Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-24

Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Gentleman, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarity. Mr.. and Mrs Truck
ey, Misses Smith, Clarity, Truckey,
Murphy, Brady, Gaffney and Messrs.
Mccarthy, Maher, Regain and Bren-
nan.
Milton Mobiles and wife, one Of the
prettiest women on the stage. arrived
by early train from Council Bluffs.
Mr.. Mobiles and his wife will appear
cessful pieces, Love and the Law"
The Midland Electrical company
Installed a new mammoth electric an
nunciator in the office of the Paxton
house, which Is the largest of its kind
between Chicago and San Francisco,
being intended for electrical connec-
ton with 230 rooms.
The house of H. Redfield was al
most set on fire by candle which
melted down the leaden candlestick
and set the tablecloth on fire. The
flames were seen and extinguished
just In time.
The Union Pacific has commenced
to drive piles across Seventh street
where the present viaduct stands and
Is laying a temporary track at that
point while they tear down the old
viaduct and widen the street
The elevator in the Omaha National
bank when making the descent
dropped from the second to the first
floor. crushing in the floor and badly
shaking up the occupants, Miss Thane,
Miss Rhodes and James Clute.
This Day In History.
1755-John Marshall, for thirty
four years chief Justice of the SUI
preme court of the United States, born
at Germantown, Va; died in Phila-
delphia July 6, 1885.
1884 - General Zachary Taylor,
whose popularity as Mexican war
hero won him the presidency, born in
Orange county, Virginia; died in
Washington, d. c., July 8, 1850.
1S17-Cornerstone laid for the first
Michigan university at Detroit.
1S41-Mr. Brooke, an Eglishman,
became rajah, or governor, of Sara
wax, the first footing obtained by the
English on the Island Of Borneo.
185S-Death of Baron Ward, an
English stable boy who became prime
minister of Parma.
1s61-Public reception in Boston in
honor of Jerome Bonaparte.
1S6s-Black Friday, when a group
of spectators In New York advanced
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causing panic.
1901-After a nine hours trial at
Buffalo Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of
President Mckinley, was sentenced to
death.
1904-Seventy persons killed and
many injured in a collision on the
Southern railway near Knoxville,
Tenn.
1s1o-The Sultan of sulu arrived in
New York on a visit.
The Day We Celebrate.
Edgar M. Morsman, jr., attorney
at-law, is 43 years old today. He was
born in Omaha and educated at the
University of Michigan. He was a
member of the legislature for one
term.
DR.. James N Patton, oculist and
aurist is celebrating his fortieth birth
day. He was born at Mercersburg,
Pa, and graduated in medicine at the
University of Nebraska
Clarence P. Townsley, one of the
new brigadier generals Of the United
States army, born in New York sixty
one years ago today.
DR.. Thomas Darlington, former
health commissioner Of New York
and recent investigator Of health con-
ditions in the army camps in Texas,
born In Brooklyn fifty-eight years ago
today.
Eugene Foss, former governor of
Massachusetts,, born at West Berk-
shire, Vt, fifty-eight years ago today.
Rev. Mark A. Matthews of Seattle,
moderator of the Presbyterian gen.
eral assembly born at Calhoun, Ca,
forty-nine years ago today.
Judge Horace E. Deemer, chief JUS
tice of the Iowa supreme court, born
at Bourbon, Ind, flfty-eight years ago
today. He has spoken in Omaha sew
eral times.
DR.: John P. Brooks, president of
Clarkson College Of Technology, born
at Kittery, Me-, fifty-fiive years ago
today.
William H. Santelmann, director of
the United States Marine band, born
in Hanover, Germany, flfty-three
years ago today.
A. Montgomery Thackara, United
States consul general at Paris, born
in Philadelphia sixty-eight years ago
today.
James W. Good, representative in
congress of the Fifth Iowa district,
born near Cedar Rapids, Ia, fifty