Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-26
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.

the Fourth, on the occasion of the
Knights Of Labor celebration. The
professor will be accompanied In this
aerial excursion by a reporter Of The
Bee.
The order Of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite Of Free Masons
held a lodge OF sorrow in the Masonic
lodge room at the corner of Sixteenth
and Capitol avenue in memory Of
Enoch B. Carter and q. Stevenson,
who have died this past year. The
guards of honor were J. G. Woodman,
r. Il. Jenkinson, Michael Cody and
Frederick Winning.
A. C. Campbell, one of the proprie-
tors Of the Arcade hotel, has returned
from a three-weeks' visit to friends, in
Vermont.
Miss Orchard has returned from the
college which she has been attending
for the two years past for her summer
vacation.
The Omaha Congregational union
met at the Paxton, the following min
isters being present: Reverends A. F.
Sheriff., Willard Scott, A. B. Penni-
man, H. G. Crane, ]. A. Milligan, M.
J. P. Thing, H. W. Bruechert and J.
L. Maile.
The Third Congregational church
on the corner Of Nineteenth and
Spruce has sold Its property for $1,000
and will erect $4,000 church in
Kountze Place, where they have ac-
cepted q donation Of two lots from
Herman Kountze. They will also
erect a parsonage to cost $4,000.
This Day in History.
1779-John Paul Jones was selected
by congress to command the America,
then on the stocks at Portsmouth,
N. Fl.
1S42-samuel L. southard, secretary
Of the navy in the cabinets Of Monroe
and Adams, died at Petersburg, Va.
Born at Baskingridge, N. j., June 0,
1887.
1s5s--war between England and
China concluded by the treaty Of Tien-
Tsin.
1s62-Army of Virginia formed and
placed under command OF Major Cen
eral John Pope.
1S67-The canonization of twenty
five martyrs in Rome was attended
by 900 bishops and thousands Of
priests.
1SS9-Simon Cameron, who held
the war portfolio in Lincoln's cabinet
at the commencement of the war be-
tween the states, died in Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania. Born there
March s, 1899.
1893-Governor Altgeld of Illinois
pardoned the anarchists, Fielden,
Neebe and Schwab, in prison as prin-
cipals in the Haymarket massacre.
The Day We Celebrate.
Howard H, Baldrige is SO today He
was born in Hollidayburg, Pa, and
graduated at Bucknell university and
In the law course of the University Of
Pennsylvania He has been assistant
United States attorney, county attor-
ney and state senator.
John w. Redick, manager Of the
Merriam Commission company was
born June 26, 1884, right here in
Omaha. He is son of Judge Redick.
and was educated at Williams college.
A. q. Beeson, manager of the Ne
braska inspection bureau, is IS today
He was born in Dowagiac, Mich, and
has been in the fire insurance business
for thirty-five years.
Brigadier General Frank D. Bald
win, U. s. A., retired, now adjutant
general of Colorado, born at Manches-
ter, Mich, seventy-five years ago
today.
Sir Robert L. Borden, Canadian pre-
mier, now leading the fight for con-
scription in the Dominion, born at
Grand Pre- sixty-three years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Arkansas chooses delegates to its
constitutional convention today.
The American Society for Testing
Materials meets in annual session to-
day at Atlantic City.
The annual meeting Of the Associa-
ton of Transportation and Car Ac-
counting Officers. to have opened today
at Detroit, has been called off because
| Of the war
The biennial meeting of the Ma
tional Council Of Congregational
Churches, to have opened today at
Los Angeles, has been postponed on
| account of the war
| special election Is to be held today
In the Sixth congressional district Of
| Indiana to choose a successor to the
late Representative d. w. Comstock.
Finly III. Gray, who served in the Six
ty-second and Sixty-third congresses,
is the democratic nominee. His op-
ponent on the republican ticket is
Richard w. Elliott, an attorney of
| Connorsville.
Storyette Of the Day.
Replying to a toast on China's
stand against Germany, Chinese Con-
sui Moy Hin said in Portland:
| "When 7 desire to rnako az Ayaa,