Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-26

ment was demolished and the super
structure shaken up. The firm has
donated the building to the Union Pa
cific, who will move 1t to Summit and
use 1t as depot
The following have been admitted
to membership In the Board Of Trade:
J. s. Gibson, John B. Evans, D. c.
Patterson, John Grant, L. M. Ander-
son, Joseph Goldsmith, Charles Gold
smith, Oscar P. Goodman, John
Banner, ]. J. Burns, William Fried
and Raye Nye.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Thomas enter
tanned a party Of about seventy-five
Of their friends at their spacious resi-
dence on Idaho street.
The Creighton Heights syndicate
gave an elegant banquet to the A
Number One real estate firm of Ben
ava & Co., and their employees.
The office Of the Mutual Life In
surance company, W. F. Allen, gen.
eral agent. has been removed from
the corner Of Fourteenth and Farnam
to 215 South Thirteenth.
Arthur Wakeley gave small din
ner party at the club at which the
guests were Mrs. Richardson, Mrs.
Peck, Miss Canute and Miss Sommers.
This Day in History.
1716-Lord George German, the ir-
reconcilable foe of America in the
cabinet of Lord North during the rev.
olution, born in England. Died there
August rs, 1855.
1S23-Dr Edward Jenner, the dis
coverer of vaccination, died in Lon
don. Born in Gloucestershire, May II,
1749.
1837-Michigan was admitted into
the union, with Detroit as the state
capital.
lS6S-General Hooker succeeded
General Burnside as commander of
the army of the Potomac
186S-Holley converter for making
Bessemer steel patented.
18S0-Lake of Zurich frozen over
for first time in nearly 100 years
1886-General Chinese" Gordon,
famous English soldier and admins
| traitor, killed at Khartoum. Born Jam
uary IS, 1888.
1SSs-Beginning of the great street
railway strike in Brooklyn
1S94-Reconciliation between the
German emperor and Prince Bis
marck.
1s1O-The United States Banking
company of Mexico City suspended
after heavy run.
191l-The Canadian reciprocity
agreement was sent to congress by
President Taft
1915-Germany seized food supply
by official edict-
The Day We Celebrate.
Right Rev. Daniel Sylvester Tuttle,
presiding bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal church in the United States,
born at Windham, N. Y, 80 years ago
today.
Frank o. Lowden, the new governor
| OF Illinois, born at Sunrise City, Mimi,
ffty-six years ago today.
Prince August William. fourth son
Of the German emperor, born at Pots
dam, thirty years ago today.
Cleveland II. Dodge, New York mer-
chant and philanthropist born in New
York City, fifty-seven years ago today.
Right Hon. Thomas Mckinnon
Wood, late chancellor of the duchy of
Lancaster and financial secretary to
| the British treasury, born in London,
sixty-two years ago today.
Douglas Macarthur, U. S. A, mill
tary censor of the War department,
born in Arkansas thirty-seven years
ago today.
George T. Oliver. United States sena-
tor from Pennsylvania, born in Ire
land, sixty-nine years ago today.
Thomas Wood Stevens lecturer on
art and president of the American
Pageant association, born in Ogle
county, Illinois, thirty-seven years ago
today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Former President William H Taft
is to be the guest and principal speak
err at a dinner to be given by the Yale
club of Bangor, Me.
Editors and publishers of Kansas
newspapers are to gather at Topeka
today for the annual meeting of their
state association.
A new steamship service between
Boston and South American ports is
to be inaugurated today with the sail
ing Of the steamship Manitowoc from
| Boston
The Oregon State Threshermen's as
ISOLATION, with q membership of nearly
5000, is to meet at Salem, Ore, today
for its annual convention.
StOryette of the Day.
A man travelling in Maine met a
middle-aged farmer who said his
father, 80 years old. was still on the
farm where he was born.
Ninety years old, eh?"
4 Yes, pop is close to go
rs his health good?"
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