Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-05

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Hanley says he is willing to meet Glow
at any time and place that may be
selected.
AS Major Condor, manager of Pat
sey Fallon's Cottonwood Villa, was
driving past the fair grounds a piece
of paper blown by the wind started
his fleet stallion to one side. over
turning the buggy and slightly inJur-
ing the major, who was left lying in
the road while his swift courser hied
him home, dragging the broken buggy
after him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Pokorney of
701 South Thirteenth celebrated the
tenth anniversary of their wedding.
Among the guests present we're.
Messrs. and Mesdames Bartos, v. L.
Vodicka, F. Vodicka, Buresh, John
Rosicky, F. w. Bandhauer. Spicka, J.
Kotyza, Kobe, John Mack, V. Fiala,
Maggie and Prof. Dvorzak.
Messrs. Frank Bandle and George
Kay have returned from Leaven-
worth, Kan, whittier they were called
by meeting Of the representatives Of
the Western league.
This Day in History.
176S-By treaty at Fort Stanwix
Utica, N. " the Six Nationas ceded
the country north and east of the
Tennessee. /
1796-Isaac Toucey, secretary Of
the navy under President Buchanan,
born at Newton, Conn; died at Hart
ford July 80, 1869.
1914 - Americans under General
lizard abandoned Fort Erie after blow
ing 1t up.
1S1S-General Benjamin F. Butler,
governor Of Massachusetts and civil
war commander, born at Deerfield, N.
H.; died in Washington, D. c., Janu-
airy II, 1898.
ls54-Russians defeated by British
and French in battle Of Inkerman.
185S-Funeral car of Napoleon I
presented to France by Queen Vic
toria. I,
1s72--susan B. Anthony voted at
the presidential election at Rochester,
N. w convicted and fined 800.
189t-Poles in Galicia formed a Sc
cret organization to keep alive the
remembrances Of the Polish struggle
for freedom.
1s00-Cuban constitutional conven-
ton opened at Havana.
1901--French fleet seized three
Turkish ports, which were held until
the porte settled the French claims.
The Day We Celebrate.
William B. Weekes, president Of the
Weekes Grain and Live Stock COM
pany, Is 81. He was born in Metrop-
olus, ILL.,, and started in the grain
business at Scotia, Neb., thirty-one
years ago He was once county treas
urer of Greeley county for two terms.
John d. Ware is celebrating his
fifty-ffth birthday. He is native
of Durant, Ia. and graduated in law
from the Iowa State university in
1888. He has been practicing his pro-
fession here in Omaha continuously
since 1890.
Alexander c. Reed of Reed Bros,
real estate and abstracts. was born
November 5. 1871, in Darien, Wis.
His first employment was as clerk for
the Milwaukee railroad at Chicago in
1891.
George A. Reisner, noted Egyptolo-
gist, whose latest discoveries relative
to Ethiopia are being heralded, born
at Indianapolis forty-nine years ago
today.
Rt. Rev. John s. Foley, bishop Of
in Baltimore eighty-three years ago
today.
Rt. Rev. ]. J. Harry, Catholic arch
bishop of Manila, soon to be installed
as bishop of Omaha, born at st. Louis
sixty-three years ago today.
Nicholas Longworth, Ohio con-
gresham and son-in-law Of Colonel
Roosevelt, born in Cincinnati forty
seven years ago today.
Ida NJ. Tarbell, noted editor, jour
nalst and lecturer, born in Erie
county, Pennsylvania, fifty nine years
ago today.
Eugene V. Debs, three times social
list candidate for president and now
candidate for congress, born at Terre
Haute, Ind, sixty-one years ago to-
day.
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