'd just ge
up some sort of a sensaton-for in
stance-get you to enter divorce pro
| ceedings!"
The husband mediated thoughtful!
| few moments.
well" he said. II can't afford that
but--I'm willing to run away!'--Nev
] York Times
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