Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-06

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Lauger, stepped forward and with short speech
presented him, on behalf of the boys, with
beautiful gold-headed cane with the inscription
Presented by the N. 0. B." thereon
M Buck and wife Of North Auburn, Neb., are
in the city the guests of w. H. Green.
President Bechel of the city council was look
ing around for place to invest his share out OF
the last appropriation ordinance in a new over
coat to replace the one taken from his office by
an enterprisng sneak thief.
"OKeefe is sick, Timme is out OF town and
Corliss and me can't do business alone" said
Mike Leahy in accounting for the closed doors
OF the county commissioners rooms.
The German theater at Boyds under the man
agenlent OF Baureis, Pulls and Schmitz, will COM
mence their winter season September IL with the
new play, "Gebrueder Book"
large attendance gathered at the Boyd to
welcome the favorite, Patti Rosa, with her ex-
ceent company in Zip" The performance did
not commence until $3.50 o'clock on account of
| the Mard Gras entertainment
The Day in History.
l620-MayAower sailed from Plymouth har-
Dor having on board l0l passengers.
l766-John Dalton, famous English chemist,
discoverer Of the law Of atomic combination"
born. Died July ~, 1874.
l8l5-Rt Rev. Samuel Provost first Epis-
| copal bishop of New York, died in New York
| City. Born there February 26, 1742.
l825-General Lafayette passed his sixty
eighth birthday as guest at the White House
| in Washington.
ls4l-Sir Robert Peel became premier Of
| Great Britain for the second time
| l866-President johnson laid the cornerstone
| for the Stephen A. Douglas monument in Chi
cago.
| published
1884 Mohammedan outbreak in Crete was
followed BY massacres OF Christians and bonn
bardment Of Gambia by the powers.
lo0l--Shooting of President Mckinley at the
Buffalo exposition.
1o05-Massacre Of Jews at Kichneff, Russia.
1906 Commander Peary announced his dis
covery Of the North Pole from Indian Harbor,
Labrador.
The Day We Celebrate.
Edgar c. Snyder, Washington correspondent
of The Bee was born September s, 1860, at
Philadelphia. He was for many years on the
reportorial staff OF The Bee and has represented
this paper at the national capital for twenty-one
years.
Patrick J. Doran, employed by the Union
Pacific was born September e. 1882. He is
native son of Omaha and has worked at different
times for the Cudahy and Armour packing COM
| panies
Miss Jane Adams, noted socioogist and
peace advocate, born at Cedarville, Ill., hfty-six
| years ago today.
Howard E. Coffin, noted automobile builder
and member Of the Naval Advisory board born
| at West Milton, O., forty-three years ago today.
Emile Combcs, former premier of France,
born at Roquecourbe,l Tarn, seventy-seven years
ago today.
James K Hackett noted actor and manager,
born at Wolfe Island, Ont, forty-seven years ago
today.
university, born at Wilmington, Del, thirty-eight
| years ago today
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| born in Rockbridge county, Virginia, sixty -nne
| years ago today.
John B. Kendrick, the present governor OF
| Wyoming, born ffty-nne years ago today.
| Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Hunter, one
| OF the distinguished British army commander,
| born sixty years ago today
| John H. Burke, dean of the municipal court
| judges OF Boston, born at Chelsea, Mass, sixty
! years ago today.
| Timely lettings and Reminders.
| Today is the fifteenth anniversary-of the
sassination OF President Mckinley.
| In response to appeal signed by many
! eminent men Of the nation, exercises in honor OF
| the birthday anniversary of General Lafayette
are to be held today in numerous cities through
out the United States.
| The annual convention of the League OF
American Municipalities is to meet today at
Newark, N. j., and will continue in session until
the end of the week.
Charles K, Hughes, republican nominee tor
president, is scheduled to deliver an address to-
| day in Cincinnati
The forty-eighth annual convention Of the
! National American Woman Suffrage association,
beginning its sessions today at Atlantic City, is
| expected to be one of the most important confer
ences in the history of the equal suffrage move
1 ment.
Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal
/ church are to open today as follows: Kentucky
! conference Bera, KY; Illinois conference,
Springfield, ILL.,; ST. Louis German conference,
| Peoria, ILL.,; Des Moines conference. Glenwood,
| la; Montana conference, Livingston, Mont;
| Columbia River conference Lewiston, Idaho;
| Wyoming State conference. Douglas, Wyo.;
West German conference, Denver; West Wis
consn conference, Whitewater Wis,
Storyette Of the Day
fat man playing horse on all tours for the
| kiddies is a spectacle worth while. 1t is great
4 fun for the kids and for the fat il he has the
saving grace OF humor in his system.
Uncle Tow hoped around on all fours, putting
and granting between times with his 100 odd