Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12

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Ed j. Cornish Of this city and Al ]. Cornish Of
Lincoln are sons OF Colonel Cornish.
Mr.. Kirchbraun, a produce commission mer-
chant of San Francisco, is visiting his son, c.
Kirchbraun, manager of Kirchbraun Sons
Commission house OF this city.
The rails have been laid the entire length OF
the Belt Line except upon the bridge across Cum
ing street.
This Day in History.
18l6-Charles Coffin Jcwett, noted photograph
er, first librarian Of Smithsonian institution and
first superintendent Of Boston public library, born
at Lebanon, Me. Died at Braintree, Mass, jan
iS33-First election Of town officers in
Chicago
iSso-British and French defeated Chinese at
Pei-ho.
newspaper published at Bangor, Me, entirely de-
stroyed by mob.
1870-Suspension Of specie payments by Bank
of France. .-
lS76-Benjainin Disraeli British premier, was
created earl Of Beacons6eld
l88o-Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria
visited German Emperor William II at Berlin.
18ol--James Russell Lowell, the famous poet,
died at Cambridge, Mass. Born there, February
q, 1919. $500
ls9s-An armistiee was proclaimed between
18o9-Tercentenary Of the birth Of Vandyck
celebrated at Antwerp. t
l9O2-King Edward VII received the Indian
princes and colonial premiers who had come to at
tend his coronation
The Day We Celebrate.
Otto Lickert one of Omaha's policemen,
started on his earthly beat forty-eght years ago
today. He was born in Germany.
Grand Duke Alexis, heir apparent to the Rus
sian imperial throne, born twelve years ago today.
Nil. IT. g-.-l
governor general of India, born forty-eight years
| ago today.
James W. Wadsworth, United States senator
| from New York, born at Geneseo. N. r., thirty
! nine years ago today
Mary Roberts Rinehart the American author
| whose war book has been suppressed BY the Brit
ish censor, born in Pittsburgh, forty years ago
| today
Pauline Frederick, well-known actress, now
favorite in motion pictures, born in Boston, thirty
two years ago today.
! Julius Rosenwald, noted Chicago merchant and
philanthropist, born at Springfield ILL.,, fifty-four
years ago today
Christy Mathewson manager of the Cincn-
natl National league base ball team, born at Fac
toryville;, Pa, thrty-six years ago today.
| Kay w. Schalk, catcher of the Chicago Amer-
can league base ball team, born at Harwell, ILL.,,
| twenty-four years ago today.
| Timely Jottinss and Reminders.
Charles E. Hughes, republican presidential
/ nominee, Is scheduled to speak at Helena today
and at Butte and Mssoula tonight Sunday will
be spent at Spokane.
With view to stimulating recruiting, the
! American Defense society is to open prepared
ness exhibit today at Glen Island in Long Island
sound,
Rear Admiral Clifford ]. Boush who com.
manded the second division OF the Atlantic feet at
Vera Cruz, goes the retired list OF the navy to-
day on account Of age.
Mrs Elsey S. Corliss, residing near Kansas
/ City, Kan, has invited Governor Capper and
ton of her Tooth birthday.
The annual summer conference of the Home
! Mission institute will be opened at ChautauQua,
N. Y, today, under the auspices OF the Council Of
i Women for Home Missions
Undaunted by six successive defeats, the demo-
Gratis OF the Ninth district OF Virginia will con-
vene at Bristol today to nominate candidate to
/ oppose Representative Slemp the only republican
member Of the Virginia delegation in congress.
Stroy-ette Of the Day.
In little bush league town out west the ball
club considers itself lucky il, at the end Of the
season. gate receipts have been enough to pay ex-
penses and there Is enough over to buy round
OF cigars.
During recent game biplane was observed
lowering low over the park, and the manager was
just wondering whether airships were to be added
to house roofs and knotholes as medium for
beating the gate when the machine lurched and
dropped rather heavily into the outhed.
Presently the birdman opened his eyes to find
the manager bending solicitously over him. That
official gave sigh Of relief at the strangers re-
turn to life, and remarked cheerfully.
Feeling all right now, old fellowf Then you
can Just give me your quarter and we'll 60 on
with the gamer-New York Times,
Statesmen Liberal When at Washington
Z indianapolis News: This seems to be growing
into more and more of time of large things. The
Statesmen who oppose the lessening Of the neon,
tax exemption figures say that the change woulc
yield only 100000 a year, and that that is too
small to bother with. But the Washington atmos
phere often affects in that way men who are a
home not only very reasonable, but sometime.
even tightwads.